The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-28

"Thls Campaign OF Yours and Mr..
Burbsnks Must Be Costing an
Awful Lot Of Money"
for votebuying as "retaining.fes' 10
the polite phrase for bride.
I decided against the tour and for
the highly expensive but always ad.
mirable and profitable pilgrimage
plan"
Burbank's own home was AZ Riv.
ington. and I should have had him
visited there. had II not been on a
single-track branch railway which
could not handle without danger and
discomfort the scores OF thousands We
were planning 10 carry 90 and from
him daily. So. Il was given out that
he purposed AZ far as possible TO
withdraw from the strife OF the cam
paign and to await the results in tho
dignined calm In which he wished tho
voters 20 determine Il. lie took
after Woodruff had carefully selected
it-a retired house in the coun.
try"
ANl ~ was AW' WlfA ANNMANNs -
farm garden adjoined Il on the one
side. a wheat field on the other.
large orchard 20 the rear. The broad
meadow In front gave plenty Of room
for delegations visiting the standard
bearer Of the party Of patriotism" In
his rural seclusion" 20 hear his
simple. spontaneous words Of wei.
come. But for all the remote aspect
OF the place. II was only Eve minutes
drive and ten minutes walk from q
station through which four big rail.
roads passed. One OF the out.build.
ings was changed into 4 telegraph OF.
fee from which accounts 81 the On.
thusiasm OF the delegations and Of his
speeches could be sent 20 the whole
country. on his desk IN his little
study stood privaie-wire telephone
that. without danger of leakage.
would put him In direct eommunica.
ton either with my study At Fredonia
or with Doc woodruf-s privatest pr.
yate room In the party national head
quarters AZ Chicago. Thus. our
statesman. though be seemed 20 DO
aioof. was IN the very thick OF tho
fray. and the tens OF thousands Of his
fellow citizens. though they seemed
TO come almost on their own invita-.
ton inspired by uncomfortable en-.
thusissm for the great statesman.
were In fact FREQ eIcursionists-and a
very troublesome. critical. expensive
lot they were. But-the public was
impressed. IL sits IN its seat In tho
theater OF action and believes that tho
play IL real. and ignores and forgets
the fact that there IL bohind.the
scenes.
Tho party distributed from varioua
centers tons Of literature" And In
addition 60 meetings arranged by
state and local committees. a series %
huge demonstrations was held In tho
cities Of every doubtful state. Besides
the party's regular speakers We
hired a. many Independent orators
as We could. But all these other
branches Of tho public side Of tho
campaign were subsidiary 90 tho
work at the retreat" Il might be
called the headquarters OF the rank
and file OF the party-thoso millions
OF principle" voters and workers
who we're for Babcoek because he was
the standardbea OF their party.
No money no brides. no patronage
have 10 be given 20 them: but II costs
several millions 20 raise that mass
10 the pitch of hot enthusiasm which
will make each individual In Il Ger.
tain 10 go 10 the polls on election day
and take bis nelghbors. instead OF
staying at homo and hoping tho party
won't lose.
Burbank's work was, therefore.
highly important But the seat OF
the real campaign was woodrun's
privatest private room in tho Chicago
headquarters. For. there we're laid
and were put In tho way Of execution
the plans for acquiring these elo-
ments that. in the doubtful states.
have the balance OF power between
the two opposing and about even
ly matched masses Of principle
voters just now recall q talk had
with my wife about that time. She
took no interest in politics and rarely
spoke OF political matters-and both
OF Us discouraged political talk be-
fore the children. One day sho said
TO me: This campaign Of yours and