The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-14

of the country the Sunday before election. The effect
was most disastrous. and there little go
time in which to counterfeit it it had much to do in
determining the result Of the election. This year
the two national committees will probably spend
fully 100000 in the preparation publication and cir
cuation of documents. This represents mass of
printed matter large enough to I'll small freight
train, and it is open question whether not too
much money is not spent in this way. Still so
shrewd politician ex-senator Hill is of the
opinion that this plan Of appeal has more influence
on the waTering and doubtful than any other.
Each of the national committees also maintains
throughout the campaign a news bureau which,
under the direction Of experienced political writer's
supplies partisan news and arguments to the smaller
newspapers a good many newspapers subsidized
-newspapers IN foreign tongues. and certain class
journals. There hundreds of these kinds in the
larger cities and towns nearly every one Of whose
editors IS ready to support either party for con-
sideratiOn They do not say so openly but they an
nounce early in a campaign that unless they are
helped IN some way by the national committee to
which they appeal It viii be ineonvenent for them
to devote proper amount of space to booming the
candidate. Payments to these political soldiers of
fortune usually take the form standing orders for
certain number of papers of each issue the orders
ranging from 5000 to 10000 copies.
The campaign orator does not cut the figure in
politics that he did in former years; the multiplied
ton of printing presses and telegraph lines has
struck heavy blow at his prestige as creator and
molder of public opinion, but his influence still
great and must be taken into account By campaign
managers. During the months Of a national cam
numerous OF speakers national and local
pute are kept constantly erasoyed by the national
and state committees the efforts Of those under the
direction of the national Organization being, as
rule. confined to the close and doubtfI states The
expenses of all of these speakers are paid but their
services generally given without expectation of
monetary reward. In the cases of men of exceD-
tonal gifts Of oratory Of those who cannot afford
neglect their business without money recompense
fees paid though effort is generally made to
keep the fact of such payment secret as when it is
known the orator is looked upon as a special pleader
and his arguments carry little weight The result
OF this Hood of campaign OTatOFy is open ques-
ton. AS Republican meetings are attended in
the main BY Republican voters. the number of cen
verts made by them must be small Still they serve
10 create enthusiasm to maintain and improve dis.
ciplne, and as it were. 20 close up and steady the
party ranks. Very useful for the same purpose are
the campaign clubs and societies. whose organiza-
ton and equipment cost in the aggregate large
sum. The money which a national committee gives
to its several state committees is sent grudgingv
and the latter always urged raise al they can
themselves.
The routine work of a national committee re-
qures the renting Of spacious quarters the employ
ment Of large force of clerks stenographers and
messengers. all Of whom well paid for their ser
vices, and the committee generally sustains the ex-
pense OF the party parades and demonstrations held
in New York City during the campaign months
These parades and demoDstratons do not materially
alter the result in the metropolis are not expected
TO- but their influence imposing partisan speetacIes
IS believed to have good effect upon the country
at large Thus it viii be seen that while the sums
OF money collected faF campaign purposes swell