National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-26
Mr.. Hubbcn and His AssaiIants.

United Stntes not appointed by the President,
with the advice ana consent OF the Senate
SsG y,n @ from n,,n ,vuSSs GuT sNmE o OF OF h Lv
government any money or property or olherthlng
Df value for political purposes; and amy such
osicer or empoye who shall offend against the
provisions of this section shall be Mt once dis.
charged from the service of the United States and
he shall also be deemed guilty OF msdemcanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined In sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars.-thHed States
Revised Statutes, Chapter 2S1, SectiOn6.
The above Is the section which Georoe
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DelhS NloIaleu ny tnose executive OH
GERS or employees of the United States,
tberein describpd who contribute money
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congressional committee.
The committee. over the signature of
;te cboirnop tho Hon Inv A uuhheu
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NAG ie9ucu i" eti0"l"t 9o'lN'tiiS 'oiitiipu-
tons. The New York Clvll-Servlce Re-
form Association, over the signature of
its president, George William Curtis, has
issued Il circular to such executive Off
GERS and employees as are described in
the section of law quoted, warning them
that if they contribute they are liable to
removal and penalty of fine. To this
Chairman Hubbell has responded in u
letter, in which he says:
If it be the law that persons paying become
thereby liable to penalty, |, beiug u member of
Sons'eSs anu 'mo .,e'Su'er VINO recese9 ,ne pny.
on This question anywhere or at any I me, and to
unite with you in requesting the President to ash;
an opinion ofthe Attorney General II you desire
Ui~e irod,",s %"s or,%e no,n
j viii join you in testing the soundness of the
circular, and invite you to this mode of settle
, nlen' as pom more manly pnu nc, more honorable
me minds ofthe empIoyes ] alluded @ to- TO- The law is is
misstated in your circular, aud the alarm you seek
10 create Is without Justification In the law, Your
GounSei 10 wnom you Vas"ety nlIune' eisner
shelter behind INV cover l. therefore, challenge
You to the steps necessary to an immediate deter.
minalion Of the degree of responsibility which is
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n, MI lluDpeil lillllks, rs guilty. as lhe
person who pays. If the law does not
forbid novment 10 n CONGRESSMAN. thon
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ale consideration OF me point ne wilt
Join in that. Disdaining tn seek shelter
behind any cover" he challenges MIR.
Curtis to the necessary steps. This was
80 plain that even the sneakery in which
Mr.. Curtis and his class of sham reformers
are adopts seemed driven to corner
in which it must fight fairly. But what
is the answer? Why, a letter from Mr..
Curtis's lawyers demanding that Mr..
Hubbell shall become the informer and
prosecutor against some contributor in
New York The circular of Mr., Curtis
said:
The National civi.Serylce Reform League pro-
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The United sacs aud until lleir decision Is given