Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-17
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The war cry of the Republican party
a few years back was 1.-THE bloody shirt
and plenty of money" 10 these latter
days the ensanguined undergarment Is
of little worth, for the people have long
since wearied of it and refuse longer to
fight under it as a banner. The power
of money, however, remains as strong
as ever, and if that can keep the Repub-
lican party in control of the govern
ment, its leaders are determined it shall
do so. Never, probably, before in the
history of the government have political
assessments been so remorselessly levied,
and never before has the cry, "your
money or your place" been so generally
raised to frighten ofhceholdefs into con
tributing Of their salaries towards a cor
ruption fund to be expended during the
coming campaign
Heretofore it has been quite common
TO call on the attaches of the various
departments in Washington, as well as
on those holding Federal positions Of
more or less prominence elsewhere, for
means to defray the expenses of a cam
paign, and under the heading of Eek
penses" come all such items as the pur-
chase of voters in doubtful States, such
as Indiana, for instance. These
assessments might in certain
degree be regarded as legitimate, since,
If money must play an all-important
mart in directing and controlling cleo
tfops. it is only to be expected that those
who are to derive gain from the result of
those elections should furnish the
money, as, by so doing, they are, in a GER
tain sense, investing their capital in their
business. Nevertheless the injustice Of
these assessments being forcibly collected
mas long been acknowledged. Even fac
ton of the Republican party itself has
been induced to raise the hue and cry
against them, and the good Mr.. Hayes at
one time endeavored to make some repu
tation for his dc fdct0 administration by
declaring that he intended to abolish
f)rcible assessments while he occupied
Mr.. Tilden's place at the White House.
In this Mr.. Hayes failed signally, as he
did in almost everything else connected
with his administration. He made
feeble effort IN the direction of his pro-
fession, it is true, but it was very feeble
He uttered, through his Ministers. a
proclamation or two, and that was the
end of it, and soon "Your money or
your place" was as common a demand
under his regime as it had been under
his predecessors.
As we have said, however. assessments
upon officeholders have never before
been SO general and so exhaustive as at
present, and my Dear Hubbell' seems
to possess a peculiar knack for unearth-
ing every officeholder in the country,
and allowing none to escape. For in
stance. about the most outrageous as
seSSIlCuL MulC4 Has CNCA DCCA AOfACA was
that upon the petty appOintees employed
in the Indian school at Carlisle
Barracks, Pennsylvania This institu
ton has been used as a training
school for Indian boys and girls, where
they have been instructed in the rudi-
ments of civilized life, but even its high
mission and its valuable fed of useful
ness could not save it from the ravages
of the political assessment iend, who
presumes that because the teachers and
attaches of the institution are paid by
the government, it is their duty to con-
tribute two per cent. of their wages to-
wards keeping the Republican party in
power. Aud how thoroughly the at
taches of the institution have been called
upon to stand and deliver may be gath
cred from the following levy: