Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-08
HOW THEY MANAGE IT.
The Republican Congressional
Committee After voluntary
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The Republican COngr siOnaI
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A SENTINEL reporter yesterday got hold
of one of the villainous circulars that are
being sent around to the 2fice holders OF
the United States Government in view Of
the election this Fall. 1t does not matter
how he obtained it; whether it was sent to
some office holder in Eureka, or whether it
was destined for some one Of Uncle Sans
army of officials elsewhere. The existence
of the thing has become too notorious to
be denied by the people of ''great moral
IDEAS" though no precaution is neglected
by which to keep it in the shade as much
as possible.
There are those even who argue that this
infamous method of assessment for politi-
cal purposes is right and proper; that
those who hold Office by the gift of the
party in power a debt of gratitude to
that party, and ought to contribute cheer
fully for its support. That there are any
persons so bold and shameless as to speak
in defense of this nefarious scheme, shows
what the deep underlying sentiment of the
Republican party is with regard to Civil
Service Reform. The Republican Con-
gressional Committee, than which there is
no better criterion by which to judge Of
the views of the party, issues these circu-
lars to Office holders, literally soliciting,
but really requiring them to contribute a
a portion Of their Government pay to de-
fray the expenses of q political campaign.
In other words, the whole people of the
United States are thus directly taxed to
perpetuate the Republican party in the adj
ministration; or, if you please, to aim a
blow with that formidable weapon, money,
the United States, represented by the
Democratic party, whose ''possible restor-
alton to the control of the Government is
looked upon with dread" The only diff
ference between this scheme and an appro-
priation direct from the Treasury by the
Republican majority in Congress, is that
the latter could not be perfected, as the
former is, comparatively in the dark. In
principle, however, the two swindles are
equally vile and subversive of honesty and
decency in the administration of Govern
mental affairs. 1t is hard to comprehend
how the masses of the Republican party
whose hands are not defled by participation
in this disgraceful fraud, and who GER
tainly can find nothing in it to uphold or
admire, and must see everything in it to
condemn and loathe, can allow themselves
to be thus disgraced by a coterie of rotten
politicians who neither care for the coun-
try nor for them, except to use them for
the accomplishment Of their individual
fraudulent ends.
A resolution was offered in the Senate
on Monday by Pendleton of Ohio, in
structing the Committee on Civil Service
to inquire and report upon this "circular"
scheme which we are now discussing.
Plumb (Rep.) of Kansas promptly OBJ
jected to the resolution, and it was laid
over upon his objection. His objection is
idle, however, for what can be proved when
the investigators would be chosen from
among those who are the proper subjects
of the investigation