The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-08-12


tempt without any just cause or provo
cation, carries sharp and pregnant
moral which the future historian of
American politics is not likely to over.
look.-St Louis Republican.
The Republican Corruption Money Mn.
chine.
A few weeks since General A. M. Cur
It's, Treasurer of the Republican State
Committee of New York, was charged
with having violated the law passed in
1876 forbidding any executive officer or
employee of the Government from re-
ceiving or giving to any other officer or
employee of the United States any money
or other thing of value forpolitical pur-
poses. Upon this charge General Cur
tbs was indicted. tried and convicted in
the United States Circuit Court. His
guilt was established beyond contro-
versy. His crime was deliberate and
flagitious, and his impudence character
istic of Republican officials. Efforts
were made to shield him from the conse-
quences of his crime, and had it not
been that the proof was clear and
overwhelming the cuIprit would have
escaped But the fate of General Cur
tbs has not arrested the corrupting meth
DDS of the Republican bosses to obtain
money for the purpose of corrupting the
ballot-box and thereby perpetuating the
reign of the Republican party. Assess
allies. public opinion nor common hon.
esty have any effect upon Republican
BOSSES They are as defiant as ever.
The monstrous crimes perpctrated by
the Republican party have been mapped
and outlined with the vividness of light
ming, and now, as hitherto, the party, to
maintain power, resorts to the old meth
cd of raising money by assessing the
employees Of the Government. That
there may be no mistake about this, we
here reproduce the full text of a circular
sent to q Government employe in Indian
apolis, and we ask our readers to give
it careful perusal:
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN CoSGREs-)
SIGNAL COMMITTEE, SO Thirtecrth St,
WASHINGTON. d. c., NJ y Is, 1852.
SIR-This Committee is org liked for tho
party in each of the Congressional Districts of
the Union. In order that it may prepare, print
and circulate suitable documents illustrating
the issues which distinguish the Republican
party from any other, and may meet all proper
expenses incident to the campaign, the Com
Inittee feels authorized to apply TO all citizens
whose principles or interests are involved in
the struggle Under the circumstances in
which the country finds itself placed. the Com
mittee believes that you will esteem IL both n
privilege and pleasure to mako to its fund 4
less than $50 The Committees il authorized
to state that such voluntary contribution from
persons employed in tho service of the United
States will not be objected to In any official
The iabors of the Committee will affect the
results of the Pres dental election in 1884. as
well as the Congressional struggle, and it may
therefore reasonably hope TO have the sym
pafhy and assistance of all who look, with
dread upon the possibility of the restoration
of the Democratic party to the control of the
please make prompt and favorable response
to this letter by bank check or draft or postal
money order. payable TO the order of jay A.
Hubbell, acting Treasurer, Post-ofiice Lock
Box $50 Washington. u. C. BY order of the
Committee. ID. b. HENDERSON. Secretary.
In this case the employee of the Gov
eminent is requested to pay 1856, and it
is intimated that he viii esteem it as
privilege and pleasure" to bleed for
the party, and my Dear Hubbell'' is
authorized to state that such voluntary
the he's service Of the United States ,siU moi
he ob;ecfed 10 IN ann oAfciai guarfer.
The money wrung from persons en-
nloved in the service of the United
States n is said by .sMy Dear Hubbell., -
will affect the result of the Presidential
election In 1894 as well as the Conores-
sional strucple. and the Contribution
NAV he sent 70 :. NV Dear Hubbell, bv
draft or postal money order. There are.
| 4 Il said Something ike 1O0. 600 persons
in the emrIov of the Government A
tar If ton nsr cent. in anv one wear
would nrodnce a. 600 900 to sI0. 000-
non s,eet;ors ND yer
n net their own official lives: or q
snsl II ,,es cent d;str;buted through the
fonr wears II an Administrators. while