The morning call., 1892-11-07
x Stamp Out the Bosses. X
EASTON'S LITTLE FUND.
Assessing State Officials for
the Campaign.
RETURNS CONE IN SLOWLY.
Safe Employees object to Giving Up Part Of
Their Salary TO Elect o
Mayor.
RETURNS CONE IN SLOWLY.

So anxious is Wendell Easton for the
honor Of being pointed out on the street as
sour Mayor" that he has sent circular let.
ters to all the State officials asking financial
support for the campaign. He Gstenslbly
requires moneyto aid in carrying on the
national fight, but those TO whom appeals
were made take different view OF the mat
ter.
or course, these letters purport to come
from the cffice of the Republican State Gen.
hal Committee, and urgently appeal 10
every loyal Republican 10 help elect the Re-
publican ticket from BENJAMIN Harrison
down TO the last man.
Wendell EastoI Is somewhere on that
ticket. and If he can assess State officials
for a sum of money sufficient to carry the
ticket through. why. of course. Wendell
Easton will be elected
This is where the assessed individuals do
not rise TO the occasion, except to express
their opinion and repudiate the claim
That Mr.. Easton's appeal was unheeded
fully expresses the opinions of the people
who received his begging letters.
What Mr.. EastOn wanted was about per
cent of the annual pay of the person or off,
cial appealed TO. This, lie thought, would
be about the right hgure.
But few contributions have been received,
and these were not made in that spirit which
usually prompts gift. The peremptory
nature Of the demands compelled the turn
Ing over of small sums &c aid in carrying on
the Republican" campaign in the interests
Of the local ticket.
Numbers of the circulars were sent to the
State capital requesting officials there 10
contribute 10 the fund.
Contributors were requested TO remit
without delay, as the Esston fund was low
and needed tonipg up with that magic tonic,
coin. They were told to send their pro
rata to E. S. Hadley of the State printing
office, who was authorized to collect for Mr..
Easton.
One OF the Sacramento appeals called
forth a vigorous protest from one of the
State employees there.
He wrote to The CALL in reference to the
circular of October is, which is herewith
given, and stated the feelings of the officials
addressed. He said:
Their contents were discussed, and
while those nearest the boodlers and imme-
diately under the thumb of the originator
of the steal were compelled to do as they
were bid. others tsay 80 per cent? objected
TO that un-American command. and gave
what they really could afford in sums rang
ing from SO to $40 each.
MANY protested against giving even the
smaller amount. as they considered the
money was to be used to add one more link
to the disgrace of San Francisco politics.
They all knew that the thousands of
dollars thus obtained was To further the in
terest of the sgner of the circular and no
other; that the money was to be used TO
fatten the pouch of Kelly and Crimmins.
and to keep lot of pluguglies. opium
feBds, thugs and hobos coloniZed for thirty
days to vote for or trade off all the balance
of the ticket for the signer of the circular.
I'm cases where the parties did not feel
able to respond at the rate of per cent on
their annual salaries, a pug-faced pioneer
of 'S9' is detailed TO prod the boys with the
threat that If they don't di.gcrge the re-
naming portion Of the s per cent they will
be spotted and dumped (or discharged at
the first opportunity"
From this it is plain to be seen that the
employees of the State have their own ideas
of how the money applied for would be used,
and they rightfully objected to being as
sessed. In some instances they could not
help themselves. A case in point is that of
the guards at Folsom Prison. When they
received their pay each man had S5 deducted
from his monthly salary Of $50. This was
for Wendell Easton's campaign fund.