, 1876-03-15
BEVERIDCE AND HARLOW.

HOW THEx ARE CafS0 sTATE ENfI0GE8 70 DO
THr1R ELEcT1oNEra1Na.
To Ghs RiffoY Of, The chicago Tribune:
JEnsEyy1L1E, Ill, March 13.-Wlon I road two
lettern tn The TRIBUNE Of March /, complaining
of certain parties employed by the State on
salhfy entering tho oanvnHs In tho interest Of
candidates for renomiaat!o1. could not believe
tue abuse na extcusivo 90 complained of hut,
having been called to different Yecttoua OF tho
State OF latc, and having met tuen known to mo
to bo drawing pay from tho State TreaBury for
imaginary services, an surprised that 10 littlo
has boeu said about this outrageous abuse Of
powes,-a breach OF confidence D aubverslon Of
State fnnds, that should subject Botno men wot
OF to Tho soYereHt criticism and overwhelming
defcat.
Tho Goyornor's office and tbs Secretary of
9tate'H office aro each Bcnding out relays of
State-paid retainorb to labor for tho rcnomlaa-
t!on of tuclr chiofs, aud to such M cxtont Ia
this thing carried that tho common poopla arc
be.Mnlng 10 discuss the question and mildly
protest. Think OF q gEay-hsirod Christian Coy
ofnor sendtug cut such character a. MoLaugh-
'In Tho pass-poddliug bohemian, late Of tho
Warehouse Commisuion} to influence the think
ing voters OF Illinois In tho choice Of Cover
nor! Thoto'a cheot: my conntrymon!! But
then, tho "aIajAh" IL not paid by tho
State, aud Is 10 reasonable to suppose
| that hlH fees nluss como out OF tho con-
tingcnt fluid, while sonthWoEth aud Boards
| Icy receive theirs a. IcnitentIary Commits
btoueEs, And there IN Ma1ono-Col. Malone
(n!s thesc follows arc Uoionols, Majors, and Gap.
taina, though tho records OF tho Adjutant-floia-
craia oiaca falls to toll how, when, and whore
some OF them won their tit1cs)-ho has been
paid IN advance ~ Commissioner Of tho South
/ ern Insane lloapithl.
| Wcll tho ltomblican who wants to 500 Boy
| nffEH Tb1OfnObtCu b4yn horf rf
sympathy with insanity, for any average Demo
csat would beat lsoycritge it ho had d thousand
nominations, ana t! toI tho party to put hin, d
ter ind i viii arroly follow - ,he psople @ % iisTo
erIdeo d this eselds chs!stanitS @ a'a,ea 6G, tai.
aopho1,ore stasesm1.nsalp; Ma,Si; and ~, WILL
lishta who haa packed biz traps and soue ua to1tk
as q missionary ia ono Mageo, Bsato Printer, who
la about u useful to tho btnto 10 Lin Official
capacity AZ Ia tho Mormon dod" standing In
tho old state.llouBo square at tho Capital. Mo
prosruding his oars through the Chicago papers
| In silly effort to make lnen beteyo TINT tha]
are all financial idiots and hla aoft-money hers!o.
Is l8-harat phlloHophy., He's On tlo war
countiea III hts bsoochoa pockets, .we concedt
thesu 70 Deyeridgo, Ha1loW, and 1lugoo. Til
| k!teB and vultntcA who are soattnE over th'
Htato In tho Mterest Of Boveridga msy socuEf
hln FcnoMlnatlQn t0TonhQ cnlcanGr9t uut Tucn
tl1s echoos Of the e1presBcd.wlll OF the loya
Thousands come up from the valleys. from ilt
highways md bY-wayB, tten and not TIL then
will these leaclles learn t4at tho people have
rights that tbs State pensioners MUST respect.
"Col. ~ Harlow Ii a good follow" ! have
heard tho thteadbare story until I accept tho
statement With al that tue word implios aud ]
an ready. willing, aud sn1loua TO 20 before 3
Notary rub'!o. "or my other snAn," and make
afl1dayts to tho truth Of this piA,ntlya vail but
protest Againat having the asaeJtiou dluucd into
my esIs by sha,n Captains aud homa~manutRo,
aeo1nlngly for no other service than telling whsi
nobody disputes, !. e.. that "Col. (7) Harlow
Is q good fslluw," ~ dosi,lsh good fellaA,'
Wsl.. who the - has disputed it, aud WHO dare
tory AZ - good fellow" and Ii heY got othoy
features Of : Grst-clAss pedigree, lst's have
them, but naase ts 10 occasion fex him K