The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-27


before Mr. Blacks conmuee) which enables The public
ro'ing % he executed CHEAPER rates than then
Ia fact the printing for the last Congress done on
The identical presses used by Blair Riyes in lsaoone
additional double cylinder press having been added
during the Congress- which exactly like the double
cylinder presses used in 1910.
! These were the statements made by Mr. Ryes under
oath. when he swearing for his interests Lei
US see what he has stated since that time
In letter dated April 10th. lsa8. Mr. Rves-who had
then sold out his interest in the Globe Establishment but
who intended wrongiuy 10 continue the publication of
the " Congressional Globe and Appendr." and who fore
saw that he would have make some engagement with
Congress in regard TO furnishing that important publca
uon-reteraed and reafirmed his statements made in
1910 before Mr. Blacks committee as fully appears by
Doe H. X. No, 754, 2sth Cong Let sess p. 81, in which
the following language is used
My testimony taken by special comm ee of The Honse
OF and panted in the House Reports of the
LIST session OF the 18th Congress- and what have now writ
ten thus Tar, furnish think answers to all questions from
10 u inclusive, and viii now proceed answer the re
naming eight questions which you have propounded
me- without taking the time rewrite them"
In this same document Mr. Rives affirms that 20 per
cent deducted from the prices of 1919 would not be
sufficient compensation the printers, and that when the
u
OF eecng the printers, reducing the prices t,Dsniy per
cent below those OF the joint resolution of lsls he de-
termned not TO do the work at those prices if Congress-
should press the printing upon him His language was
this:
Mr. Blair and myself would not be candidates for either
house, and that would do for those prices
if Congress should offer it u.s."
The reader will perceive that we have now followed
Mr. Rives up to the 10th day Of April 1896 A lew DAYS
afterwards he involved himself in controversy with the
firm Of Richie & Heiss, which was by consent left to
arbrators and decided against him. TO his mortica.
ton and discontinue. Subsequently Congress author
lied subscription to the Congressional Globe and Ap-
pendi1 and fixed the price to be paid for it, Mr. Rvess
position became changed He had then become hostile TO
the editor Of the Union and he had the price of his
printing fixed He then free TO indulge that hostility
without any fear for his pecuniary interests Now we
will show what effect this change in Mr. Rivess posi-
ton exered over his ideas of the cost of public printing
When we set forth that change, we mistake much if we
do not prove to the entire satisfaction Of the public, that
accurate knowledge OF Mr. Rivess pecunary interest
is indispensaby necessary to Interpretation of his
oath, 10 just estimate OF any statement be may make
il sworn 10 on the Holy Evangey OF Almighty God
Since this ''change DER the spirit of his dream"
Mr. Rves has that s3i per cent deduction from
the prices of 1919 was but fair compensation for the
printing OF the last Congresshs object then being to de-
feat Mr. Borlands resolution, which proposed deduction
Of only 20 per cent When Judge Bright proposed 10
make average deduction Of 40 per cent Mr. Rivess
oath no longer served Mr.. Rives's purpose Ii had
become obstacle in the way OF his revenge Did he
hesitate Did his conscience (t control his conduct
Did he show any respect for his OATH Did he weigh
that oath against his revenge We leave the public 10
these questions, when that he authorized
a senator (Mr Wales. of Deaware) 10 deny The oath
knowing we'll that the document containing that oath had
not then been published Whether he expected TO in
duce his friend Wentworth that oath from the
record before it sent TO the printer. whether he
had nerved himself to such point that he willing
blacken his character forever in order crafty
bis malignant passions, We leave the public 10 Judge
But this not all There other salient points which
it would be injustice TO omi,-oher plain and palpabe
contradictions which candor oblgss US to set forth
Lately Mr.. Rives has had much to say upon the sub
iect of the public printing. Some OF his statements,
made for the purpose of injunng the editor Of the
"Unon. con,ras, strangely with his statements under
oath, when his pecuniary interests were involved
We will mention of them, asking the reader TO
selaed work.
The last House OF Representatives passed resolution
giving the printer half the OF 1919 II was de-
feated in the Senate by the factous conduct OF Messs
HopknsL Tumey, of Tennessee, and James A. Peace OF
Maryland. in defiance OF the known will of the Senate
Since then Mr. Rives as our rea lers are aware has
come forward with his vulgar rejocings that event.
and fearful lest subsequent Congress might do what
the last wished to do he has made various statements
and forth estimates for the purpose OF proving that
the editor OF the Union suffered loss the printing
for the last Congress, and that the proposed relief (o
one half the rates OF 1870 exorbtant And he
deavorei TO support these statements and calculations
made In defiance of has OATH by selecting particular
document and Offering thousand dollars Tor the prvi
lege Of executing IT,
We have proved by the oath of Mr.. Riyes that all
and singular of these assertions not entitled to mo-
ments consideration We have proved By his oath taken
in ls4o-reatfmed in lsi6-,ha every reason which he
alleges for reduction Of the prices OF printing nou is not
worth moments consideration. A few weeks ago he
stated as reason for disseminating the publication OF
the Daily Globe, that the Typographical Society bad re
Gently increased the wages Of journeymen twenty per
cent This increase added 10 the fifteen per cent increase
between 1919 and 1910, makes just thirtyhve per cent
on the cos, OF all the mechanical labor incident TO print
ing. Notwithstanding his own evidence thus furnished
which prove. that wages have increased tblryhye per
cent since ISL 81 and nowiih landing Mr. Ryess attempt
under oath TO prove that the powerpress now used gives