Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-06-13

printers on WnOm this patronage mas
been showercd. Many of them have
received small sums others. again, dc
not quite equal the Globe editors; but
will name few who seem to be
among the preferred, and then leave il
for their readers to say whether their
papers can be supposed to be under
the wholesome regimen of Treasury
diet.
| find that Ilill s. Barton, OF New
Hampshire, have received. in about
six years, between 1000 and $4,000.
During the same time, Shadrach Penn,
Jr., of Kentucky, has been paid abe-t
$4,000, nearly the half Of which has
been paid within the last two wears. -
During the same time, the firms of
True g. Green, Chas. G. Green, and
Beal a. Green, Of Boston, have been
paid S27 Goa as In the course of
two years, Mcdarv x Manypenny
we're paid S2,o5s 06 /; Paine 4 Clark
81, s37 %; Millin IL Parry, of phila-
delphia, $l,s22 20 +; Medary, Reynold
81 Medary Sl,5S4; and Samuel Me-
dairy & Brothers, oil OF Ohio, 81 ,002.
All these payments were made by the
Post Office Department and, IN addt-
ton 10 this printing patronage, some of
these parties enjoyed advantageous
contracts in the same Department, for
the supply Of +" paper and twine,o con-
necled with their printing oil blanks.
These contracts for blanks, paper,
and twine," when examined, as they
were by the committees of investlga-
ton, disclosed the practice of most re-
prehenslble rartiality in the Postmas-
ter General for certain political favor
ties. have not examined TO see If
the other Departments did not smulta-
neously bestow "A part of their printing
patronage on these same individuals.
This further fact, however, is disclosed
by the printing accounts OF these De-
partments that for some time past,
they have thrown large portions of
their patronage into the hands of Lang
tree & O'Sullivan, Of this city, WHO
are publishing u periodical journal, the
/" Democratic Rertcw," which Processes
to be literary work, but, at the same
time, deyotes lis columns to the cause
and defence of tho Administration,
with zeal equalled Only by the Globe,
and, in at least one OF ts articles re.
Gently published, shows as little regard
for Justice and truth, ] think, as thai
paper does.
The Executive patronage ofthe press
was one Of the great chapters ofreiorm
into which the famous rctrencbment re-
port ofthis House was divided. Ii there
stated as an alarming fact, that the a.
mount paid for printing aud advertising
F." by the Executive Departments at the
seat of Government TO- the I,henl three
last years, (ls25, 1896, 1927 and by
by tho General Post Office, IN two years
was $7l $40, 81" In the same report
we are also ,old that the printing for
Congress, the Senate and House Inclu-
ded, from March, 1919, TO December,
1927, being period Of eight years, A.
mounted TO 1921 ,s33 81. These were
thought 10 be extrnyogant expenditures
and rctrenchments demanded and pro-
missed.
| beg the House to indulge me few
moments in holding up to their view,
and especially to the gentlemen from
New York, (Mr. Cambreleng) who
was an active member Of that Commit
tee, n mirror, in which the practical
reform may be seen. lf the gentle
man, or tie party, shall find the object
a hideous enc | can only say the pic-
ture reflected is the work Of their own
hands.
For six years ending on the 30th of
1897, the several Execu-
tive Departments, inclusive Of the Ge-
neral Post Office, paid Out $40, li6,
81 for their printing. Ia order to get
three years, 50 as to compare II With
the term and amount before stated by
the Committee, let us take half Of the !
S340,1l6 81, say. Sl70,05s,ls
Deduct the amount
stated by the Committee 7,s30,5l
Amount Of increase
every three years by the
Reformers 9s, 227,67
also find that in six years. ending
on the 30th day Of September 1887,
the printing for Congress, (Senate and
Housed and inclusive Of certain land
documents, books and engraving, a.
mount to 1851 ,554 so. Let Us deduct
the amount reported by the committee
as paid for the same object in s years
by the administration which was con-
demned for lis extravagance-that was
S27I, ss3,37. That operation will
show that the Reformers have paid in
the legislative patronage Of the press,
S479, 70I, 25 more in SIX years than the
Wing party paid in eight years!i