Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-18
MONEY IN CAM
PAIGNS
VTTAsHINGTON, D. c., Sept. IL
w That the amount of money
WV which is to be spent in
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

VTTAsHINGToN, D. c., Sept. IL
w That the amount of money
w which is to be spent in
electinE a president should
become the major issue of the cam
paign and the chief subject of
speeches by national candidates, as
1t recently has done, seems strange
not to say ridiculous. OF little things
like the labor problem and the cost
of living we hear nothing at all, or
at least nothing relevant, but we
have already heard several volumes
about the alleged $15,00o.0o0.
Yet this situation is natural out
growth of our political system: In
bound to find some issue. the discus
sion which will not ALLEVIATE
and possible supporter, and
ssue "a Ss 0d fund In is the an see asa
place. the amount of money which
it takes to elect a president in this
country has been growing steadily
for over half a century, SO that there
really is cause for alarm.
sis of the presidential campaign
fund.
Lincoln Cost Us Little
The election Of Abraham Lincoln
cost the Republicans only 100000.
The Democrats spent as much on
Douglas, while the slave-holding
wing of the party is said to have
spent more to elect John G. Brock
inridge. Four years later, the Demo-
Gratis had little or no money with
General Mcclellan as their standard
bearer, while Mr.. Lincoln could have
had an unlimited fund from finan-
lieved The war should be continued
with him in the White House, and
the issue with the southern states
settled definitely. Little money was
needed in 1868 or 1872, so far as
the Republicans were concerned. The
ton either year to conduct very
aggressive campaign. In the latter
year, friends Of Governor Seymour
raised fund, but it amounted to
Grant had. or could have had. to
bring about his reelection.
Big campaign funds We're not tne
rule until 1876. That year the SUI
Iremacy Of the Republican parry was
seriously threatened bcc-.u::e OF the
of General Grant. The Dcmocra tic
party had named Sam ucl j. Tilden,
man who commanded admiration
throughout the county. Abraham
means, was managing the campaign
for the Democrats, and Henry Wat
terson was helping hiro ard took-
ing after things in the south. Near
ly 100000 LAS spent e.A., year
More than s1,0oo,OOo was spent in
G. Blaine ana Grover Cleveland had
hosts OF frien,i.i and admirers among
the wealthy c!prnc"t and these con-
tributed ~ "l.!lty to the party fund.
battle OYER tie tariff issue. Two mill
lion dollars was said to have been
spent. The figures are conservative.
There Il the well-founded belief that
the manufacturing interests of Penn
sylv; n.a End New England alone
much for l.. cty reasons but business
reasons, The figures have been
mounting ever since.s In the CAM
Haign IT 1u92, each party had more
than $1.00O,o00 at it's disposal Four
years later and again in 1900, Mr..
Hanna had several millions at his
disposal to defeat Bryan.
Ecw Money Is spent
1t is now in order to consider
what this money, Is spent for. There
are, first, the legitimate campaign
expenses. National Headquarters
has between 40 and 100 employees
amount to thousands of dollars a
day. Some of these employees are
absolutely superfluous. In many in
stances they have been put there to
conciliate. some powerful man or
nothing in return for their salary.
During the campaign of 1904 for
mer United States senator and
friend Of Mr.. Bryan was drawing
$3.50 week from Democrat tic nation
al headquarters through what serv-
Ice he rendered in return nobody
knew. The next expense is for
speakers. More men than the pub
lie would imagine receive both sal
ary and expenses. 1t is said that
Bourke Crockran received one thou
sand dollars for his reply to Will
liam j. Bryan in the campaignof