The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-04
DEMOCRATIC TACTICS.
Violations Of the Law by Post
Office Employees.
SUPPRESSION OF DOCUMENTS
Sent Through the Mails by Republic
can Campaign Committccs-A
Field for Observation-Disclosures
sing on Germans-PoIItIcs.

New YORK, Sept. 3.-From all over
the country complaints OF a serious
nature against the present mail system
are coming to the Republican headquarT
ters in this city. The Western papers
are full of charges against the Demo-
cratic postmasters, who clearly ignore
the postal regulations in many respects.
Even in this State the Democratic post
masters seem to be leagued together in
hindering the delivery of mail supposed
to be Republican. Wrappers on Re-
publican newspapers are either removed
entirely or torn open SO that free trade
aud tariff reform documents can be in
serted. These breaches OF the postal
regulations have been most frequent in
States that by the Democrats are put on
the doubtful list. In Indiana the work
OF distributing Republican documents
through the mails has been conducted
with the greatest difficulty aud every
possible hindrance seems to have been
put in the way. 1t is especially so with
documents and letters
ADDRESSED TO GERMANS,
for it is on their votes that the Demo-
Gratis hope to squeeze out bare plurali-
ty. General Habercorn, who is in charge
of the German Bureau for the Republican
National Committee, has received many
from Germans in that State.
Documents and letters addressed to
them have been opened and pamphlets
bolstering up the Mills Free Trade bill
have been inserted,
In Ohio the postal service became so
bad and SO much publicity was given to
the management OF the Columbus Office,
that the Department at Washington was
to send special inspector
there to
MAKE AN INVESTIGATION.
The editor OF the Columbus Journal, in
open letter published in his paper,
charges the Office with opening his pri-
vate mail and inserting Democratic cam.
paign matter inside the folds OF newspa-
pers addressed to him. Equally us Sc
rious violations Of the postal laws are
charged against the postmaster for reOiv-
ing in his Office and atterward sending
it through the State campaign docu-
ment issued by Chairman Townsendand
his assistants, us second.class matter, at
the same rate allowed to the publishers
OF regular newspapers. These papers
were admitted in bundles and sent to
the Democratic postmasters in various
parts OF the State. By them the
PACKAGES WERE OPENED
and the circular folded into Republican
papers. Anothes case OF violation ofthe
postal lay is reported by John John, of
Dean, Ohio, who is subscriber to the
Dayton Weekly Journal. Either at Day
ton or Dean the postal officials opened
his paper and inserted Democratic
sheet in the folds. Another Republican,
q. c. Varnum, OF Nlillers, Ohio, writes
TO the Cincinnati Commercial GGECiie that
the Democratic postmaster at his place
is receiving and distributing through his
office copies OF the Tar Reform Adrocdtc.
AS u sample Of what is being done,
even in this city, letter from Senator
in Washington, addressed to a young
man in this city, who Is associated with
the State and county committees,
TOOK SEVEN DAYS
to come from the place where it was
mailed. The interference and tamper-
ings with the mails from the Republi-
can National and State committees have
for some time precluded the use OF
printed envelopes, and the committees
llQye been forced to use tue plain, un-
printed envelope. They have even been
to change the color, size and
quality repeatedly, SO as to deceive the
postal officials. It has been impossible
thus far to trace any direct act OF delay
to an individual postmaster or assistant
in this State. But the mail is unusually
slow in its journey from the office in
this city to the various parts OF the
country 10 which it is sent,