Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-29

clerks convention in Denver, Col. After
the adjournment of that convention he
continued his journey on to the Pacinc
coast, and made himself active in Mr..
LIQUIDS district. The department Off
Gals heard of this and ordered his re-
call to Cleveland Mr.. LIQUIDS majority
of 1000 in 1900 was overturned and he
was defeated this year by a democrat.
In view of the understood intention of
the carriers to do him. his defeat has
been generally ascribed to the efforts of
the association. Those who have looked
into the matter say that it was not
the votes of the carriers themselves
that defeated Mr.. Loud, but that he was
showed under by the influence they ex-
erted. But Keller now claims that he
was working In the interests of MI
Loud and not against him.
1t is claimed here that fund Of $685.
600 was collected by the carriers asso-
citation for the sole purpose of defeating
the chairman of the postoffice commit
tee. and enough facts have reached the
civil service commission to induce them
to order an investigation as stated
above and if verified, charges of PERM
cious political activity will be pre-
ferred against Keller, if these charges
are not already filed.
Another result of the affair is that
other members of congress believing
that Mr.. LIQUIDS defeat was due to the
letter carriers opposition, see new
menace in this organization OF govern
ment employees and will oppose any
bills introduced for their benefit during
the coming session of congress. Retail
iatory measures are even talked of. but
the same old question of who will bell
the cat" may prevent such being
brought forward
A new problem has recently arisen to
give the postoffice department officials
more grey hairs and bad dreams. The
rural free delivery carriers don't see
why they should not organize and are
showing signs Of developing the symp-
toms of the organization fever, altho up
to the present time the officials think
that their prescriptions have been very
beneficial in counteracting these symp-
toms, at least wherever the furtherance
of legislation favorable to the carriers
was indicated by the diagnosis of the
cases brought to the attention of the
partnlent has taken the stand that to
organize for the purpose mentioned
above would be In violation of the pres
ident's order prohibiting all federal en-
ployes to attempt to influence depart
mental policies and legislation for their
benefit either directly or indirectly.
There are now 1880 rural carriers, but
their number is increasing every year.
These men go from door to door In the
rural districts all over the United
States, and are capable of welding a
influence on the voters Of
the country.
The department officials realize the
possibilities that might follow the or
of these carriers, and are
determined to prevent anything of this
sort for political ends. In all cases
where organization it attempted, the
requires that the constitu-
ton and bylaws shall specifically state
that the organization is not for the
purpose of affecting legislation or de-
partmental policies.
DR.. Salmon, chief Of the bureau OF
animal industry of the agricultural de-
partment, has shown me report CIV
ing the number of cattle of high grade
or breed imported to this country but
not allowed to land during the past
eight months because of the discovery
of tuberculosis among them. DR..
Salmon expresses great surprise to-
learn that such a large proportion of
British high-bred cattle are affected
with this disease. The percentage is
much greater than in the United States
and accounts for much of the tubercu-
Iosis now existing in our fancy cattle.
Twenty -eight per cent of the British
cattle presented for
shipment to this country between jan
uary and August of the present year
were rejected because the tests showed
The percentage of Ayr
shire cattle affected was 24.24. DR..
Salmon believes that much of this dis
ease found In our Shorthorn cattle was
imported before we adopted the ex-
animation tests to exclude affected cat
tie. FRANK J. STlLLMAN.
San Francisco-The freight transport
Dix has sailed for Puget sound, where
she will take on board a cargo of 3,000,-
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