The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-10
The Peoples Money Literally Used in Print
ing Democratic Campaign Documents
BraZen Address from Barnum and Brice.
Hon. Don III. Dickinson Makes a Feeble
Response to Mr.. BIaine's Drubbing.
A Brooklyn Man Who Desires to Bet Heavily
on HarrisOn-Judge Thurman Argues
Case in Court and Holds Conference.
DEMOCRATIC PARTIsANISAI.

How the Public Service Is Perverted In the
Interest OF Democratic Candidates.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Oct Sat no time during the
rule Of Republicans was that party ever charged.
even aimlessly and indefinitely, with having run
the machinery Of the government with half the
partisan determination that has been proven to be
exercised by the present administration. twas
discovered to-day that 40 900 copies of the annual
report Of the Commissioner of Pensions have
been printed at the expense Of the government
for distribution as q campaign document The
report was issued early in September, which is
fully six weeks before the timeit is usually pub
lished, and it contains great deal Of edited
matter intended for political effect. The idea is
that when the document is distributed it will be
so late in the campaign that the Republicans
cannot correct the exaggera tions and prevarica-
tons, and that the report will have powerful
effect upon the soldiers and their friends.
Usually TWO or three thousand copies OF this re-
port are issued, and the expense Of printing the
10000 extra copies Is very considerable
Public Printer Benedict was to-day asked where
the money came from for the extra expense,
and he replied that it was taken out OF the con-
tingent fund for the Interior Department"
There will be Investigation Of the matter.
Not even the usual number Of copies o. the
report have been ordered By Congress, much less
this extraordinary and unprecedentedly large
issue.
To-day there was laid on the desks OF all the
clerks in the Pension Office an address of tbs
national Democratic committee" 1t is an ex-
tensive document, laudine the administration Of
President Cleveland, praising him a man in
his personal capacity, and pointing out the re-
forms ho is alleged to have made since he took
his Office. March 4, 1885. 1t also reviews the
life OF Thurman and arraigns the Republicans on
their tariff and other records The address is
aligned by Chairman Barnum and Chairman
Brce. AT the conclusion OF IL Is postscript or
addenda, signed by Charles f. Cands, treasurer
of the committee and subtreasurer o. the
United States at New YORK Csnda says ia
his postscript: ''All contributions Of money for
the use of the national committee may be
made either by postal order. registered letter,
or by draft Such contributions will be duly
acknowledged, and should bs addressed to me-"
The most brazen and astonishing part OF this
proceeding is contained IN a second and small
circular which goes with the address. 1t is
dated a. the headquarters OF the national CON-
mittse, and is headed: Caution to Contribu-
tors" This circular reads as follows: 'sOa the
nr.trrso that diract- con tributions from Office
holders 10 the national COMMITTEES were in viola
tion Of law. certain swindlers throughout the
country have sought remittances from postmas-
ters and others, falsely stating intimating
that their solicitations were authorized BY the
committee Several of these offenders have
been arrested. and will be prosecuted for fraud.
ulent of the mails. In view of these frauds
it is deemed proper TO say that, while the law
torbids contributions by federal officials to other
inter States officers aud employees. any con-
trioutons they may see tit to Voluntarily make
can be forwarded to their proper destination
without the interposition Of an intermediary"