The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-10
CIVIL SERVICE DEFIED.
REPUBLICAN MANAGERS ASSESS
OFFIcE-HOLDERS.
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The Matter. to be Reported to the Civil
Service Commissioners-A Ridiculous
Campaign Book-washington News and
Capital Notes in General.

Campaign Book-washington News and
Capital Notes in General.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. o. Special. =
The Ohio Republican managers are again
engaging in the work Of bleeding govern
ment employees in Washington for the bene-
fit of slush fund to be used in the cam
paign out there this fall. The chairman Of
tine Ohio Republican State Committee ar
rived in town yesterday, and began to call
upon the government clerks from that
State TO hold up their hands and let
him go through them, in true
highwayman style, and from first
results 1t would appear that he
is going to make a big haul, for accom-
panying his demand for money there was a
sinister statement on his part that there
were plenty OF good and patriotic Republic
cans out in Ohio who would like to come to
w Washington, and he thought an Ohio en-
ploye OF the government who refused to
contribute to the expenses OF the campaign
now on ought to lose his place. The gentle
man referred to is William ii. Hahn. lie
did not demand money from the govern
ment emplOye in the office of the latter. He
held meeting at the rooms of the Ohio Re
publican Association, and called for cash
with as much pOliteness as any man who
ever cut throat or scuttled ship. And
the scared employe. either came down with
the money or with promise to chip in on
the next payday. All who were absent
will be gently reminded that the party
management expects every Ohio Repubu-
can in place in Washington To do his duty
or vacate his berth. This is, OF
course. against the cyil-seryice law, but
the lax manner in which that statute is en-
forced, il really enforced at all, warrants
the highwaymen in their belief that they
can do a. they please. The attention OF the
Civil Service Commissioners was to-day
called 10 what the pirates are up TO. The
answer was that they could do nothing
but this: Investigate and then report
to the President; then the President
would report to the Attorney-General; then
the Attorney General would call the atten-
ton Of the district attorney to the matter,and
then the district attorney would commune
with the grand jury. BY that time all will
be over. The money will have been gObbled
and spent to corrupt voters in ohio. Then
the whole tn ng would be allowed to die out.
IL would prove but another case of the Old
Dominion Republican Association Of Nir
gina who did in the last campaign what the
Ohio Republicans are doing now. Thus all
that the latter have to bear is "A prosecution
which VIII not prosecute.
MODEL CAMPAIGN BOOK.
The Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee has been compelled to take "a
step backward. They issued some time ago
campaign textbook glowing with prom
ises, and pointing with bOastful pride
to what had been accomplished by
the Republican party during the last
session of Congress. The book was, as to
its cover, gotten up in truly gaudy man.
ner but its text was full of errOrs-crrOrs
unntentiOnal, and errors with malice afOre- |
thought, and purpose to deceive. 1t
claimed that so many things had been nc.
cOmplshed which are of aitruth but in an
inchoate state th9t the Democrats, to use a
cOlloQuialism, chad the laugh" on the COM
mittee. Now il campaign textbook can
stand ridicule no better than man, and
the ridcule that the one found
pelting about its ears was so great that its
fathers have called it in, and will try to
give it at least a semblance OF respeCta-
biity. The committee has directed that all
of the books now out be sent back 10 Wash
ingt0n, and announces that it will issue new
ones. But the mischief is done.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE COUNT.
Considerable discussion in regard 10 the
official status OF COmte dc Parls Is gong on
at present. The State Department cstab-
fishes that it is not customary for the
President to deputiZe any one except an Of
ficer OF that department to receive, in an
Official manner, a distinguished visitor in
this country. II Collector Erhardt did wei
come the Count in the name of the
President, it is alleged, the State Depart
ment officials contend that he did SO with
out authority, but the weak point, in
diplomatic sense, was the message from
the President in reply to the Counts tele-
gram 10 the effect that he would be out OF
town when the COmte would reach Wash
Ington, but would be happy to see him on
his return. This message was probably
sent without sufficient consideration, but
diplomats claim this does not compromise
the Government, BECAUSE it did not pass
through the State Department,
FIFTH DISTRICT CENSUS RETURNS.
The following are the census returns for
the Fifth Virginia district, the compilation
of which was completed to-day: