Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-08-30

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Whisky stamps, tax pd 'HlliI
:, per thousand. ........ $40 90 50 81 $40 40
Whisky stamps, other
tax paid, .,...:........- 10 90 "a 60
Tobacco sips, in books 10 90 so Az
Tobacco sips, In sheets 276 rs 81
For beer stamps the prico now
charged isSl.75 per thousand, while
the National Bank Note Company
offered to do them for Sl.06, or go
cents per thousand loss. For print.
ing a siclxly tint on what are known
as the "strip" tobacco and cigar stamps,
Mr.. Boutwell, charges IA cents per
thousand, while responsible printers
in New York offered to do the same
work in better style, for 6i cents per
thousand. Had this offer been nc.
copted, a saving of 81, 900 per month
would have been made in this one
item alone. 1t also appears that re.
sponsible parties offered to do all the
whisky and tobacco stamp printing by
the year, at saving of $4,000 per
annum. As furnished, the quality Of
paper was poor and the price exorbi.
tant. The price was about one-t third
greater than the cost of plain white
bank-note paper; although the fibre
paper could be made for less than the
other. A firm asked to be allowed to
compete for the contract, but it was
given to Mr.. Wilcox of Philadelphia.
As the act Of July, 1868, directs the
Commissioner of Internal Revenno to
provide stamps, General Pleasonton
thought that it was his business TO
procure paper. Wilcox was bidder,
but the contract was awarded to
Mr.. Hudson of Connecticut, who offer.
ed to furnish either white or fibre pa.
per at prices much less than those
named by Wilcox. 1t now appears
that relative of Mr.. Boutwell,, named
Bemis, is the stamp agent at Mr..
Wiloox's mills, at large salary
Pleasonton's contract was revoked,
and Wilcox is still supplying the Blu.
reau with paper. These arc serious
charges. They must be met, not by
mere dcnials, but by such facts as will
satisfy honest men Of all parties. But
the matter does not end here. VIM.
p. Wood, late Chief Of the Secret Ser
vice of tho Treasury Department, has
recently published a card, in which he
attacks Mr. Boutwell, vigorously, and
threatens other revelations. Among
other charges, he makes the following.
First. That there are q million of
dollars of government bonds which
have been, and are now, in daily pro.
gress Of exchange and redemption,
while the true owners are receiving
the interest due on said bonds. The
identical bonds drawn have been re.
ccived or exchanged by the govern
ment under Secretary Boutwell,, as
also his predecessor, through the con-
nivance of INSCRIPTIONS bankers and
ignorant and corrupt officials of the
government, by erasures and fictitious
numbering of genuine bonds, the re-
suit Of which will be that the crcdi-
tors Of the government will either
have 10 suffer the loss of these bonds or
be relieved from loss by some special
act of Congress, in which case the
government will be the loser of thous-
ands and thousands of dollars on the
article Of registered bonds alone.
Second. 1t will be shown that the
paper transactions of the Treasury
Department are Of such character
they will not bear fair examination
without exhibiting the Secretary's
ignorance Of the subject, or his con.
nivance at the glaring frauds and
favoritism which has been in practice
under his administration of the De.
partment. 1t will also be proven that
the honorable Secretary disposed of
the valuable papcr-making machinery
of the government at one fourth its
original cost, and at less than one.half
of the sum offered for the machinery
by parties not his favoritos.
Mr., Boutwell, occupies most re.
sponsible position. He is entrusted
with important duties, and must an.
swer to the people for tho manner in
which they are discharged. His ad-
ministration of the Treasury Depart
ment has been attacked, not by hints
and inuondocs, but by open charges,
supported by facts and figures. A
defense, to be successful, must run in
the same ruts. Shall we have itY In
connection with this case, will the
people look at tho Grant administra.
ton The President knee-deep in tho
San Domingo job; tho Secretary of
the Treasury speculating in stamps
and paper; the Postmaster General
implicated in contract Jobs, this is q
sad picture. But the people must
face II, and prepare for remedy. In
the meantime, the defense OF Secretary
Boutwell, will be looked for with anx-