New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-08
MISREPRESENTATION CORRECTED.
THE SECRETARY OF THE RkPUBIIVAN Oo1'""H'
SIGNAL COMMITTEE ON THE DkFENsiVh'

| SIGNAL COMMITTEE ON THE OFFENSIVE
| fBr TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNRI
| WASHINGTON Aug. IA TRIBUNE correspondents
meeting Colonel d. g. Henderson. secretary OF the Re
publican Congressional COMMITTEE the o'her uay'
asked him if he did not feel like saying something
| about the charges against the committee Oh "Ahon
| some OF the papers are full
| al don't believe, as a rule, in answering such
| charges" he REPLIED L" but since you kindly desire
il will say this: that there has been no innovation
| bv this committee upon the system which has been
pursued by previous Congressional committees since
| the organization of the Republican party, ana
| that too without any objection worthy OF notice
excepting from the Democratic press. And In this
camnaiOn the Democrats did not open their bate
RES until they were disturbed by the news from
| Oregon Then they discovered at once very de-
cided dislike to the system of political assess
ments' so called although practising II themselves
since that party knew power j think 1t is unjust
TO attack this committee as if we had made great
innovations, when we have made none
"What about the assessments on women ~
81 have been aStOnished to see prominent news
papers hashrng and rehashng charge which has
again and again been contradicted, and which any
reputable journal must know Is not true There has
not been a woman knowingly invited to contribute
TO this committee. Nowhere in the United States,
either i'm the departments here i'll Washington or IN
any branch of the Government anywhere has any
woman or child been asked TO contribute. want TO
make that as strong AS Senator Hale said III
his speech in the Senate, if any such case has oc
Cured it has been through clerical mistake or De-
cause INITIALS ali the light we had as 10 who
the persons were For instance. we might find on
our lists the name of NJ l.. Smith when the person
was Mary l.. Smith. A few cases Of that
kind may possibly have occurred When 1t has
been discovered they have been told at once that
was mistake. Very few cases have come to our
knowledge. On the other hand have been called
upon by ladies from the departments who insisted
upon paying and did pay just rs much as gentlemen
we're paying and who in strong language took eX-
ception to the course of the committee not Invt
ing ladies to contribute. Notwithstanding these
appeals we have adhered 10 the practice OF former
committees and TO the course begun by this COM
mittee"
have been assessed at the Carlisle indian SCHOOL,"
That story made out OF whole Goth Not q
woman IN that school received a crcniar IRON us
and Az for the children haven't even Jhelr names,
aud every circular directed in this ot he
superin tendent of the school when the charge was
made gave denial to the Associated Press but
that has not prevented the charge from being Re-
What about day laborers being assessed for the
whole year when they had work only 1or part OF
I'VE have simply the lists that show men who are
on the rolls receiving per diem compensation. we
cont know how many DAYS work they nave liad
but we 40 know that they get big compensation
Bat whenever men have said to us that tney had
not had employment have always tod them theY
vould be fools and worse than fOOls-they would be
knaves-tO contribute We don, want money from
any man who Is going 10 lnJure himself or his IAN
ily by giving II. But have no hesitation III saying
thiS-that unless there should be revolution by ali
polItlcai parties-and do not look Tor It-toucning
the matter of meeting political expenses, Delleye
that long as IT Is voluntary III Is
perfecty proper that tnose who are
ENJOYING the fruIJ OF party victories shonld contrib
ME to the LABOR and expenses of winning tneIn
believe that the people as mass are very willing
that public officers should pay the expenses o Poil
ical campaigns Indeed my observation has been
tnat tney very willing also that ihey should
contribute 10 the expenses OF churches, to The cree
ton of public buildings, ahd any other puoiIc or
benevolent enterprises. hey he frs class III
yltcd 10 con rIDuto by every religious, OeheNoleut
and public enterprise. .,
Bul are the contributions really voluntary
Yes SIR. There has not been an instance since
the committee sent out Its clIcdlar whore single
man has been reported by NE because he HAS Iaiiod
10 pay" ,,y
Certainly not have 10 such expectation, and l
am glad say mat don't believe that 10 could even
become necessary. lind about The same proportion
among the OnlcehOldeis mat you 90 among OtheT
men mat Teauy 10 bear the honest Duruens lnc-
dent TO their DosIuon III lie. have seen 1t stated
that we are making the mistake OF aSAng only Once-
holders 10 cont IDute. That Is not true We IN
vIte AID from every RepuolIcan source we beileye
to be friendly. he fact Is The amount received
portion OF what has been received Tor camp gns,
and III degree approaches the popular estimates
When 1 know, rs | DO, that the Democrats are
reaching their Otice-hOlders, wherever they nave
any, and always have done IT, don't PROPOSE Tor
one, 10 os tnen collect funds under
cloak Of Senator Pendleton's Civil Service
Reform spasm, while the Repubhcan party, which
b only party squarely iign lng for the defense
Of human freedom IA tAs country, may be beaten
Tor the want of inviting aId of the same kind
What assessments the Democrats making
here that you know Off
" do not profess personal familiarity with the
Democratic movement but | understand that their
Senators have been assessed S1OO ana the Dem
Ocratc Representatives 800 each for the cam aIgn.
1t Is no secret that when they controlled the House
the officers of that body, great and small, were
personally invited 10 contribute anu did so. That
may not be Justiiica ION IL tho system IS wrong,
but has II been proved 10 be wrong Is the pcnulnS
battle easy tnat the Democrats should D. sec
Ouded III attacking thus coInIniiee whilc the Dean
Ocrauc record Is 50 Vulnerable, ana wne no cause,
II any, exists for criticism that bias not exlssed
since the government was formed T.
TIE AMERICAN FLEET AT ALEXANDRIA,
REAR ADMIRAL NICHoLsoNs RlPoRT OF Tax BON
BARDMENT
WASHINGTON, Aug THE Navy Depart
ment in receipt of adviccs Rear Admiral NIcho
son. commanding The European station, dated of Alex
andra, Egypt July Ii and d. He reports that on July
10. at a. H., he received official notice from Admiral
Seymour, commanding the British naval forces that
STATEN that hostliues might occur within twentyfour
hours between H. b. M fOrce under his command and
the de facto rulers of Egypt and requesting MIN TO
tho vessels under his command OF the line OF ire
Admiral Nicholson sent the information Immediately 70
the Consulate and prepared 10 receive any and AL reu
gees who sought protection Tue day busy one
every nationality present was doing its utmost TO free
the city Its residents and the harbOr from vessels
aAt 3p. ia Admiral Nicholson moved outside the bar
with the vessels OF the squadron lhaving about 100
refugees on bOardj and anchored At H.
OF the 18th the English fleet opened
fire upon the forts. The fire returned
and kept up till about p IN, when the forts were all