The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-12
From the Washington Patriotl
"Franking Abuses

Ihe above IS the captlon VI an oiu'
Gle which appeared in the Morning
Chronicle OF Saturday, September 4
charging the Greeley Democracy with
franking thousands ofthe Tribmes every
week to men who never subscribed for
them, thus depriving the Department
of the postage that would accrue on
them. This is a new phase OF fraud
upon franking no. before heard OF. Pre-
ceding the sending Of the paper is q note
stating that the paper will be sent reg
ularly until election"
Without giving credit TO the New
York Times, from which the charge ID
copied. the Chronicle makes it appear
that this is a general practice, and done
at Washington daily by the Greeley
Congressional Committee. We are au'
thorited to say that not single copy OF
the Tribune, daily or weekly, has ever
been sent from the Greeley Committee
rooms in Washington since the cam
psigu commenced, and the following
note and extract from the New York
Tribune will show that the Government
has received the postage in advance for
all the Tritunes sent from their office ::
DEAR SIR: We send you, postage
raid, a weekly copy OF the New York
Tribune for your information, aud shall
continue to do so until November l..
II you do not receive it regularly, be
prompt in notifying me OF any neglect
Of the Postoffice employees, and We will
try and correct. After carefully read-
ing your copy, it would be well Tor you
to place il in the hands Of some other
Republican who is inclined to think as
YOU do in the pending Presidential and
State contest. A. n. MCCLURE.
From the Tribune.l
Not copy Of the Tribune has ever
been sent from this Office under the frank
OF Mr.. Randall. The postage on every
COPY OF the Tribune sent by order OF
Mr.. Mcclure has been prepaid as the
law requires and as Mr.. McCIures let
ter states.
Such is what the Greeley" party are
doing, paying postage on all 7ri5neS
sent out. And now let us take q look
at the Grant party, and see il they pay
into the Department any postage
their Congressional Committee
il under the control OF J. " Eimunds
Postmaster Of the city Of Washington
and first lieutenant ander Secretary
Creswell, Postmaster General.
We assert and can prove that over
$4,000 copies OF the New York Times OF
June II, 1872, with a supplement, con,
tanning an account OF the renonlnatlng
Convention held at Philadelphia on
the 5th Of last June, were received at
the Senate folding rooms Of the Capt.
tol, and duly folded in packages OF SIX
or more, franked by detailed clerks.
and sent to pOstmasters in different
parts OF the country. We assert and
can prove that about 100000 copies o.
the campaign Times, issued in July,
were received at the Capitol, one. half
OF which were folded in the Senate
room and half in the folding room Of
the House Of Representatives, put up in
packages Of ten or more, iranked by de.
tailed clerks. and sent into nearly every
State OF the Union.
We assert. and can prove, that the
Daiv Chronicle has issued from it, Office
thou. u.ands OF halt sheets called "Circu.
lar Nos. !, ., 3, and 4, and regularly
numbered up to H." (Which was the
last) containing the editorials which
appeared in their daily issue and other
matter, all OF which have been folded
at the Capitol, franked by detailed
clerks, and sent TO newspapers and
clubs throughout the United States.
We assert and can prove. ;hst several
thousand copies OF Binghamton paper
(N. " vas receipei at the Senate
folding rooms, folded, aud placed in
packages, duly franked by retinue OF
detailed clerk. and scattered broadcast
through the United States
We assert, and can prove, that since
the first OF July TO the present time,
nearly, If not quite, six millions Of
cam paign documents have been printed
at the Chronicle, Republican, Ne'O Era
and other Offices in this city delivered
at the Capitol, folded at the expense o.
the United States Government, placed
in envelopes paid for by the United
States Government. franked by detailed
clerks who are paid for forging the
names oil james Harlan, U. s s.; John
A. Logan, Us ); Congressmen Hays,
Platt, Foster, Hazleton and other,, out
OF the United States Treasury, and
sen, of with the United Ststrs mails
under the superintendence OF J. u. Ed.
mund., po-tm aster. without paying one
cent OF postage; and who is not 40 ignor.
ant OF the law-but what be knows
that each day he laws himself, and those
who are under him, liable to the peni-
Tertiary.
We assert, aud can prove, that the
circular OF BIanton Duncan for the
Louisville Convention, together With 8
constitution and bylaws TOR organizing
straigbt-out clubs, and q circular letter
signed BY J. ". Edmunds, postmaster,
accom- panying the came, was printed al
the Chronicle Office, in this city, folded
in the Capitol. and ssnt out under the
forged franks Of Grant Senators and
Congressm.n, made by detailed clerks,
ordered 70 do 90 by this same j. u.
Edmund., who, by law and by bis oath
Of office, is bound TO protect the mails,