Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-19
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CHAPTER Xxx.
pilgrims and Patriot:

-.aering about, showing himself to
.,saring crowds; and he had a deep.
,od by no means unwarranted, conf.
aooce in his platform magnetism. AT
srst had been inclined to give him
h,o way. But the more considered
me matter, the stronger seemed to be.
rome the force of the objections--it
takes far bigger man than was Bur-
hank at that stage of his growth not
TO be cheapened by "steeple-chasing
for votes" also, the coming of the
candidate causes jealousy and heart
burning over matters of precedence.
reception and entertainment among
he local celebrities, and so he often
leaves the party lukewarm where he
found it enthusiastic. Further. it
uses up local campaign money that
ought to be spent in hiring workers
At the polls, which is the polite phrase
for vote-buying as 'retaining-fee" is
the polite phrase for bribe
decided against the tour and for
The highly expensive but always adj
mirable and profitable "pilg, mage
plan"
Burbank's own home was at Riv-
ngton, and | should have had him
visited there, had it not been on a
single-track branch railway which
could not handle without danger and
discomfort the scores of thousands we
we're planning to carry to and from
him daily. So, it was given out that
ne purposed as far as possible to
withdraw from the strife of the cam
paign and to await the results in the
dignified calm in which he wished the
voters to determine it. He took
after Woodruff had carefully selected
lt-a retired" house lin the coun-
try"
And it was in the open country. A
farm garden adioined it on the one
side, a wheat field on the other,
large orchard to the rear. The broad
meadow in front gave plenty of room
for delegations visiting the standard
bearer of the party of patriotism in
his rural seclusion" to hear his
simple, spontaneous words of well
come. But for all the remote aspect
of the place, it was only five minutes
drive and ten minutes walk from a
station through which four big rail-
roads passed One of the out build
ings was changed into a telegraph Of
nee from which accounts of the en-
thusiasm of the delegations and of his
speeches could be sent to the whole
country, On his desk in his little
study stood private-wire telephone
that, without danger of leakage,
would put him in direct communica,
ton either with my study at Fredonia
or with Doc Woodruff's privatest pri-
Vate room in the party national head
quarters at Chicago. Thus, our
statesman, though he seemed to be
aloof, was in the very thick of the
ray; and the tens of thousands of his
Fellow citizens, though they seemed
10 come almost on their own invita-
tlon inspired by uncomfortable en-
thuslasm for the great statesman,
were in fact free excursionists-an a
very troublesome, critical, expensive
lot they were. But-the public was
impressed. 1t sits In it's seat in the
theater of action and believes that the
play is real, and ignores and forgets
the fact that there is a behind-the
scenes.
The party distributed from various
cehters tons of literature" And in
addition to meetings arranged by
state and local committees, a series of
huge demonstrations was held in the
CUES OF every doubtful state. Besides
tne party's regular speakers, we
hired as many independent" orators
as we could. But all these other
branches of the public side of the
campaign were subsidiary to the
work at the retreat" It might be
called the headquarters of the rank
@nu ME or the party-those millions
vi principle" voters and workers
VINO were for Babcock because he was
@ne standard-bearer of their party.
NO money no brides, no patronage
nave TO be given to them but it costs
several millions to raise that mass
" the pitch of hot enthusiasm which
WI make each individual in it GER
IAN 10 go to the polls on election day
@nu take his neighbors, instead of
staying at home and hoping the party
won't lose
nurDanks work was, therefore,
mighty important. But the seat OF
'ue real campaign was Woodruff s
psNatest private room in the Chicago
oauquarters. For, there were laid
- Hu were put in the way Of execution
ne plans for acquiring these ele-
enls that, in the doubtful states,
Ia 1--we the balance of power between
=. ue TWO opposing and about even.
matched masses of principle"
9.ers' just now recall a talk | had
WIN my Wife about that time. She
soon no interest In politics and rarely
spoNe OF political matters-and both
sa us discouraged political talk be-
:, oe the children. One day she said
NJ. This campaign of yours and
-, nurDank's must be costing an aw.
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