Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-28
That for the Republicans is Being
Made in Washington
WADE MECUM OFPARTYLORE
Campaign Speakers Always DEPEND
Upon This Volume for Their Ar
guments and Their Facts.
Special Correspondence,

NdhHlH1tDuf Jull1 -'iNi
p. Austin, the government cher OF
statistics. who, II is announced VIII
get ~ the text book for the Republic
cans this year, is an old hand at the
preparation OF statistics and political
literature generally.
Before he was appointed to his pres
ent place he was newspaper man
his speciality being politics and busi-
ness affairs, and his acquaintance with
the public men Of the day particularly
those OF his own party, Is exceptionally
varied and extensive.
CAMPAIGN TEXT BOOKS,
Whether the text book is really as i'm.
portant as national political managers
imagine Is a question, but there is no
question that they consider II OF SUI
nreme moment and they aim always
TO make II a veritable wade mecum OF
the partys doctrines.
Not only does the writer thereof
spend much time, labor and thought
upon It's preparation, but the members
OF the executive committee, particular
!. the chairman, and sometimes the
candidate himself study its construc-
ton almost tearfully in advance OF
publication, and often whole chapters
are rewritten on the discovery, by
somebody near the top, Of something IN
rs pages which would do harm in
stead Of good to the ticket. When at
last II has passed muster all round, Il
IS put out. a thick book. and an edition
OF hundreds OF thousands and clrculat-
ed where II will do most good.
THE STANDBY OF THE SPEAKERS.
As rule. however, II doesn't go to
the mass OF the voters, but to the local
leaders, the workers and especially 10
the campaign speakers To them. II
well prepared and well indexed, II is
an invaluable companion, containing,
as Il does. all the arguments that the
party leaders decide should be used
and figures that In the leaders judg-
ment. viii fortify the arguments. With
out doubt any man Of bright intellectu-
ais and the gift OF speechmaklng, even
though not previously posted in polit-
zeal argument, could make a good cam
paign orator out Of himself In a weeks
time n furnished with a text book Of
the average thoroughness and ex-
haustiyeness.
For this reason every campaign SPELL
! binder on both sides, probably. Will
have his textbook with him this year.
| as In the past, and viii study IL as a
preacher OF the gospel studies HIS BIZ
bic. II will be his companion by night
and by day.
SLIPS IN TEXTBOOKS.
II II were possible, each committee
would no doubt attempt TO so restrict
| the circulation Of It's textbooks as TO
keep 1t out Of hostile hands; but, as
that can't be done, complimentary cop
| les are almost always exchanged. AS
soon as the exchange takes place the
! heavy minds Of each party proceed
frantcally to dissect the opposition
volume, and you may know when this
! has been accomplished by the articles
that are sure TO appear in your favor
| tie party newspaper holding up to
/ scOrn the Democratic or Republican
| textbook, as the case may be.
Sometimes this dissection causes con-
! sternation, for sometimes Il reveals the
| fact that the textbook maker has mis-
| understood some vital point Of party
| doctrine or has made some state
| ment so palpably erroneous as TO be
/ perfectly easy Of refutation. There
have been times when such a discov-
cry has caused the pulling in Of the en-
/ tire edition so far as possible and the
/ issuing OF a new one That happened
/ two or three presidential campaigns
/ ago, and the cost was staggering, but
/ there was another reason for the new
/ edition and that was the lack Of an
/ index II was the opposition that point
| ed out this lack. though within day or
| two thereafter letters Of protest fell
/ like snOwnakes on the committee chair
mans desk from indignant spelbinders
| who found a textbook without an index
about MS bad az an ak would be without
a handle.
WASHINGTON IN THE RECESS.
Washington win be quieter this sum-
mer anG fall than it has been for many
/ campaigns owing 10 the location OF at
least one and probably both of the
/ congressional campaign committee
headquarters IN Chicago instead OF the
capital Ordinarily the presence Of
! these headquarters here keeps many
| of the big politicians here most Of the
campaign and calls many more to the
! capital on flying visits, but this year
the recess will be unrelieved by their
| presence.
So far. however. Washington has
been almost as lively since adjourn
/ ment as when Congress Is In session by
reason Of the delegates from the West
/ and South who have been stopping in
/ town on their way TO the Republican
convention at Philadelphia. Many Of
! them have been accompanied by their
/ friends, and the hotels have done a
| rushing business because Of their pres
ence. More than half the states Of the
| Union have been represented Dy these
! fitting delegates. only New England.
/ New York Pennsylvania, Delaware
! and New Jersey being entirely out OF
the influence OF the two big east and