, 1879-08-24
POLITICAL.

TUE DEMOCRATIC SA1UT-MACHINE.
Special DtsDatcA 10 i..e 7Ti5;:7s.
WASHINGTON, D. e., Aug. 23.-The letter
given below exposes disrcputable scheme in
which certain Democratic Committees in OHIO
and certain diseracsd and discharged Treasury
employees here are tue chief actors. It has been
known for ten days or SO past thnt two dis
charged Treasury agents and two persons once
prominently connected With the notorious st.
Louis Whisky Ring were engaged in manu-
tacturing statement Drejudicial to Secretary
Sherman for use in Ohio as soon rs be should
appear UPON the. stump. The tlrst OF these
preparations was made public By the Demo.
cratic press a few days since, consisting
Of hat pretended to be list OF
Rebels. now in office, and appointed
BY Secretary Sherman In place OF Union soldiers
This list was furnished BY one Of the discharged
employees above alluded to, and every case cited
was erroneous in ali its essential particulars,
and in most cases there was downright false
hood. The persons who were paraded as Con-
federates installed in the Treasury in place OF
Uniou men were without exception Confcdcr-
atcs WHO, since the War, have been active, con-
sistent, and Influential Republicans, aud On the
other hnnd these Union soldiers whose places 1t
was claimed they had taken we're with
out exception men who had disgraced their
positions, and who we're discharged Tor canse
This disreputahle combination OF men put them
selves, some weeks since, In communication with
Democratic committees IN various parts OF ONO,
claiming to be thorough Republicans, but will
ing to contribute such facts rs they could
gather in the Treasury Department Tor the use
OF the Democratic committees IN Ohlo against
Sherman, glynly as reason TINT they de6lfed 10
do what they could to turn Ohio against him
as a candidate for the Presidency, because they
themselves were pronounced friends ana sup
porters Of Gen. Grants candidacy. The follow
in:. letter is ono OF several communications
which have hecn received in washington rclat-
ing to this d1sreputabe scheme: This writer
will be recognized as Que OF Gloyers most
notorious assistants. He is now under criminal
Indictment in this District for cons pirlE to de-
fame ny work similar to that nere set forth:
ME1os County, DEnocKAf1c CENTRAL COMMIT
TEE o sn: ri nd
upon my return to OHIO that tpe Foster ant Sher-
man men CAIN that none OF the Departments have
any c1-1sraela In positions. hope you Will 1ur-
nish me with the names OF Eome prominent eI-
Rebels who have been and are now serving the
Government in lucrative positions u Fou exert
yourself in this matter sou can kl1l OH John sner
man in Ohio so deaa that he never can he resur-
rectcd in Coos world. and Grlnt Will come
to the front with u boom. Now is your
time to strtkc; and as, your two letters,
Que 10 Sherman and the other to the Gag" yeF,
in your work. Let The next President be one who
served hs country as Grant~ and Ewing and Klcc
did Your feeling III the matter meets my appIo0a-
tion a that is necessary IL TOT you 10 tct tne
people ot Ohio know how tho Administration arc
exertin3 themselves to promote those WHO at
tempted to destroy the Union, AMI displaced those
who defended their country fur personal aseran-
dizemcnt only Wishing 10 near from you u III
e@-'' 0'''~' J. R. LED1S.