The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-09-03
GRANTS CIVIL SERVICE RE-
E,fN FORM. ft
Using the Capitol at Washington
as q denomination Headquar.
ters..GOvernmeDt Clerks De-
tailed for Party WOrk--Unscru-
pulOus Violation Of the Frank
ing Law.
from the Washington Patriot.

pu1OuS violation OF tie Fra mk-
ing Law.
from the Washington Patriot
The entire Senate wing of the Capitol
Of the United States has been turned into
great Radical Republican headquarters,
for the use Of the officers and clerks de-
tailed from the different departments of
the Government Every committee
room and lobby is occupied; 40 boys are
engaged .ip folding and preparing docu-
mcnts for the mail, and stationery, be-
longing to the people, is being used
without stint at the rate of over 81 ,O0O
daily. Query: Who is it that pays for
the paper and paste? (paste, too, at 81
bucket Who pays the wages of 40
boys, al $40 per month"; Who pays the
room rent? and echo answers, who p
The Washington City Post-office hiss
been virtually removed from, F
street, between Seventh and Eighth, to
the Capitol, and J. NJ. Edmunds post
master, occupies for his official head
quarters the room of the Committee on
Commerce, of which Zach. Chandler is
Chairman. Here the postmaster may be
seen daily from 10 to 3, contro olIing all
matters connected with the ditflsion Of
such interesting documents as the New
York Times, the Binghamton Journal,
The Contrast, and "What Horace Gree.
ley knows about this and that, and the
other, duly franked contrary ito law, for
on the Goth of June, 1872. John A. j.
Cresswell, Postmaster General, issued a
pamphlet entitled: "Partial regulations
under the new postal code, 1872" in
which appears the following paragraphs ::
4iIE FRANKING PRIVILEGE
The following persons are entitled to
frank:
First Tie President, by himself or
his private Secretary, to cover all mail
mattet. -, :, ht5. y -
Second. The Vice President, to cover
all mail matter
Third. The chiefs of the several Exc
cutiFe Departments. !. ;.
Fourth. Senators, Representatives ,aud
Delegates in Congress, and Secretary of
the Senate and Clerk of the House OF
Representatives, cover their correspond
ence and all printed matter issued by
authority of Congress, and all speeches,
proceedings and debates in Congress.
And no person entitled by law to the
franking privilege shall exercise such
privilege otherwise than by his written
autograph signature on the matter franz
ed and all mail matter not thus franked
shall be charged with. the legal rate of
postage thereon--Code, Section l30.
Postmasters will carefully observe the
foregoing instructions.
John A. CREswELL,
Postmaster General
Post Office Department, July 70, 1872
In the face of the above law, 20 bags
of franked mail matter are daily sent
from the Capitol by the Radical Repub-
lican Committee, i'ranked mostly by lady
clerks, These bags contain about 1OO,-
600 letters, upon which the postage
amounts to So ,000-or nearly 100000
per month-and all this is done under
the direction of J. NJ Edmunds, Post
master of the City Of W ashineton, and
Chairman of this Committee A Chron-
icle branch office Has heeh established in
the committee-room I'll Public Buildings
and Grounds in tie Senate wing of the
Capitol, and here Il girls are employed
daily in folding the documents printed
by Senator James Harlan, editor and
proprietor of the above Administration
paper, and United States Senator from
the State Of Iowa until March A, 1878.
The same paper has also, as associate
editor, Major Stanton, Paymaster of the
United States army, who draws his
monthly pay from the United States
Treasury. bdt who is detailed for this
special duty. The comriiittee.foom on
'.Southern Outrages'' is used By eight or
ten lady clerks, whose salaries amount
to $75 per month each, and paid out of
the United States Treasury, detailed to
frank and direct letters I'd all parts Of the
country.
The other rooms now occupied by the
Administration party are the committee
room on Mines and Mining, committee
room ON Patents, committee room on
Claims, committee on Private Land
Claims, committee on Military,
committee roc ON on District of Colum-
bia. committee room on Post office and
lands, committee-room on Enrolled
Bills, Reporters Lobby, and the lobby
in front of committee room on Post-of,
| flee ahd Post-roads. Several rooms are
devoted to different States, such as Ohio,
Indiana, Minnesota, New York; and to
each of these rooms is detailed a Sl,500
clerk. All the clerks III the Interior De-
partment who signed the call for mass
meeting of soldiers and sailors to make
arrangements to attend the Convention
at Pittsburgh, September IL next, in the
interest of the Radical party, have been
promised ten days leave Of absence and
q flee pass there and back All who be-
long to Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois are to have leave Of absence from
September ID until November 12, with
passes to their different homes to go and
return, and their two months salaries
paid in advance The appropriations
for especial service in the different bu-
reaus is the fund from which the money
is to be drawn to meet all the expenses
thus incurred.
Greeley and the Worhingmeii.
His Life an Eulogy Upon Labor:
why workihgmen Should yote
f0f Hin.