The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-21

headquarters. has n Job that can hardly
be considered a SNAP" The timber
toDgued members Of the party who are IN
hard luck always rush TO him in great
numbers, each one armed with innumer-
able letters OF recommendation. wherein
his ability 10 hold the attention OF tur-
bulent crowds. his soundncss as a party
man, and many other excellent qualities,
are duly and enthusiastically set forth
Most Of the would-be "stumpers" desire
10 be paid for their services, not being in
politics for their health; and i'm addition
10 their compensation they must Of course
De allowed travelling expenses which in
cludes their keep I'm every town they visit
where the faithful are not willing TO feed
them and sleep them. The expenses OF
the Speakers bureau are necessarily al
ways large, though varying greatly I'm
different campaigns. Some executive
committees MN very heavy TO oratorv
and such committees send out hundreds
of speakers. OF course there are ALWAYS
a number OF men who are really excel
lent takers that desire 10 70 on the
stump during the campaign and do not
Wish 10 be paid anything beyond their
actual expenses. But it may be said
without showing dsrespect 10 these men.
mat the majority Cf those who apply 20
executive committees for stump work
sailing ships arc spoken Of by steamship
men. as mere wind tanners" and the
rooms OF Speakers Bureau sometimes
contain most remarkably assortment OF
Nociierous freaks. This Is equally true or
the executive committees OF both parties.
THE SUBSIDIZED PRESS.
Occasionally an executive committee
employs a man 20 look after a lot OF de-
taiiS too iauguing or trivial for members
or Inc committee themselves who al
though he may nominally be connected
with one special department. has 10 do
with the details OF nearly every depart
ment one man who was so employed
by an executive committee a few cam
paiens back, had TO audit the printers
bills. 10 wrestlc with the artists who drew
cartoons for the committee. 10 draw up
the contracts with those who desired to
furnish services Of one kind and another.
10 look after the work Of the newspapers
published in foreign tongues. and attend
TO a thousand other unconsidered trifes
When the campaign was over this man.
whose work had averaged from fourteen
10 sixteen hours a day. felt as though
ne had just awakened from a horrible and
seemingly endless nightmare II would
require columns 10 describe the work OF
such a committee attache as this one.
one branch Of his work would undoubt-
edly seem very peculiar 10 an outsider
This had 10 do with the newspapers
published I'm foreign tongues. and GER
tain class journals Many American born
readers are not aware that there are
some hundreds of newspapers printed IN
the United States for the sole benefit Of
I'nns and Huns and Scandinavians
Spaniards anu Frenchmen. who speak and
read only Yiadish-tO say nothing OF the
Germans. whose newspaper press. as
every one knows. IS important and digni-
fed I'm America.
Most Of the little known European
tongues are very well represented In New
York 10y newspapers. and the man / speak
Of had 20 do with the newspapers printed
in those languages. nearly every one of
whose editors was ready 10 espOuse either
side of the question for a consideration.
or course the editors claimed that this
was not true. but they all announced that
unless they were helped" in some way
10y the committee Il would be convenient
for them 20 devote "A proper amount Of
space 10 booming the candidate \ good
deal Of the desired help" was extended
/ by both committees that year. but IT was
IN the nature OF standing orders. for a
certain number Of papers OF each issue.
the orders ranging from three 20 ten thou
sand copies Some OF the papers were
conducted By strictly honest men, but the
man i'm question soon found THAI the
publishers Of some others were likely
tn forget 10 print the extra copies unless
their press-rooms were regularly inspect
ed.
lie therefore had 10 organize a small
stan OF inspectors who made IL a point
10 be present In the press-rooms when
ever the editions were printed. TO count
the copies published. and TO see that they