Editor's Note:
Mr. Smith's office: Wisconsin Governor Edward Salomon praised the agents' work in these words: "Regular and accurate information has constantly been furnished by them to the people of the State, of the sick and wounded soldiers in the several hopitals; the agents have attended to the wants of the sick…; they have seen that abuses in hospitals were brought to the attention of the proper authorities and remedied…" Political opponents, on the other hand, charged that they were just a way for Republicans to give jobs to supporters and, after soldiers in camp were given the ballot, to recruit new votes for their party.
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