Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-23
ROOSEVELT and
BRYAN CAMPAIGN
Their Free Letters Offset
Need For Much
Literature
(By J. G. wELLIvER Of Munsey
Syndicate)

from an investigation of financial
conditions at 10th Republican and
Democratic headquarters and inquiry
into opinionN in 1.-The street." where
the money comes from.
The street says 1t isn't going to
give up any money. 1t is very posi-
tive on this point. 1t has Il 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 Republic
cans are able to make right decent
campaign without any money. The
Charles p. Taft millions will be able
to make up any deficit which reas-
enable campaign will involve, and
Everybody knows they'll do it. II 1t
weren't for Charles p. some money
would be forthcoming. Not so much
as in other years. but some. As he
can well AFFORD to put 1t up, what
the use?
"Of course" went on the man of
the street, there's u reason. II
things should take turn which
seemed TO make 1t pretty certain that
Bryan was going to be elected his
people would be able to get some
money. II would be sort of pro-
pitiatory Offering. But as matters
stand It looks as II Taft would be
elected comfortably II neither side
got any money. He wouldn't be
much more sure of 1t II we contrib
uted, and SO we save the money and
get what we prefer"
Stringency at Headquarters
| There Is no doubt about the fnan-
cial stringency at both headquarters.
It's the real thing. There was a sto-
ry that the ghost failed to walk at
Republican headquarters Saturday
night, but 1t wasn't true. Everybody
was paid. Then there was a report
that lot Of people had been laid on
at both headquarters; and this was
in way true. But both headquar-
ters gave about the same explanation
lof 1t.
I'm other campaigns" It was said
at Republican headquarters. III q
man was put on given job and
didn't make good, why, he was moved
on to some other work; 1t wasn't con.
sidered good form to fire him be,
cause he had got his job by reason Of
some sort OF pull with some of the
management, and had to be taken
care of. So his salary went on whe'
Their he was doing any work or not
But they're not being hired that way
this time. and some of them have
been dropped because they didn't
know how"
Over on the Democratic side the ex,
PLANTATION was that I'VE didn't meet
'em all Just at this time and let some
of 'em drop out" But the financia
situation is credited with much re-
sponsibility for the shortening o.
forces.
IAiVCuCOChS xIculCtlOu
Chairman Hitchcocks view
months ago, Is being borne out b,
Developments Of the campaign. HI
told the conierees ut Colorado
Springs, right after the Denver con
yention, that he didn't expect much
money. and therefore proposed {
short, sharp campaign. The State
leaders there gathered agreed will
him, and the plan was adopted. Well
II Noah had predicted a wet season
and advised folks to patch up theil
rain coats early, he would have beer
In line with the facts which the de
luge afterward developed. Likewise
chairman Hitchcock was In line; but
he didn't realize that it was going t.
be a deluge.
However, 1t doesn't seem to make
SO much difference. The President
and Mr.. Bryan are furnishing Tho
campaign, and the newspapers are
providing the literature. Let's see
Surprising one of these joint-debatt
letters by the President or Mr.. Bry
an gets printed all over the countr,
hot of the wires-and gets reat
by 100000 voters. Using penn!
postage, 1t would cost 100000 Il
get that article sent to so many peo
pie. and It wouldn't have half tn
chance to be read that 1t does wher
II gets first page In the newspapers
Add the cost Of printing It, and tn,
almost impossibility Of getting II b!
ANY other process to anything Tx,
SO many people, and 1t will be appar
; cnt that the patriotic newspapers ar,
doing huge service to the country
or at least to the campaign commit
tees. Moreover, the committee
couldn't possibly get any Literature
of their own make that would b.
half so certain Of being read.
Big Campaigners
So 1t can safely be put down tina
Messrs. Roosevelt and Bryan ar
worth about a million dollars each T.