Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-09-27
WE regret to have to omit several
matters this week for want of space.

WE regret to have to omit several
matters this week for want of space.
THE State ticket nominated by the
Independent Republicans OF Pennsyl-
vania, will be found this week with the
other ticketsin the CITIZEN. All our
Republican readers can thus see both
State Tickets, and then read, reflect,
and vote, as to them seems most right
and best.
MR. HENRY HALL, present editor of
the Mercer Dispatch, was one of the
Congressional Conferees for Mercer
county attending here last week. He
is an agreeable gentleman and made a
pleasant impression upon all our citl-
zens with whom be came in contact.
II. b. Bowser, Esq, a prominent
young lawyer Of Mercer, was also here
in compc ny with Mr. Miller and his
conferees.
Mr.. III. G. Bioss, the able editor of
the Titusville Herald, Crawford coun-
ty, was also here attending as con-
feree of that county, on the part OF Dr.
Roberts.
Mr.. H. G Grenner, connected with
the same journal, also accompanied
the conferees from Crawford.
All the above gentlemen, as well as
the candidates. paid our Office welcome
and pleasant visit. We hope they may
all find future occasions to bring them
this way again.
That Assessment Business.
The case Of Harry Walker, who it is
alleged was dismissed as clerk in the
Postoffice here by Miss Robinson, the
Postmistress, because of his declining
to pay certain political assessments on
his salary. seems to require a brief
statement of facts, from which all can
draw their own conclusions. These
facts are derived from Esquire Lewis
P. Walker, the father of Harry, and
who authorizes this statement.
Young Walker lately received three
different notices of assessments on his
salary, which is only $3.50; twoof them
from Philadelphia, from Cooper, Chair
man of the Regular Republican State
Committee, and one from the Hubbell
Committee, at Washington, ID. G. The
notices were for $7.2O, 81 and Sc. The
last one from Cooper had on it, an
married. red letters, the words, "No
81 To these notices Harry refused
to respond, after consulting with his
father and friends. And whether the
notice he afterwards received from
the Postmistress, that his services in
the Office would not be needed after
first of coming month, had anything to
do with his refusal to pay these assess
ments, will be a question for each one
to determine for themselves. There
might be some difficulty in determining
this point if it were not for further
fact stated by Esquire Walker, to-wit ::
that some lays ago he was called upon
by Stalwart politician of this pla ce,
who informed him that great pressure
was being brought on Mr.. Thomas
Robinson, father of the Postmistress,
to have Harry removed as clerk in the
Office This Stalwart, Esquire Walker
states, also gave it as his opinion that
Harry would or ought to be removed
W hat the motive here was may be
judged from the fact that Esquire Walk.
er is an open Independent" in politics,
at present. Whether it was to coerce
or silence him, through fear of his son
losing his Office, he has his own opinion.
Certain it ia that the dismissal of his
son comes at such time as to confirm
his opinion as to its real cause. And
more certain it is that this assessment
business is most disgraceful to any
party The idea of big, able bodied
men, travelling around tie State and
faring sumptuously every day and all
their expenses being paid from money
assessed from poor clerks and scrub
bing women in the public Offices, is one
that should be resented at the polls in
November next by ever honest voter
in thi. county and in the State.
AS Mr.. Marshall alluded to this case
of Harry Walker in his speech here to
the Independents on last Wednesday
evening, and as the facts have been
denied by correspondents from here 10
some Of the Pittsburgh papers, the
above statement Is made on authority
of Harry father, and we presume will
set at rest all controversy in the matter.