Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
Spellpinders and Compensation.

This Il a news snote from republican
headqua-ters:
FOLLOWING the conference with Repre-
sentative SherrnaTy republican candidate
for Vics. President, at the Hotel Manhat-
tan Friday night, Chairman hitchcock
OF the republican national committee an
nouncet: yesterday that so far as posi-
BILE. no paid speakers would be used in
the car1paign. The chairman said that
appeals were being made to senator's
TepreSs .4tativeS and members of state adj
ministn.tions for assistance in carrying
out an aggressive spec chmaking program
for the national ticket. These men. who
We're active in politics or had been bene-
fitted b. republican policies. would be
willing the chairman thought. to give
their services. When they are 4On trips
the expenses of the. speakers will be
paid
If this; policy is adhered to the party
will escape the ugly gossip which; more
than cnce has followed; the close of
national campaign. 1t .may not have
been more than gossip, but it proved
when FRESH very embarrassing; both to
campaign managers andrtos some+speakers
of higi. reputation.
The campaign of 1864 vase fruitful in
this re spect. Mr. Hanna4fwas, accused of
having some eminent meDkonIllis pay roll
republicans and disaffected democrats
Indeed. he was charged with. financiering
the whole Palmer and Buckner move
ment. and paying. speech by speech, for
a COOL deal of the elOGueace expended
in behalf of that ticket Orators of his
own party were charged with, taking pay
for their leading deliverances
As rule. the professional political
spellbinder Is a poor creature. without
qualifi ;ations to instruct any thoughtful
constituency. Little is heard of him be-
tweeneampaigns. He lives at those times
from band to mouth. being something of
spo4ge and something of a cheat He
is great boaster in 'barrooms and in
hotel sobbies, about the political leaders
with y.rhom he has pull The credu-
lous asre induced to believe that he is a
man oss consequence, and so are touched
by h;n for small sums, ranging from
twenty-five cents to five dollars.
But; in campaign years, and especially
whenft the presidency is at stake, he flow
ers OFT in full regalia and wants job
He iss all zeal, all language, all warning
that the party must do its best this
year.: He has acknowledgements con-
fiden,sal-that the opposition is bounti-
fullyS supplied with money, is hiring
speakers right and left. and Boosting of
prospects. lie hopes his side is alive to
its d..ty. He Iknows of localities where he
could be very useful; where few
SPEECHES by him would be.worth hundreds
of vGtes both to the local ticket and to
the rational ticket. He would gladly give
his services to the party. for whose well
fare she has ever prayed and ever will
pray. but just now his purse is low and
little. money would help powerfully.
Such a fellow can talk gfibly enough,
and en- settlements far back from the big
road he tickles a crowd very well. But
he makes no votes. Even the crowd when
entertained by his stories sees through
the t;neat and spots, him for the faker that
he il. Money spent on such spouter is
was ied. And moreover it serves the bad
purpose of encouraging fraud in the
pursuit of game