The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28

thousands Of voters at home. You must
get the votes into the boxes, and have
them counted fairly and accurately, be-
fore YOU have Won. A6d It frequently
becomes problem how to bring out the
party's voting strength. I always recon-
mend house to house canvass in such
cases.. In no other way can you reach
the voters so directlyAor arouse their in
terest and enthusiasm SO effectively.
With the organization 1 have described,
l can feel the political pulse of New. York
almost at will know just where the
party stands; just how the voters feel
on all the issues, how much interest they
are taking in the election and whether we
can count on their coming out to the
polls without stirring up.
l begin running a campaign years be-
fore the candidates are nominated or
the issues defined. Each campaign may
indeed be said to begin with the first
steps taken In the organization of the
political machine that Is to manage it.
Tammany wins In this city chiefly be-.
cause Of its perfect organization. The
majority Of the people are, of course, be-
hind and with Tammany; but 1t requires
a strong and splendidly organized ma
chine to hold the party up to its full
strength, to prevent captures by the
enemy, and to prevent a stampede by
so-called reform movements.
All campaigns cost. Some people seem
to think you can conduct a campaign on
patriotism. But politics is a business,
and a costly business. We haven't the
sources of wealth possessed by the Re-
publicans. They can assess of1ce-hold-
ers, and corporations and trusts. They
can exact from the manufacturers for
their political fund some of the profits
they make out of the tariff tax on the
consumers. We have no such sources of
supply.
The money used by Tammany Hall In
a campaign comes voluntarily from the
people. No assessments are allowed.
The office-holders and citizens interested
In the purposes and aims of the party
contribute what they see fit or can afford.
No appeal or demand is made on any
body. The system is entirely democratic.
Our contributions are usually liberal
enough to meet the legitimate expenses
of the campaign and to maintain the
organization. Some men contribute quite
large sums, but they are not usually ask
ed for, and it is never demanded of them
In the present campaign, which Is
national and state one, in which Tam
many Hall is taking part as an organiza-
ton, we are making use of the same
methods we use in municipal campaigns
We put into operation the same ma
chnery and look for success in the same
for Mr.. Bryan by as big a majority as
we generally win by in municipal cleo
tons.
OF course we make the fight for issues
that do not enter, as rule into mu
nicipal campaign, although the chief is
sues in this campaign affect the city al
most as much as they do the country at
large.
The Democrats ought to win in this
election. The logic of events is on their
side. The administration has made blum
der after blunder-in Cuba, in Porto Ri
co, in the Philippines and at home, in
it's Determinations In favor of capital
against labor.
AS to organization, we are better
equipped throughout the country than we
were in 1886, when Mr.. Bryan made such
a magnificent fight. Tammany Hall and
the Democratic organization OF New
York have taken more interest in nation
al politics this year than ever before.
We have tried to give to the party at
large some of the benefits of our method
and training. Results will show that
hard and skilful work has been done to
arouse voters to a sense of their danger
and that the United States is not yet
blinded by the talk of glory and riches
in the East.