The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-11-24

o. TIM RO1RAk -
PARrNnnf.
Randall, fourth -rats msnber Of C0aGEo
from WisccDain, Who clsng 70 Doolie
coat tail vhen.he apostatised ard fclloee
Andy Johneon in his swinging rpand -
circle, has bess Postmaster General ~ sssSe
years past. He ansouncsd he ''bssad-snesI
butter platform Of the oiies-Ao,4iss -
s6sce>sesking rascAls Of whon = was sA'ee,
and kis sdnssis y siios u pSSlal adSin n
Aibiss The ls1teiass sssslss Of bic character
and principlss.
II 10 80 plsss 70 ~ utterly incompe>1
ssns to pef@n ~ dnaieespf ths -of6cax and
b the sseoad plaza hs M ,dsscssd III entire
energies, NOT 70 The AisskAsssof his ofieial
dsGes, b~s Ne politisel Raeisr|aiioa q Asl
ls1assnest d Sts bssAdr utssf psiies
And q es11eqdsnc4 tn t6asfs Of ~ d.
psrtment seem to be involved in insxtEieara
bic confusion, al manner Of populations and
frauds having been stimulated h the dread
ana butter" interests. Heavy desalcations
and sfabessiensnss ass asesssaissd, ard :
general defieiescy Of sevss nllipaAs of dol
larh is reporsed BY the unprineipled political
panderer 70 the mean vicss Of Andrew John.
son, Who hss cststfipped I'll his colleagues
IN ths 0abinss il ths raee Of rssesaiyssbsssv.
isncy 70 Johrson and shansless csrrspsisn
10 the administration Of he affairs Of the
Government.
I. seem. that:the..large ontra Is for the
transportation Of tho uaslt.. Nv 5~bssns rich
eulches in the " bread IN: Du..ef' mines,
worked. by .RsntAll.. and TIM captncstIs
bsys obasiued f.p4 hwse4y4Sst4o ~ -
cent. more Than faiir and ID ssquats cospen-
sation. While the mail facilities which, in the
discretion ofRiss-.inIlss aSsnlslI, I've been
imnenseiy multiplied 10 the South. have
furnished : fund ample to provide uniforms,
arms and ammunition for the Ks4Klax Khan
ds4csrry thross6 NE election canpsisa.
Here is brief extract from the forth
eomirg report oftha Postmaster General.
"That the expenditures hive been % grsat thai
they have absorbed not only the receipts but Ill
appropriated, and I'll the f11ds staedine p the
credit Of the department, SO that the department
had nothing TO fall back upon except he current
lsseipas Of the coraisg year Mr. Rsadelb Il
tieH Of this conditions If affairs, will ~ for
@sfsieney appropriation fss theroarrsst J0rr 3
44,00o, 80 fAs frss, delivery sysaAa GsaGAR u
year, 1895, 934.50.
1.-THE report will allsds ID sstal y the non
paying routes and will show that the nainte'
sauee Of postal serviss on expensive routes, u
Of this ssm only 4i,sf4,76o.1S has besn rsim.
bursed b. postal receipts. The restoration Of 81
old, and the opening Of thsnew routes IN tho South
and goatA vestesa btates. whish Wsfs sssupsnded
during the rsbslIisn, have Assa ths source Of
large expenditures. The excess Of expsnditursa
ever receipts in thos4 State. il s, 337. O00.~ 81
"The following Il 30 shoRs~ NE stAtrset pries
1ss carrying the males in twsnty -ons States and
Territories, Nth, the eecsipts derived from the
service, 70 elhSe 6la1 excess Of contract priee
over the res.ipta n addition to the contract
prizes, the salaries ~ Rostmastsu, clerks and 9th
Or subordisstss e he iossi sfices sss 10 be paid
out Of the rsesdpts..