New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02
DEMOCRATS TAMpER WITH TIE MAILS.
UNNECESSARY DELAY IN TRANSMITTING M

PUBLICAN LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS.
From al! over TIE country complaints Of 2 serious
nafgsc against tic present mall system coming to
The Republican Headquarters In this city. Tho vest
papers fui, OF charges s;ainst ho Democratic
postmaster Who clearly ignore tho postal regulations
in many respects Even IN this Stale the Democratic
pos'mas'crs be lsaguei together in hndcring
the delivery Of mail suppo to be Republican.
Wrappers on Republican no. r0rcrs are either 70
moved entirely or torn open TINT frec-traio and
tariff reform documents can l., inserted. These
breaches Of tho postal regulations have been most
frequent In states that by the Democrats ar, put On
the doubtful list In Indiana the work Of distributing
Republican documents through the mails has been
ductcd with the greatest difficulty and every possible
hindfance seems to have been put In the way. II IS
especially with documents and letters addressed TO
Germans for It IS on their votes that the Democrats
hope squeeze out a bare plurality General Iabcr
con, who Is In charge Of tho German Bureau for tho
Republican National Committee has received many
complaints from Germans I'm that State Documents
and letters addressed to thom have either been kept
back long possible wl;hou; aroasng suspicion, or
they have been opened and pamphlets bolstcring up
the Mills FroeTr2dc bill Lave been inserted
In Ohio the postal service became so bad and 30
much publicity given TO tho management Of the
Columbus office, that the Department at " Washington
was compelled to send a special Inspector thoro TO
make an investigation The Editor OF The Columbus
Journal in an open letter published IN his paper
charges the Office with opening his private mail and
inserting Democratic campaign matter inside the folds
Of newspapers addressed to him. Equally serious
violations of the postal laws charged against Tho
postmaster for receiving in his Office and aftcrward
sending II through the state a campaign document
Issued by Chairman Townsend and his assistants, as
second class matter, at the rate allowed TO the
publishers Of regular newspapers. These papers were
admitted In bundles ard sent TO the Democratic post
masters I'm various parts OF tho State By them tho
packages opened and the circular folded into
Republican papers Another case OF violation Of tho
postal law Is reported by John John, Of Dean, Ohio,
who Is subscriber TO " The Dayton Weekly Journal
Either at Dayton or Dean the postal officials opened
his paper and Inserted a Democratic sheet I'm the
folds Another Republican, G. G. Yarnum. Of Mlllcrs.
that the Democratic postmaster AT his place IS ecclv
ing ami distributing through his Office copies OF The
Tax Reform Advocate
As n ample Of what is being done, IN this
city, letter from senator in Washington. addressed
young man ln this city who IS ISOLATED with
the state and county committees took seven days 10
come from the place where n mailed. The inter
ference and amprrings with the mails from the Re
publican National and state committees have for some
time prcculel the Use OF printed envelopes and the
committees have been forced 10 tho plain
printed envelope. They have even bean compelled
10 change the color. size and quality repeatedly
TO deceive the postal officials. II has been I'M
an individual postmaStc, assistant I'm this btac.
But thc neil IS unusually slow In It's journey from the
Office In tbs city tie various parts Of the country
10 which IL Is sent.