The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-19
: Franking Under Two Administra


lions.
The other day the ISTELLIGESCER
noted and commented on the fact that
: it had received under tho official frank
OF the department of agriculture
pamphlet containing two addresses de-
livcred in Chicago by Secretary OF
Agriculture Morton. Tho penalty OF
s $500 for such use OF the frank was
mentioned, also the fact that tho secre-
5tary showed his appreciation OF the
difference between official and unofficial
business in that he had caused the
pamphlet to be printed elsewhere than
in the government printing Office
The comment has impressed the sec
4 rotary OF agriculture, who sends by his
private secretary a communication in
which he calls attention to certain
pamphlet issued by DR.. Loring, a Re-
: publican, when he was commissioner Of
agriculture, before that bureau had
. been raised to separate executive de-
partment. The same mail brings the
publication referred to rs having been
published at public expense and cir
culated under frank"
The INTELL1GENCER is asked if it
evil! be just enough to cali attention to
this fnct?" Certainly, and with pleas
ure. The Loring publication is entitled
Address Of Hon. Geo. B. Loring, com
missioner of agriculture, and Other Pro.
ceedings of the Cotton Convention held.
Z in Atlanta, Ga, November 2, 1881"
. The convention was n department of ng
rculture affair, held sin accordance
with tho following circular, which was
addressed to the secretary Of each OF the
agricultural societies of the cotton
3 states:"
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WASHINGTON. D. c.. October s. 1851
IS DEAR SiR:-It is proposed to hold in Atlanta
u OF cotton.growers, Your society is respectfully
requested 10 send delegates to !, the he! same
GEORGE B. LoEIHG, Commissioner.
The invitation was from the commits
4 sioncr in his official character and Gin
: response to this circular the convention
! assembled" Tho Loring pamphlet is
( distinctly.a public document. We do
.observe" that sit tho address OF the
commissioned contains plea for pro-
tective tariff" which, rs marked for the
ISrrLLIGENcER by Secretary Morton's
private secretary, is to this extent:
s...And / now congratulate myself that I
can join in ono moro gratifying and
significant illustrations of the growth Of
American industry. and OF the wisdom
Of that policy which has encouraged
and protected it."
Protection was the policy OF the coun-
try, so written on the statute books. Is
it out OF order for a public officer to
speak we'll OF the policy OF his country
as shown in its laws?t The convention
81 didnot think so. The address was free
applauded.
Dr. I.oring quoted at length from
Henry w. Grady. editor of the Atlanta
3 Constitution. and Mr.. Grady's name be-
Z ing greeted with applause, DR.. Loripg.
( said: s.Let mo tell You that he is en-
q titlod to all the applause you can give
K him." This was not blindly and wick
!. edly= partisan.
Tho pamphlet contains also an ad-
z dress by Mr.. Edward Atkineon, an emil
q nent tree trader; an aoureSs bY Prof.
Riley, entomologist OF tho department
.of6agriculturc, on the determination of
i tho enemies OF the cotton plant to-
gether with questions put to Prof: Riley
and his answers.
IN view OF these facts the IsrEL1r-
8s;GEScER}does '.think that tho contrast is
sEto:t tho disadvantage OF Secretary Nor
3. ton,' . and does not think that Secretary
5Morton.had "a protective precedent for
publishing his Chicago speeches at
government expense and circulating it
under government frank if he desired
toIemulate Republican methods. The
evidence submitted by himself shows
shat he had no such precedent.
TnE Cleveland Leader has telling
& Cart loon representing Uncle Sam offer
aSiingt TO swap presidents with Hawaii.
That a snorfer.s
Corr RANK a. BURR, whose death in
Camden, q Jew Jersey, occurred this
ggyeek ss5y.,s we'll SEnownEinE this state. of