The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-25

! in largely increased receipts to the company,
and correspondingly large increase to the asso-
citation from its old reliable partner-the railroad
company.
Another noteworthy feature of this 'compro-
mise is that the usual privileges heretofore ex-
tended by the railroad company to the tent
holder. viii be continued this year-uamely
dead head tickets and free transportation Of
baggage to and from the grounds. This feature
of the compromise will have a very
strong tendency to promote peace and
harmony amongst the brethren, and to
prevent any hasty action by the association adj
verse to the railroad company or its its interests
where moral principle is not involved.
1t IS but fair to say that your valuable paper
IS Justly entitled to large share of the credit
IN bringing about this important compromise"
and the trustees are to be congratulated upon
the successful issue of their earnest efforts in
favor of the better observance of the Sabbath
How true it is that reforms never 60 back
ward" METHODIST.
INDIANAPOLIS, June "a
The Civil Service Law and Federal Officials.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis journal:
In a recent article was quoted as authority
for certain construction of the civil-servee
law. l was not quoted correctly. The law re
ferred to is the act of Jan. IT, 1888 and reads as
follows:
Section H. That no senator. or representative on.
Territorial delegate of the Congress senator rep
resentative delegate elect any officer employee
Of either of said houses, and executive, judicial
military naval officer of the United States, and no
clerk or employee of any branch department bureau
of the executive judicial military naval service
of the United States, shall directly indirectly. so
helt or receive, or be in any manner concerned IN
soliciting receiving any assessment subscription
contribution for any political purpose whatever from
any officer clerk employee of the United States,
any department, branch Of bureau thereof, from
any person receiving any salary compensation from
moneys derived from the Treasury of the United
States
The penalty for violating this law is a fine not
ceeding 80, 600, or Imprisonment for not than
three years, or both fine and imprisonment.
1t seems to me that this language Is plain, and
needs no construction This law was under
consideration by our national committee just
prior to the Chicago convention. At the CON
vention Senator Hoar, upon request, explained
its operation, and in selecting the new national
committee care was taken not to select any
United States officer employee. In this
way public attention first re
Gently directed to this law by the Republican
national committee and convention. 1t is clear,
under this act, that no federal officer or employe
can serve upon any political committee which
directly or indirectly solcits or receives, or is
in any manner concerned in soliciting receiv
ing any assessment subscription or contribution
from any officer, clerk or employee of the United
States
Broad as the act u.s. still federal officers and
employees are not, by any means, debarred from
active political work. In fact. the whole field
of active political work is still open to them,
saving only the restriction named in the act,
that they shall not solicit or receive, directly or
Indirectly, or be in any manner concerned in so
letting receiving contributions for political
purposes from any other officer, clerk en-
ploye of the United States Regarding this lin
itation, they can contribute to their partys sue
cess with their means or labor, or both. freely
and literally as they please Very respectfully,
CHARLES L. HoLsTEIN,
United States District Attorney.