Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-07-20

that will not work both Jwaysns Mean
while the fact that the man for whom
the Republican party sacrificed honor,
honesty and decency has sunk into q
fathomless abyss of Republican CON-
tempt without any just cause, or provo
cation, carries a sharp and pregnant
moral which the future historian of
American politics is not, likely to over
look. -St, Louis lRepubficass. III
The Republican Corruption Money Ma.
" chine. its} q
A few weeks since General A. M. Cur
tbs, Treasurer of the Republican State
Committee of New York, was charged
with having violated the law passed. in
1876 forbidding any executive officer or
lemploye of the Government from re.
ceiving or giving to any ther officer or
employe of the United States any money
or other thing of value forpoliticar pfif-
poses, UponIth charge General Cur
tbs was indicted. tried and convicted in
the United States Circuit Court. His
guilt was established beyond oeontro-
Yersy., His crime was deliberate and
'flagitio1s, and his impudence character
| istic of Republican officials. Efforts
] WcIC UIsttC W SAlCIa ~ Jill tllC COuSC-
| quences of his crime, and had it not
been that the, proof II was clear and
overwhelming the culprit 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
ments continue. Neither law nor PEN
'alties, public opinion nor common hon-
estyi have any effect upon Republican
bosses. They are as defiant. as ever,
| The monstrous crimes perpetrated by
I the Republican party have been mapped
and outlined with the vividness Of Hight
ming, and how, 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 a Government employee in Indians
1apolis. and we ask our readers osgiSe
/ it a careful perusal; j.. ns,F--a,satet,s.,
/ IsIoNAL COMMITTEE $40 Thfrteenthi 81, - fiv
d5nifess e 3 ofs asK
protection of the interest of the KepublcsM
the Hnion. In order that Il may prepare pine
ana ersa %hs stsss sns
i party from any other, and may meet all proper
mittee feels authorized to apply % allldirizsns
Taoss ad rre
/ which heseountry finds itself placed the Conn
mttae eS T msts p + Rasa
ess than ss TSe n1f
ssofs thaI e e nns
States will not be objecteds TORN any Official
sTh The iabors of the Committee WIN AFFECT the
results of the, Pres Dental election in 1884, %
wen as the Congressional struggle, and It may
dread, upon the possibility Of the restoration
Ct the Dem 70. party to the control Of the
| / Please, make prompt and favorable response,
to this letter by bank check or draft or postal
H tub acting treasurer, Post-ofice Lock
Box $50. Washington b. q By order OF the
Committee. ~ D. b. HENDERSON, SecretsFyag
Il In this ease the employee of the Cow
eminent is requested to pay, $50. and it
is intimated that he will esteem it as a
privilege and a pleasure to bleed for
the party, and = My. Dear Hubbelri Is
authorized to, state that such coluntary
contributions from persons employed in
the service of the United States uill tssQt
Re objected to In atty official qldrter..
The money wT1ing from persons EN-
;ployed in the service of the United
States, tits said by ..My Dear Huhbel1''
viii affect the result of the Presidential
election in 1884 as well as the Congress
sorial struggle, and the contribution
may be sent to My Dear Hubbell!' by
draft or postal money order. Il There are,
tits said. something like LOG, 900 persons
~ he r. fha
tax Of ten per cent. in any one year
would produce SO, OO0, 600 to $40, 0O0,I
600 to- use in carrying elections and per-
petuating their own official lives; or a
small per cent. distributed through the
four years Of an Administrator, while
it would appear lighter, would produce
the same results Such methods for
raising q political corruption fund yio-
late law--they are, crimes. j, They cor
rupt and degrade; they are vile to the,
last degree. They are simple robber-
les, and still the victims ofthese assess
mentsiape expected to damn their souls
by saying that the payments ,toithe fund
are voluntary, and that they, esteem II q
privilege and d pleasure TO be robbed
For the same reason, says a contempt
rarv, the man who gives up his fneney
to highwaymana would esteem it a.
pleasure and a privilege to contribute
to the wants of the knights OF the road.
While the infamousi BUSINESS IS going
forward the origins Of the Republican
party pirate of Democratic methods, for
raising money for campaign purposes
in which cases every contribution IS
necessarily voluntary 1t is well for the
people to know whist Republicans are
doing for the purpose of Carrying cleo
tons by fraud. and corruptigns and 70
prepare for a struggle which. has for its
purpose the defeat Of the Republican
party 3e reimbursement of integri4
ty. =. zsfna State Sentinel.