New-York tribune., 1872-07-18
FLASHING ron.

GOVERNMENT CLERKS USED AS EDITORIAL WRIT
ERs-UsING THE RESOURCES OF TIE COW
ERNMENT FOR GRANT-A POLITICAL DUEL
INMINENT-REPORrs OF POLITICAL MOVE
MENTS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRlBUYE.I
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE latest means of
utilizing Government officers of talent mas just TO
light. The practice OF sending Cabinet officers heads OF
Department. chiefs of bureaus and other officers of the
Government into doubtful States IN order To carry the
election, in accordance with the Presidents DESIRE is
well known. It's equally well known That clerks Of de
paImens by the dozen have been detailed TO do work
OF the Grant party making tho record Of politicians,
Ia ranking and addressing documents, and other cam
paign services thus taking money direct from the Treas
uy and applying it 10 party But IL has just to
be known that not only the common labor OF poll
ticians performed by Government officials but country
newspapers OF the Grant school furnished editors from
the Government departments aud their salaries paid by
the Government. 10 has been the practice for some
time, learned to obtain well written articles
from the clerks and officers OF departments political
affairs favorable to Grants denomination and election,
have them printed In sp and sent TO various country
newspapers for publication. This continued for
some time through the application Of the officers OF
of the Grant committees II being understood that those
who would furnish the most aud best articles would
stand highest in the good OF the Congress
Committee. Recently, however the head of OF the
os WSS Popa e qeom m " % og oeep
inquiry OF the heads OF the various divisions for the
able for the Grant newspapers IN the country. The
OF several of the ablest clerks furnished
and, application IL was found that some OF them
fused to write Grant articles aud boldly announced
themselves for Greeley. Others seemed Indifferent
the service required OF them and WILL 40 doubt, derive
much profit from writing newspaper arguments IN
favor Of Grant turning musty ledgers In the
bureau referred TO, the Greeley men per cent
OF the entire number ana 1t Is asserted by careful
that tins is a very low estimate OF the Government on
ces generally Some go far sBy that "A majority
OF the 5000 or 5000 clerks employed IN Washington
secretly for Greeley as well several heads OF bureaus
report is circulation. tonight that controversy
has arisen between Senator Poole and Judge MerrmOn,
the Democratic candidate OF North Carolina of such
fierce character 10 De longer within the scope OF
peaceful settlement II Is said that both gentlemen are
uly armed, and that collision il expected their
first meeting Friends have In vain iutcTcedcd aud t is
stated that the efforts OF their friends are confined
10 an attempt to keep each ont Of sight OF the other
A letter to-day received AZ the Greeley and Brown
headquarters from y. II. Hemng, Minneapolis, Mlnn
incoses printed list Of about obtained in
that city, In few hours ior the purpose OF forming
Greeley cup MI hcihf si} =; - am conhdint one
half Of the Republicans and al the Dfmocra.s with
US; but two Germans sti cast their lot With Grant"
Supervisor Perry OF North Carolina Is the city, and
says that the Grant ticket will carry by 10000 majority
Perry ranting oarpctbagger from Maine, who makes
no cOneealmenta and he to-day boldly asserted, We"-
the officers Of Internal Reyenue- doing no revenue
business now, and have nj done anything outside of
politics for months past. We working like beayersp
lie said he had been all the state and that he
Sure of the majority stated.