The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-29

uaClOl1al COILlIIllLDS6S. 1IlG complete, will not be so unt
 But even more significant than these is the democratic contribu- tion list of the campaign of 1882 and thereafter during the past four years.
 It throws into bold relief two important facts:
 l. That Jim Farley must be
 having hard time raising
 money, for some of his most
 generous coughers-up-like Ras-
 kob and the duP Ponrs-are now
 fighting on the other side.
 -2. That the old political
 adage, ito the victor belongs the
 spolIs," has been clicking as
 effectively under the New Deal
 as it ever did under the re-
 publicans. ,ss
 And it is important right now, with large chunks of contribu- tions being thrown into the cam paign chests of both parties, to remember that, for the most part, these contributions are not mo- tivated by unseitish sacrifice.
 QUid Pro Quo
 Directly or indirectly, the donor expects reward. . Sometimes the reward may be only an invitation to dinner at the White House. Sometimes it may take the form of a tariff increase 'on a particu- lar product. Sometimes it may not come until months or years later. But, no matter what party is in power, usually 1t comes.
 DIPLOMATIC APPOINT MENTS are the most direct re- wards, though not always the most important. In this field, ambassadorships in 1882 ranged from $1,O0O contributed by Will liab c. BulIitt, who became am- bassador to Russia, to $50,000 con- tributed by the late Jesse IsidOr Straus (and his family, who be- came ambassador to France. Bullitt has now succeeded Straus.
 Clara Driscoll Sevier, denocra- tic national committeewoman from Texas, contributed $1,500 and her husband was made ann bassador to Chile. Sam Unter- meyer contributed $1,000 before Roosevelt was nominated, then $10,0O0 when the campaign got tough in October, and his nephew Laurence Steinhardt, was made minister to Sweden. MT. Stein hardt also contributed $5,000. 2. Breckinridge Long put up $500 !, before Roosevelt was nominated and then driblets of $5,000, $10,- 900, $f ,O0O, $1,0OO, with his wife putting up $1,O00; finally a loan of $10,000. He was made ambaS- sador to Italy.
 Judge Robert Bingham of Louisville contributed $10,000, which, plus the recommendation of Colonel House, helped get him the, coveted ambassadorsh to Great Britain. Dave Fl. Morris gave only $5,O00 (though he has JybeeIl contributing steadily since) gauu got the iatnbassad dorship to Belgium. S
 Bert Fish of Florida also gave 5000 and became. minister to Egypt, John Montgomery put up only $1,000 and became minister ! to Hungary, while Norman Davis, serving. as special ambassador for disarmament, gave only $250. MT. Davis, of course, had served in a , similar capacity under Hoover.
 CABINET POSTS-the largest : contributor was Dan Roper, who put up $5,OO0, later $500,. and has : made minor. contributions since. Homer Cummings contributed st. ! 900, his wife $250, and became attorney general. Henry MOrgen- than, Jr.,. contributed $1,000, his wife $1,00O, while his father lent $25, 5,00O. Young Henry. became head of the Farm Credit Admin istration, later secretary of the treasury.
 The late William H. Woodin, a close personal friend of the presi- dent, contributed $45,000 and be- came secretary of the treasury, while Cordell Hull put up onl $l0O and became secretary of state. William Phillips and his wife put up $1,000 and. he bacem