The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-09

| the classified service.
Directcr Wolcott Of The geological sur
"ey, and Wade Hampton, commissions
OF railroads. recommended continuanc,
OF TIE nresen, law.
Thomas Robinson, a 81, 500 treasur,
clerk, complained that he had been dis
missed on demand of Georgia senators
and others because he had printed IN,
on'y western newspaper in Georgia dur
ing Grants second campaign.
HILL LETS IN THE LIGHT.
William w. Hill, former assistant su
perintendent Of the free mail delivery
charged that there had been collusio.
between the postof1ice department an6
the civil service commission 10 vioiat,
the law by the employment in 1894 ant
1885 of ffty-nine spies, whose empIoy
meat was not authorized by law
Two Of the spies, termed inspectors
MI Hill asserted, were brothers of Mr.
Machem, superintendent Of the free de-
livery service. One of Mr.. Mschem.;
orotners had been under charges of EN-.
pezzziement in Toledo when appointed
ana another Of the appointees had been
dismissed from the Washington post
once for embezzzling funds OF the Let
Ter Carriers associa ton.
sixth Auditor Of the Treasury Howard
had at first made violent objections 70
approving the accounts Of these inspec-
tors because they were not authorized bv
IaH, but afterwards Mr. Howard had
bsen allowed the nomination OF one in
spectcr each quarter and had approved
the disbursements. First Assistant Prs,
master General Jones had refrained
from assuming the authority of sien;r.
me appointments Of the inspectors and
had aciegated the duty to his private
secretary, Mr.. Lamar.
SPIES AS VOTE-MAKERs
In the campaign Of 1894, six of the in
spec'ors, Mr.. Hill asserted. had been "a
'a-ieo 10 influence the votes of letter c.r-
riers in the Fourteenth conereseio,oI al.
.-ict OF New York. Mr.. Hill testified
mat IN Philadelphia the Cleveland adj
fiinisfra'lor had managed to get rid of
many Republicans and old soldiers on
tne letter carrier force in October 1904
ny evading the law. The department,
NAG increased me force by the apno;n,.
ihsat Oh eighty men saIaried at $500. and
shortly after had decreased il nv die
missing seventy-eight carriers saI,r;As
al si,oed, and twenty-five salaried a.,
S'oo. Inc Salaries Of inspectors were
p@id oy money taken from the remit
-dHCes OF postmasters made in CURRENCY
ana cepositet 70 the credit of their chief
NIX be-imap. in a Washington bank.
SPIES ASSESSED.
me inspectors had been assessed .,.
the expenses of the Ohio ca,,atnr =:
1873 To make arrangements for the as
sessnent they had been massed in Chi
Gag a. meeting Of them held on Oc,o.
oei OIL "hich had been addressed bv Mr.
Machen, superintendent of the free do
livery service, who had gone from Wash
Jon Tor thss purpose. That thew
fhlsh' better bear the assessment N.
Of the inspectors had been rais-
&C from 81 to s. a day in July, 1895. The
"itiiess read a letter from one of thu
inspectors to Mr.. Machen, explaining in
lepiE % d letter from Mr.. Machen. thar
ne mad not forwarded the amount of the
assessment because he had not under.
stood the arrangements.
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SBIrT~
Inc witness had informed Assisto.
os'naster General Jones of this last
I'D Ter. Mr.. Jones hada tod him RI
Keep MS mouth shut, saying that r. mac
iaturai mat Mr.. Machen Should want IA
ieip MS friend, Mr. Campbell. in Obin |
hr. Hill had brought the nuastion 20
ne unauthorized employment of the
spies and the political assessments 70 |
ne attention Of the civil service com.
MISSION. President Proctor had told hin
nat the that the commission had .,,
SUCTION over the unauthorized appoint |
nents. Mr.. Machen had Informed tho |
witness that former President Roosevelt, |
the commission had authorized the
ihp!oyment OF the spies. Evidence os
ne assessment had been given the com.
MISSION, including evidence tha. Mr.
lachen had declared that he would dis
hafge the men who failed 10 nav assass-
lents. The witness had been Informed
nat the commission made a report in
Eliminating Machen and Bellman but
aat the attorney general had auasbed
ne charges. An affidavit was read from
n employe Of the postoffice department,
nat Mr. Machen had withheld money
rom the salaries of spies" for political
urposes.
SPIES FOLIO WILL
Mr. Hill declared that Assistant Post
laster Jones had employed spies to fol-
wv him, that learned that he gave infor-
lation to Representative Overstreet q.
1diana regarding the assessments and
al then discharged him, upbraidine
i'm with ingratitude The personal
laraeter of the spies" Mr. Hill de-
AIRED, was very bad Many of them
Id been arrested in various cities for
and disorderly conduct.
ne spy, named Lorenzo, had been ap-
'lnted October ]. 1894. but pay had been
avn from July /, 1894. The money for
e time in which he had not worked
mounted TO $3.50. This amount had
zen drawn by Mr.. Machen and appro- .
lated by him through the forgery of
e check and voucher. all Of which was
'own by the records of the department
ID the treasury. In dismissing Mr..
IL from the pos;office department. AS
slant Postmaster General Jones had
ID him that he would pursue him and
cure MS dismissal from the departmsn:
Jos'lce as assistant commissioner OF
aims. which be did.
NJ. Hill was 4 lifelong Democrat.
'rgreSs II 1895 specifically prob. 5itei