The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-01
'McNEILL GOT MONEY
ADvICEs SENT AHEAD OF THE " POODLE AGENT.
R. M. Long, Republican Campaign Man- ager Alike Appeals to Civil Ser vice Men to Help Political
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 T wonder" said Montgomery Dem ocrat. who holds minor position m the government service. If the Repuo- licans of Alabama will deny that every single Republican on the government pay roll in Montgomery, negroes anu all. received letters ten days ago ao vieing them that R. H. McNeill would come to Montgomery and that they were expected to be ready to contrib ute percentage of their salaries to the campaign fund"
 This Democratic officeholder, who IS civil service employe declared that he had positive knowledge that sucn letters were received and moreover that Mir. McNeill exactod sums Of mon ey from the employees of the govern ment here before he left for Washing ton Thursday evening.
 Negro mall carriers at the Montgom- cry postoffice are said to have com plained that the demand was unjust but they were finally persuaded" that their continuance In the service Of the government depended on a subscription Ito help Mir. Roosevelt"
 Not satisfied with the tax levied by Mir. McNeill the Republican organfza- ton in Alabama has appealed to every employe of the government in Mont gomery. Democrat or Republican, to help the cause.
 Yesterday a copy of the following letter was received by Federal em- ployes in Montgomery, Democrats and Republicans, from headquarters in Bir- mingham:
 Dear Sir:
 At a meeting of the Republican | State Executive Committee in this city | on the 18th inst, was elected chair man of the campaign committee. l am very desirous of making a vigorous | campaign in this State and we have ex- cellent chances of success in a great number of counties as we'll as in two congressional districts.
 70 T desire to send good literature to
 every voter in the State If possible.
 and send speakers into every locality. | This will incur considerable expense.
 It will be appreciated if you will make | as liberal a contribution to the cam paign fund as you can. You can remit
 to Hon. J. Rivers Carter. Treasurer, Birmingham, Ala. or direct to me. Respectfully, "P. M. Long.
 Chairman Campaign Committee."s
 It is said that every one on the psy roll of Uncle Sam in Montgomery, in-
 cluding negro laborers, received copy | of this letter and that a Republican
 leader here approached Democrats who hold positions in the civil service and | made the direct statement that 1t would
 be wise for them to subscribe some
 thing If they expected to hold their po-
 sitions.
 This is a downright disgrace" said
 one employe of the government. Tt is a
 deliberate effort on the part of repre-
 sentatives of the great civil service re-
 former-President to interfere with
 humble employees in a manner that was
 never suggested by the Democrats un-
 der Cleveland. I was in the civil ser
 vice under Democratic administrations
 as we'll as Republican administrations
 and this is the first time ever heard of
 such fragrant conduct on the part of
 politicians to drag the service into
 their campaigns"
 It was intimated yesterday that a
 copy of the letter from Birmingham
 with other Information on the subject
 had been forwarded to the Civil Ser
 vice Commission in Washington.