Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-04-20

me, when 1t was under my management, Sl9,-
600 over and above its receipts.
@, by Mr. Palmer. Did it cost you that
amount per annum? a. Yes sir; | think it
cost me about that last year. Bowman told
me that he thought it would cost him about
1000 with his management. He being
close manager, cut down where | vas disposed
10 be liberal. paid pretty we'll for the SER
vices of those employed about the paper. ]
did not quarrel with the editors abont the
amount they should receive, but paid then
liberal salary. The editors we're generally
designated by the President
@. The editors of @The Union" we're desig-
Bated by the Presidcns whilst you had the
management Of the paper2 A. Yes, sir; whilst
| was the owner of it.
Q. Were any of>these editors ic the employ
of the Government A. Not when they were
appointed editors; Mr. Appleton was after
wards sppoiHted Assistant Secretary oE State,
and Mr.. Harris elected State printer.
q. You have spoken of your liberality; be
kind enough to state whether, out of the prof
Its OF the public printing, you contributed, 10
1908, certain Sums to secure the election of
members of Congress ia different districts in
Pennsylvania. Ii SO, IN what districtel A.
| spent good deal OF money in politics, tut
With all difference TO the committee, / must
decliae to answer i1 what districts.
JehU CLANCY Jonas gets a share of the Plum
der.
@. Did you make any contributions towards
the election to Congress of j CLANCY Jones
III 1852 A. a similar question was pro-
pounded to mo by the Senate Committee, which
| respectfully begged leave to decline answer
ing. ] answered that had for years coutrib-
uted to the sustenance of the party; that I
had always been an enthusiastic party man,
and still was, and that probably should con
tribute more 10 the coming campaign il had
it. ! stated that had expended money in
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Oaio,
aud divers other States, ana | had given to
districts represented at that time on the floor
by personal aud political friends now state
that | did contribute in eight or ten districts,
cannot call TO mind the exact number, in
Pennsylvania, during the last campaign, ia
sums varying from S25G to $4,000 in the dif-
ferent districts which it was supposed little
p'eterial aid would carry for Us. did, among
others, contribute to the Befks county dis
trict, represented then by tae Hon. j. CLANCY
Jones, aud to divers aud sundry others.
names of the gentlemen sho represented those
districts then, but who, unfortunately, do not
represent them now.
@. Did you contribute IN Landy's district
A. | contributed in bis district among others.
The specific ground upon which refused to
answer this question before was, that pro-
tested against 40 inquiry into what had done
with funds of my own, and with specified
places. have NO objection tc say that con-
tri3uted more or less 10 the different districts,
as my check book shows, in sums varying from
$3.50 to 81, 250. | know there was one dis
triot very hard to carry, but we did save it.
Q whose district was tbatl A. We saved
the Florence district from the wreck. | beg
the committee will excuse me from going into
details. This money was contributed fer
strictly party purposes.
G. by Mr. Hindman. Did you use any
money to aid in securing the election of any
member of Congress in any Southern State2--
A. Never. believe you do not indulge in
the expensive luxury. have offered to do it,
but my offers have been Indignantly refused.
@. BY the chairman II you had not been
in the receipt of the proceeds of the public
printing, would you have contributed money
as you say you have done in the various Con-
gIessioDal districts? A. would not have
been able to contribute so much. It was the
profit made out Of the public printing that
enabled NE TO contribute these amounts of
money. The fact that was in public posi-
ton known to be remunerative, induced fre-
quent calls upon me, TO which responded
@. by Mr.. Somes. | wish to know whether
or not there was implied or expressed uu-
derstanding between you and suy executive Of
hcer of the Government that you should make
these contributions out of the proceeds of the
printing for political purpose? A. No, sir;
none, except as to the contributions | made
towards the support of certain newspapers
which the President saw it to assign to me to
support.
O., by the chairman. Did any of these Con-
gressional candidates make demands upon sou?
A. Not demands; they made humble REQUESTS.
@. Did j. CLANCY Jones request you TO as.
sist towards his elections A. Well, yes, sir
In the course of CONVERSATION he asked me to
contribute something to 1t, aud | repember
telling him there was no necessity of spending
money IN his district, as it was safe anyhow
We found, however, that it was rather unsafe
when the votes came 10.
Examined by Mr.. Hindman:
Q. Was there, or was there not, propouuded
TO you before the Senate investigating eom-
mittee, inquring into this subject, question
of this purport "Whether the President of
the United States aud yourself had any cor
respondeuce in regard to the use of money in
the elections in any State 2" aud if so, what !
was your response upon the subject a. There
was question OF that kind.
=. State what your answer was. A. The |
answer intended to convey was this, that |
pending the Congressional election Of 1858, |
! suggested TO him the suspension Of tho pay |
ment of thls monthly stipend to the Pennsyfua-
MAN and .drgus, and tho appropriation of that
moneg to party purposes, to be used in differ