Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-08-30

stand. This material goes forward il
copious quantities. In some instances
the campaign management pays fol-
its insertion by ordering SO many thou.
sand copies of the paper. But, paid OF
free, it costs money to edit and deliver
the matter to the press. g
Then there Is the speakers bureau
In connection with headquarters, with
branch speakers bureaus at state com.
mittee headquarters. Hundreds OF
spellbinders permeate the atmosphere
with oratory. For the most part the
speakers invade the doubtful states,
with a trend toward the weak spots.
Their oratory, Republican or Demo.
cratic, is calculated to win votes to
their respective candidates. Compare.
lively few Of the campaign orators get
paid for their work. Practically all re.
ceive expense money, and this eats a
mighty hole into the fund. Many of
the orators are distinguished senators
and congressman, who do not .seat at
the free lunch counters and sleep in
day coaches They come high, even
for expense accounts only, but we,
must have 'em. What would q cam
paign be without burst Of eloquence
every so often? Americans demand
the campaign speech above all other
forms Of free shows. FEi=s:''
Republican Chairman Frank Harris
Hitchcock and Democratic Chairman
Norman E. Mack at Chicago have their
hands chock full Of reins, for 1t is q
multiplicity Of horses they must drive
on the big home run for Washington.
They must know whether the Ate
ward in st. Louis is properly organ
lied, with the right size OF. Taftoand
Sherman or Bryan and Kern banner
strung across the street from the cor
nice Of Slupsky's shoeshop to the
gable end Of Schweitzer's beer garden.
They must know If the campaign club
at Crossroads Corners is organized and
doing good work. They must keep a
sharp lookout along the whole line to
see If the enthusiasm is hot enough
and make sure that the shouung,is suf-
| ficfently loud to drown the other fel-
| lows voices. In fact, the amount of
detail information which these party
bosses must acquire and the mass OF
political wires, they must pull are
enough to stagger ordinary humanity.
Busy Times For the Party Bosses
As a rule, ordinary humanity does
not get into a national craftsmanship.
Usually 1t is hustler who holds down
the high chair. For instance, there
was Mark Hanna, who handled the
two campaigns Of President Mckinley
and won out both times. Mr. Hanna
had had lifetime experience as a
manipulation of great business con.
Germs. He had executive ability to
spare ordinarily, but he used !. just
about all Of 1t In managing the two
anti-Bryan fights. Hanna was q
shrewd man. He knew very well
that the opposition to free silver coin
age was just as strong in 1900 as ir
1896, and he worried the Democracy
! into second defeat that year by fight
| ing the battle along the identical, lines
1 OF the first campaign despite the fac
that the Democratic platform declared
with emphasis that Imperialism was
the paramount issue. Chairman Han
ma would not be sidetrackedA HI
fought out the issue chiefly in the east
ern states which now and then 81
Democratic, utterly ignoring the i'm
perialism issue. "a >. II
In 1892 the Democrats had strong
character at the head Of the nationa
committee. William. +. Harrity o.
Philadelphia was chairman. Presiden
Cleveland had been defeated in 1888
largely on his firm stand regarding
tariff reform. Mr.. Harrity perceived
that Mr.. Cleveland was not reyolu
ZIONIST and that public opinion hat
changed greatly In four years on tn
tariff. Cleveland stuck rigidly to hi
position favoring tariff reform. Har
, rity conducted an educational, cam
paign, preaching to business men tina
Cleveland was safe and conserve
tive" These tactics won, Presiden
' Harrison being retired by a big eles
oral majority. -3l, = i.sas
: Campaign Deficiencies.
0 It used to be said that nobody but
rich man should accept the job Of M
= tional chairman in q presidential can
. paign. There was a reason. In Sc,
. eral campaigns the money to start th
j ball rolling was not in hand when th
. campaign opened. 1t devolved upo
: one mantle chairman Of the nations
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