The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17
ASSESS THE ARMY FOR FOSTERS
BEN EFIT.

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ASSESS THE ARMY FOR FOSTERS
BEN EFIT.
Under the protection Of Hayes and
his fraudulent Cabinet, the Republican
strikers are levying tax upon the de.
partment clerks at Washington for mon
ey to be used in Fosters Ohio campaign.
We are informed on credible authoIi-
ty, that already more than $4,000 has
been raised in the departments for this
purpose. Blu, $4,000 is not enough. At
least Eve times that sum IS needed and
expected from Washington by Foster.
The tax on the different government EN-
ployes has been apportioned on basis
OF something like 500 900,
Very few of the officeholders who are
approached and asked to contribute TO
the Foster fund, feel lively interest in
the political fortunes of the beneficiary.
The majority of them, it is safe to as
sumo, do not care copper how Ohio
goes, provided they can keep their little
Office and draw their salaries in peace.
Even the clerks from Ohio would prefer
to keep their money for their family ex-
penses, or to provide innocent summer
amusement for themselves and their
families. But they dare not send away
the collector empty handed. They knew
that the request for voluntary cOntribu.
tions" is demand they cannot afford to
refuse. They have been plainly given
to understand that the demand is back
ed by all the power OF the fraudulent Ad,
ministration, 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, ex
cuse or palliate the outrage. The rob
berry of the clerks proceeds openly, in
the face and eyes of the whole country.
Yet it is only two years since the follow.
ing letter announced Mr.. Hayes's deter
minaton to reform the civil service:
Executive MANSION, |
Washington, June %, 1877.
SIR-I desire to call your attention to
the following paragraph in letter ad
dressed by me to the Secretary of the
Treasury, on the conduct to be observed
by officers of the General Government
in relation to the elections:
No off cer shall be required or permit.
ted to take part in the management of
political organizations, caucusses, con-
ventions or election campaigns. Their
right to vote and express their views on
public questions, either orally or through
the press, is not denied, provided it does
not interfere with the discharge If their
official duties. No nS8' Sment on officers on
SabOrdindtes for political purposes should be
dLLO1Ced
THIS rule is applicable 10 every depart
ment of the civil service. 1t should be
understood by every officer of the Gen
eral Government that he il expected to
conform his conduct to it's requirements.
1' Very respectfully,
r. B. HAYES.
The sham, the cowardly hypocrisy of
that order, and of all the snuflng pro-
fessions that Accompanied it, were long
ago exposed 1t is too late in the day to
waste words over them.
In the interest of the civil service
clerks who are TO be forced 10 supply
campaign funds for Charles Foster, we
desire to make a suggestion to the man.
ayers of that candidates. cause. The is.
sue made in the platform on which Eos
ter stands ls the old issue of the bloody
shirt. Fosters campaign is to be an az
gressiye war upon the late Confederate
States of America Ofcourse he was deep
ly concerned about the Union during
the period between 1861 and 1865, altho'
the exacting demands of trade kept him
away from the scene of actual hostilities.
Now that he is about TO fight that war
over again, and is in need of funds, in.
stead of putting his hand at the throats
of the department clerks at Washing.
ton. whose functions and sympathes are
not at all military, and demanding their
money, let him appeal to the patriotism
ofthe officers and privates of the army,
and to the volunteer veterans who were
at the front when he was behind the
counter of his shop in Fostoria. Let
him assess the various encsmpments of
the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr..
Foster has become soldier, in spirit if
not in record; he ought to look to his
military brethren and not to the civilian
clerks and copyists, for the sinews of
war.
What avid wave of enthusiasm would
sween over the veterans who served in
the Union army, if Charles Foster should
turn to them and eloquently re qrest con,
tribulions for the purpose of defeating
Major. General Ewing and Brig General
Americus V. Rice.-M Y Sun.