The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-31

cess are unwilling or neglect to aid in a
substantial manner.
We are on the skiTmish line of 1884,
| with conflict before us, this fall, of
great moment to the Republic, and you
must know that repulse now is full of
danger to the next Presidential cam
| paign.
"Gnless you think that our grand old
party ought not to succeed, help it now
in its struggle to build up new South,
in which there shall be, as in the North,
free ballot and fair count, and to
maintain such hold in the NOrtn as shall
| insure good government to the country.
"It is hoped that by return mail you
will send a voluntary contribution
equal to two per cent. of your annual
compensation, as a substantial proof of
your earnest desire for the success of the
Republican party this fall, transmitting
| by draft or postal money order, PAYABLE
to the order of Jay A. Hubbell, Acting
Treasurer, POstOfice lock box $50, Wash
ingtOn, ID. G."
That settles it. The grand old party
| cannot win battles "in this way''-that
| is, without money. The idea that the
| grand old party does business eXclu-
| slyely on principle is too antiquated to
be endurable. 1t is money that makes
the party go, and as no one who is not
| interested i'll job cares to contribute to
the maintenance of lot of other Job
bers ''this committee cannot hope to
| succeed if those most directly benefited
by success are unwilling or neglect to
aid in a substantial manner" 1t is
pretty hard on grand old party to get
down to where it cannot live without
rObbing the families of undeTpaid office
holders; still facts are facts, so Assessor
HubbelIs committee says to each office
holder, ut is hoped that by return mail
you will send a voluntary contribution
equal to two per cent. of your annual
compensation" What the grand old
party needs and cannot do without is at
least two dollars and half from every
OfilcehOlder.
But, as the Hubbell Committee has
been saying that everybody had respond
ed, to whom is the new circular being
sent, unless to Miss (Or Madame) Sallie
Binns, the Philadelphia PostOffice cat,
who probably is still in quandary as to
how to meet the views of the grand old
party without transmitting objection
able matter through the mails?
ASSESSMENT FOUNDERS AT WORK.
washington letter.
The assessment ntrOunders are zealousIy
at work. They yearn to save the party
| and get the percentage on collections.
The Interior, POstOffice and Treasury de-
paTtments are worked Systematically
and thoroughly and with profit. The
| clerks see that it is of no use and of
great hazard to resist. Said one of the
victims to-day: Il paid my assessment
in?" asked friend who is a refOrmer in
politics. WELL" said the clerk, 81 was
discharged several years ago from an
other department for declining to pay
an assessment, and l thought | would
pay this time" Such confessions are
frequent. The clerks sneer at the pre-
tence of an option. They feel as never
before, that to refuse to contribute is to
put their places in jeopardy.
KICK OUT THE ASSESSMENT COLLECTORS.
philadelphia Press.l
The Republican party has no easy task
in the present campaign. 1t is divided
in this State, it may be in New York, in
Ohio it cOnfrOnts a great social question,
and in every State in the Union it has
special difficulties to face. Its control
of the next Federal House has been
challenged by the blunders of its
Speaker, the bad management of Con-
gressiOnal committees and an extrava-
gance in which both parties shared; but
for which there is grave danger only
one party will pay the penalty. At such
a junctnre, to insult the moral sense of
the country and estrange its own inde-
pendent vote by chasing down unpaid
assessments in department corridors at
Washington is one of those political
blunders which approach the weakest of
all crimes-suicide.
Yet this is what the Congressional
Campaign Committse is doing. VOlun-
tary, unsought contributions for party
purposes from OfficehOlders are likely
for years to come to have an evil SAVIOR,
so far has the machine by its exactions
degraded free citizens in their country's
service. Partisan assessment circulars
are bad enough; but the inquisition of
the assessment list and the personal
pleasure of "stand and deliver" at
department desk are outrages for which
the Republican party may suffer; but
for which it is not responsible. +
One class, it is true, will always be in
favor of assessment-the thieves and
strikers. 1t is not, of course, true that
every man in favor of assessments is a
thief; but every thief is in favor of as
sessments. Dorsey, we know, believes
in them, and probably every man in
dicted with him does, too. We advise
President Arthur to be on the other
side.