Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1882 — Political Elackmaiting. [ARTICLE]

Political Elackmaiting.

A Washington despatch states that I Don Cameron, the Pennsylvania boss, j has assessed the eleven Bessemer sWel companies of Pennsylvania $l.O-30 each for campaign purposes of the straight Republican party in Pennsylvania. Ten of the companies promptly honored his draft, and the eleventh hesitated and took advice, but finally concluded, it is understood, to pay up, although there were » number of l Democrats among the stockholders who kicked at this blackmailing of their interasts for political purposes. The demands of the Republican machine leaders for f inds are greater at this time than ever heretofore in an off year Assessments of 2 per cent, still continue to be made upon all of the officers and emj loves of the Government and, not, satisfied with this leading manufacturing interests are j being assessed for political purposes- i A large amount of the assessment j money in Pennsylvania is being used ! to circulate Mr. Kelley’s speeches and j i an additional order for fifty thousand j copies was made a few days ago at j the Government printing office, where they are printed for the cost of paper and press-work, pound in the foldingroom at Government expense, and set free over Mr, Kelley’s fran . There is much indignation expressed among Democratic members at the assess me: ts of employes of the House by the Republican congressional committee. The one-legged and onearmed soldiers on the roll, whose salaries are $1,200 a year, have been ass seaed $24 each, and the old soldiers are kicking against this exaction, although s‘'me of them have but one leg with which to do the kicking The House pages, who are generally the sons of widows, or have no father or mother, have been assessed slo to sls. according to the length of itioir service: and the laborers in the navyyards have all received notice to pay up This is also the case in all the other departments of the Government At 2 per centum upon the salraies of \IO,OOO office-holders, i? all the offi-ce-holders, if all the officers assessed pay up, the committee will receive over $2,000,000 from this source alone, and it is believed that the machine has sufficient power to exact pav*

ment in all cases. Whenever the least disposition is manifested to be o streperous, two or three removals will accomplish the deeired end There 's a prospect of a lively discussion of the matterof political assessment Senator Pendleton, of Ohio, has given notice of his inten. tion to call up his resolution directing an inquiry into the receDt demand xor contributions made upon the employes of the Government by the National Republican Congressional Committee. Money will flow like wa« trl’umpbTu tbe'epd’ bUt People wUI It is estimated that the south has this season paid to the north $66,000. *72onn n.S f eRt ’ * Bo ’ ooo ' ooo corn, nnn’ i2°° l * meats » about $25,000,0°° for hay, butter, cheese, oats, apples, potatoes, etc.

A lawyer in Philadelphia remarks: —“The Independent movment is some remarkable in this city. It really icpresents ;he Publicßchoois and education in a vast revolt against the . | low-lived gien who have be, n directj ing the coneerua of the city, and incidentally of this state. It begins at the top and runs to the bottom- - Cheeey-A neighbor editor who j probably had some teason to com* ! plain, speaketh in this manner: We ' like to hear a mao refu-e to take bis ] home papet, and’all tin time sponge ? on Ids neighbor for the reading of it. 1 We like to hear a man complain when j asked to subscribe for his hom A paper that he takes more papers than he ' j reads now, and then go around I hoi : corner and borrow bis neighbor’.-, or t loaf around till he gatheia I ali <he news*from it. We lika to see a m m run down his home paper as not i Worth taking, and eve y now and then ; beg the editor for a favor in the ed torial line. We like to see a mechanic or merchant refuse to advertise in his home paper, aud then try to get a share, dor only of the editor’s eus oia, but of the trade which flic u< wpapi rs Lii. gto town. Wc like to aec tin sc I things, it looks very economical, thrifty, progessive and cheeky. \V Smallwood, of Georgia, aged 3G year-, i> the father of eighty living children. This is vouched for by toe Athens Bai nei, but it does not say how many v,ives ilie man h; s.