Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-21
GOSSIP or MAsn,NarnS.

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washington. Ausust u.s. especial to tue
Chicago Times Herald LII took millions
Of money and God 70 carry Indiana Tor
General Harrison In 1885," SO said one
or the managers OF the republican cam.
paign last year. He was living me some
OF tho secrcta OF that campaign, ana they
proved TO DO very Interesting, almost sen.
satioual. Ills remark was not intended Ia
be irreverent for the campaign manager
though good politician, Is a church mem
Der and at times pinus, What he mnaut
was that s2,Ol0,ON was spent In ohrrrins
Indiana for HARRISON and that after ne
BECAME president ana the ofnoesrrk A's,
were gatheNng thick about General liar
rison waved them off with hts famous
declaration that God had done It." AMI
that no gratitude was due from him to
the politicians.
ri do not profess TO know just how
much money was used Ia rarrvilg Indiana
IN 1855 " continued the campaign manager
"hut u must have been upward OF is,p10u.
Tho National committee had nothing 20
do with Che contest Ia Indiana. that part
Of the battle was by agreement icft
wholly to General Harrison and his Zoos.
Ter friends. Moreover they were per-
mitted TO spend In inilnua AN the money
they could raise IN that State, AMI CIT
tito country wcat Of them was turned
over TO- their agents. Tine NanlnN ,aus
mittee raised all lin money east ~ thf
Indiana limo. The indianapolis managers
raised large Sums 10 Chicago, IN the min
ing country In California, and Nomo In
81 Louis ami other Western cities,
have 10 ON good nulhority that the sg-
Rregote amounted 10 On average OF S2tuoo
Tor each OF the ninety counties IN tnc
state Uf Indiana, porhapa Providence
helped, as General Harrison SAYS but it
Is not fair to overlook the financial fca-
turo Of the transaction"
Another secret OF the iSss campaign 10
highly lnterrHtinE. The amount OF ,louey
used by the republican managers 20
elect Harrison In lSN was larger than any
othor campaign tuna known 10 fhc hiss
tory or our politics, The total. exclusive
OF she money used In hdiann was nearly
100000 This is AN astonishing State
mcnt, hut my Information comes from a
man who was one OF thc principal man
ayers OF that campaign, aud who Knows
whereof he speaks Including The special
fund for Indiana, tho aggregate amount
used 10 cloct Harrison WIS between $4,000
900 and f6OlUo. such ilEnrto are almost
Incredible but they arc substantially lc-
curatc.
The eampaiRu OF 1858 was the climax
Of money in politics 90 this country, Il-
don'a campaign In 1870 oUst only 'i,oeono.
100000 OF which WIS contributed y Mr.
o
of both National committees dii upt csc
coed 81 5OO.o0O and the y10oO)0 yh'h Wctp
Dorsey poured INTO Indiana iu currency
was the principal itoul OF outlay uu lhc
republican side, lu 1884 the republicans
had no idea of losing ThDy believed
they wore no firmly lntrgnch,d that uoth-
ing would dla.odgo them. They hud "a
blind fuiti that Blnino's rarue would
prove % tallsuuu OF victory. Nh fnluo
himscf was less confident tntu hls
frlcude. He even disirusl.d hB own fate,
SO Gar aa the presidency was concerned.
Anxious for the rcFult he made personal
efforts 20 raise FUNDS. liut his rioudH
were not frightened, and the National rc-
publican committee had that Year less !
ttau 10000. Ton thousand dollars more
spent ln New York would have n4du
Blaine prcsldent.
In 1853 the conditions were ripe tor tho
raising % Immense campaign mndEi For
iho nrst time IN quarter OF century
the republicans had been compelled To
stop down az Wnshlnrton and thoy were
hefcoiy eager to get back again hioro-
over President Cleveland bad, meanwhile, |
by virtue OF reading some or Mr., Norr-
sons and Mr., Carlialo'E earlier apNra ias,
discovered there was such thing 'n this
country aH a turift question and a need
Tor tariff reform. against the pro,cat Of
william G. whitney. who later played
400 ANAf NA we Ai'NhH flNr htNH''AAtl'A NHi'
10 the country his tariff MESSAGE VI lS3.
Manufacturers everywhere took nght.
The spurtcr OF free trade doomed up hc-
fore thcm, OF they thought o. ala, rhUlr
mills and fuctorira were 10 bo closed 10
democracy remained Va power
The republican campaign managers wrrn
not slow to take advantage OF thu fright !
They sent out Skilled men 90 play upon
the fears or the factory oWuorr, Quay,
Dolnn Wanamakcr and MaRor, now iu,nl
iug 80 desperately among themselves,
raised more than million IN Pcnnsyl-
Nnuia, Ret Clarks0n was scnt on % cole
lectng tour through New England, ana
so great WAS the panic among lie MANU-
ncturers of that thrifty section tiHt hn
was able TO turn IA Si,1ll0lO oH the re-
suit OF his efforts, New York. New JerHry |
and Ohio contributed million more ana
In this way the record breaking 'Ah10O
campaign FUND Of 1855 was amused, n Is
proper to add that IN response to frantic
appeals several hundred dollars Of this
Eastern money WAS sent to ladttnu qt the |
last moment to carry ilarrisona State for
him.
In 1892 for the first time in the history |
Of presidential ronicstn. the democrats |
had more money than the republicans,
Tnauks to the splendid management OF
Mr.. Whitney ana 70 his own contributions |
OF something like n quarter of n million, |
the democrats hud all tho funds th0y |
needed, The republicans wero hard
pressed for money. Dcsplte all their IL
f0rtB they could not drive the manufac-
tnrors into panic and the subscriptions
were small A curious phase Of the money |
part OF tho 1872 campaign was the luke
warmncss Of the very men who had con-
trlhutod so literally IN 1855. After pour |
Ing out their money they rosonted General
HarrlsOn's declaration that hts election
WAS due to an Interpretation Of Divine |
Providence.
Managing politicians Of both parties are |
dubious AS to the prospect Of raising big
campaign funds nrxt year. They ray the |
manufacturer, from whom the major part
Of subscriptions must come. are no longer |
excltnblo about the tariff Since the en-
actmont OF the present tariff they have |
cultivated the belief that neither party "
an enemy to American indnstrieg. and |
that public sentiment Will not tolerate |
much tariff tlnkorlng in the near future.
walter Wcllman.
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.