The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-24
NOTES FROM washington
What Is Transpiring in the Legis-
lative Arena Of the Nation
al Capital.
MORE REPUBLICAN CORRUPTION SHOWN,
fraud g. RnmpHntin MIIiinrS Control
OF Cuba senator Lodges Fro
british suRrI ~ GernIHny -~rnutnr
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| Especial Correspondence
/ The scandal, which have come 20
light regarding embellishments 100 'hr
| Cuban postal service are having their
effect iu ,uIirhicniug IN, country as TO
| the meaning ~ imperialism. Rath-
bone the republican head Of the postal
sysicmofCuba. Nasune Of Mark linnna'a
political hrurhmru. Nicely. the financial
agent OF The Cuban postal service who
was unprecedented aud is under bonds
| was a political friend and prutcge Of
/ the FIRST assistant postmaster general.
/ lie comes from Indiana. where, IN the
/ ,i'N OF Nuucir, be- used 90 own % daily
new spaprr. which be- cold TO Perry
I Hrathr brother. When arrested In
/ New Work 10 wa, Perry Ileaih's broth
/ cr's bank the present custodian ~
postal funds. which furnished Nicely
with the $4,000 cash bail on which be
wns released
The known lrfalcation " already
over 100000. The Indications arc that
In uill amount 20 hall million and in.
| ,uhr every prominent official ~ the Gu
! ban postal rrr,i ice Rnthbuur the head
/ Of 'hc service. is 'u be- suspended for not
detecting the crime. u surpusscs bu.
man understanding that Hl'hbone
/ lusrf g.. not accused % completely.
! The evidences ~ corruption we're 80
/ nlpautly N-.rI" that blind man
could have seen them. o. b. % nasty
mess but exactly what might have
been expected under the circum-
| stance. There are q dozen other cascs
70. bad 49, fhi. which have so far been
successfully covered up
nItitary Corruption.
Cuba 8. supposedly under the mil.
i'1ry control oi the u",fud states,
/ There be- o. branch uf thr army known
ns 'ha Inspector generals -sr,irc. This
branch Do. for b., duty rtr tu,r.tipu-
'iuu NJ ar,uuni- the examination ~
work done aud supplies purchased. the
scrutiny ~ military posts and similar
work II Is the official critic ~ the
whole military branch Of 'hr govern
mrut. and has for generations con.d-
cred 81 matter ~ pride and honor 10
do good work Very few scandals hnvc
ever been charged mp 90 the Inspectors
service and nine ou' ~ ten frauds in
the army bay" hrru discovered los tho
inspector general Office
When The spanish war brook, ont and
II hrruw" necessary to give political
protection tu ever, sraIavuV and
crooked contractor. big aud little. who
had amy claim 900 the Mckinley admin.
i-'rurIuu, 1t vH- found necessary 10
hlndfud h1udruT and hubnlc the I'm.
spcctor general ulhec. Thia WIS done
Through 'hr machinery Of far adiufau'
rrnnwIN ulirr which ordered nearly
an ~, inspection officers fu Door, duty
.n The field thus preventing th, lnsprc.
tiUn WORK from being done. and then
compelling the frv remaining reports
10 br u.d, tu cumr dirrctl, ~ the ad.
m,uu, general instead Of To their prop
rr head The inspector general
The expected result WIS obtained
Inspection practically ceased aud
fraud has run rampant In thp army 10
the present day,
The officers OF tine United States
arm, are ns ID elias. high.mmdrd and
honorable, men. It f. srldom that q
scandal involving their financial rutrp-
ri'y with government funds arisr..
But the contractors of every drycrip.
ilou who have dealings with the army
need tu b, watched with an eagles
eye. The treasury has been swindlcd
Of millions 81 dollars during the last
two wears through army and navy
frauds. particularly IN the ARM, The
inspection service has been hammered
In such a manner en- 10 mike these
| fraud. easy 81 pcrpctru'ion. Mckinney
is responsible and the people have found
him ont.
= rro-nrIush SaarI.
Il is significant that Senator Lodge
makes his swashbuckling attack on
Germany hardly three days after Lord
Salisbury made his ill-timed speech In
the same direction. II Is well known
In international affairs that Germany
has no intention Of interfering in the
affairs 81 this hemisphere. There are
100000 Germans in Brazil. There are
more than 5,OO0.uOO Germans in the
United States. The Gcrman-Amrricaus
have supported the republican party
as q rule to such an extent that with
out them the republicans could not
have carried a presidential election IN
20 years Trusts. militarism, imperial
Ism and the pro British attitude Of tho
adm isiration have driven them from
The republican paTtV, Just WHY Lodge