Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-20
Political Combinations

To the Editor Of The ECetiq7 S.r.-SrR:
You will observe that the name has been
changed. IL is not political assessments any
more, but political contributions" A gooI
word and n sounding, but meaning the same
thing, suspect. Here is the way it was done
IN the Pension office, and L suppose that il
IS a fair sample OF the whole: a list OF those
employed in the office, from Commissioner
AtkiHson down To the 200 clerks was made
out by the CUHgTesS committee, and sent
around. No contribution" of less than $40
would be received. believe the clerks sscOn-
tTibuted pretty generally. SO here was a
haul of some - ,000 Equal contributions
in all the bureanX OF the departments would
raise in the neighbOrhood of 100000. Then
there are the pOstmasters, the customs and
internal revenue officers all over the country
- "cOr tribute" As no contribution" less
than SO is received, when the "contribu-
tons all come in as literally "a from the
Pension office, Judge Edmunds Will have
money enough to run several banks.
Now ask cUi bOHO2 The necessary ex-
penses OF an honest political campaign are
very small. All this talk about the distri-
button of documents is bosh. As a rule pO-
lItical 'docurents" are never read. Those
which are worth reading at all-and their
number is very Snall-are publisher by the
ewspaperS. have 'aveled in several diff
rent stat during political campa gas, and
have invariably found these documents lying
around committee rOOn-s. unopened and I'M
asked for. l have also almost invariably
found that state and district comrni:tee
thought precious little OF the utility OF
J!tGl w d>flHSItn committee, ana that the
views were heartily sustained by the local
press.
a great part Of the money " contributed"
therefore, is practically wasted. or IL must
De u. ed for purposes which no honest man
c9n defend. But this is not all. | assert
that these very political contributions"
now being made al this political center are
doing the republican party no little harm in
ONO ana in other states. These people be
leVe that they have sense and Judgment
enough TO carry on their own domestic cam
- vi tel. 10 FV,t.
are jealous mistrustful of Interference from
this quarter. IN view of the facts especially
Of The fact that have seen letters from OHIO
dcprecating interference by tne political
managers at Washington. | say that the
less this CcR3rcSS committee iatcrferes there
Tie greater hope can We reasonably have OF
a republican victory.
One little question or So and I am done
Where do these large - contributions" 20?
VIE, nnderS any account for the legitimate
disbursement Of the money? One ofthe pro
urietors of an inns cuniOuS newspaper con
cern OF the northw est VIZ here few weeks
ago " raising the wind" I Understand he
got about $4,000 for paper which IoaS not
Know how TO make a LIVELIHOOD by It's own
proper brains and enterprise. How much OF
these political contributions wi u find its way
10 slcEly newspaper concerns which have no
vitality OF their own?
Washington, July 18th.
PROMOTION AND APPoINrIENT.-Mr
pointed discussing clerk OF the Sixth Audi
tors office to take effect the LIST instant, vice
Mr.. r. u. Lilley, Promoted to the deputy
authorship. Mr.. Ellis has fine record a. a
soldier lie not only served himself through
out the war, but had four sons in the army,
one Of whom died in Andersolvilie prison.
VIM. y. Wayne, of Alabama, has been ap-
pointed hrst class clerk in the same Office.
MRS. Triton AGAIN-Whut is Sail aJod
ne F0Sa6ugy u DtcoTce Proceedings. - The
lr.rg I.aUrr oil
fcsSed % be accurately informed that Mrs.
1ilton expected very soon to begin divorce
proceedings against her husband. Mr.. Ira
II. Wheeler, her counsel, said on Saturday
that he knew OF no such intention on her
part In the past year every phase of the
scandal had come up for consideration, the
matter of divorce proceedings among things.
AS Mrs. Tilton had forgiven her husbands
alleged faults, and had lived with him after
ward, there would be no possibility OF her
being able 10 obtain a divorce. The same
difficulty stands in the way OF q similar ac-
tion by Mr.. Tlton.
Mrs. Tilton has been suffering from sore
eye caused by coal cinder which burned
her in recent trip To MOntclair. Her son
Ralph Is with her. Her children, Alice and
Carroll are at the Gunnery in Washington,
Conn. Mrs. Tilton is still under the su pport
of Mr.. Beecher's fTiends.-N Y. SIN, 18th.
Gov. LESLIE FINED PLAYING Gro.
QUET.-The Frankfort, Ky, Yeoman saws
that on Saturday, afternoon, as Gov Leslie
and several gentlemen, on his invitation,
were piayinS CTOquet IN the STATE mouse
yard, they were served with a warrant of ar
rest nom the police court of the city of Frank
fort for violation OF law. statute was
enacted in 1868 to prevent injury to the state
groGrds, and among the things prohibited
was the playing of any game within the
square. The prisoners pleaded guilty, and
the jury found verdict of 81 each against
two, and one cent each against the other two.
Too MUCH ToBACCo.-We are extremely
sorry to announce that the friends OF Mr..
Guide j. WoOdring have been forced to take
steps to deprive him OF his liberty for time,
on account OF the prevalent opinion among
Our.l eople that. his mind Is over BALANCED
His alteration Is announced by physicians
To be due to the excessive use of tobacco, and
IL was determined To cOnfine him so that he
effectually weaned from 1t. An inquisition
was holden at the county court room Tues
day morning and a verdict as above was
reached.-Puldsti Tenn Citizen.
THE COTTON OPERATIVES AT FALL
RIvER--It is believed that the operatives at
Fall River, Mass, realizing the general de-
preston IN the cotton goods market, will
quietly submit to the proposed general re-
duction OF wages TO take effect on the first
Monday in August, and not undertake
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