The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22
AnoLPH PATTERSON.
THE CUBAN POSTAL STEAL.
Hanna Morally the Principni Suipr"
Under the Powers at Wash-
ingtOn.

The scandals IN connection WIZ tne
establishment of a postal system In
Cuba are not surprising, when con-
sdered in the light OF the character
of the men who caused them, their
antecedents and the temptation 10
which they were exposed. 1t IS piaih
they were sent 10 Cuba as reward |
for their political services to the adj
ministration. and that they under
stood they were to make what they |
could out of their positions. Ihey
took their unwritten instructions TOO
literally; and instead of filling their
rockets discreetly and quietly, .hey
inaugurated species OF orgie,
grabbed everything in sight, and con-
sequently, when the exposure came
the administration was shocked. and
perhaps the chances of the Mckinley
reelection jeopardized.
Mr.. Hanna is no doubt morally the
principal culprt. Years ago-in TACT,
from the time of the establishment OF
the political firm or syndicate of Han
ma a McKinley-Mr Perry heath. as
sistant postmaster general. has been
in Mr.. Hannas employ. He has been
an editor and correspondent OF news
papers in his interest, and when Mr..
Mckinley was nominated for president
four wears a 90 had charge of his cam
paipn in Indiana. and, acting under
| Hanna's instructions, carried the state
for him. When the president formed
his cabinet Mr.. Gary was made post
master general and Heath his first
assistant. ii did not take very long
for the assistant. backed by Hanna
and the president. to force his CHIEF
TO resign. Mr.. Charles Emory Smith
succeeded Mr.. Gary, with the under
standing that Heath was not 10 be
nterfered with
Acting under Heath. rs Heath acted
under Hanna. in the scheme OF plum
dor politics. were Nicely and Eath-
bone. and through lIeath's influence
they were given important positions
in the post Office department. The es-
adjustment Of postal system in Gu
ba temporary dependency OF the
government, and among people VINO
did net understand the English Ian
guage or American business methods
was the opportunity for which these
friends of the administration ano
servitors of Hanna and the president
ha,. waited and hoped. Nicely was ap
pointed treasurer and general man
agcr Of the postal system on the par
OF the government, and he and hi'
confederates wasted no time in get
ting to work
II they had not been detected by tn
/, military authorities and checked u
their operations before they got fair
Is started there is no telling how
much they would have stolen. AS !
: is. they got away with hundreds 0
thousands of dollars.
The United States occupies pecul
lar position in relation TO Cuba. i
the face of the world. il became tn
guardian of the untaught and ineNpt
rienced people of the island. II excr
. ciscd supreme authority over then
II undertook TO instruct them in tn
methods Of government by the peopl
and for the people-to start them J
the way Of managing their public a.
fairs peacefully. honestly and in az
cordance with law. The administri
ton and the men by whom IL Is SUI
rounded and controlled have so qui
= ted themselves OF these national obi
:. CATIONS by unloading gang Of thieve
Z upon them. and not only robbing thei
I. and making them suspicious Of a r.
4 publican form of government. but
the same time fixing stigma an
- burning disgrace upon their own GO
ernment--Kansas City Independent.
II Western Tabor has condcmne
in Mckinley for the part he had In N
&c Occur d'Alcne affair. Now II remaif
~ 10 be seen II the western raborers wi
rs vote at the polls as they vote IN the
Or conventions. II they do Il will be
"a md day for McKinley.-Butto (Mon1