The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-05
The Perpetual Doodle Pledge.


The Perpetual Doodle Pledge.
Pittsburg Post.
1t is announced that Colonel
Quay's perpetual Doodle certificate
scheme has been put in practical op-
Grafton in this section, under the di-
rection of James S. Mexican, who is
the Quay candidate for postmaster
of Pittsburg, and that several thou
sand dollars have already been col
lected. 'The ten dollars it is off.
cially stated, may be paid in four
quarterly installments if the holder
cannot flash up the entire amount at
once" A word as to this little con-
fidence game of Quay and Dudley
The certificates which have been
put a1oat have the general appear
ance of greenback note. At each
corner is the $40 value mark; the
vignette of Lincoln in the lower left
hand corner is finely executed, and
the signatures of Chairman NJ. S.
Quay, Treasurer w. w. Dudley and
Secretary j. Sloat Fassett, the Off
GERS of the national committee, are
fac smile. Across the body of the
certificate in raised letters are the
words Registered Contributor y
The prevailing tint is green, with
black letter print. Attached to the
certificate is a STUB" upon which
appears the same statement as upon
the certificate, with the addition of
a form of formal receipt. There are
also spaces for the name and address
of the contributor. The certificate
reads as follows
Series - Headquarters
January l, 1885. Repub'n National
WASHINGTON, d. G. Committee.
This certifies that RICHARD ROE
has paid the sum of
TEN DOLLARS
and agrees to contribute a like amount
annually as Registered Contributor to
the Reserve Fund of the Republican
National Committee.
Future payment to be made to the
treasurer of said committee on the first.
M. S. QUAY, Chairman.
w. w. DUDLEY, Treasurer.
j. S. FASSETT, Secretary.
This is a new idea in the line of
Doodle politics, and is quite in keep
ing with the corrupt practices of
last years presidential campaign.-
Its purpose is to make money the
acknowledged controlling factor in
our elections, and educate the people
that such contract is legitimate.
The canvassing for subscribers to
these Doodle certificates is RENTED
to expectant Federal office holders,
indicated by the selection of a can
didate for the Pittsburg postoffice,
to float the scheme in this locality.
Quietly, the word is passed that no
one need expect anything in the way
of office or patronage unless he takes
at least one share, and planks down
his ten dollars. In this way the
prohibition by the civil service law
of political assessments will be got
around.
We do not think anything quite
SO infamous or audacious as this has
ever before been proposed in Ameri-
can politics. 1t illustrates the
depths of degradation to which the
ruling bosses of the Republican
party have fallen, as well as their
conception of the subserviency of the
politicians and active men of the
party. It is a confidence game,
which should no more be allowed the
privilege of the mails than the Lou
isiana lottery swindle. What secur-
ity has any subscriber to the stock
of this Perpetual Doodle Pledge that
his money will not be devoted to the
personal ends and aims Of the reck-
less politicians who are working the
little game. There is no accounting
no audit-no report, nothing but
scrap Of paper showing payment,
to be presented when the subscriber
puts in his claim for office. 1t is
stated the certificates are now being
circulated in all parts of the United
States, by agents, who are Office
seekers like the canvasser in Pitts
burg; and in the state of anxious ex
pectancy now pervading the office
seeking class no better time could
be selected to wheedle them out Of
their dollars by the gauzy pretense
stated in the certificate. Quay and
Dudley are the sponsors and secur-
ity for The scheme. They are both
acknowledged and in their way
boastful bribers of the suffrage
Dudley avoids Indiana to save him
self from arrest for his share in the
blocks of five business. Quay is nc
better--in fact more INSCRIPTIONS
but is cunningly secretive We sup
pose to one class of the foolish dupes
who subscribe Quay will offer bud
ley as security, aud to another class
Dudley will present the name o.
Quay as conclusive the money will
be put where it will do the most
good. What lessons these sharpers
could have taught Tweed.
When an Englishman wants Office
he stands" for it and then. "sits. !