The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-10-05
NEW YORK LETTER.
Cost to Elect President other
Items OF Interest.
[specIaI Correspondence.l

lSpechl correspondence
NEW YORK, Oct. /, l9JO.-Many
VIII be starGIed at the statement
that IT costs the enormous sum OF
$26,UUO,UOU evely four years 10 elect u
President 81 tue Unlled > ates. IL
Is even GAINED by some politicians
that Ia much larger sum Will be spent
this tIme. More than that amount
was useu la 1896 IL Is estimated
that the National Committees OF the
Democratic aud Republican parties
use ABOUT ons-filtG OF the total
amount, or about 50 900 900, and that
IOur-nfJns Is USED Dy Cne several
Std,e COmmittoos. ~ Is stated that
the Republican and Democratic
NAtiuuaI CUmuIlttees will each send
out about twenty tive hundred
speakers from tnei New York head
quarters and three tnousanu speak
ears from their Chicago neauqldr-
ters. The average cost of ,nese
spellbiuders Is ABOUT Sll0 a week
ana expenses, and tney are on the
stump eight weeks. Thus it Will BIZ
eeen LAdC speakers alone Will cost
something like $ll 900 0O0. Then III
addition To this, tile STATE Commit
tees Wltl have ten times as many
more on the stump. Salaries OF
speakers engaged by State Co nmit-
tees may be less than the others,
bat rent III of Du ld,nss have to b.
paid, " INCH AUS very much ~ the
cost.
One Of the most expensive items
in the campaign next 10 speakers 10
that OF printing and stationery. For
this each National Committee
spends at least $500,000. 1t Is esti
mated that the Bryan and McKin
ley managers will each send out at
least hundred milton documents.
Much of this printed matter consists
of speeches delivered by both Demo
Gratis and Republicans in Congress.
Each National Committee sends out
five million buttons and five million
Autographs.
Botn parties at this time have un-
der way canvass OF every voting
precinct. This will show in gen
eral way how many of the voters are
for each candidaLe. Taking this
canvass costs tremendous sum of
money, but the party managers must
have 1T in order to gauge the out
look. BY this canvass they ascertain
where their lines are weak and
where the opponent is strong est.
Steps are then taken to strengthen
the weak points aud make inroads
into the enemys camp
Then second canvass Is begun,
which is usually completed two
weeks before the election. This
second canvass gives with fair GEAR
ness the probable result of the cleo
ton. The last and hard st work is
done in the closing days of the cam
palgn.
Negro In the North.
The recent riots In New York and
other parts OF the North IN which
the negro was roughly handled, have
convinced the hitherto prejudiced
mind that the North is no better
friend of the negro than is the South.
La fact, some Of the Northern pa pers,
both religious and secular, nave
confessed that the Southern people
are really the ~ groee' best fliends.
While Northeru writer's, with rare
exceptions, are not inclined to al
NIT it, it Is u iact-and they Will one
day ackuoWle DE That the negro
is not wanted north of the Mason
and Dixon line. Investigation shows
that aside from BARRIERS, hotel and 90
lnestic servants and few Isolated
branches of labor along these lines
the negI 0 finds IL almost impossible
to find employment i'll Northern
States Almost every branch 0
labor is dominated by the labor
unions, and as rule, all races are
eligible so become members Of those
unions except the colored race
These unions do not admit in their
constitutions that there is any ban
resting on the negro, but when he
applies for membership he Is either
directly or indirectly barred on ac
count of color Cleveland, Detroit
and indianapolis arr the only cities
in the North where the negro Is al
lowed to work side by side with the
white man. Aud in these cities it i,
only on an ext, emely limited scale.
The Census.
There is much speculation as tt
what will be the showing by the
census which was begun June frs
aud which will not be completed fol
sometime yet. Experts estimate
that our population will numbe
$4,000 600. Oar total wealth aggre
gates about SOC ,0O0 100000, which il
LWICb Jub WtdllIl VI oiCob ~ iNh VI
and our surface land area 3 ,707 ,6U
square miles.
China.
While it canhoV yet be said VIVA
the final action by other natton
will be regarding Il settlement Will
China, it is stated at Washington
that the United States will early II
October remove all her soldiers eX
cept about 400 men. who will con
stItute guard to protect the Amerl
can Legation at Pekin. IL appear
better to withdraw our forces an
then negotiate for settlement tina
to continue large army there am
run the risk OF complications wit
other nations.
Galveston Sufferers.
New York City has sent for tn
relief of the unfortunate at Galve,
ton, Texas, more than half IA million
dollars. Inclu led in this amour
are six carloads of provisions al
clothing. This Gum is being dali
increased. A ndmber of doctor