The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-17
How the a',.bIic Money j. 10 hi s"r'i
30 Garry The August
tionaI United STATES Deputy haf-
.l,n!s and Revenue officers Mp

Espiitttb.
From Tie Special Correspondent ~ tl' Illh'i'l'.
R,,yIynrr. July U.-Erom conversations
with the North Carolina delegates I" the
National Convention | have gained >"nlc IN
formation in relation 10 The politics 81 ''l't
state in addition tp what was given Ill my
recon, letters from Raleigh. The delegates
arc all confident that il the August clrrtl"l'N
could I've held free from rIllrltl interference
and The rrrrlIdinw Influence al money TIC
Conservative Ticket wurld have from l,'.olo
10 10000 mainri,y. All that they fear Is The
l~r Of money bv the Federal ulIirt-hnldci>
in Ior"c amounts. 10; for the lr@itil1rtt" par
vu-"~ or the campaign. l'ut !" buy N"t','
Thry knox Thai mauy thousands "i dor
lar. have. %lIrrltiy lnrii sent 10 III" STATE
from Washington and New York, AMI put
into the land~ Of tlr most lll>rriiplll"llS par
ti>au~ of Grant. and that more Is L" inII""
immediately. The Republican leaders '"ao,
That they control mlIa miIli"noi dollar, ana
can have ~ much more il they need II. lN'ft
i. unfortunately. III element III North ll'"
lima with which money can !" ll>'d WIN
ril,ri-I mean the ignorant white poop"
who rluuot read. and therefore KNOW h''lr
of what i If stake in he contest. AMI VII" are
so very poor that Il liyc-loilar Till looks Hike a
small fortune 10 them. The administrator
AGENTS believe that people Of :" low Il %rad'
Of intelligence lnu"t have amy Srile'' "l me
di-llunnr IL ~rliin" their VOTES. ana II l. liIcli
p,rI,o>r Ia try IN buy enough "l IL" poorest
and most dc.Ii,ictl ut Thu class L" liIrh inc
~,oIr III their favor. To d" this work They are
adding largely. | am told, I" the force "i
oiIirr-I,"ldrr>. particularly in clos" counties.
lv >]rrrriu" appointments for Iddi''"'la'
druitv mar~imI% and revenue officers. III
Henderson county. for instance. six deputy
u3r-lr,I- have recently been apl'"ihlrd. !
am Well .rulraintcd in Henderson. and KNOW
the character Of the people. and am 'trlall'
there. i no more need al IN liitrai'tl> or
even one marshal there than there l, III amy
al, fine agricultural counties IN the INTERIOR 81
New lrrk or Pennsylvania. There Wa
never the slightest indication ri Il klkluN
organization III the county. ami the people
have IL rood Il reputation for quiet amt order
AZ ANY community IN tn" North. Tie III
cr,.!>,. of revenue officer i also without US
IiliraIipn. the diminished taxation ami The
,iuulilIttt modes IF collection established ly
the ,rN law requiring les fore" than l"r-
mrIiy instead Of more. j." show The rlIr-
u,>r Of the Administration in the apI"I'it~
mrnt CT llr>c new "Ilirrr.a delegate ini"rill'
me that Il lawyer Of his acquaintance was "I-
lrrcd last week disappointment worth $1,000
u wear Ia >crrirc his inllucnr" Tor 'atdWrll
and Grant. He declined 10 accept ii. >t\ln1
that he could moi get the time I" attend |"
the duties without nc-lcctin" his law hll>l-
ness: ~wllcrrnpon he was assured thai ne
would have no duties Ia perform except |"
sign the receipts for his salary. The lawyer
promptly replied thai h" w",lld rs soon steal
the money outright IL I" TAX" II III thai way
Not everybody has the >crupl"S OF this gen
tlrman. however, and the administration
AGENTS find no trouble III "rttin" all the men
they want to accept the money OF the toy
rrnIncnt in return for political services of amy
Kind desired. however lri>c: not that North
Carolina il> more than her Sllarc"l low r"l'-
ticianS who can In hired 10 do dirty work,
but h"cail>c Il higher price l. paid there i"r
such fellows OH account OF the importance
attached 10 carrying the Stat" for the Grant
party.