The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-28
HANDS OUT TO The CTS.
HlEDs sUPNE, our LIKE, HoL-
LOWED IN THE PALMS.

usuds with steaithy Hereanscr ana rruprry
Thumb oeatiy Tsuchins. TsuchisE-HlAsd
Open sseh,nd the Back. -, bat VearninE-
And Cash 10 vttl All the areedy ulnnds Fail.
The Cits are coming to be known an " the best
things that ever came over tho pike" They
have q bank roll. Just how much there is in It
or whore II comes from IL not made public by
them, but there 10 not 90 much secrecy about
whore Il 10 going. TIE Sun printed. the other
day, this remarkable letter:
IN. -, We allow each Assembly district sioo
amenth for expenses OF headquarters. &C. We fur
nah any number Of chairs the Assembly district may
require. also dcsks and tAbles, all literature. 40.
Yours. JOHN r. HATCH.
Secretary Committed on Enrolment.
This unquestionably 10 where a lot of the
money goes. This letter Ia said by politicians to
be ono OF the most remarkable ever sent out by
q political organization. In the first place, the
politicians say, It 10 a confession that the Cits
have no popular support whatever and that all
there 10 of tho union Is the combination Of
young gentlemen headed by ME. Reynolds, Mr..
Pine, Mr.. Clark. and MIR. Cutting, who are ma
nipuiated by older and shrewder politicians like
Elihu Root.
In the second place tho proposition itself IL an
almost unheardsof one In politics and IL
indicates q degree Of extravaganza that
thrills tho gentlemen who go into politics for
something besides their health. Presumably it
accounts for the presence at the Cts councils Of
o number Of such gentlemen. There are sixty
Assembly districts In the Greater New York.
That means $4,000 a month spot cash. The
Cts began establishing headquarters in June
and tho campaign ends in November. There
are practically 6vo months. which at 9. 1000 q
month amounts to $50, 900. Add TO this an av-
erage OF 100 chairs to O district at so cents q
chair. two desks at $40 each. two tables
Sea sai aSrts ersh foot Sna ap AZ sss. S eoBBensT1ss, , for e i aisir iSt
headquarters, Il doesn't include halls whrre
meetings are held. the pay of speakers. and tho
district work: it docs not include either tho
more a year. At tho same rate Of expenditure
this general headquarters viii amount to- not
less than $4,000, and will possibly reach $685.
ooo. Assuming that the smaller figure is cor
rect, the total cost of headquarters in the city
The remarkable thing about it Is this. that
for head9uarters ii districts. The district head.
quarters are always pain for with money raised
Once in a very long time, when the people in a
district are very poor. a headquarters may DO
P mSst 1sjse o The tine mo Ts1o IL is that n. d 'he 4tss ri nr loSds,
NOT The leader. There is no trouble about rails
M NhhSt y ohSS Nv RSoPio. iA ~ o uN0E
ested in the success OF their party always con-
tribute willingly. There is no surer sign Of their
want of interest than the refusal to pay a share
OF the cost.
Aside from the evidence Of the lack of inter
pare their expenditures for these district head.
quarters with the expenditures Of the other
parties; A Republican who has been Chairman
of the Republican County Committee. and who
10 now one. Of the conference committee APP
pointed by the Republican Club in the interest
porter, what u district headquarters cost. He
%fePp!Tiesd;, a.n.n.. ,,,r.,, -, ~. .,,u,o. -,
be n fair average for rent, light, heat, and care"
What would it cost to furnish it he was
Well. a fair price would be $40. perhaps s1s.
but ! think it is more often done for SO"
We'll, what do you think of 500 q month a
II should think that 800 q month n district
was a clear W " ste of about rs per cent. Who 10
He Was told of the Cts Offer. A friend who was
With him said; We'll, they've got some soft
"who is putting up tho money r. asked the
"Well there are a number of gentlemen who
are new and who want to become prominent. I
guess some of the money comes from Mr.. Cut
"But Mr.. Cutting is not q man to waste
money" said tho reporter. .-
These gentlemen and a dozen others who were
asked about the expenditure Of 500 a district
eSi6e desla ,Sst that hSs It cy WAS a waste m, Of money 10 y. and
The same question was put to a number of
Tammany Hall men. They were of the same
opinion. They all agreed that at the very out.
not be more than $50 . month. and it should not
average more than $25 a month. That would
amount to a total OF 81. 500 for sixty districts
for I'VE months. and 5000 added for furniture
would be $500. or less than one-fourth what the
Cits are spending for the district headquarters,
The expenditure OF the Gifts for other things no
on the same general scale of extravaganza. the
people on the inside say. and anybody who likes
TO figure can tell why the Cts are coming 10 be
known as the best things that ever came over
the pike and why the boys are gathering with
smiling faces and open hands and are generally
gleeful.