The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-09
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New York, Oct. S-There isn't any
money, and there isn't going TO be
any.
That's the conclusion gathered from
an investigation of financial conditions
at both republican and democratic
headquarters and inquiry into opinion
in the street where the money
comes from.
The street says it isn't going to
give up any money. 1t is very positive
on this point. 1t has a funny way of
figuring.
If neither committee gets any real
money Taft will be elected said a
man in touch with the powers. He
will be elected because the republi
cans are able to make right decent
campaign without any money. Tie
Charles P. Taft millions will be able
TO make up any deficit which a reason
able campaign will involve, and every
body knows they'll do it. If it weren't
for Charles P. some money would be
forthcoming. Not so much as in other
years, but rome. AS he can well afford
TO put up, what's the use?
--Of course" went on the man of the
street, there's a reason. If things
should take a turn which seemed 10
make it pretty certain that Bryan
was going to be elected his people
would be able to get some money. 1t
would be q sort of propitiatory offer
ing. But as matters stand it looks as
if Taft would be elected comfortably
if neither side got any money. He
wouldn't be much more sure of it if
We contributed, and so We save the
money and get what we prefer"
Stringeney at Headquarters.
There is no doubt abO1t the finan-
cial stringency at both headquarters.
It's the real thing. There was
story that the ghost failed to walk at
republican headquarters Saturday
night, but it wasn't true. Everybody
was paid. Then there was report
that a lot of people had been laid
off at both headquarters; and this
was in a way true But both mead
quarters gave about the same explana-
ton of it.
In other campaigns" it was said
at republican headquarters, IF man
was put on given job and didn't
make good, why, he was moved on to
some other work; it wasn't considered
good form to fire him because he had
got mis- job by reason of some sort
of pull with some of the management.
and had to be taken care of. So his
ing any work or not. But they're not
being hired that way this time, and
some of them have been dropped be-
cause they didn't know how
Over on the democratic side the
explanation was that I'VE didn't need
EN- all just at this time and let some
of 'em drop out" But the financial
situation is credited with much re-
sponsibility for the shortening of
forces.
Hitehocck's Prediction.
Chairman Hitcicock's view, months
ago. is being borne out by develop
ments of the campaign. He told the
conferees at Colorado Springs, right
after the Denver convention, that he
didn't expect much money, and there
fore proposed a saort. sharp cam
paign. The state leaders there gather
ed agreed with him. and tho plan was
adopted. Well, if Noah had predicted
a wet season, and advised folks to
patch up tleir rain coats early, he
would have been in line with the facts
which the deluge afterward developed
Likewise Chairman Hitchcock was in
line; but ne didn't realize that it was
going to he a deluge.
However, it doesn't seem to make
90 much difference The president
campaign, and the newspapers are
providing the literature. Let's see.
supposing one of these joint-debate
letters by the president or Mr.. Bryan
gets printed all over the country-hot
off the wires-and gets read by 49,
100000 voters. Using penny postage
il would cost 100000 TO get that
article sent TO so many people, and it
wouldn't have half the chance 10 be
read that IL does when it gets first
page in the newspapers. Add the cost
of printing it, and the almost impossi-
bility of getting II by any other pro-
cess to anything like so many people,
and it will be apparent that the pa
triotic newspapers are doing a huge
service 10 the country, or at least to
the campaign committees. Moreover.
the committees couldn't possibly get
any literature of their own make that
would be half so certain OF being
read
Big Csmpsieners-
So u can safely be nut down that