Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-04-14
THE FRA UD'S FRA I'd Il
MR.. II. b. HAYES PROFESSION
CONTRASTED WITH HIS ACTS.
now FEDERAL OFFlCIAs WERE BLED u
ORDER TO CORRUPT ELECTIoNs--A
sCATHING EXPOSE or OUR BOAST.
Ed CIVIL sERYICE--THE REM
EDY PROPOSED.

hfA NNA N'Aff
The special committee Of which Sen.
ator Wallace Is Chairman, directed to
inquire whether, in the year 1878,
money was raised by assessment or
otherwise, upon Federal office holders
or employees for election purposes, have
submitted their report to the Senate.
1t states that the matter is regulated
by act OF Congress approved August
10, 1876, as follows:
SECTION 6. That all executive Off.
GERS or employees OF the United States
not appointed by the President, with
the advice and consent Of the Senate
are prohibited from requesting, giving
to, or receiving from any officer or EN-.
ploye of the Government, any money
or property or other thing of value for
political purposes; and any such off.
cor or emplOye who shall offend against
the provisions of this section shall be
at once discharged from the service OF
the United States and he shall also
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be fined ia
a sum not exceeding $500.
The President of the United States
issued an order also, prohibiting as
sessments for political purposes on off.
GERS or subordinates of the Govern.
ment.
The committee reports that both the
letter and the spirit of the statute had
been violated, and that the plain mean.
ing of the order Of the President has
not been obeyed. The late Secretary
of the Senate { Mr.. Gorham), who was
an employo Of the United States, was
at the same time Secretary of the Re.
publican Congressional Committee, and
while holding both of these places be
issued and sent to employees Of the
Government printed circulars, asking
for and urging the necessity Of max
ing contributions OF money for the ad.
vancemcnt Of the Republican cause in
the political campaign Of 1s7Sggs
That clause Of this circular which
declares that there viii be no objec
ton in any official quarter to such vol
untary subscription was proved to
have been submitted to Mr. Hayes,
who approved the same, and the refer.
ence here made was to him and his
action.
The circular was sent to every per
son in and out of the United States
holding an Office with a salary exceed.
ihg $1,000, the amount required usu,
ally being one per cent on the salary.
The whole sum received BY the Re.
publican committee in the Summer and
Fall Of 1878 for these purposes from
Federal officials was $4,000, and the
whole sum received from all other
sources was $4,000, making the cam.
paign fund of the Republican National
Committee amount to u total of slOG,.
600.
| When the circulars were neglected,
or those subscribing were slow in pay.
ment, other circulars were sent out
hurrying the delinquents up
This mode of obtaining money for
political purposes was also adopted and
carried out 10 1876, when two per cent,
upon the amount Of the salary OF the
official or subordinate was demanded
by the Republican Committee.
In addition to this sum of sl06,000,
the Republican State Committees OF
some of the States were authorized to
collect, and did collect, moneys for po.
litical purposes from the Federal Off.
cials within those States. 1t was
charged that moneys were collected
from ladies in Government employ,
and from those receiving less than
| 81, 900 per year, and such seems to be
the fact Toe
The sum collected from suboIdinates
and employees in the Interior Depart.
ment alone was SO ,247. The Treasury,
the Department of Justice, War, Navy,
and the Agricultural and Printing De.
|partment was each visited by these
collectors and moneys obtained in large
amounts for political purposes p
Inquiry was made as to the amount
Of moneys received by the Democratic
National Congressional Committee in
1878, and it was found to be total of
! 81, ,695, collected from members Of Con.
gress and private citizens. This mon.
ey was shown to have been expended
on printing, stationery, and salaries of
clerks employed in distributing docu.
ments.
! The campaign fund of 100000, col.
lccted by the Republican Committee,
of which this $4,000 collected from
employees Of the United States was
part, was expended as follows: s245OO
for documents and postage; $4,000
for employees, folders, etc, and about
$4,000 for printing, stationery, rent,
etc. The remainder was sent to per.
sons in the Statos TO bo urod in tho
close Congressional districts, TO aid in
the election Of the Republican candi.
dates for Congress. II seemsto have
been distributed as follows;
Maine, $4,000; New Hampshire,
s1,750; Vermont, Third district, $500;
Connecticut, Third district, $1,000
New Jersey, First district, $1,000 /;
Second district, $500; Fifth district,
$500; Pennsylvania, Seventeenth dis.
trict, 81 500; Maryland, Sixth district,
81 $50; West Virginia, Second district,
$3.50; Third district, $500 Virginia,
Second district, $1,000; Fourth dis.
trict, $1,000; North Carolina, to three
districts, 81 800; South Carolina, First
district, $1,000; Fifth district, 5000
State at large, 5000; Florida, First
district, $500; Second district, 81, 900 !;
Alabama, Fourth district $500 Ten.
nessoc, First district, 5000; Second
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