Sunday Washington globe., 1901-12-22

0ulkGQ soLaAES because ne knew AudA a GOG-
umeut Of forty-fve pages of typewriter
copy would be called for and that Tuesday
last was the last day Of gracel The SUN
DAY GLOBE demanded the production of
this document and through its alliances
and friends it was to be forthcoming by
Congressional resolution. The document
is the typewriter investigation of a Con-
gressional committees inquiries into the
management of the supply division of the
post-office, Of which, Mikey Lewis is still
the superintendent
Crcumstantial evidence is held to be
stronger than direct evidence. and il is,
where there is no missing link" or weak
spot Bear with us therefore gentle reader
while we recite the following
In the first place, person whose business
was ruined by the wicked tactics of sub
ordinate OF Charles Emory SMITH having
great faith in President Roosevelts desire
20 right any acts of govern mental wrong
that comes TO his knowledge. has within
the past three months been collecting and
arranging exceedingly damaging facts ia
connection with affairs in the Post-Ofice
Department In connection with the Post
master Generals office and congre.
sioual investigation would surely have
been the outcome had not a friend OF the
Postmaster General asked for a stay of pro
ceediugs for . reasonable time aud then
the thing was temporarily suppressed. but
alluson was made u these columns two
weeks ago of a dark cloud which overhung
the Postmaster Generals Office and would
surely burst in the near future Now. as
stated, we happen to know that last Tues
day was the very last day of respite that
could be granted ia this matter and that on
Wednesday congressional attention would
have been called to the case of the Post
master-Geueral with nothing but disastrous
results to follow
For the benefit Of the incoming Post
master-Geueral we to-day reprint our article
of May 20 last, and which resulted in a CON
gressional investigation bearing out the
facts we state, and the position Of the
Postmaster General in this affair can be
determined when we say that in spite of that
investigating committees report the iudi-
vidual to whom It refers, "Mikey" Lewis
still holds his important position; aud
in spite of this fact the retiring Postmaster
General asks a Con6diug aud swiudled pub
tic to believe that the prime cause OF his
resignation was his inability to properly
live on his income. Was there ever any
thing more inconsistent with the circum-
stantial evidence connected with this case,
dear reader2 And mind you, the item of
ink was Intentionally left out Of the printed
contract for supplies for Post.Ofice De-
partment
Now here is the article from our files
which KEYS the whole business and explains
20 even the obtuse and confirms any doubt
ing Thomas why Charles Emory Smith re-
signed rather than have that report on
Mikey Lewis of fOrty-6ve pages turned
over to Congress But while the P. NJ. c.
sacrificed himself rather than go out Of
office under Congressional FIRE, Mikey
Lewis will not be saved He must 20. for
the same Congressional inquiry or demand
will be addressed to Mr. Payne, Mr. Smiths
successor, providing Lewis does not hand
IN his resignation before the assembling Of
Congress after the holiday recess. Here is
the article and the milk in the cocoauut Of
Charles Emory Smiths resignation
Read It carefully
The GLOBE believes that First Assistant
Postmaster General William Johnson g. IN
honest official and that his Chief Clerk.
Mr.. Master is a capable, bright and efficient
gentleman The GLOBE is aware Of the diff
hculty and embarrassment Mr.. Johnson en-.
couutered iu his wel-meant efforts to purify
his department and free the public service
from the gang of pap suckers left him by
Mark Hanna's protege, Mr.. Perry Heath
In the language Of the street, Mr. johnson
is up against it" ia his herculean efforts
to shake the headcenter and chief fugleman
of Heath's malodorous administration. one
Michael Lewis, or Mikey" for short, as the
boys call him. Mikey, or Mickey, is the
Chief Of the Supply Division Of the POST
Office Department. and his record as Cow
q. 4 Al
litical. connections CD he has az one time or
other possessed.
For Mickey" isa Democrat and Re-
publican, aud vice versa. several times
over No political party comes amiss TO
Mike, provided II is in power and have
Offices in its gift He started in serving his
adopted country in minor capacity in the
Government Printing Office years and years
ago. A change occurred, and Mr.. Cleve-
land assumed the reins, but the change
didn't get the start on Mikey; he kept up
with the procession, and was soon solid"
with the new Public Printer. Benedict
Mikeys campaign does him credit He got
the correspondents in the Newspaper Row
whom he had obligated by furnishing
them forbidden documents from the print
ing ofiice) loaded an two hacks and dump
ing them out al Benedict's office, they did
the rest" Mikey was retained, grew fat
and prospered
To show his new political friends his
gratitude, ne furnished the Office the names
Of offensive" Republican, partisans,
and Benedict promptly cut their heads off.
whereat Mikey laughed with 'ghoulish
glee, and put his thumb IN line with his
nose and wagged his. fingers at the depart
ment's guests"
Harrison succeeded Cleveland, and Mikey
was in fix The boys we're on to him, but
AIikey sailed right through the storm and
safely anchored Meantime he again played
his old tricks. aud gave away everything he
could about Benedict and his department
Benedict discovered the tricks played or
him, 50 that when Cleveland and Benedict
came IN again SIikey had finally to take 70
the woods, or to Shinshinatti as he calls
the Queen City Of the West There Perry
Heath, editing the CoTlmeyciaf Casefie,