Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-01
Easton, August llth, 1923.
From the Jefferson County w
SECRET INSPECTORS.

The article which apoea red in this pa per some
v~oeise eincc ia answer inquiries undo by the
New York American, with regard to the appoint
ment OF secret inspectors and their duties, 'hav
ing gone the rounds of the opposition papers"
the Washington Globe, without contradctng the
facts stated therein, attempts IN Al cynical man
Justification OF these appointments. Ofihs
article of the Globe the American "We
inclined to believe from its rabid tone that the
expiration of the Jefferson County paper is the
true one"
True one forsooth! Has the American learned
for the first time. that from three to six months
previous to the general election In November, II
has been usual custom with the collectors upon
this frontier to appoint in their respective districts
more secret inspectors? and that the whole
duties performed by these secret inspectors are to
travel the country, distribute political speeches,
pamphlets, extra Globes and extra Arguses, cleo
tiuneer the people in fields and bar rooms-rc-
ceive two dollars per day out OF the strong tox
for the precious thus rendered to the pub
tic; and be discharged from Office the day pre-
cedng the third day of election? The American
knows but little of political management upon
the '.rontier," and the vile means resorted to by
those in the employ of Gov to carry the
elections, if these things are new to its editor.
Commencing with 1880, the records at Wash
ington show the appointment of one more Sc
cfet inspectors IN this district, few months pre-
vious to every general election, and we solcmny
or walked step in the performance of a single
duty relating to the customs or the custom house
department. We could give the names OF man,
OF those secret inspectors, and inform the public
how they employed during the whole tim
they were receiving their two dollars per dien
allowance.
i, was in 1882 that Truman Haskell printe
residing in this Villages; and conducting Jacl
son paper. left his employ ment of printer abo,
three months previous to the election in Noveu
p ber-procured a horse, saddle. bride, and larg
: pair of leather saddle bags. What was 10 h
/ dome? One morning about sunrise, MIR 1ashe
5 might have been seen vending his way from IN
village. his we'll filed idde bags lying across
Rpsinante, and Mr.. Haskell atop the saddle bag
A week, and Mr.. Haskell returned, so did the -a
e die bags. bat not SO the contents. In short II
V saddle bags were agaiu replenished, and Mr. la
/, kels renewed his pilgrimage.
q Shortly after it WIS ascertained that the bus
IF ness of Haskell was to distribute Globes and
!, ruses. political speeches, and eectioneer the pc
IF pie. Tins he continued occupied until the fir
e day of the election, when he attended the pol
n that dav and the two DAYS following. What W
= the Indignation and disgust Of every honest al
At decent man in this country, when II was asce
a tanned that during the whole of the time t. Hs
q keii was secret inspector, and receiving Il
IS dollars day 70, his services in that capacity
lie and at a time when Gen. Jackson was preae
le ing from the palace that "executIve pairona
=. mus, not be brought in conflict with the freed'
h. of election
Is That Haskell was secret inspector at Il
time may be asccrtained, has been done
fore. by reference TO The proper department
ID Washing ton-anu that his time employed
u above stated, was notorious in this community
the time. the people all along snpposing that
vas employed and paid bv some ''democratic c.
!" mttees." We could mention other narnes--m
Oh appointed for the same object, who performed
re same service and received like compensate
~ and who were discharged from their secret insp'
10 torship Immediately after the election And the
. are the appointments which the Globe labors
rs Justify,