The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-11-02

= WASHINGTON. Oct 81 Civil >ervic
commissioner Roosevelt to-day cav
: out hrs report ~ the investigation n
Conducted az Pittsburgh as To cam
paign assessments there. Mr.. Roos..
'eit nnd> there has been no caercio,
practired and no assessments levi.,
contrary u law. He recommends thai
'hc assessments IN the post Office b,
made a lest case. and >ays that ,svera
employees ~ the Office who took mart IN
ppiitical conventions should b., pun
shed
ON the internal revenue office he
says In this Office there has been no
c'ercion aud no assessment contrary
- law PROFESSIONALLY. however. the
once IN it, present condition. being
without the ciyil->srvice law. j. nsed
a. c'fg IN the machine OF whicheve,
party happens u be- in power At
present y u the democratic PARTY. hut
inc conditions We're doubtless substan.
Tally the same whcE the republicans
We're IN power
he collector informed Mr. Eoos.-
se4t That all ~ the appointments OF
tue men under him were made on Tho
initiative and AZ the suggestion Of The
inherent democratic leaders OF his
Mr. Roosevelt says:
The men thus appointed have ~ |
course. always been activ. yvard vvo,.l- |
err -lcader> at the primaries and nj
'he polls They have not been assessed
or eocrccd into paying. save in SO far
a. they have been coerced by ,hs
'eeiing OF their party associ.
ates- All those who had been in
'iiiee full year had paid. or
Intended 10 pay. sums varying from
- 20 >l'O- Perhaps SIS or at least s,o
! "uiu oe the orlinar ~ amount maid
.'e "h"ie force IN Mr.. kearns office
nus contributing certainly =. 900 or
''-'v0- and probably more. u the local
anpaign fund. These payments arr
a"en a. a matter Of course. Asa ron-
egnence the collectors Office forms =
~ ireaSrry chest. out ~ which III.
oHinant party can take sums IL ~.
eHi' and, honestly or dishone,tlv. AZ
i' case may he. influence the elec.
on ihis investigation ~ itself AZ
'iiN conclusive proof that the inter
=. revenue Office should be CLASH
- TO the Pittsburgh post Office. Mr. I
'o>evelt mas this to say. n
Il appears that Po,tmaster ono, :,
~ mas not violated the civil-service +;
" lie knew, however. that an ~. \,
r. mad been made 10 collect asses. o,
'nts' and il j. 70 he regretted Tia, 7,
ana not publicly stat. at tbe al
ne-what he ha~ since stated II
tne commissioning he had "
hand IN making those asSa III
nts and that he would not di>crip,i- 3.
e N any way against an ernplov.. an
iei">'hg 70 contribute. Ii i, also W.
- regretted that he did not keen be
l>e.i informed a. 10 the activity ~ az
>uoprninates IN the primaries and
Did H. especially a. his nephew was 'bc
n these offending >nbordina,.s bu
10 the general management of the mo
- under the civil-service law tho IN,
master has done very well inda..d Dir
BETTER than has been the casa IL an.
= "'ner onices- 'pu
ne treasurer Of the dernacra,;. up
NY committee. Or. Fleming. sent ern
ach employe in the classified sarv. de
= tne post Office letter reaue>,- fue
ilim 10 call at his Office Tbos. ton
went there were solicited ~, de
ey for political nprn, - th.r
-n' sug gt>ted being about Der
Mr- Fleming stated tina, he spe'
confident he had not violated the mea
ipr ne was acting in accordance Is e.
Attorney-General Olnev-, onin. got
which gave him the right to solic;, GRAZ
'snents ~ letter in a government pric
ing ernr
ger thu OPT nion the commission - H.
h"l ieei that IL can advise the H.,
cntion ~ Mr.. Fleming. but Mr. 49,
-Neit earnestly advised that this -,
~ - test ease in urging upon A..
- the passage Of law prohib- -
inc solicitation ~ employees in 80.
st... 'Sr any where looss
solicitation as that Of Mr.. Flem- -,
,r;n,,.l.- 1S :" oiackmail- heap
'.'u1n - ,.r pressure j. befo
severe on people Of the opposite tim.
son Z
ppear> that certain employees Of Gratis
4" Pc once have been dey I
active In politics At the June salts
''el.i"h ~ the demo- one
party. the following men ran for ma,
ties and when elected served as chic,
>. Campbell ODonnell erro,,
ty. Edward O'Brien. j. ID. I:ocys from
-ollin>- J. I. Regain. James CARR Efon
80 'n"rhe- me postmaster time.
~ me postnaster-general try.
u'" not ~ tolerated. vet de WI
august convention the follow. wiz a
"eHales or ran for the too p,
7. ueiega'es' James Atweli. chang
Boggs. j. J. sullivan. j. y de he.
" ~ Collins was very active git ",
" '''a 'e>' it. ID
Roosevelt concludes by saving tried
ring the past year several rail-. satisfl
iail employees have been pur dey W
Tor participating in republican All is
'es. and for acting a. delegates Clevel
Frs IN republican conventions fustes
MA seem. he SAYS. that a, dat ~
l"sf employees Of the Pittsburgh case !
zee who. after the warning ~ wantc,
master general. took part IL 'Ah
naries and conventions in A. FOR er
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