The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-04
the presidency has advanced his chances Of cleo
ton by his speeches, and that is saying a great
deal in praise of them.
DEMOCRATS TAMpER WITH TIE MAILS.
Unnecessary Delay In Transmitting Repub
iican Letters and Documents.

Unnecessary Delay fn Transmitting Repub-
iican Letters aud Documents.
New York Tribune.
From all over the country complaints of a Sc
rious nature against the present mail system
are coming to the Republican headquarters in
this city. The Western papers are full Of
charges against the Democratic postmaeters,
who clearly ignore the postal regulations in
many respects. Even in this State the Demo
cratic postmasters seem to be leaeued together
in hindering the delivery of mail supposed to be
Republican. Wrappers on Republican newspa-
pers are either removed entirely or torn open
so that freetra6e and tsriff-reform documents
can be inserted. These breaches OF the
postal regulations have been most
frequent in States that by the Democrats are
put on ths doubtful list In Indiana the work
Of distributing Republican documents through
the mails has been conducted with the greatest
difficulty. and every possible hindrance seems 10
have been put in the way. Ii is especially so
with documents and letters addressed to Ger
mans, for it is on their votes that the Demo
Gratis hope to squeeze out a bare plurality. Cen
eral Habercon, who is Ia charge of the German
bureau for the Republican national committee,
has received many complaints from Germans IN
that State. Documents and letters addressed TO
them have either been kept back as long as
possible without arousing suspicion, or they
have been opened and pamphlets bolstering up
the Mills fres-trade bill have been inserted.
In Ohio the postal service became so bad and
oO h1uCA puuiCiLy nd6 kiScu W "A h1o
ment of the Columbus Office that the depart
ment at Washington was compelled to send a
special inspector there TO make an investiea-
ton. The editor of the Columbus Journal, in
an open letter published in his paper. charges
the Office with opening his private mail and in
sorting Democratic campaign matter inside the
folds of newspapers addressed to him. Equally
as serious violations OF the postal laws are
charged against the postmaster for receiving in
his Office and afterward sending it through the
State a campaiDu documa ant iSer1ad hv Chairma N
Townsend and his assistants, as second
class matter, At the same rate allowed to the
publishers Of regular newspapers. These pa
pers were admitted in bundles aud sent TO the
Democratic postmasters in various parts OF the
States. By them the packages were opened and
the circular folded into Republican papers.
Another case of violation OF the postai law is re-
ported by John John, of Dean, O.. who is a sub
scriber to The Dayton Weekly Journal"
Either at Dayton or Dean the postal officials
opened his paper and inserted a Democratic
sheet in the folds. Another Republican, G. c.
Varnum, of Millers. O., writes TO the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette that the Democratic
postmaster at his place is receiving and dis
tributing through his Office copies of the Tax
Reform Advocate.
As a sample of what is being done. even in
this city, q letter from a Senatorin Washington,
addressed to a young man In this city who IS
associated with the State and county commit
mittees, took seven days to come from the place
where it was mailed. The interference and
tamperiDgs with the mails from thu Republican
national and State committees have for some
time precluded the nse of printed envelopes and
the committees have been forced to use the plain
imprinted envelope. They have even been com
PEELED to change the color, size and quality re-
peatedly so as to deceive the postal officials. 1t
has been impossible thus far to trace any direct
act of delay to an individual postmaster or as
sistant in this State. But the mall is unusually
slow in its journey from the Office in this city to
the various parts Of the country to which it is
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