The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-14

paNtie& enl0fR0 10ssnAake01s e0ha@11 =.
he same Deps -nenI. for The supply Of
paper and lwine," connected with their
printing Of blanks. These contrasts ioE
I. blanks. paper. and tWine." when en-.
amined. as they we're by the commit
tees Of Investigation. disclosed the prac.
ice 0l most reprehensible parlialily in
the Postmaster General for certain poll
IicsI favoriIes. have not examined %
see il the other Departments did mol 81.
simultaneously besiOw q part Of their prln'
ting patronage on these same individuals.
This further faci. however. is disclosed
by The printing accounts Of these Depart
menls: that. for some time past, they
hare thrown large portions Of their PAT.
ronsee into The hands Of Langiree e. D
Sullivan. Of this city, who are publishing
periodical journal, The Democratic
Rerielr." winch processes 10 be > liIiera
~ work, but, al the same time. deTOles
its columns 10 the cause and defence ol
the Administration, with zeal equalled
only By the Globe. and, in al least one
Of lis articles recently published. shows
As lille regard for justice and truth.
think, as that paper does.
The Executive patronage Of the press
was one Of the great chapters Of reform
into which The famous reirenehmenI re.
port Of this House was divided. IL is
there stated as an alarming fact. that the
smout paid for printing and advertising
"by the Executive Departments at IheseaI
Of Government for the then three last
years. uses, 1926 and ls27, J and by the
General Post Office in two years, was s7l,
S3O:5l." In the same report. we are also
told ihs. the printing for Congress, tie
Senate and House included, from March
1919, to December 1927. being = period
III eight years. amounted To s27l ,ss3:37.
These were thought TO be ex,raSaganI
expenditures, and renenchment demand
ed and promised.
beg the House TO indulge me few
moments in holding up to their view. and
especially TO The gentleman from New
York. (Mr. cambreleng.) who was an
active member Of that committee. a mir
ror. in which the practical reform may
be seen. n The gentleman, or the party,
shall find the object hideous one, can
only cay the picture reflected is the work
Of their own hands.
For sixth years ending the 30ih Sep.
TENDER, 1897. the several Executive De.
partmenis, inclusive oil the General Pos,
Office. paid on, S3io.ll6 81 for their
printing. In order To get three years so
as To compare il will, The term and q.
mount before stated by the committee,
let us take halfof the 340.ll6 81 dollars,
saw SITU,U5S Is
Deductthe amount stated by
the committee, 1880 81
Amount Of increase every
three years by the Re-
brmers, S3S,221 %
! | slsn find tha, in six years ending on
, the 30sh day Of September. 1887. the
printing fr Congress. Senate and House,
and inclusive Of certain land documents,
books and engraving, amounted 10 $751;.
! 5S4 81. Let us deduct the amount re-
ported by the committees as paid Tor
The same object in eigh. years By the
. Administration which was condemned
lnr its exlravagance-,hat was S27l ,SS3
81. That operation will show that the
Ref0rmers have paid, in the legislative
patronage Of the press. S479,7Ol IS m IRE
in six years than the Wing party paid in
! eight yesrsM
Having thus shown the amount Of. and
how lhis patronage is now used by the Tx.
ecu,ive, i, wlIl he appropriate 10 see what
the friends Of General Jackson said would
be the consequence nf such USE. The
committee, in their report, speak Of the
moral mechanism upon which this pat.
ronage acts " as power that seems IT.
resisIib!e," and say they e." not s,"p
to argue what they predicate as an un.
dcniab!e fact. that. By the employment, Of
the expenditures Of the contingent funds
OF the departments, Government press
is To all inIenls ard purposes eiTeciualIy
established, az much SO as il there were
an annual item in the appropriation bill
for the purpose Of purchasing the j"inl
and harmonious action uf one hundred
papers in the incorporating vindira.
ton OF those in power. aud in the ur-
sparing abuse Of those who are not. "
And in the debate already referred 10,
MIR. Hamilton. one Of the rclarmers, in
speaking Of payment (or the servire oI
the press: When the Government he
comes the paymasler (nr these services.
the evil is infinitely augmented. For.
what are the services. which the press
under suci, circum. stances is expected Iu
render as return Gnr the partial kindness
of The Government. Why, To cover all
their approaches T. arbitrary pnwcr: tn
defend each measure of misrule and eur.
ruplion; to find excuses aud apologies
for every ACT Of inlbecIlry. although the
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