The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-07-31

L. MELENDi.
T. S. BARDwELL, Esq
MARION, LINN Co Iowa,
June 25th, 1868.
p. MelcnGy, Esq, Chairman
Republican State Central Com
DEAR S1R.--Your letter above,
assessing me $25 for assisting in
the election of the Republican can
didatcs, is received and duly con-
sidercd. The following. among
other considerations, induce me re-
spectfully to decline paying the
amount assessed to me.
LIST. My treasury department. is
not just now sufficiently plethoric to
admit of such depletion as you pre-
scribe.
2d. | am about starting to dis
charge the functions of delegate
to the Democratic Convention at
New York, and shall probably re-
quirc what small change l have at
command to defray expenses.
3. am opposed from principle
to large expenses for the celebration
of funeral obscqui.s and think it
quite as we'll to let the party you
represent 90 down to it's final rest
quietly.
4. don't think the investment
will pay, your old hulk is too rotten
for repairs, and my advice is that
you let her go to the bottom, and
that you save the treasures for some
more laudable enterprise. .
It occurs to me that inasmuch as
the Republican party is in the inter
es tof the bond holders of the country.
and opposed to equal taxation. that
the money necessary to run your
party the coming campaign should
be raised from them instead of CAL
ling on the friends of Pendleton and
equal taxation.
Very respectfully,
L. >. BARDwELL.
The following correspondence
shows that there arc other fellows
engaged in tho same business of
blackmailing
For President, For Vice President
| US. GRANT. SCHUYLER CoLFAX.
Rooms OF THE UNION
REPUBLICAN, CONGRESSIONAL Com,
/ Post Master, Manchester, Iowa,
Sir The republican national COM
mittee and the union republican
congressional committee, being pro-
foundly impressed with the import
ance of vigorously prosecuting the
ensuing political campaign, apply
to you for an immediate contribn
tisn of $33.
All in sympathy with the purpos-
cs of the republican party will
readily understand that expenses
must be incurred for organization,
documents and speakers. in success
fully conducting presidential cam
paign. The funds contributed will
be judiciously expended.
Communications should be adj
dressed to Thomas l.. Tullock, Sec
retary, Washington. D. c., and will
be promptly acknowledged.
| WM. CLAFLIN, Chairman,
! WM. L. CHANDLER, Sec'y,
Republican National Com.
EDWIN MORGAN, Chairman,
Union Republican Con. Com.
Rob't G. Schcnck, Chairman,
Thos. l.. Tullock, Secretary,
Union Republican Con. Executive
Committee.
PosToFFlcE MANCHESTER, IowA.l
-. July II, 1868
Thomas L. Tullock, Secretary.
Washington, D. c.:
Tho enclosed circular, requesting
me to pay an assessment of $33, for
radical electioneering purposes,
came duly to hand from your office
have the honor to enclose you the
amount. 1t is true it is confeder-
ate money, and now of but little
value to union men, but it was used
by traitors and disunionists of the
south, with some success, for four or
five years. in attempting to destroy
our government, and, as you and
your party say, assisted in CARRYING
ten states out Of the union, and it.
will undoubtedly be of benefit t,
traitors and disunionlsts Of the
north, in carrying on an unholy
campaign, which must result in the
overthrow Of our country and in the
destruction of our libcrtics if they
succeed.
I fought traitors and disunionists
for fous Year, in the south, and
have now no sympathy with party
who believe the rebellion succeeded
in dismcmbering the union, and who
arc determined, as they have il,
Louisiana, to subject tho white race.
to the control Of tho negro.
Very Truly,
Jas. l.. Noble, p. NJ.
Callicott, who is serving out his