The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-10-04
How They Do 1t in Kansas.

The Kansas Democrats do not lnince mat
tcrs They may have heard OF civil service
reform law. and they may recall the fact that
their candidate for the Presidency once posed
a. a rcformer, to the delight AMI admiration Of
Eastern MugwumpS. But they measure Mr..
Clcycland'S reform professions at their true
value, and they do not find anything in them
which makes it necessary for them to call a
spade anything but spade. Accordingly,
when they want money from Federal office
holders they do not beat about the bush and
talk about subscriptions and contributions, but
they State llumply how much they want, and
describe their levy what it is, an ''a>se>>-
mcnt." We thought the notice Of the Dakota
Democratic Committee was sufficiently explicit
n. summons to stand and deliver, but the
hansa, document is even more to the point.
AMI we commend it to the thoughtful consider
alton of the Mugwumps Here it is, in full:
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL CoMMIrrEEl
oi KANSAS, 60l Kansas Avenue, Topeka
William e. Whitney, Cawker City
Ny Dear Sir-The Executive Committee has
directed me to notify you that they have assessed
you IN the sum OF 356, as being your equitable
proportion which you should and would willingly
contribute towards dcfraying the expenses neces-
sariiy being incurred by this committee IN making
the campaign Of lSsS on behalf IF the Democratic
party in this state.
Please remit the amount to John Hanson,
Treasurer I.cavenworth, Kansas, anh acknowl-
edge the receipt of this notice.
Yours very respectfully,
JOHN NJ. GALLOWAY,
Chairman State Executive Committee
Those ''Indcpendents" who still! pretend to
cherish civil service reform notions will be in
tercsted TO see from the foregoing that the ma
chucry Of political assessments i. in full oper
alton in the interest of Reformer G. eveland.
The process is not always described with the
breezy franhncSs which charactcrZcS this
Kansas document. but it is essentially the
same. Probably this Kansas summons, which
evidently not intended for general circua-
ton. would not have seen the light had il not
happened that Col. Whitney. to whom the doc
ument was addressed, is the only Republican
lef, in Kansas in Il Presidential post office. His
reply, which we append below. is quite as cam
did as Chairman Galloway's epistlc:
Posi- OFFICE, CAwKER, KS,
September 4, lSSS.
John NJ. Galloway, Topeka
My Dear sir-lours of August 20 making an
assessment this Office for the sum of &5G for
campaign purposes is at hand. Allow me to say
that it i fault of mine that am Postmaster
at this place. | Republican. ] was ap-
pointed by a Republican administration and for
Democrats that this was their Office, and to come
and take it; but, although ] only weigh 300
pounds, and am one Of the best natnred men
"they say" the only Republican IN the State
holding Presidential office.
| have no desire for Democratic success and
most respectfully decline your kind invitation.
Your letter will be placed on file, and if the
whirligig of time sends Il Democrat into this
Office before election shall take pleasure in call
ing his attention to 1t and suggesting that "ac-
lays are dangerous"
With earnest wishes for your personal success
and political defeat,
am, respectfully yours,
WILLIAM e. WHITNEY, Postmaster.