| Show DEMOCRATS TAX COUNTY WORKERS Crabbe and Wheeler heeler T Will Not Permit Discharge of Employees Who J ho Refuse Several county employees in tho the City and County building and nd some of or those working on the roads in the tho county count protested yesterday to A. A A II 11 I. I Crabbe and Jesse H H. H Wheeler county commissioners commission commission- ers ers that representatives of tho the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic count county or organization had In Informed informed informed in- in formed them that employees in all al county offices and on the county count roads must donate the tho bulk hulk of their salary for tor this month to the Democratic county count campaign fund I Protest was made mado to George helmberg helm Holm- ber berg by men employed on the tho roads rOds that Democratic agents had a asserted gerte that county employees who isho refused to toIVO give IVO the tho Democratic tc county committee tho amount demanded as a campaign contribution would lose their positions An Investigation Mr r. r Crabbe and Mr Ir Wheeler sa say aton brought to l light ht that the Democratic county committee had levIed lev levied lev- lev led an a assessment an and that collectors are aro making the rounds of or the tho county building making anti and going out in the county calling on the road employees for or campaign campaign cam cam- cm- cm donations The Tho county commissioners commissioners commissioners commis commis- say my the they learned that pressure had been lIeen u. u used ed fn In n a J number cr of cases by agents or oi tao i C leaders Mr Holmbe asked aked for a public Invest in investigation investigation In- In of the matter but Mr vest Crabbe Crat aton and Mr Ir Wheeler maler were against taking up the tho employees employees' time and the tho county's money mone In a long Ions drawn out In In- In After an investigation made b by them personally a resolution will be bo Introduced at the session of tho the wi count county commissioners today a assuring all employees that county commissioners commission commIssion- nI ers era will not permit tho the discharge o of because he refuses an any county employee to donate to the campaign campal n fund o of any political part party The resolution will wi also call the attention of the tho county employees employees em em- cal to the fact tact that those who vho arc are not inclined to donate donato to tho the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic campaign fund and are threat threat- cued ened with dismissal for falling failing to do so wih should report to the county count commissioners commis the tho officials who uttered tho threat Coercion of or county employees to compel them to donate to a campaign fund Cund will not be tolerated h by tho the county county county coun coun- ty commissioners wil said Mr Crabbe The spectacle of compelling county count employees to give Ive up a months month's salary alar In a advance vanco before they got their Jobs johs two years ago was repugnant repugnant to the people o of this aso county count and county employees employees em em- are arc not going g to be subjected to threats or to loss of positions be because because be- be cause they do not miot donate donato to campaign fun funds s so lon long as myself and Mr r. r Wheel Wheel- cr er can prevent It I |
