Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-06
Especial Correspondence

OF the politicians is, how many votes
can the Hearst party draw from the
Democrats in the doubtful States. and
how many Republican votes will the
Prohibition ticket get in the same
Statesg
Il Is quite a debatabie question and
win take the result OF the election TO
answer correctly. In the well organic.
Cd States, where both parties take a
careful poll Of the voters, the man
ayers will be able 10 arrive at an ap.
proximate solution. But such polling
Of the voters Of each precinct, unless
done by competent men who know
the voters, Is practically worthless,
and 10 do Il well costs great deal
OF money. II has been found by ex-
perience that volunteer work is very
unsatisfactory. for while some men DO
the work well most volunteers do II
IN a careless and sllpshod manner.
II Is easy enough to get the outspoken
Democrats and Republicans and Prohi.
bItionists and Socialists checked on
on the poll list correctly, but to find
out how the independent voter stands
requires diplomacy and considerable
assIdulty. The secret OF the success
OF Samuel ]. Tilden was his ability
for organization and his willingness to
spend a large part Of his fortune to
create IL. He knew just how every
state stood, and what voters II was
necessary TO reach IN the doubtful
States and how 20 reach them. He
employed able men 70 do the work.
and the result shows that his political
precedence. founded on the facts they
obtained for him. was accurate
THAT he WIS counted out does not
show that he was mistaken. FOR who
would have believed that the Republl-
can returning boards OF Louisiana and
Florida would be backed by bayonets
10 defeat the ballots OF the sovereign
people.
Our present leaders have been Sc
lected as possessing the wisdom and
the ability 70 cope with present
conditions. 40 let us give them
every assistance 10 grapple with
the Republican rascalities. that viii
far exceed. because they win be more
universal, what the negro hirellnss
and carpetbaggers Of the riiden era
accomplished
Il takes money 20 orEanlEc. and the
leaders Of today have not rilden bar,
rel 20 draw from. The expense OF a
thorough organization and poll OF the
voters OF the doubtful States Is a
perfectly legitimate nae of money, aud
voters themselves aud their descend.
ants. who have seem che Republican
party enjoy che usufvuet that should
have been theirs since Tilden's time,
mnpt themselves furnish the means
20 enjoy the estate they were d.
fFauded o.
Therefore. the primary duty % Dem
ocrats Il 60 contribute what they can
afford TO the PARTY campaign funds
The real work oi the campaign can
not move without money, 20 40 not
delay Ia sending your contribution
iaree az small, IL Hon. G. n, Haskell
treasurer National Democratic Com
mittee. Auditorium Annex Chicago
Illinois
Congressman Lloyd, chairman 81
the Democratic Congfcssionai Commit
Zee. whose headuuarlers are In thls
city. \ quite confident that the neuIe
Gratis VIII elect a majority u ne next
Congress TO 90 this tNyniy'nine %
more alsuirts nos represented b.
Republicans must slees ihe f,emcera,i'
candidate. ana Ne, Lloyd ccaHdeutal
~ expects 90 make these salna IN th'
Central and Western States MF
LLOYD says:
We viii make gains ~ the iloas'
az Representatives fFom ohlo. Indians
Iiiinois. Wisconsin. ioua Nebraska
Kansas ard California. we wtil carr
Montana. There van ~ rsins y
probably fosr h ohla where soms q
ths districts sfe h fcaFfaily haa shaps
tog the RefahlicNns, ana afe pth
setting 40 better iowa has ,sw go,
triciH IA which We sfsnd a. sysl
ehnncq IS hstser "a win There afl
ior a. kansas that ~ skteet - Eain
ana fnrgH ~ ceiliwniA fgm WAiel