The New York herald., 1870-02-14

51OaA $G3O, ,045
a1ra appears tnat the total cost or paper print
anR, engraving. lftlogi aphing and D.ndiAg Tor Con-
4tss a.it the departments In single year amounts
70 Sl,3.5v,J.f
Not one tenth OF this amount, OF printing IL
Actuaiiy neeoed 1or the economical TRANSACTION OF
the routine pusness oI tne government Ia Washing
t0n. 10 produce It q monster establishment Is
created, ia winch the printing, engraving ntho
graphing aud nindug Is done Tie stereOiyrlng Is
peiivrmed III foundry created by the present Con-
ere5snlnai Prlter IN faithful obedience TO the do
ma1ds made upon hIm oy the different branches or
the EovcrnheiiL and III strict accordance with law.
We Ipd ho Etiiit WIN the printer VINO Is only an
the wao,c system Of government prntllg and bind
1ng as Dein2 nothing more nor less than stu
peudDas common sew er Tor constant drainage upon
Shs Ncasary o tne United States.
Twelve uundrcd men and women are employed In
ehe estao,ish neht named ABOVE, At an annua ex-
.pense ~ sjh,t4l. ahesaiary oil tEe superintendent
e. Congressional Printer') Is 5000; Iuur clerks
{al,aoo eacn'. $500; one messenger sl,3!4, and
"lor Contingent expenses or me onlcei, a. o32-
making TIE Mho,e expense for the Office OF Congres-
siohsi Pr.nSsi Sl6 5Ja. aud the roa ulnual Tor
services, ron superintendent down to printer's
deSa, st9t 2so. The above hgures do not mDrace
tue Cost OF repairs 10 bui ding and machinery, aud
caon iand and QUO nlseeuaneous necessities for
carrying ou lae bureau, which would swell the ey-
nenss 10 a more ul0nstr0us size thaa 10 already
SHOWN. p .s
n Now whence comes this gigantic and costly bu.
Stan1 Nerepeat, IL ts the nataral outerowth OF
aputner eyy-the fran2ing privilege Epta are the
resolts Of extiayagaDt excessive aud basty e.sla
slcD rlhe frapxiug privilege wa all avs an outrage
anu saoGiu never have been granted 10 any OsiClal
iS notneeeSsarJ TO any officer OF tue government
Nrpnl sac bgbesJ TO the iowest they are pad by The
Esplle. .u Whatever Is necessary to faciltate the
dutes o. r.lar position, not incuief IN their salary
Is always saApiy supplied at inc expense Of the peo
Yic. a eai i.n amount OF painting Is necessary,
enough tor tie ordinary TRANSACTION Of the lublc
JIsiness us ne,nsa OF tni, iact tuere is excuse
fpl rue uorous waste which mas now become sysi-
getaa ,Zea and olaaniked into pnreau This print
Ansaa piaai1. eaoliAity has got 10 be explosive
eXcresctIc- 90 the body polite. IL IL an oishoot
.oa3tne gatiRnq privilege. Abolish that ana tue un-
agtuIal encunirranUe printing W III d.sapOear with
IT. senator Anthony stands reauy with his bill to
secure M lns prntag that rs needed.
v Z arc aware tn@t Lhe prihtlDs burden Is not the
crca.ln tle VINO SIT IN our national eGisa
ture to-day idd its Drta anldst The c1rruLtlon5
'each iiOuse To EJECT priater; wnen the oillce OF
Pf,stef Was political ana his election de-
belieJ upon Eow nlGcn he would give The NATIONAL
coulMiltee o. has party for lne next Presiden-
tigl eicotUn. lie frequently OBTAINED the
votcS ol s.wrole state aeielauons by pronlS.
iD1 the Central Iemli.tees OF tDo3e States
certain sums oi nione 10 cary heir next eleclol.
Ia taase days tdc lro3ta made the purchase OF
payer and Ink und material were eAor.nohi 10 say
nothing oi tue plantDg. Then the parry frlcpds oi
the primer Woutd enabis hlm to Keep his promises
to lUsc Wno e.ecIcd Sim by iacyln. prooosltlous III
tueLGV Lguses - do ,arss quantities OF printng,
be cking ineir propof ft,oBS WIN tnelf woes I'm
inCnsc QUANTITIES OF political documents were IA
Iai4 W2y p.I..led Dy ts aj.lorlty the tan dumi-
liant ps -, "tl The ranking PRIV lcxe in il opera
&ui 10 ennue Lieln 10 cafly on their poiitlcai cam
pGlMns vita itnsr headquarters at washington
JnAs ha pr,nilng corrupuon aaa IA ;birsh
P6Uhc &ttchsi6if wits hnaify "attraetea Tow ard
tho SUBJECT aud atet many struggles tue