The herald., 1896-10-25
McKinley's Managers Are
Desperate
DELIBERATE FRAUDS COMMITTED
Under the Frank Of Congress.
man Babcock
MIDDLE.WEST POSTOFFICES
Are Overwhelmed With Matter Deposited
by Criminals
Screeds Of All Kinds Franked as Congress.
/ sional Records
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The Offense Is Felony. Punishable by
Heavy Penalties, But 1t Is Typical
Are Overwhelmed With Matter Deposited
by Criminals
Scfeeds Of All Kinds Franked as Congres.
si0nal Records
The Offense Is Felony, Punishable by
Heavy Penalties, But 1t Is Typical
Goldbug Campaign Manages
ment-1t Won't Succeed.

A<A4N0<A0 S44 sOCI. 14.-INOI COutCAI
with corruption, coercion and conspira-
cy, the men who are using every subter-
fuge to elect Mckinley have. in their
final desperation, resorted to crime.
They have been and are now violat-
ing the federal statutes and defrauding
the government Of an immense revenue.
And in the language Of the act Of con-
gress known as the conspiracy act, they
are guilty of felony and may be pun
ished by fine Of not more than SO, 900
and by Imprisonment for not more than
two years.
During the present campaign, thou
sands Of tons Of literature, consisting Of
speeches. editorial extracts from Nc
Kinley papers and tabulated statements
Of every variety. have gone out from
Republican headquarters and every
ounce Of this partisan stun has been
forwarded through the malls under the
frank of Congressman J. w. Babcock Of
Wisconsin, chairman Of the Republican
COuSTcSSlOUdl COIIlulltIcc.
Today It came to the knowledge Of the
Fifth district (Missouri) Democratic
committee that bushels of these franked
envelopes were dumped into the GRIM
inal courtroom upon the occasion of a re-
cent Mckinley meeting.
None Of these envelopes were even ad-
dressed, the postoffice department SIM
ply forwarding them In huge sacks upon
the direction Of some person whose
identity is a mystery.
Packages were tied in bundles and the
top package was marked in red pencil
Carrier No. IA"
Carrier No. IA, who Is F. L. Chalfont,
was literally swamped under the deluge
of campaign documents and upon arriv-
ing at the courthouse he dumped the
stun unceremoniously into jury room,
where 1t was found by the person who
had been ordered to distribute 1t.
Kansas City has been actually flooded
with this campaign material and though
the postoff1ce here ranks as one Of the
most efficient in the country the depart
ment was simply unable to handle the
wagon loads Of franked, unaddressed
compliments Of Congressman Babcock
and his Republican confreres.
The delivery Of legitimate mail matter
has been delayed and retarded until
to,
quarter. Mail carriers worked early
and late in their strenuous efforts to
dispose Of the stuff. and they could not
succeed. and the department is still en-
numbered with stacks of these partisan
documents. which have been sent here
with vague orders to distribute"
It 10 not in Kansas City alone that
these criminal methods have been re-
sorted to. nor have the efforts been con-
ined to Missouri. Protests from every
section Of the land and more particular
ly from the western states classed as
doubtful" by Republican leaders have
followed each other in an indignant
stream until postal officials are weary.
One small town in Missouri has exactly
ton Of the documents. and the post
master there. not fearful Of losing his
head, has demanded Of the department
Il he Is compelled to assist in this fla-
grant violation Of law.
From Kcnsas. Colorado. Texas. Ne
braska and every other state west of the
Missouri river. postmasters. who are
probably ignorant of the conditions pre-
vailing at Washington. have tearfully
told their troubNu toAhe postofflce de-
partment and begged for relief. They
tell the department that they are buried
under stacks upon stacks of "Babcock
correspondence" that they do not know
how to dispose of 1t and they ask for in
structions.
It was the aim of the Republican
leaders in this city to place in the hands
Of every voter in the Fifth congressional
district. which includes Kansas City, at
least one Of these packages. In this dis.
trict sb.oee pounds Of this matter have