The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-07-31

country owes, all demand that tn
quantity of real money. shall be in
creased and not circumscribed. T,
limit our coinage to gold, and make i
the only metal money is to depreciatl
all property, unjus.ly exaggerate debt
and place extra burdens ON the debtor
class, that constitutes three fourths o
the population of ihe country. These
i are truths which the intelligent people
OF Ohio can understand, and We do
not believe the false and foolish cries
OF imitation and danger to resumption
will blind them.-[ Missouri Republi.
can (Dem.)
ASSESS THE ARMY EOas TOSTBRss
3E BENEFIT.
Under the protection of Hayes and
his fraudulent Cabinet, the Republican
strikers are levying tax upon the de-
part,nent clerks at Washingion for
money 10 be used III Fosters Ohio
campaign. ..s-.g,.
We are informed on credible author
ity, that already more than $40, 200 has
been raised in the departments for this
purpose. But $4,000 is not enough.
At least i've times that sum is needed
and expected from Washington by
Foster. The tax on the different gov
ernment employees has been apportion-
ed on basis of something like $780,
Geo.
Very few of the officeholders who
are approached and asked TO contrib.
ute to the Foster fund, feel q lively
interest in the political fortunes of the
beneficiary. The majority Of them, it
10 safe to assume, do not care . copper
how Ohio goes, provided they can
keep their little Offices aud draw their
salaries in peace. Even the clerks
from Ohio would prefer to keep their
money for family expenses, or TO pro.
vide innocent summer amusement for
themselves aud their families. But
they dare not send away the collector
empty handed. They know that tho
request for voluntary contributions
is demand they cannot afford to re-
fuse. They have been plainly given
to understand that the demand il
backed by all the power of the fraud
ulent Administration, and that that
power will be pitilessly employed.
They submit to the blackmail because
they know they must.
The remarkable thing about the as
sessment is, that no attempt is made
by Hayes and his secretaries to conceal.
excuse or palliate the outrage. The
robbery of clerks proceeds openly, in
the face and eyes of the whole country
Yet it is only two years since the fol-
lowing letter announced Mr.. Hayes
to reform the civil ser.
vice:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, June %. 1877.
SIR desire to call your attention
10 the following paragraph in letter
addressed by me TO the Secretary of
he Treasury, on the conduct to be OBJ
served by officers of the General Gov.
in relation to the elections:
No officer shall be required or per-
nitted to take part in the management
It political organic atoms, caucusses.
conventions or election campaigns.
Their right tC vote and express their
'ieWs on public quesfiona, either oral
y or through the press, is not denied,
provided II dOes not interfere with the
discharge of their official duties. No
on officers or su60rdinates
or political purposes should be alzosc.
ID. -. .iaf. -.-Tr5Tf.-
This rule is applicable to every de-
'artment of the civil service. 1t should
.e understood by every officer Of the
Government that he is expected to
onform his conduct 10 it's require
aents. Very respectfully,
&. B. HAYEs.
The sham, the cowardly hypocrisy
+ that order, and of all the snnfiing
that accompanied 1t, were
,ng ago exposed 1t is too late In the
ay to waste words over them. ila
In the interest of the civil serviee
Jerks who are to be forced to supply
funds for Charles Foster, We
esire to make . sCggestion to the
hangers of that candidate,s cause.
he issue made in the platform on
'hich Foster stands is the old issue OF
,e bloody shirt. Fosters campaign
10 be an aggressive war upon the
tie Confederate States of America.
# course he was deeply concerned
bout the Union during the period be-
veen 1861 and 1866, although the ex-
:ting demands of trade kept him
way from the scene of actual hostili-
es. Now that he is about to fight
lat war over again, and is in need of
lnds, instead of putting his hand to
Ie throats of the department clerks
Washington, whose functions and
'mpathies are not at all military, and
their money, let him ap-
,al to the patriotism of the officers
I'd privates of the army, and to the
veterans who were at the
ont while he was behind the counter
his shop In Fostoria. Let him
sess the various encsmpments of the
rand Army of the Republic. Mr..
,ster has become colder, in spirit,
not in record he ought to look to
8 military brethren and not to the
vilian clerks and copyists, for the
,ewe of war.
What wild wave OF enthusiasm
build sweep over the veterans who
rved in the Union army, If Charles
,ster should turn to them and elo-
entlv request contributions for the
l~pose of defeating MaiOr-General
wing and Brigadier General Amer
10 " Rica-IN Y Snn