The Evening critic., 1884-09-24

A shot at George william From n
Clerk.


MY DEAR GEORGE WILLIAM. Since It Is tho
fashion TO, In some manner, acknowledge the
dieinterested interest which you take In the
poor, feeble minded individual, commonly
yclept tho Government clerk, you will please
stand up while have tho following whack at
you.
eiehtby.ten soul by the statement that have
not given one cent to any committee In aid OF
the present campaign, nor would have tho
least fear OF, in any manner, affecting my posi-.
ton were 10 fail TO give anything whatever.
But II my life is spared 10 the end OF tho pres
ent month then II don't contribute some
ps G nS iqna ySn
damages are hereby OK pressly waived.
am going TO do this, George William for sew
eral reasons. One Is that your meddlesome,
clerk Of any spirit do the very thing that you
evidently don't want him to do. Another rea.
eon Is that the average Government clerk
Civil.Service law Just about us well as you do,
and the construction he puts on said law IL
that II was Intended to put him on exactly the
leave him free TO do Just as no pleases with
his own without let or hindrauce from officials
within, or disgrnntled mugwumps, like your.
dear George William, and being neither a
mugwump nor q Democrat, naturally feel
Ike helping my party 70 the extent OF my
jliusti ious member Of the party you have 30
recently joined "whas are you going to do
ABOUT III 2
Ihave never been member OF tho Demo-
cratic party, TO which YOU now belong, George
William, but have studied the institution
under circumstances that, fortunately for
you, have never been yours. For Instance,
George william, you was not born In a section
Of the country where, thanks TO Democratic
institutions and teachings, Il was almost as
''ihe poor, white trash" as It was TO be born a
black slave with commercial value. 1t was
never your lot, George william, TO take upon
your shoulders at the age of 10 years tho care
OF helpless family, while all your ablo-
bodied relatives were In the field helping to
pSs DOWN IL
hide IN the brush ami listen 10 Democratic
guns as they shot TO death your inofrsnsiyc,
ESnc ,S nsghSors ny expetence
dear George William, made a Republican OF
me, and It Will take something moro than
your bulldozing circulars 10 make mo forget
my duty or my rights as such. For 1t is the
same party to-day that Il was then.
Year after year yon have borne testimony to
this fact yourself. Even when you were play
Ing the part Of Judas at Chicago, you could not
refrain a parting shot at the painted Delilah
you intended go soon 10 embrace. It Is the
party OF rebellion. II is the party that MUIR
dered tho great and good Lincoln. It Is tho
party OF the red shirt and tho night.rider. It
10 the party OF Hamburg and Danviile. II is
the party that made the cleo md jackson"
speech four years ago in Virginia, aud tho
zane that ten days ago declared In Tennessee
that sooner than forget the principles for
which 1t fought Ia the late war 1t would turn
It's back toward Heaven and its face toward
He'll And this party, George william, which
you have so lately Joined, Is to-day animated
by the same spirit that nerved the arm OF the
assassin Booth. No other would desecrate the
grave OF an innocent child or invade the sane
iity OF tho family nearthstone In the desper-
And II the American people do not rebuke such
spirit, then they will depart from the record
OF n century OF glorious life. And now, George
william, farewell. Don't worry about us. We
never without friend. II IL ia only
the much. maligned ten per center. Vais,
George william.
Yours, Unexpectedly,
GOVERNMENT CLERK.
Washington, d. O., Sept. ~, 1884.