Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-19
MONEY IN POLITICS.
How Mr.. Lew Fell From a High
Moral Standpoint.
The Vindieation Mr. Eeifsf Received at the
Hands Of His Friends-Fate Fayoring
the 0emOerats-The Supervising
Inspector Speaks.
TIMELY TOPICS Al THE cApITOl
SDecial Dispatrs . be R.oi,,,r.

WASHINGTON, October lS.-The folks who
are going about New York, contribution
box in hand, soliciting financial aid to help
the Republican party in its present sore
extremity in that State, are apparently not
meeting with the same measure Of suecess
as in former years. There is very urgent
need of money, and, outside of the rack and
thumb crew Of Jay Hubbelrs committee,
the resources are somewhat limited. Many
of the well-to-do members Of the organiza-
ton, who have been accustomed to gave
eheerfully Of their abundance during the
weeks Immediately preceding an election
in that State, have this year cut
down their donations 70 a very low figure,
or fatty refused 20 she'll out Sc all TO aid
the FOlger-Arthur combination in its en-
deayors TO extricate itself from the mire
into which IL has been 50 deeply plunged.
As q consequence of this state of affairs the
weak and helpless Government clerk aud
the hSrd-Worked and poorly paid letter
carrier has been bled most unmercitully By
the Congressional committee pirates,
while the employees Of the State goyernment
and those who serve as public servants In a
municipal capacity have been made to
and pOstOfice authorities in New York,
and the head chiefs at Albany. The bur
den imposed upon these folks has been al
most intolerable, and many are the softly
muttered curses which have been called
forth from officials of both high and low
degree as they have been invited 70 walk
up and settle their share OF the campaign
expenses incurred in the all but hopeless
effort OF stunning the rising tide Of De-
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November States. At the beginning OF the
campaign, before the moneyed men of
the party showed such an unani-
nous tendency TO keep their money in
their clothes, some of the highly moral off,
cials in New York and Brooklyn issued
circulars TO their subordinates, assuring
them that no assessments would be allowed
within their Jurisdiction. These folks are
now placed in a very uncomfortable posi-
tiOn. As an example, I will take Mayor
Low, of Brooklyn. Some weeks ago he
branched out as q civil service reformer Of
the most pronounced stripe, assuring his
co-laborerS in the employ Of the mani
cipality that il would be a cold day when
he handed over any money, and telling
them that no one would be molested
for declining TO pay any assessments which
might be levied upon them. This natural
" created q considerable amount of COM
ment among less favored Office holders, and
the Brooklyn boys congratulated them
selves that their lines had been cast in
pleasant places. Thus matters ran along
until Monday last, when Mr.. Low was as
founded at receiving in his morning mail
polite intimation from the Republican Cam
paign Committee that he and his friends
would have to shell out, and naming 500
as about tbe right thing for him personally
TO give. Ny informant tells me that the
atmosphere Of the city of churches is not
yet entirely free from the sulphurous talnt
noticeable Immediately after this news was
broken 10 the mayors co-laborers, but all
the same the money is heinG rapidly
gathered up in the usual way, the per
sonal check of Mr.. Low being among the
first OF those handed in. Such is life.