The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-06-21
Ano1.pn PATTERSON.
CUBAN POSTAL SCANDAL.
HRana Morally the Prtaetpai Casprtt
Uadrr the Powers as ws@h-
tnEtsn.

Hasna Morally the Priaeipai CaspStt
Uadrr the Powers ~ wash-
taEtsn.
The scandals Ia connection with the
establishment of postal systcm in
Cuba arc no, surprising, when con
Aidered in the light OF the character
OF the men who caused them. their
Aniecedents and the temptation to
which they we're exposed. II Ia piatn
they were sent TO Cuba as reward
for their political services to the ad-
ministration. and that they under
stood they were 20 make what they
could out Of their positions. They
took their unwritten instructions too
literally; and instead of filling their
pockets discreetly and quietly, they
inaugurated species OF orgie.
grabbed everything in sight, and con
sequently. when the exposure came
the administration was shocked, and
perhaps the chances os the Mckinley
reelection jeopardized.
Mr.. Hanna IL no doubt morally the
principal culprit. Years ago--in fact,
from the time of the establishment Of
the political firm or syndicate Of Han
ma & McKinIey-Mr. Perry Heath, Es-
Ristant postmaster general, has bren
In Mr.. Hanna's employ. He has been
an editor and correspondent OF news
papers In his interest, and when Mr..
Mckinley was nomieated for president
four years ago had charge Of his cam
paign in Indiana, and. acting under
Hanna's instructions, carried tbs state
for him. when the president formed
his cabinet Mr.. Gary was made post
master general and Heath his arst
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 TO be
interiered with.
Acting under Heath, as Heath acted
under Hanna, in the scheme of plum.
der politics, were Neely and Rath-
bone. aud through Heath's influence
they were given important positions
In the post Office department. The es-
tablishment Of postal system ia Gu
ba. temporary dependency Of the
government. and among a people who
did not understand the English Ian
guage or American business methods,
was the opportunity for which these
friends OF the administration and
servitors Of Hanna and the president
had waited and hoped, Neely was ap-
pointed treasurer and general man
agrr of The postal syatem on the part
OF the government, and he and his
confederates wasted no time In get
ting TO work.
II they had not been detected by the
military authorities and checked In
their operations before they got fair
iy started there Ia no telling how
much they would have stolen. AS 1t
Is, they got away with hundreds OF
| thousands OF dollars
The United States occupies a pecul-
lar position In relation to Cuba. In
the face of the world. II became the
guardian of the untaughi and inrSpe-
rieneed people of the island. IL exer-
cised supreme authority over them.
II undertook 20 Instruct them In the
methods of government by the people
and for the people~-to start them In
the way of managing their public af-
fairs peacefully. honestly and in 60
cordancc with law. The administra.
tion and the men By whom it IL sur
rounded and controlled have 30 quit
ted themselves OF these national obli.
cations by unloading q gang Of thieves
upon them, and moi only robbing them
and making them suspicious of a re-
publican form Of government, hut al
the same time fixing a stigma and
burning disgrace upon their own gov
ernment.- Kansas City independent.
The trusts have put up the prirG
of their prodects until the demaut
has gradually fallen of TO such an ex
tent that there IL no longer any mar
kei for them. This. Of course. has ne
cersitsted a eurtaiiment OF production
and the mills have begun 10 shut dowr
and the employees are laid of without
l'warning FOR an indefinite time. Pros
pectlve purchasers have found th'
prices asked too high and hase de
ferred buying, 80 IL win he seen thai
, the conditions now complained O
have hren brought ahout by the trusi'
themselves. They are responsible fol
the unstable tenure Of employment "
. | the many thousands who are to-da.
: without any means 20 earn q hvinl
! because the trusts, IN their insstisbI'
| greed for enormous profits, have oser
: shes the nsrk.--Dcnver Post.
TRUSTS have bern forming witt
great rapidify rrer since Mckinley be
came prssidsnt. Hin chief adviser
Mark Hanna, b an avowed advocasa
: and defcnaer OF trusts. The republic
ana of his state s'turned down- Attof
: ney General Moanett, who made IN
most conspicuous sttempt 20 far un
derfaken 10 nftaek truxts. Tne sttcs
: ney general Of the United States ha
: n,t lifted his hand. Only II the ver,
! end Of the sessicu. Just before tn
! presidential campaign opens, haa II Ok
/ cnrred TO the s<pnblicans to take q
the qurat1sn. n win he diiaepit "a
them 70 maks thinking people belIev
/ THAT they esv n earnest n this uAi
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