The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-06-05


In his State. but charged with procur-
ing the removal of soldiers from Fed
eral positions to secure their places for
his own relations. The election frauds
charged are in the nature Of interfer-
ence by these appointees. It would
seem that in a State where only q Sc
lect few are allowed to vote-on ac-
count Of the property qualification re- |
quired-it would be necessary to resort |
to such tactics to keep It In line. With |
a population Of 275, 600, Rhode Island
cast but II, 600 votes last year, and the |
largest vote ever polled In the State |
was q, 600, at the Presidential election |
of 1875. Yet on this population the |
State gets two members of Congress,
with over SO per cont. Of her voters
disfranchised. This leaves the control
Of the State, in the hands of . Radical
clique who have, by offlce.holding, ETC.,
accumulated property enough to give
them the franchise. With Just laws,
like the rest Of the free States, Rhode
Island would mighty soon leave the
Radical column, and the leaders Of the
party know 1t. Yet these are the men
who want to regulate and dictate te
the rest Of the country.
There has been more Of less agitation
for some time over proposition now
before Congress to change the control
Of the Government Printing Vhlce.
For sixteen years or 50 this immense
establishment has been In muohs the
same hands, and, rs . eonssqdence,
rings and combinations have grown
up, which are like such things every
where, not conducive to the reputation
of the management. The Republicans
have always retained the contxoh hAv-
ing taken the appointment from the
Executive during Johnson's term and
lodged it with the Senate. It was af-
terwards restored to the President, and
there remains. The Democrats, with
plenty OF Republican precedents before
them, have thought Of taking the con-
troll into their hands by again turning
it over to the Senate. but the PROPOSE
ton most seriously considered il that
embraced In Mr.. Khctt's bill, VIZ: to
turn the office over 10 some responsible
party who will give, bond To- perform
the work at q saving Of about $SQS, 600
upon the present cost. The establish
ment Il the largest Of the kind in. the
United States, and the; investigations
Of the last year have, developed great
abuses and leaks. The Government
was swindled about $50, 900 last year in
the purchase Of type alone, while in
other materials there II much greater
loss so great that It can hardly be es-l
timated from the present system Of ac-
counts in the ONCE. It Is agreed on
jall hands that some change Is necessa-
~, not only In the system, bdt In the
person Of It's head. Mr.. John d. DE-
frees has exhibited himself not only as
An incompetent onicer, bat An insolent
old humbug. who, relying on the pro-
lection Of Mr.. Hayes, insults commit
tees and defies Congress. Ea. ,...,'.
lone of the well-known women OF
Washington IL Mrs. Kate Sprague, the
beautiful and accomplished daughter
Of Chief Justice Chase, who married
Senator Sprague. Of Rhode island,
when the Spragues were wealthy and
powerful. She is now living here ct
:. Edgewood," her late. father's; eu-
burban residence, and seems destined
to always occupy public attention Ia
one way or another. Last year she
succeeded In getting . bill through
Congress exempting hisproperty nom
taxation, and also won q lawsuit of
some sort In the District courts, Sena1
tor Conkling appearing a. lheri attor-
ney. Now she has just won another
suit, the circumstances Of which hAve
caused considerable comment A phes
tographer sued her for q bill Of $66 for
photographs and views taken to Illus
trate q Biographical. isketch OF her
father. The photographs were made
by her order and submitted for her ap-
proval. but she placed the financial re.
sponsibility upon the author Of the
biography. Tho photographed. sent
the bill to her husband, ex-senator
sprague, who replied that he had
nothing to do with Nm. spragte's
bills. The court refnoes to give judg-
ment against her on The ground that |
married woman is . nonentity In the
District, and cannot be sued. lit com-
plicates matters someurhat, - the pos
sition that she does not own separate
real estate don't consist exactly with |
the exemption Of = fine piecs hfprops
erty from taxation because the yovner
Of it is q woman, and. thei daughte. OF
q man the country has loved - honor. |
Mrs. Sprague ives the observed OF Al
observers in the Senate gallery last
winter, and, altogether, her career has
been a little notorious. General Sher-
man accompanied her In her recent |
attendance at court. PHONo.
..te,ss - -----7sesss '--f.f1 TINT ii sF4f
u In his annual message to tho Lsgsss |
lature Of New York right after the
attempt of Grant TO control the elec-
ton in New York by tho employment
of Federal troops, in l676 Governor |
Hoffman said: ss;''x ssioff -
ITO depend for the peace and order |
of the localities on tho Federal army, |
is not self to substitute |
the regular soldier with his mnsket, as |
q peace officer, ID place Of the consta- |