Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30
walk mp 10 the Captains Of
fee.


The unfortunate Republican oil
fice-holders in the State, says tn
Detroit Free Press, who have bee
congratulating themselves that be
cause it was an "off year. Their
would be no political assessment TO
campaign purposes have been rude
" awakened from their dream. NJ
year is an "off" one when Chandler
interests hang trembling in the
balance and spite of the civil ser
vice regulations and the Presidents
order the fat has gone forth, thai
each of the faithful shall contribute
of his substance toward the election
expenses of that perennial place
seeker. The ukase, which has
been sent to every Federal office
holder in the State, is ornamented
with the State coat Of arms, and has
every appearance Of emanating
from the State printing Office. 1t
runs as follows:
LANSING, June 20, 1874.
DEAR SIR-The Republican State
Central committee have instructed
me to notify you that for the gen.
eral purposes of the campaign you
have been assessed per cent on
your salary. The amount is -,
which you will oblige by trans
at once to S. ID. Bingham,
Lansing, Michigan, making all
drafts and orders payable to him.
The receipt viii be promptly ac-
knowledged and the money faith
July expended for the Republican
cause. In all cases vouchers will
pc taken and expenditures subject
ID to the approval of the commit
zee.
The exciting campaign of 1872
exhausted the resources at the dis
Dosal of the State Committee, and
notwithstanding the majority of
$4,000 at the election, the same
necessity exists for active work and
means as in the past.
For the circulation of Republican
papers and documents the commit
zee are especially in immediate
need of funds. The active cam
Daign will be short, and a large
portion of the work must be done
prior to the nomination Of State
md Congressional tickets. Let
his work be well performed and
here can be no doubt that Mich
gan will stand by her noble Re-
publican record of twenty years.
A prompt response to this letter
will place the committee under
renewed obligations to those who
nave so efficiently aided them in
past campaigns.
Very respectfully,
S. S. OLDS,
Secretary Republican State Central Committee.
The per centage named in these
modest applications varies from
TWO to twelve per cent, according
% the value of the office; and it
will readily be seen without enum-
Grating all the Federal office-hold-
ers in the State that a very fair
harvest may he expected if the
prompt response solicitedis accord
cd in all cases. 1t is rumored, how
ever, that the stringency Of the
times has been seized upon as an
excuse for not complying in many
cases, and good deal OF decapita-
ton may, therefore be expected
should Chambers fond hopes be
realized. OF course everybody
understands that the Presidential
prohibition is a farce, and that
while no office-holder can be COM
PEELED to contribute, thoss who fail
to do so are invariably found to be
in some way disqualified for a
continuance in Office.
1t is instructive, as denoting the
peculiar character of the campaign
and showing in whose interest the
Republican committee is acting, to
observe that the want of funds be-
gan to be felt in June, and that
they were needed before the nomi-
nation of the State and Congress
sional tickets. This indicates that
is was known very early how big o
load Chandler would be, and that
the Importance of placing a little
money where it would do him the
most good was deemed sufficient to
outweigh all considerations of APP
propriateness in the State and Con.
gressional nominations. Let the
State be secured by Chandler
thought the committee, and the
other nominees may look out fol-
themselves.