The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-07
COMPARING HEADQUARTERS
Much Difference Between the Way RepuS
Iicaus and Democrats Work.


Washington. Aug. 6.-There is a mark
ed difference IN the amount OF activity
DISPLAYED at the two congressional COM
nlittee headquarters in this city. The
Republicans are busily at work and
have one hundred helpers on the pay
roll, while the Democratic force num-
bers about ten. besides few strikers"
who are on duty az will In the evening,
and without pay. One of the local news
papers a few days ago referred TO the
pride which the eDmocratic managers
fest in the fact that most Of their assist
ants worked without pay. while theft
opponents gave a regular salary for
each days work.
This difference OF policy suggests soma
thing besides pure patriotism. The free
worker at Democratic headquarters
hopes, when the prizes are distributed.
TO be able to recall the amount of vol
uncary toll he endured, in case victory
perohes on the Bryan banners. He IS
not unmindful of the declara ton OF the
Chicago platform against a fife tenurs
in the public service, and since he real
ICES that something besides death ma V
remove them from their places the hold
ers of coveted posts under the govern
ment, mis- zeal in the service of the cam
paign becomes intense. Any moderate
" cool evening. a considerable number
OF local Democrats from the district and
the surrounding country may be seen at
headquarters addressing envelope a,
putting up campaign documents. Oieih
CT Senator Faulkner will issue TO these
unrequited laborers any sort OF vouch-
er which would be good when present
ed at the White House, in case OF Bry-
AZ sf>= "a.
does not appear. but that Mr.. Faulkner
should do something OF the kind ia
clearly indicated By the logic of the sit
nation.
The Republicans are doing a large bu-
sfness distributing siterature Besides
the suite of rooms on the second floor
of'the Normandie hotel, which are main
" for conference among the leaders. n
large building diagonaIyly across the
way on l street has been fitted up into a
work shop and distribution centre The
work : mostly done by women who are
paid 81 day, and the applicstio for
these places are very plentiful. The
committee, under Vsce Chairman Ap-
slay direction, has decided TO make a II
the selections from among the apDli-
cants on the basis OF absolute need
rather than political preference. 50 far
the distribution OF Republican literature
has been mostly TO the state an dlocai
committees. where in turn II is redistri-
buted 10 the individual voters. These
wholesale packages OF speeches 60
through the mails on government frank,
just as do the single packages.
Wilson and Bragg il a gold ticket
which many Of the border-stare Demo-
Gratis here are advocating They assert
"a H1 orb r.~
cratic organiza ton would be most help
full in such states as Missouri. Ken
lucky, West Virginia and Maryland,
where party feeling - pretty strong.
and a Discrimination 20 vote outright
for Mckinley very marked. With an
other Democrats ticket made up Of two
soldiers. one an ex-Confederate and the
other an eminent Unionist Z Is believed
that good deal OF border-state Demo-
crazy could be held against Bryan which
might otherwise remain within regular
lines. The sound-mcney Democrats in
this bordsr-state region can less easily
be induced TO vote for Mckinley than
those IN the west, where political ties
are not 50 binding. seems evident II IS.
moreover. suggested, that a fusion OF
the souud-uoney Democracy and the
publicanS on the electoral ticket
might be The means or making some
unexpected savings 70 the sound mon
ey cause. Some even 90 50 far as TO
say that an alliance Of Wade Hamo-
ton Democrats with Republicans might
be able to defeat the regular Tinman
Democracy in South Carolina This
would necessitate the ignoring OF the
race question, ani the absolute silence
OF Republican leaders OF the points
with South Caroilnians are
sensitive