The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-07-13
The Republican Corruption Money Ma
chine.

A few weeks since General A. 81. Cur
It's, Treasurer of the Republican State
Committee of New York, was charged
with having violated the law passed in
1876 forbidding any executive officer or
employe of the Government from re-
ceiving or giving to any other officer or
employe of the United States any money
or other thing of value for political pur-
poses. Upon this charge General Cur
tbs was indicted. tried and convicted in
the United States Circuit Court. His
guilt was established beyond contro-
Versy. His crime was deliberate and
flagitious, and his impudence character
istic of Republican officials. Efforts
were made to shield him from the conse-
auences of his crime, and had it not
been that the proof 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.
esty have any effect upon Republican
| bosses They are. as defiant as ever:
The monstr5us crimes perpetfated by
the Republican party have been mapped
aud outlined with the vividness of light
ninr, and now, as hitherto, the party, to
i 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 textof circular
sent to q Government employe in Indian
apolis, and we ask our readers to give
it a careful perusal:
HEADQUARTERS 5REPUBLIcAN CoNGREs-
sIoNAL COMMITTEE, $50 Thirteenth St,
| WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10, lSS2
SIR-This Committee is organized for the
| protection of the interest of the Republican
party in each of the Congressional Districts of
! the Union. In order that it may prepare, print
| and circulate Suitable documents illustrating
| the issues which distinguish the RepuDilcan
party from any other, and may meet an proper
| exnenses incident to the campaign, the Conn
| mittee feels authorized to apply TO all citizens
whose principles or interests are involved IN
the srggle Under the anaS the Conn m
| mittee believes that you will esteem lt Dotn a
| privilege and a pleasure to make TO us Iuno q
| contributions which, it is hoped, may nor De
less than S36 The Committee is authorized
| to state that such voluntary contribution from
persons employed in the service OF tne omitsI nti
| States will not be objected to in any ofhciai
| quarter. c......o vii, aff.o+ t,,,
well as the Congressional struggle and 1t may
| therefore reasonably hope TO nave the SYM
pathy and assistance OF All WHO IooA, VIII WIN
dread, upon the possibility OF Inc resloratlon 10 q
of the Democratic party to the control OF the
please make prompt and favorable response
| to this letter by bank check or draft or postai
money order payable to the order OF Jay A.
Hubbell, acting Treasurer, Postoihce tocS ICE
Roy $50 Washington. d. c. By order of the
Committee. D. B. HENDERSON, Secretary.
In this case the employe of the Gov
ernment is requested to pay $50, and it
is intimated that he will esteem 1t as a
:. privilege and pleasure" to bleed for
the party, and My Dear HubbelF' IS
authorized to state that such voluntary
contributions from persons employed IN
the service of the United States 10tH not
be objected to in a9y official quarter.
The money wrrlng from persons en-
4 ployed in the service of the United
States. it is said by ssMy Dear Hubbell, :
will affect the result of the Presidential
election in 1884 as well as the Congress
sional struggle, and the contribution
! NAV be sent to "My Dear HubbelP' by
draft or postal money order. There are.
it is said, something like 100, 600 persons
in the employ of the Government. a
tax of ten per cent. in any one veal
would produce Ss,o00,O00 to S10,oo0,'
600 to use in carrying elections and per
petuatinp their own official lives; or :
small per cent. distributed through the
{ four wears of an Administration, while
it would appear lighter, would product
/ the same results. Such methods fol
, raising political corruption fund vio
, late law-they are crimes. They cor
5 rupt and degrade; they are vile to th'
last degree. They are simple robber
: les, and still the victims of these assess
5 ments are expected to damn their soul
3 by saying that the payments to the fun'
are voluntary, and that they esteem it
: privilege and pleasure to be robbed
4 For the same reason, says contempt
: rary, the man who gives up his none
n to a highwayman would esteem it
e pleasure and privilege to contribut
to the wants of the knights of the road
? While the infamous business is goin
: forward the organs of the Republica
: party pirate of Democratic methods fo
a raising money for campaign purposes
e in which cases every contribution
e necessarily voluntary. 1t is well for th
people to know what Republicans al
e doing for the purpose of CARRYING elet
I. tions by fraud and corruption, and
Ii prepare for struggle which has for i
g purpose the defeat of the Republica
y party and the enforcement of integr
IS ty.-Iradia,aa State Sentinel.
q The Boston Memorial Associate
s ,s has accepted the bequest of the la
Nathaniel /. Nash of $4,000, for Il
E. erection of statue of Theodore Park
in, hot off Tho orb