The herald., 1895-09-01

gate amounted to an average of $50, 600
for each of the ninety counties in the
state of Indiana. Perhaps Providence
helped as General Harrison saws, but it
is not fair to overlook the financial
feature of the transaction.
Another secrst of the campaign Of 1888
is highly interesting. The amount OF
money used by the Republican managers
to elect Harrison in 1858 was larger tllan
any other campaign fund known in the
history OF our politics. The total. OK
elusive OF the money used in Indiana,
was nearly $1,000 900. This is an aston
ishing statement, but my information
comes from man who was one of the
| principal managers OF that campaign, and
who knows whereof he speaks. Includ
ing the special fund for Indiana. the ag-
gregate amount used to elect Harrison
was between 49, 100000 and $1,000, ,000
Such figures are almost incredible, but
they are substantially accurate.
The campaign of 1888 was the climax of
money in politics in this country. Til
den's campaign in 1876 cost only 81. 0O0,-
000 $3.50, 900 of which was contributed by
Mr.. Tilden himself. In 1880 tho expend-
itures Of both national committees did
not exceed 81, 500, 600, and the 5000, 600
which Steve Dorsey poured into Indiana
in currency was the principal item of
outlay on the Republican side. In 1884
the Republicans had No idea of losing.
They believed they. were SO firmly in
trrnchsd that nothing would dislodge
them. They had a blind faitn that
Blaine's name would prove talisman OF
victory. Mr.. Blaine himself was less con-
fiden than his friends. He even dis
trusted his own fate, so far as the rresi-
dency was concerned. Anxious for the
result he made personal efforts to raise
funds. But his friends were not fright
ened. and the national Republican COM
mittee had that year less than S400, 900.
Ten thousand dollars more spent in New
York would have made Blaine president.
In 1883 the conditions were ripe for the
raising of imm ense cam paign funds. For
the first sime in quarter of century
the Republicans had been compelled to
step down at Washington, and the We're
fercely,eager to get back again. Moreover,
Pre- dent Cleveland had meanwhile, by
virtue of reading some OF Mr.. Morrison $
and Mr.. Carlisle's earlier speeches, dis
covered there was such thing in this
country as a tariff question and a need for
tariff reform. Against the protest of
William @. Whitney. who later played
the role of Warwick, Mr.. Cleveland gave
to the country his tariff message Of 1887.
Manufacturers everywhere took fright.
The specter of free trade loomed up before
them. or they thought it did. Their mills
and factories were to close if Democracy
remained in power.
The Republican campaign managers
were not slow 60 take advantage of this
fright. They sent out skilled men to play
upon the fears of the factory owners.
Quay, Dolan, Wanamaker and Magee. now
| fighting so desperately among themselves,
raised more than 81 900, 900 in Pennsyl-
vania. Ret Clarkson was sent on a col
! lecting tour through New England, and
| so great was the panic among the manu-
| facturers of that thrifty section that he
| was able to turn in 81 900. 900 as the re-
suit of his efforts. New York New Jer-
sey and Ohio contributed 81 1000, 00J more
| aud in this way tho record -brea aking
! $4 600, 900 campaign fund of 1888 was
amassed. 1t is proper 10 add that in re-
! sponss to frantic appeals several hundred
| dollars of this eastern money was sent to
| Indiana at the last moment to carry Har-
! lison's state for him.
In 1892. for the first time in tho history
| of presidential contests. the Democrats
| had more money than the Republicans.
| Thanks to the management of Mr.. Whit
i ney and to his own contribution Of some-
! thing like a quarter OF million, the
Democrats had all the funds they needed
money. Despite all their efforts, they
| could not drive the manufacturers inio
J panic and the subscriptions were small.
| A curious phase of the money part of the
! 1892 campaign was the lukewarmness of
! the very men VINO had contributed 100
| literally in 1888. After pouring out their
| money they resented General Harrison s
declaration that his election was due to
| an interpostion of divine providence.
| Managing politicians of both parties
| are dubious as to the prospect of raising
big campaign funds next year. They
| say the manufacturers, from whom the
| major part of the subscriptions must
come, are no longer excitabIe about the
tariff. Since the enactment of the pres
| ent thrift they have cultivated the belief