The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-05
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form In Dakota.
The Daily News has received the fol-
lowing letter:
GRAND VIEW. D. T., Sept. II. 1ssS-7o Ue
Editor: What do you think Of the inclosed. This
ONCE pays e2 q month and takes all Of one
mans time, using q room renting at q q
month, coal in the winter at $3.50 o ton. Any
how, what is Civil-Service reform: have al
ways been Democrat on principle, but what
Is this? Look at thu Federal officers At the
head OF the list. Such an outrage has not been
practiced but by this same .gang'-i e., Church
sdherenta Yours respectfully.
JOSEPH J. ANGUS. Postmaster.
"P. ST. am informed that the ofiice-holders
that do not contribute will be bounced
u. j. A."
Mr.. Angus sends with his letter the
following epistle:
''HEADQU ARTERs OF DEMOCRATIC TERRI
rORIAL COfNrrrEE. ARMOUR, d. T., Sept. 10,
1sSS.-Postsaast,rs, Grind Vieu. D. T-Dear
Srs: The Territorial Democratic Executive
Commit se has instructed me to call upon all
Federal and Territorial onicials In the Third
legislo.ive district to contribute mt least 5
per cent OF their annual salary toward defray-
ing the expenses OF the present campaign.
Acting under these instructions, you are re-
q'.ested to at once contribute the amount due
from your oface by RENTING the same to the
undersigned. Very respectfully,
GEORGE s. MATHEWS.
Committeeman for Third district"
From the printed head of the sheet
upon which the above is written it ap-
pears that the Democratic Territorial
Committee of Dakota is composed OF
the following members:
Charles H. Freeman. Elk Point; Otto Pee
miller, Yankton: G. s. Mathews Armour; D.
S. Glidden. Sioux Falls; F. M. Hammer
Mitchell; John Brennan, Madison; George
Henry Volga; j. E. Carpenter. Woonsocket;
T. w. Child. Mellette; A. II. Yost, Faullston
j. d. Hilger. Pierre; II. J. CHASER, Big Stone
james Ringrose. Aberdeen; A. H. Marsh, Brit
ton; Chauncey L. Wood, Rapid City; W. j.
Thornby, Hermosia; Ben Bear, Deadwood
Alexander d. Walker, Glendale; J. w. Won
Media, Fargo: G. b. Valiandgham, Valley
City; John De Groat HillsborO; f. r Fulton,
Grand Forss; N. X. Ma-rinan. Grafton; W. w.
Miller. w alfalfa; J. G. Thompson, Bottineau;
A. J. McCabe, Jamestown; L W Hartman,
Minnewaukon: Joseph Hare. Bismarck;
George Peoples, Mandan; James Collister,
Dickinson.
The chairman of this committee is
Martin Ryan. of Fargo; the treasurer,
d. S. Glidden, of Sioux Falls; the Sec
Rotary, Oscar P. Kemp. of WatertOwn.
These men, together with j. E. Car
penter, of WoonsOcket; T. w. Child.
of Mellette; F. H. Fulton, of Grand
Forks, and w. w. Miller, of Walhal-
Ia, form the executive committee.
Now, what are all these people do
ing? They are demanding at least
per cent. of the annual salary of every
Federal official iii Dakota. Those Off
Gals underestimate least one of them
does-that they must either pay the
sums demanded or lose their positions.
What do the friends of Civil-Service
reform think of this precious scheme
to extort money from employees of the
Government? What does Hon. Grover
Cleveland think of it?
We have the word of Mr.. Angus that
Federal officials are engaged in this
sandbagging business. Let them be
exposed and cast out Of the public
service which they dishonor. Let
Treasurer Glidden be compelled to dis
gorge the forced contributions which
now jingle in his mOney-box. Let the
whole matter be sifted thoroughly.
''What is Civil-Service reform?"
asks Mr.. Angus. We have had the
matter very clearly defined by Presi-
dent Cleveland. He is said by some to
be a reasonably consistent Civil-Service
reformer himself. It is within his
power to stop the streams of money
which are being forced from the pock-
cts of Federal Office-holders all over
this country by Democratic politicians.
He must do so or else admit that he is
in full sympathy with the spoilsmen OF
his party.
Civil-Service reform in Dakota is ex-
periencing very chilly weather just
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