Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-06-29
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Tho scandals III connection Will,
tho establishment Of u postal system
in Cuba arc not surprising. when
considered in tho light Of the
them. their ~antcccdcnts mud the
temptation to which they were cx-
pose I. IL il plain they were sent to
Cubu rs u reward for their political
services tn the administration, and
that they understood they were to
make what they could cut nf their
instructions too literally; and instead
ot filling their pockcts discrcctly and
quietly, they iuaugurnicd II species Of
orgic. grabbed everything III sight,
AMI consequently, when the exposure
came the administration WIS shocked,
and perhaps the Mckinley reelection
icopardizcd.
MIR. Hanna is no doubt morally the
principal culprit. Years ago-iu fact.
from the time of the establishment Of
the political firm or syndicate Of
Hanna II McNinley-Mr. Perry
Heath. Assistant Postmaster General,
has been in Mr.. iIanna's employ.
lie has been an editor and corEespon.
dent Of newspapers III his interest,
and when Mr.. Mckinley was nomin.
atcd for President four years had
charge Of his campaign in Indiana.
and. acting under ~llanna's mstruc.
tons, carried the State for him.
When the President formed his cabi-
not Mr.. Gary was made Postmaster
General and Heath his first assistant.
1t did not take very long for the
assistant, backed Ivy Hanna and the
President. to- force his chief to resign.
Mr.. Charles Emory Smith succeeded
MIR. Gary. with the undrrst anding
that Heath was not to he iuterfcrd
| with.
Acting under Heath. rs Heath act
ell under Hanna, in the scheme Of
plumber politics. were Nicely and
Rathhonc, and through Heath's in
~iiucncs they were given important
positions i'll the Post Office Depart
ment. The establishment OF Il postal
system i'll Cuba, Il temporary Deepen.
dcncy Of the government. aud among
n people who did not understand tho
English language OF American bust.
ness methods, WIS the opportunity
for which these friends Of the admin
istration and servitors OF Hanna and
the President had waited and hoped.
Nicely wac appointed treasurer and
general manager Of the postal system
on the part Of the government. and
he and h,s confrdcrntcs wasted no
time i'll getting To work.
IL they had not been detected 10y
the military authorities and checked
III their operations before they got
fairly started there is no telling how
"HSu hiNS "'ulh uhNc SltltI. AS IL
IL, they get away with hundreds al
thousands of dollars.
The United States occupies ;
peculiar POSITION in relation To Cuba
In tho face of the world, it became
the guardian of the untaught and in,
experienced people oi the island
IL exercised supreme authority over
them. Ii undertook to instruct them
Ill the methods OF government 10y the
people and FOR the people-to start
them III the way Of managing their
public affairs peacefully. honestly
and i'll accordance with law. The
administration and the men by whom
II is surrounded aud controlled have
so quilted themselves q! these nation.
al obligations 10y unloading II gang OF
thieves upon them, and not only rob.
bling them and making them sus.
picious ot II Republican form Of
government, but ut the time fixing a
stigma and burning disgrace upon
their W government Kansas City
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