Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-06-27

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they came up in the House on report of
this Committee, the minority attempted
at first TO bulldoze, and when that failed
resorted to dilatory motions, keeping up
deadlock for long time, but the ma
jority finally found way to assert itself,
and under the leadership of Mr.. Reed so
amended the rules as to enable the ma
ority to proceed with the business before
the House.
The trial Of General Curtis of New
York for receiving money for political
purposes while he was in Government
employ, and his conviction by New
York jury, is an illustration of the folly
of the timid policy adopted and pursued
by many Republicans. To allow such
law to pass the Senate, when attached
to an appropriation, simply to hamper
| the party, should make the names Of
those who claiming to be Republicans
will render aid to those engaged in such
nefarious trick for the avowed purpose Of
defeating the party, Kissing and by
worn, and the woes Of the unfaithful
servant should be pronounced against
them. Now that the campaign commit
tees are again organized, the subject of
political contributions is attracting much
attention. The Republican Congression-
al Committee has issued a request to all
Federal office-holders and many others to
assist in the campaign by liberal contri-
buttons, and a howl goes up from the
Democratic camp,-also from their allies
the assistant Democrats, otherwise called
civil Service Reformers" OF the Of
fce-holders they ask two per cent. of the
salaries. Was this to be enforced as an
assessment, it would create many vacan-
cies in the departments in this city, and
be source of vast revenue to the Com
mite. When it is remembered that a
very large number Of ladies, many boys
and girls, and more Democrats and reb-
els, are holding these positions, and to
such an extent that together they con-
stitute a majority of all Office holders in
this city and through the South. 1t will
readily be seen that the Committee can
not realize even one per cent. Add to
these considerations the fact that very
many who claim to be Republicans, will
not contribute anything, and there will
not be very large amount realized from
it. The plan in good old Democratic
times was to notify the clerks and Others
here, that the Committee had assessed
them certain amount and that they
would be waited upon at the close of the
quarter, and when paid they would re-
ceive their pay less the amount Of the
assessment. Sometimes think this the
better and more equitable plan, as all
contributed alike. Every intelligent per-
son knows full we'll that there are legiti-
mate expenses attending every campaign
that have to be met. The Commit
tee cannot be expected to NEE. all these
out of their own pockets. Money COL
lected thus openly will very likely be ju-
diciously expended. | only regret that
those who receive these requests are not
more unanimously Republican in senti-
ment.
A failure to support and maintain the
will of the majority of the party as ex-
pressed through its properly-constitued
convention or caucus, it at all times a
misfortune, but when at the behest of the
then incoming administration the nominee
of the party legislative caucus in Penn
sylvania year ago last January, Henry
w. Oliver. jr., was defeated and John ].
Mitchell, the weak and puny half-breed
Republican, was elected, felt that II
would have been better that the State
should be without Senator or that q
Democrat should be elected than he, and
the sequel proves that l was correct. Had
he been left to the obscurity that was his
by inheritance, he could not have dis
turbed the party organization in that
State, but having been lifted into posi-
ton he could under no circumstance hon.
or, he is able to disturb the harmony Of
the party and by joining McVeigh & Co.
endanger the success of the party in ths'
State this fall. He may be able by hi;
treachery to place the Democracy in the
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