Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23
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The Baltimore Gdzctte thus refers to the e
little billet dOur and the poor wretches to
whom they are addressed
E'They are expected to contribute per
centage of their salaries toward the eXpen-
ses of the campaign. They may refuse to
give anything. Oh certainly. 1t is not a
demand, but gentle request. 1t is not
called by the Odious name of "assess-
ment,' but it is benevolently styled "a con-
tribution." They may give it or not. If
they give it, it is well. If they decline,
moody threatens them with dismissal
but, somehow or other, they find yellow
envelope on their desk and discover that
their name has been dropped from the pay
roll"
The following is another specimen OF
A lmiI i3tratiOn interference:
"UNION REPUBLICAN Cong REssIONAL }
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July %, 1872. )
SIR: Believing that you feel a deep in
terest in the success Of the Republican can
didates for President and Vice President
we take the liberty to enclose the commit
tees printed letter requesting cOntribu-
tions to aid in publishing documents and
in dcfrdyin9 other accessory expenses o.
the campaign. If you can conveniently
forward as promptly as practicable, it will
be gratefully received, and promptly &C
knOWledged.
Yours truly,
JAMES HARLAN, Chairman"
In regard to this the Patriot pertinently
asks
"What are the "other necessary expen-
ses of the campaign" which are thus fee :
,gly, but vaguely referred to? Corrupt
ing the ballOt-bOx, buying voters, stupefy-
i e negroes with bad whiskey, melting
riots, fabricating false returns, forging reg
istries, and the like, are the uses to which
most of this money is applied. We have
seen it under our eyes here at this Capital
and it is capable of proof that the same in
famous practices were reSorted to in North
Carolina"
A dispatch from Washington City to the
New York Herald discloses the latest and
meanest phase of Presidential interference
as follows:
"The President to-day (Friday) request
ed Acting Secretary Hunter, of the State
Department, to furnish the Union Con-
gressional Committee with a complete copy
of all the scandalOus reports made to the
Department against Cassius M. Clay while
Minister to Russia, and General Fitzpatrick,
Minister to Chill.
"The report of the Red River eXpedi-
ton in relation to General Banks failure
and other personal attacks on what are
called renegade Republicans are to be
furnished in rapid succession for political
reading matter"
Another form of intimidation and inter
ference by the Administration is to be
fund in its treatment of George w. Price,
Jr., late an officer in the Custom House,
who saw fit to oppose the regular nominee
of his party. In the Administration organ
published i'll this city, of the 18th August,
is to be found the following:
"George w. Price, Jr., has been removed
from his position in the Custom House in
this city. Dir. Price follO,ced his O1ca
judgment IN the election matter and has no
one to ce'lsore for his MISFORTUNE"
The following occurrence is no less sig
nificant.
The candidate for elector ON the
Grant ticket in the Raleigh Dis
trict and Revenue officer, a few DAYS
before the late election, drove into Chapel
Hill, from Raleigh we believe, and stopped
before the store of Mr.. w. j. Hogan, a
merchant of that place, got out and entered
into conversation with him. The candi-
date for Elector asked Mr.. Hogan whether he
was for Greeley or for Grant. MI. Hogan
replied that he was Greeley man. The