The Washington herald., 1914-01-24
POLITICAL PROCESSION.
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An accidental getting together in New
York OF three Republican members of
Congress, one member Of the Republican
National Committee Isnd three eminent
citizens OF the sort described by Roose-
Welt as -.malefactors OF great wealth."
resulted In a going over this years Con-
rressional campaign In a businesslike
way, and also in way that meant lots
Of distress to Democrats. The three
eminent citizens who haye no sentiment
whatever I'm politics. but care only for
the kopecks that stack up quickly under
Republican rule. made II very clear to
the three statesmen and the national COM
mittee member that the business men
of this land of the free want az Repub-
lican House elected this year. They had
little to say about the administration or
its policy, but simply declared that the
election of n Republican majority would
make the President go slow and give
confidence 70 the business men or the
country. Hence the three eminent citi-
zens, who have the control of millions
in different corporations. remarked rather
bluntiy. even awkwardly. that they were
willing to chip In right now and COM
pei about 1000 other big corporation
chiefs to chip In with speed and
sufficiency to the greatest campaign
fund ever raised in any year OF Amefi-
can political history. They indicated
that IL the real politicians In the Repub-
lican party. men with skill as managers
i'm their respective States. men who have
been active and eminent In national cam
paign management since the great cam
paign Of 1896 could show chance to
elect a Republican House on November
3 1914, the chipping in Of a few million
dollars would be a mere incident-some-
thing like passing the bread at the table:
mo trouble at all don't you know" The
three Congressman and the national COM
mittee member simply gasped at first.
then trembled some with emotion, and
then asked. DO you mean it?''
Mean Il? or course We mean it," ex-
claimed the most powerful of the male
factors Think what ii means to us.
You know my holdings. but you may not
know that my returns have fallen on
more than onc-third since last summer.
A Republican Congress would renew con-
fidence and bring business back. II Is a
matter OF cold-blooded investment. You
show us Republican House is possible
and that the moral effect on the White
House will give us relief. and We will not
hesitate a moment about putting up the
fund This citizen happened to have a
$1,000 draft in his pocket He took IL out
and declared he would hand IL over to the
Republican manager who could promise
Republican House after March ,. 1915.
The four politicians gasped again and
promised to let the capitalists know
what could be done after a conference
with other statesmen at Washington. By
Monday next another meeting of at least
six OF the seven will be held at the Wal
dorf and there will be a going-over of
districts with plain words. and an exact
estimate of how much money will be
needed.
The Congressman have figured out that
II is possible to elect the House and il
will be up TO the capitalists to make good
their promises of last week. II they
weaken the work will go on without their
corporation cash, but they will do well
not to ask favors at the Washington end
under any future Republican administra-
ton.
Roscoe Mccullough. OF Canton. who
missed election to Congress from the
old Mckinley district by a small mar
gin and conceals his regret with Spar
tan courage has been in Washington this
week rejoicing that 50 many Republi-
can banquets have been arranged for
January -. McI(inley's birthday.
Mccullough is proud that McEinley's
home town is to have a notable ban
quet with eminent orators. all OF Ohio
Evidently the Canton managers thought
it good politics to invite only Ohio states
men and to insist that the speeches must
be for a getting together and with no
apologies to Progressives.
Nick Longworth, who served ten years
in the House from Cincinnati. Willis and
Fess. now in the House. Ralph Cole, once
AZ Ohio member. and Harding. a de-
feated candidate for governor, are to be |
the orators. Three of the orators are
anxious to be candidates for governor
ard they hope to make an impression at
the Canton banquet. Mccullough is TAX |
ing no part in the governorship contest |
hut he may indicate his courage and |
faith in ultimate Republican rule in Ohio |
by announcing his willingness to be the |
Republican candidate for Congress in the |
new Democratic district neatly fixed |
M for Whitacre by his friends al Column |
bus. The new district Is normally Demo- |
cratic even in good Republican days. but |
Mccullough has confidence in his abiI- |
ity to carry il, thanks to the trouble |