The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-08-02
lFrom the Toledo sunday Journail
Civil Service Reform illustrated.

The New York Sun has published two
lac simile certificates OF deposit. by Zsek
Chandler. on the Second National Bank
OF New York, each Tor G. 200 payable Go
the Order Of him~..lf. aud bearing date
September II. 1876. On the back OF each
certificate - the following endorsement
Pay X. h. Hayes or order-Z Chan
dler. Under this endorsement on each
check is the following we'll known name
-"R b Hayes" in the Presidents we'll.
known handwriting Some three weeks
since, u was telegraphed from Washing.
ton, that some time during the campaign
meeting Of certain we'll known parties
was held at Columbus, aud upon canvas
sing chances IL was thought exceedingly
doubtful whether the State Of Ohio was
certain Tor Hayes. A committee waited
upon Mr.. Hayes and informed him OF
their deliberations. aud urged upon him
the necessity Of a demand for SIC. 900 from
the National Republican Committee. ID
was claimed that Hayes made such a de.
mand, and that in response thereto
Chandler sent Hayes the $4,000. which
was added TO the campaign fund. then
amounting TO about 5000. Well. this
report was denounced ~ a canard. and
contradicted vigorously, and as was
u
tied down into the belief that u was
campaign SANDER. sent out TO Offset the
many reports rejecting upon Tilden for
bis use Of money TO corrupt voters. And
now comes this later publication m the
SUI. with the checks, the date. the bank
where the money was deposited. and the
endorsements on toe back Of the checks
The evidence Is conclusive that Chandler
sent the President $4,000. which the
President expended In the Ohio .cam.
paign. Now the President. having used
money in the Ohio election. assessed up
on Government clerks and Office holders,
to secure his election TO the Presidency,
takes occasion to proclaim q great 70
form. He prohibits assessments upon
Government clerks in the future. and
goes 50 far as TO prohibit office holders
from interfering in politics. We have
always regarded the forced assessment
upon Government clerks for campaign
money a grievous wrong, but IL seems the
President was willing TO use. the money
thus obtained. knowing IL to be thus ob
tanned. TO secure his own election bot
now that be Is in power, be attempts a
show Of virtue in this direction that his
own record seems 10 prove can not BE-
sincere. Ii must be remembered that
this Slo.OuO sent by Chandler was long
after the President had written his letter
OF acceptance. m whicn his great civil
service reform principles were 40 clearly
and tofcibly 'nunciaied. Taking th.
Presidents actions ia civil service aud
his professions aud putting them side by
side, they do not harmonic. We regret
this. The Prr-id-nt OF iorty millions a.
American itremen can not afford thus Co
tr H. with the public conscience. IL
would not look we'll ia history u read o.
George Washington or Thomas J. J.fi-rsuu
accepting SlUUU0 check IRON Govern
meut clerks with which TO innuruc~ o.
purchase vOtes 10 Virginia Tor President.
aud q does not max. us aroud ui ouf
Ohio President when We know be hns
been doing this very thing lt has about
II the Odor OF bribery aud taken in con.
nectiou with the r-csnt civil service OF
ders u speaks loudly Of hypocrisy.