Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-16
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
Respectfully Asked to Contribute Ia
the Radical Campaign Fund
Civil Service Reform
a Farce.

Civil Service Reform
a Farce.
Persons who have accepted position
or office under the United States govern.
ment are obliged to contribute TO the
Radical fund. The conscience of every
man employed by the government is sup
posed to be bribed, aud they are com
PEELED to feel an obligation to Hayes, Key,
Sherman & Co. A Democrat is sup
posed to become Republican in order to
hold office. Happily for the integrity Of
Southern character, fortunately for the
consideration of personal respect, and
most commercially for the preservation
of the conscience, virtue and man.
hood Of men. whose only disquali6
cation for Office ia Southern birth
Southern sympathy and Democratic
ideas, we find in the person OIL
Andrew j. Harris an exception to this
prostitution of heart and mind. Mr..
Harris was made a deputy by United
States Marshal Mike j. Waldron. Like
Major Waldron, he did not propose tc
and never did sacrifice his personal hon.
or, nor prostitute his political honesty
Several men Of this community who
we're most violent in abusing Major Wal
dron for accepting an appointment IN,
der Mr.. Hayes were applicants for off
cial %emelument. Mr.. Harris has received
the subjoined letter, but being too trul
aud too conscientious 10 accept or prof
by its base offer, he has no hesitation il
giving it to us for publication. In thiI
manly act he ferfeits all claim to ofic,
in the Republican party and forever
makes himself an outcast aud
detested exile from the favor and aHec
ton of the Republican party. In hi
rejection Of this, be proves himself tn
type Of a true man, whose honor canno
be bribed and whose conscience is nc
tempted by official benefits. Simila
circulars are being scattered throughou
the land, and are mailed to every cand
date on the so-called National ticket {
Memphis, from Jim Anderson down t
his political peer and confidential ae
wiser, Fred Hunt, colored. The %circula
is as follows:
HRADQ'Rs REPUBLICAN CoSGREssIoyAL0
Con- , 1873 4 STREET, NORTHWEST,
WASHINGTON, ID, G., May q, 1878,
SIR: This committee, charged wit
laboring for the success of the Republi
can csuse in the coming campaign 70
the election Of members OF congress, ca
with confidence upon yo1, as a Republ
can, for such a contribution in money a
you may feel willing to make. Thecom
mittee deem it proper, in thus appea.
ing to Republicans generally, 10 inforr
those who happen to be in Federal en-
ploy that there will be no objection i
any official quarter TO such %voluntar,
contribution,
The Importance Of the pending strue
gle cannot easily be exaggerated. Tha
the senate is to be Democratic after th
4th of March, 1879, is very nearly a Ger
tainty. In view of this, the election Of
Democratic house of representative
would precipitate upon the country dau
gsrous %agitations, which would ~inevita
bly, add to present distresses. Foremos
among their schemes, the opposition al
ready announce their intention to al
tempt the revolutionary expulsion of th
President from his office.
II, by the presentation of three caadi
dates for the presidency in 1880, tn
people should fail to choose, the hous
must elect, each State delegation castin,
one vote.
From what is now known, aud Will
the growing dissensions in the camp o.
the enemy, the committee have gooC
reasons to enter upon their work witt
courage.
Please make prompt and favorable re
spouse TO this letter, and remit at once
by draft or postal money order, to "Sid
ney F. Austin, b q treasurer, etc, Ger
man-American National Bank, Washing
ton, D. c." By order Of the com mittee
GEORGE B. GoRHAM, Seey,
Eugene Hale, chairman; George c
Gorhsm, Secretary.
Executive COMMUNICATION William
B Allison, Hon Stephen W Dorsey, Hsr
Blanche X Bruce, Hon Horace + Page
Hon Charles Foster, Hon Jacob 4
Campbell, hon Jay A Huboell, Ho
Charles II Joyce, Hon Frank Hiscock.