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We note B F Jones calls for soap fund donations from officials
A New York circular signed by B F Jones urges every federal officeholder to send a donation by draft or money order to I F Jones for a soap fund of the Republican Party. The piece mocks the appeal and the Civil Service Act, contrasting voluntary contributions with officeholders duties. It ridicules the rhetoric and hints at political pressures within the government.
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N.Y. Sun
Eastport
Sitka
New York
Customs Service
B. F. Jones
I F. Jones
Republican National Committee
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Grand Old Party
Pittsburg
United States
Jay Hubbell
Steve Elkins
Pittsin
Congress
Jones
Repubsc
Civil Service
Earl
Hubbell
Steve