Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-10-31
WHO PAYS

The expenses of carrying on the Federal cleo
tioneerng campaign is beyond all precedent Who
pays! In all the largo cities and in most large
villages extensive log cabins are built and occupied
as federal electioneerng rooms. Ia some cities.
we believe they have log-cabin for every ward.
These log cabins cost from $500 to $1,000 each.
Who pays?N) These cabins every night
spIendidlt and richly lighted. Who pays? They
are furnished with scores of papers from all parts
of the Union, many of them daily, and cost Sl4,7O
year, postage incIuded.-Who pays ?(2) Thou
sands and tens of thousands of the Washington
Madisonian and Portland Eastern Argus Revived
are circulated gratis. WHO pays! There
about 700 federal periodicals in the country, each
Of which circulate hundreds of extra papers daily
and weekly, and many Of them thousands. Who
pays?(3) A great many tens of thousands of the
various lives Of Harrison are circulated gra!ts!(q
Who pays for the paper, ink, workmen, writing.
Gel Many tens Of thousands of false histories
of Van Buren, are printed by the feds and crcua-
ted gratis, to deceive the people.(5) Who pays I?
Many tens of thousands of lying political pam
phlets are circulated gratis. Who pays! Men
with horses and carriages perambulate the country
and do nothing but c.ectioneer for months together,
Who pays ?(6t--Beyast Rep. Journal
~ Those of the cities are paid for by subscrip-
ton. The people pay-merchants, mechanics,
doctors, lawyers any body who has the means and
the liberaity to do so, No part of the expense is
pilfered from the public chest
(3) The papers, for the most part, are turned in
by individual subscribers, who take papers for
themselves, and after reading them pass them into
the log-cabins for others to read. This means OF
spreading information, and particularly these fire.
quent meetings for discussion, seem to annoy the
Tory Office holders sadly. Perhaps they better get
up sedition law and stop these factious proceed
ings. ...r.. .... .. ...r ..
60 This is humbus story. A few papers may
be circulated gratuitousy, by those who can afford
10 pay fer them, but the administration men crcu.
late five to our one. -.r.. ...
(4) This is another big story. Some are doubt
less distributed by men who are willing to CON
tribute to aid good cause. Such men deserve
credit. -. ...... .... ..
(5) The Rep. Journal has never seen such
history, and cannot produce one. 1t is Holland.
Life of Van Buren, that is referred to. That worl
admits that Van Buren, was opposed to universe
suffrage, and that he opposed the reelection OF
James Madison. To obyiate the effect of this, thu
Locos are trying to throw dust in peoples eyes b,
raising a report that there is spurious edition o
the work in circulation. But no man has vet beer
able to find such spurious copy, Possibly tn
Office holders msy yet get one printed but they mus
be pretty expeditions about it If they get it out befo
election. In numerous instances, when the whig
have quoted from Hollands Life, some unsophisti
Gated loco has pronounced it the spurious copy
but on comparing it with the genuine one in tn
book stores, it was found just the same. One o
these was lately sent TO Mr.. Van Buren, himself
by bis friends in Illinois, and lie was obliged to ad
init it was genuine. ip1r. C--."
l,l co. Who paysi Why they pay themselves
They ride and talk. and work, and foot their ow
bills, some few friends contr bute something I
pay expenses 1t is no easy matter to put down q
administration which has an hundred thousan
> Office holders under pay, and ali fighting lik
Swiss mercensries for Pelf and plosaer. with bal