The herald., 1896-10-25
CORRUPTION AND Conspiracy
now SUPPLEMENTED BY CRIME

been distributed at the expense Of the
government. Had these campaign man.
ayers observed the rules Of common hon.
esty and paid the regular postage rates
Uncle Sam would have been richer by
1926 in the state of Missouri, and it is
certain that these criminals have de-
frauded the government Of not less than
$1,000, and 1t is equally certain that the
government has lost total Of more than
$4,000 by its failure to compel these cor
morants to pay the honest postage
rates common people would have been
compelled to pay. This money can yet
be collected and these criminals brought
to justice If the men who are charged
with the punishment of felons can be
induced to do their duty.
That this franking Of packages con-
tanning other than congressional record
documents is crime will be apparent to
any person who will read the acts of
congress pertaining to the question. In
the ordinary violation, in a small way.
by Individual criminals, 1t Is only mis-
demeanor, punishable by a fine Of $500.
But in order to provide against an ext
gency such as now exists, congress en-
acted a law know as the conspiracy
section" which particularly and fully
covers this crime of the Republican
leaders. In order that there may be no
misunderstanding. and that every read
er may appreciate the enormity of this
offense, the Kansas City Times prints
the federal statutes covering this viola
ton of the franking privilege:
Section 81 of the act of Jan. u. 1895:
It shall be unlawful for the public
printer to print and deliver upon the
order Of any senator, representative or
delegate extracts from the Congress-
ional Record, the person ordering the
same undertaking the cost thereof.
Section IS Of the act of congress, Jan.
IL, 1895:
The vice-president. senators. repre-
sentatives and delegates in congress,
the secretary of the senate and the clerk
Of the house Of representatives may
send and receive through the mail all
public documents printed by order of
congress, but the name of the vice-pres-
ident, senator, representative, delegate,
secretary Of the senate and clerk Of the
house shall be written thereon, with the
proper designation Of the Office he holds
.. The president, members
and members-elect and delegates and
delegates-elect to congress shall have
the privilege of sending free through the
mails and under their frank any mail
matter to any government official or to
any person, correspondence not exceed
ing one ounce in weight upon official or
department business.
CONSPIRACY SECTION
Section 5446:
If two or more persons conspire,
either to commit any offense against the
United States or to defraud the United
States in any manner or for any pur-
pose, and one or more Of such parties do
any act to effect the object Of the con-
spiracy, all the parties to such con-
spiracy shall be liable to a penalty Of
not less than $1,000 and not more than
$4,000, and to imprisonment for not
more than two years.
Among the pamphlets and booklets
included in the packages, tons Of which
have been circulated in this state and
Kansas, as parts of the Congressional
Record, are the following: Mote
These are from forty-seven packages,
all containing the same documents.)
An "ad." descriptive of the Union Pa
cific railway is No. Of the franked
part Of Congressional Record"
The Republican National Commit
tee by Joseph P. Smith, and printed on
the Repository press, Canton, Ohio.
Cyclists as Citizens by Gen. Horace
Porter.
Leafet No. 9: A Farmers Letter on the
Silver Question.
Pamphlet F: This is hard luck story
of 5000 words simply prefaced: Dear
Brother John." and pathetically SUBJ
scribed, II have made up my mind tb
brother, William"
WlllldIn, IL SeeWS, THOUGHT SOME eX.
PLANTATION was due his brother. and
makes his damning confession at the
bottom Of page 16. Just how this got
into the Congressional Record the COM
piler does not state, but 1t is franked by
the chairman Of the committee to save
the nations honor.
Saving the nations honor is the Sc
rious business Of their lives-they will
tell you so themselves; this robbing Of
the mails Is simply an economic meas
ure in that direction.
A Ready Reference-Leafiet No. 9.
Main Facts About Gold and Silver
This is complete explanation Of the
crime of 1873"
A Gem of Patriotic Eloquence (from
Major McKinley's letter Of acceptance)
is the next leaflet.
To American Bread-winners. a
pamphlet destined to go down in con-
gressional records as unwept. unhonored
and unsuug, Is also sent in duplicate.
1t is in thirteen chapters, with touch
ing introduction.
Then there are folders. One wild,
intemperate appeal to the black-and-
tan population of the land, promising
a composite cabinet of, withal, the same
complexion.
Another to G. A. r. men-a frenzied
screed, with pensioned hands breaking
open the graves welded in sacred ST.