The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-08-05
A Proposition to Hon. Carl
Schurz and the Republican
Office Holders.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
.Julv 26 1890.

EDITOR EATON DEMoCRAT:-Wish-
ing to catch up with Hon. CARL
SEIZURE, who is now son the wing"
somewhere il the West making
stump speeches for Garfield and Ar
thur, l entrust you with the follow
ing confidential letter, which l trust
you may be able to get to him
through your widely circulating jour
nal, without exciting the curiosity
of your readers to look into it before
the Secretary of the Interior shall
have time to peruse it and confer with
the $4,000 office holders, whom it
must concern, and who, taking coun-
SET Of their fears, may desire to COM
ply with the proposition therein
made. But to the letter.
Hon. Carl ScHURz, m SIT
Secretary of the Interior.
Str:-To meet your objections and
silence your fears in the event Of a
change in the party administration
of the Government by the election OF
Gen. HANCOCK to the Presidency, in
the wholesale changes of the "eff-
cient and experienced clerical force
shat you predict would follow this
event, and which you say "would
Operate to the serious detriment OF
the public business Ipropose the
following remedy: 7aa
First, That all those now in Gov.
Iernment employ, and whose love Of
country and the public interest" is
Superior to mere party, shall make q
money contribution to the Democrat
ic campaign fund of such amount OIL
amounts, from month to month dur
ling the months of August, Septem.
Der and October, as they may feel
themselves able to spare, (say not
less than SIS each), seeing that they
have already been compelled to con-
tribute tUo per centum of their an,
nual salary to the Republican cam
paign fund; and that the full name
of the party so contributing, and the
office he holds, shall accompany the
donation; that both name and
amount contributed shall be- KEPT
strictly confidential; that a receipt
shall be returned to the donor, which
he may hold and present at the prop.
er time as an evidence of his loyalty
to the Government rather than tc
party. ...ra 4
Second, That all persons so con.
tributing shall stand upon the same
footing with-Dcmocrats, their eX-
Eperience and qualifications taking
precedence,) in the distribution OF
the offices on and after the 4th OF
March, 1881; that l pledge myself
with a few exceptions, to use every
honorable means with the appointing
powers, to have the parties so con
tributing to the Democratic cam,
paign fund, retained in the position
he may occupy. on the fifth day o.
March next. II ~ No.. Ia.
Here, my dear sir, is an opportu-
nifty for you and your partisans who
are so very much concerned for the
future welfare of this Government,
1by distrusting the ability of the
Democratic party to run it success.
fully and economically when they
shall have come in possession of it.
as you seem to think they mostojas.
+suredly will, on and after thee4th oil
March next, to step forward and res.
cue the country" and the public
Treasnry from such a dire calamity
as the one you depicted in your late
Indianapolis speech .zj oiaf 6al
/ 1 remember, land duly appreciate
with you), the fable Of the fox and
the flies. a2.N'' 2.
Very respectfully yours,
/ 5,g. c. P. CULVER.