The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-03
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.
Chapter to Make the Average American
Blush With Shame.

A Chapter to Make the Average American
Blush With Shame.
John BrOwnlOw, of Tennessee. son of
ParsOn BrOwnlow, now a Clerk in the
PostOfice Department, has written a
very sharp open letter to Congressman
Hauk, of that State, which has a good
deal of the ring of the old ParsOn in it.
Mr.. BrownlOw begins in this manner:
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 18, 1882.
LeOnidas Cesar Hauk Member of Con-
gress from the Second Congressional
District of Tennessee:
SIR-On the 14th instant by hand of a
page of the House of Representatives,
received from you the following remark
able missive:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINTON, ID. c., July 13, 1882.
81. B. BROwNLOw, ESQ.-SiT: | Just
wish to say there is no serious division
among the Republicans of the Republi-
cans Of the Second Congressional District
of Tennessee, and if it is your purpose
to try to create the impression here that
there is, and that official pressure should
be brought to bear to retire both Rule
and myself-which is no doubt part of
the program of the Custom House ring
l will see if L can't bring some official
pressure to bear in order to send you
home to work for living"
Respectfully, ETC.,
L. G. HAUK.
In other words you threaten to eXer-
else your influence as member OF Con-
gress from my State to have me removed
from office because prefer the nomina-
tion of Mr.. William Rule as your success
sOr. If | were under any obligation to
you for the place hold, or if you were
worthy of the position you hold, there
might be some excuse for your unmanly
threat"
Mr.. Brownlow then gives an interest
ing sketch of Tennessee politics. One
feature of the letter which has interest
outside of Tennessee is the statement
that the funds collected by the Congress
ional Campaign Committee are to be
used to secure the reelection of Hauk
and to defeat Rule, Mr.. Hauk being a
member of the Congressional Commit
tee.
prominent Republican Senator,
speaking of this subject the other day at
Washington, said:
"There is no doubt that large pro-
portion of the -IfOney collected by this
congressional committee in the pasttdaS
been devoted 10 the reelection, and even
to the denomination, of members Of Con-
gress who happen to be members of the
Committee, and there is just as good rea-
son to think that tit will be done in the
future as that it could have been done in
the past. happen to know now that a
certain Representative is endeavOring to
obtain money from this committee to
insure his denomination, and it is very
far from certain that the Republicans of
that district desire his reelection; and
there is one man sitting in the House
now who was nominated and elected by
the use of money of this committee who
was never wanted by the people of his
district, and who on fair vote could
not be elected. 1 should have expressed
my sentiments in the Senate the other
day on this subject, had | not been re-
strained by party friends"
Congressman Mckinley is member
of that committee; and it is a singular
fact, that members of that committee
are remarkably successful in securing
denominations, regardless of party rule
or their worth and ability.