The Sunday globe., 1901-06-16
BROTHER ABNER
Don't GO Riding with Supt. Machen
Any More.
STEAL BOX EXPOSE THE CAUSE
A Sensational Chapter on the Presidents
Brother, Supt. Machen, The Evening Star,
and the Chief of the Money Order BIZ
Vision-Tne Attention Of Postmaster Gen.
eraI Called to the "Lootng,"

1t appears we came pretty close to
the Presidents relatives in the expose
o. the Machen G brother-in-law steel
boxes, published a few Sundays ago.
Corruption and looting is so universal
in this Administration that an honest
newspaper can Nardly shy rock with
out breaking le Of glass in the Bx-
ecutive Mansio
This morning The Globe has a chap
ter containing several items which will
be read with much interest at the
White House.
Mr.. Abner Mckinley, the brother of
His E1cellency, the President of the
United States, does not go riding any
more with Superintendent Machen, Of
the Rural Free Delivery Department.
The Globe did the business and separ-
ated these Siamese Twins. The Globe
had forgotten or overlooked the Ract
that brother Abner" had the contract
for the past four years to supply these
boxes, hence when brother Abner"
read Machen's scheme to give the in
side track to the Adrian Steel Com
pany, Abner refused to play with him
any more or to be seen riding behind
the blooded horses and in the luXuri-
ously upholstered carriages used by
Machen and paid for by somebody else.
Machen now rides alone or in COM
pany with somebody other than Abner
Mckinley.
"Gus, Will and Perry" got tired of
Abner hogging everything in sight, so
the Michigan steel company was or
ganiged and the brother-in-law of Mr..
Machen made the whole thing. This
was "unbeknownst" to Abner and he
continued riding with Machen until
The Globe, as stated, exposed the
"snap" which was about to drop into
the lap of the Adrian Steel Box Com
pany. The contract is what printers
call a "fat take" and brother Abner
thinks he is enltled to all the fiat
takes" of his brothers administration,
else what is the use of raising a broth
er for the Presidency?
A correspondent puts the following
queries to us anent this subject:
"I would like to know, for my own
information, how many blooded horses
and upholstered vehicles the big man
of the Free Delivery in the P. o. D..
now owns, and out of what fund he
got the money to pay for them? How
many liveried coachmen he has on
hand. and why. o why, the Presidents
, brother is not seen in his company,
riding out these cool evenings? Did
the brother-in-law knock him out in
the letter-box contract? Guess he did.
Abner had 1t four years; now let
Gus" "Will" and Perry" have a
chance. Selah!"
The Globe is unable to answer as to
the number of horses and vehicles own
ed at present by Mr.. Machen, or who
It is that paid for them. Certainly, on
his salary, an honest official could
hardly own more than a common old
plug and one dizzy vehicle.
But the more this rural free deliv-
cry business is gone into the more mar
velous appear its possibilities and the
more extensive its ramiicatiOns; and,
while on this latter subject, We would
like to know whether our esteemed
neighbor across the street expects to
lease several more floors of the big
building for the Rural Free Delivery at
$4,000 per floor per year, when the
present contract expires? VIII Con-
gress throw away several more mil
lion dollars to enrich the gang? The
Star is right in the swim, going with
the tide, and maintains, naturally,
enough, the Republican party motto,
Addition Division and-Silence."
Now The Globe respectfully asks
the Postmaster General of the United
States to annul the contract with Su-
peTintendent Machen's brotherin-law,
known as the Michigan Steel Post
Manufacturing Company, located at
Adrian, Mich, or stand confessed be-
fore the public as a party to this in
famous fa~ ritism. What farce is
this adv. .lsing for bids, anyway? If
this thing is approved, and millions
permitted to be squandeTed in closing
the mouth OF prominent newspapers
and divided among other members of
the gang from Abner Mckinley to Su-
perintendent Machen, what necessity
exists for going through the motions
of advertising for bids? Is it for the
purpose of throwing dust in the eyes
of the public? If so, the gang can
rest assured that the public can not
be blinded from seeing, and hearing,
too, while lhe Globe exists, all Of the
looting, spoiation and official malfes-
ance transpiring in every Department
of the Government
The Postmaster Generals attention
is called to the extract from a long
communication signed by a high Gov
ernment official, whose name, for OBJ
vious reasons, is omitted.
81 would like to know if the p. NJ. G.
will take The Globes advice and can
eel the letter-box contract awarded to
Mr.. Machen's brotherin-law, the
Michigan Steel Post Manfg. Co."
Adrian, Mich. What a farce! In the
name Of common horse sense, what is
the use Of advertising for bids for let
ter boxes when a robust brother-in-
law is the "whole thing" has the steel
always on hand the box designs com
pleted and up to date, the machinery
and factory ready and waiting for days
and months to get the contract and
begin the manufacture Of purely steal
boxes, made out out OF galvanized Rus
sian iron.
'I would also like to know whether
the son whose father Is at the head
OF the money order Office in the p
o. d. has any influence with the big
firm of printers I'm New York .-.bany
and other large cities, in securing the
usual four years contract for printing
a large part Of the stationery used in
the money order business OF the coun.
try. This youth has become a formid-