The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-08-13
The Government Officia1s and Dee
partments Turned Into Eleca
tioneering Machines.
tBut, No Matter" it is Only the Peo-
E5Ei pie Who Pay for it! -e

The following officers Of the Govern
ment are now absent from their duties:
Hon. u. s. Grant. President.
Hon. Mr.. Boutwell,, Secretary of the
Treasury.
Hon, Mr.. Robson, Secretary of the
NAVY. t,f t'a2
:. Hon. Mr.. Delano, Secretary of the In
terior.
Hon. Mr.. .Cresswell, Postmaster Gen.
eral. Il
General Baker, Commissioner of Pen
sions.
Hon. z. B. French, Second Auditor.
Hon. Allen Rutherford, Third Audii
tor. s $3.50.
Hon. j. Martin, Sixth Auditor,
Besides large number Of clerks de-
tailed to do election duty in Maine,
North Carolina and Georgia.,
The Pennsylvania. Republican Associ-
alton are occupying the rooms of the
Committee on Military Affairs in the
Capitol, and, with several clerks detailed
from the Departments, are seuding out
documents in favor of the re election Of
Gen. Grant. To further this object they
are diligently engaged in "imitating" the
names of Senators and Representatives.
in order to "frank" their documents
through the United States Postoi!ice,-
Some Of the documents franked are the
New York Times of June II, containing
the proceedings Of the Philadelphia
Convention, about $4,000 copies of them
have been and are being sent every day !;
and during the last week $4,000 copies
of the Binghamton IN. Y Journal have
been folded and put in envelopes, and
are now being franked. 49,,
Among the franks most used are those
Of Hon. John A. Logan, Senator Har-
Ian, T. Chandler, and many others. Most
of these are franked by ladies. The
person in charge OF the document room
of the Grant headquarters is clerk in
the Treasury Department.. and who
draws his pay monthly as such clerk
In the Land Office, Mr. Lines, clerk, is
daily franking documents to Ohio; this
seems to be his only occupation; and, in
the Pension Office, Sir Harding is do
ing the same thing. A large number Of
clerks are writing editorials (such as
they are) for country sheets, which are
sent under frank to all parts of the Uni
ted States, and last, Though not least, (as
before noticed in the Patriot, Major
Station, Paymaster United States army,
is detailed as Assistant editor of an Ad.
ministration paper. The business of the
Pension Office is entirely neglected, and
during the last week, Gen. Baker, Com
missioner of Pensions, has been with
his superior, Secretary Delano. election
eering in North Carolina, and during the
course of this week intends to go to
Minnesota to speak in behalf OF his
"Ring Master Grant An appropria-
ton OF $4,000 was obtained daring the
last winter from Congress by Gen. Ba.
ker, and out of this fund, called especial
service is supposed to come the expen-
ses Of the Commissioner.
Will Senator Conkling Keep His
! Piedgef
Correspondence of the Sun
WASHINGTON July 3I.-Senator Conk.
ling in his recent Grant Grafton at New
York, said: ..
"If any man will show me an instance
of an oifice-holder who, after he was
known to have. stolen fartbing, was
kept in office or protected by Grant, l
will agree never to, vote for Grant, al
though l wouldn't vote for Greeley"
The challenge is accepted. Here is
the proof, and the penalty Of the bond
is demanded:
S. P. Brown of this city, but formerly
of Maine, was Navy Agent under MIR
! L'nc0lu, aua appointed through the IN
! dagoce- Of Lis friend, 5epat4r Hamlip,
who knows ige rule Of ihree-A5litioa
! DIVISION, ana Sience-~hy heart Brown