Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-18
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you have had much 10 do With the
management OF campaigns, Senator III
klns" said l. what does Il cost To
run 0ne2'
"The expenses vary from year 10
year replied senator Elkins, but !
may say they are steadily increasing
The Hayes campaign cost about 5000
600. The Blaine campaign OF 1884 cost
S4600O0 ana that Of Harrison, which was
managed by QUAY, cost, | have been
told, about 81 200 900 The two cam
paigns since then have, according TO
current belief, cost doubiy as much as
the Harrison campaign So you sec,
the expenses are enormous
How about tho Democrats, do they
spend much money
THEY spend all they can get re-
piled Senator Elkins, but they are u.s.
uoily not able to raise no much as the
Republicans. In the Blalne-Clef Gland
campaign they spent fully as much gs
we did. and ! know what We spent for
| was then chairman Of the Republl-
can executive committee, with Mr.
Jones Of Pittshurg a the head Of the
national committee Dir. Jones was n
very cautious business man, and I'VE
kept close accounts Of everything, so
that we knew just where the money
went"
WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
But where do these vast sums SO,
SENATOR Are they used 10 buy votes2'
NO" replied Senator Elkins. THE
man who win sell his vote 10 you Will
resell the same vote to the Democrats,
and even " Il were not dishonest II
would not be good business To buy
votes. he money Is spent In various
ways. The literary bureaus which pre-
pare and circulate campaign literature
cost enormous sums Hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars are paid 10 speakers
who must be ready to go 10 any part Of
the country on Geographic notice.
Many public mon who give up their
whole time 20 the campaign are paid
40 much for the season. or 40 much per
night. Indeed one United States aena-
tor asked me $4,000 for his services dur
ing one campaign. Then II costs
fortune TO poll the country. that IL, 10
ascertain Just how many Republicans,
Democrats and independents there are
In each election precinct and how they
will vote. II is upon such polling that
every campaign IL planned. This Is
largely done by the states, but the ma
tlonal committee helps
ALL POLITICIANS NOT HONEST.
But, senator Is not much Of the
money used dishonestly2' asked.
II think not" as the reply. ~ don't
think any of II is knowingly so used by
the national committee. In vast ma
chine like tina Of a political party how
ever YOU viii always find dishonest
men and the money given out for or.
ganlzation and special work sometimes
sticks to the hands OF those who receive
It, | think we lost large percentage
Of what we spent In that way during
the Blaine campaign"
THE cost Of national campaign
continued Senator Elklns, rs very Great
outside Of the actual money spent IN
politics. There Is an enormous loss Of
business The people let politics take
them away from their stores trades
and farms There is always an uncer.
tainty as TO the results and as to pos
sible change Of tarlff and other matters
that affect business, 80 that presidential
years are lean years as far as business
Is concerned
But this makes our government a
very expensive one, senator?'
"Yos, It Is expensive was the reply,
"but Il is worth all II costs. The adj
vantages Of a democracy far outweigh