The Washington bee., 1897-08-07
SERVICE LEAGUE.

Washington, D. c. Brother Repubi.
cans:-Wm. Mckinley, President Of
the United States, by the grace Of God
and the efforts of the workers and
Jealous friends ofthe Republican party,
having succeeded 10 the highest hOnOB
of this nation largely through your
work and sacrifices and having in pay.
ment of his obligations to US, at the
command of our and his political enc
mics debarred US from any rewardW
participation in the Government so
far as the right to hold office under
his administration is concerned, We do
earnestly and sincerely promise and
obligate ourselves to devote our best
efforts to the destruction of the GIVE
SERVICE law now on the Statutes Of
the United States, as repugnant 70
Justice and the obligations ASSUMED
toward US as Republicans and equi
American citizens by the Leaders d
our party, who have ShameleSSly be
trayed us into the hands Of our e1r
mics after hard-won victory, and
priyed US Of any prospect of recOgHt
ton from our own administration, and
this in return for favors earnesF
sought at our hands.
This being the case, we voluntan7
pledge our sacred honor (unleSS te
ivil Service law is modified or repeas
ed to advance by every means in01
power the interests of VIM. Bryat
simply on the condition that .
elected he will honestly and thOrOugr
ly root out from the political Systen
the rotten Chinese idea now known S
Civil Service Reform!
Let every Republican club 10 The
United States that believes IN justice
honesty in politics, and the right OF Ee
publicans to enter the public servics
free from the dictation of DemOcras,
and who hate political treachery and
ingratitude join US in refusing to yos
for any Republican for public ot1''
until the three Democratic Civil ser
vice Commissioners now in command
of the patronage of our party are r.
moved from office and the cohorts a
Grover Cleveland, now firmly en-,
trenched in the public service aD
over our country are replaced 0y nor
est and capable Republicans.
If we are to have no part IN us
councils of our party except 10 90 u'
voting and the party work while Dem
ocrats and Mugwumps enjoy all u'
honors and emolumentS, that IS COI
dition of political bondage we rePuI'
ate, now and forever, and II unl.su
we are strong enough to bring t. ~.
power a party honest enough 10 Pisi. sTi.
its friends to its open and avo"ed M'
long enemies after election.
If you would be free, show yO-
manhood and your sympathy Tor Wv,
fellow Republicans by something IlGi. ~,
effective than sullen aCqulence III ~, ~.
treachery of our present Leaders. Ga.. ~.
your clubs protest with your CO- w..
gresham or Senator; if he IS agallls'5 a /,
or Indifferent, defeat him-you Cdn' w
it
Demand that while the Clyll - =.
vice law is on the statues tiid' f-r
President himself live up to tne 70
and remove the two Democratic a.- ,a
one Mugwump Commissioner, anu Tl.@s. ~
point as the law demands one - go,
crat and tU0 members Of the donli''-
party. So. sol-
We give the Republican parry osga ~
emn warning that we have had enG+sJ .n1a9J
of the methods of Grover Cie's.a,~, .Is. ary
and hereafter we will vote agalliE2;. -. nj.
Republican not pledged to 90 E.,rs, ~
most to retire the cohorts OF 20 ia n
Cleveland now securely entrenCn'C mr.
the Government Offices all o'''
country. -. and
! Vote, work and agitate agalIIlSt;,, Ist,,r g-t !.
so far as it is possible to do So dTl5e,d dTinJged
the polls every candidate not piISfz offr..
to the destruction of this late15 1.torrl y,,,l
holding Trust-Civil Service NS'''
Anti-Civil Service League. .,;,s ID
If you are with us please n,..rer, no..Ir 4
: THE BEE and oblige F. A. CoS'"
Pres. 2I3 AZ st. n. W.