Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-24
Preparations Being Made for the
Coming Campaign.
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ACTIVE
Congressional Committees Getting
the Literature Ready.
THE METHODS PURSUED

the fall campaign, which is to culminate
In the November elections, and as a pre-
liminary movement the republican and
democratic congressional campaign COM
mittees, with headquarters in this city, are
sending out their stocks of literary matter
for political use in the coming struggle.
Upon these two committees devolves the
duty Of disseminating speeches, statistics,
handbooks. dodgers and other partisan ef-
trsions to prove to the gentle reader that
their respective party is clearly right ana
the other enc obviously wrong on all public
questions The tariff question forms the
main burden Of the discussion I'm this years
edition of campaign literature
There is considerable difference I'm the
methods being pursued by the two commit
tees. This difference is significant, too in
that 1t probably represents the policy of the
respective parties in the conduct of the
ct ming campaign.
Republicans Using Democratic Ma.
terfaI.
We are working a quiet, conservative
campaign on the record which the demo-
cratic party has made" said Capt. Mckee.
at republican headquarters. To illustrate
bis idea he pointed TO a CODY Of Bourke
Cockrans speech on the tarir bill which
the republicans are using as campaign ma
terial. Everyone will remember the indse.
nant and impassioned address of the erest
democratic orator on the evening OF the &C.
certance OF the Senate tariff bill by the
House, and his merciless arratrnment of
the tarth bill and OF certain democratic &C.
uons The republicans recognized In that
speech good ammunition for the fight At the
musings and ere proceeding to avail them
serves OF IT. In this connection Il is also
SAID that the celebrated letter OF President
Cleveland 10 Chairman Wilson on the SEN
ATE Dill. In which the words ''perfidy" ana
dishonor are conspicuous, win be utilixed
oy the republicans a. campaign material
In the event OF the President steninr the
aforesaid perf1dious and dfshonorsble HI,
Statistics a Conspicuous Featur~-
Statistics will form a conspicuous feature
OF the literary productions OF the republy-
can committee.
I'VE believe thst by . fair showing of the
disastrous effects Of democratfe ieetslat3on
saic Capt Mckee. the people will be CON-
vinoed that republicanism and protection
are better than democracy and fr r.e trade
capt Mckee is a veteran In this line Of
work. and possesses rare skill In selecting
the material for dissemination. The head
quarters Of the committee are at no Dela-
ware avenue northeast, end with his staR
OF assistants Capt Mckee will soon be
resdy To flood the country with good honest
republican doctrir e and fulminations against
the wicked democrats.
Choice selections have been culled from
speeches made I'm Congress. which will be
printed in circulars for public distribution.
The speeches of several prominent repub-
hoans on timely topics have been printed In
full and Will be sent to the proper cam
paign committees In each congressional dis
trict. Reed on the tariff, Grout on PEN
sions. Caldwell on labor and Aitken Of Mich
igan on theories of the tariff are among the
standard editions of the committee. The re-
marks of Mr. Reed on the final acceptance
of the Senate hill in the House will also be
published.
Syndicate Editorials.
A shrewd idea has been put into operation
by the COMMITTEES. A large proportion OF
The editorials and political articles In re-
publican weekly papers published in country
towns, and especially articles OF national
and congressional affairs. cmanate from the
committee. AS is well known, all small
weeklies print what is known a patent
inside" This is stef eotyped plate OF mat
ter furnished by a syndicate, the same
thing being furnished 20 a number of pa
pers. The consnittee now supplies the syn
dicate with the republican editorials and
political matter. for which no charge is
made, thereby rendering the matter highly
acceptable TO the syndicate, ana the same
is supplied to all Cd the republican papers
on the syndicate's list By this plan. the coun-
try editor gets his rolitical editorials fresh
from the fountain source, and is often able
TO confound his adversary, who endeavors
to laboriously grind out a financial screed
by lamplight after setting type all day. By
this means, the country editor Is also often
enabled to demonstrate a remarkable ac-
qusfntance with national affairs. facts and
figures. 10 the great astonishment Of the
neI,,hhore Who had never given him credit
for knowing so much.
Abraham Lincoln On the Tariff.
One OF the Pamphlets being prepared by
the committee contains only cut Of Abra-
ham Lincoln and the following remarks
"Abraham Llncoln's first speech on the
tariff question was short and 10 the point
He said ne did not pretend to be learned
I'm political economy, but he thought he
knew enough to know that when an Aneri-
can paid $50 10 an English manufacturer for
steel America had the steel and England
had the SD; but when he paid I'D 10 an
American manufacturer America had both
the steel and the S2o
Thus, in homely phrase and sirnile VIII
the doctrine Of protection be put before the
people" The campaign handbook
is well under way ard will contain valuable
for the republican stump
speaker and lcstrum orator. A large part
of the committees work II of an executive
nature and many little campaign plans are
being Matched which are Eot revealed 20 the
enemy IN their incipiency. Capt Mckee Is
a wary man and knows a great deal more
about the political situation and prospects
than he will tell.
Tue Democratic Committee.
The democratic congressional campaign
committee is also hard at work. IL is sum-
missed (but this may be only speculation. MIND
youo that the work Of this committee is con-
fined largely TO efforts TO prove that the devil
Is not as black as he is painted. The commit
tee has gone bravely into the task OF up
holding The tarif bill and putting on bold
front about the achievements OF the Fifty
third Congress in behalf OF the toiling
masses.
The committee has very comfortable quar-
tiers at Wor.n.ey's Hotel MIR. Lawrence
Gariner, who is in charge, seems 10 show a
closer personal resemblance to President
Cleveland day by day, and to drop In on
him IN his office when he is surrounded by
Senator's and members reminds one OF the
paImy days at the White House soon after
the 4th of March.
I'VE are showing what the democrats
have done TO reduce taxation, said Mr..
Gardner wnen asked about the wcrk OF hrs
committee I'VE will show that the savings
have been principally on articles used by
the working people and are preparing liter
ature explanatory Of this and OF the work
OF this Congress. We are making COM
parisons between the new tariff act and the
Mckinley bill and demonstrating the bene-
Ats set.-lred 10 the people under the change"