Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

mittee evidently was in self-degense. to
refute and disprove the testimony Of one Of
the "conspiratcrs" whom be had dismissed
from his Office in December, 1895. That
this violation Of Section 2. Of the Civil
Service law occurred in bis Office with his
consent and connivance, is absolutely true,
no one can doubt after reading bis evidence.
Mr. Heath took this view OF the case,
acted upon il at once, aud obliged Mr..
Machen to hand in his resignation. All
this occurred within a week after his testi-
mony before the committee, which he now
alleges, we have been informed, IS untrue
the resignation and not the testimony. The
GLOBE believes il is true, and furthermore
that Abner Mckinley, for personal and mer-
cenary reasons, prevailed upon Mr.. Heath
to withdraw the resignation.
subsequently Perry and Gus became very
friendly SO much so, indeed, that the for
mer, in making up the committee of eX-
perts to organize the postal service in Cuba,
placed the latter at the head Of il. That
the service was well organized, with com.
peteut men in charge of the financial man
agement of it is now very clearly emon-
strated One Of the appointees landed in
Ludlow street Jail, was afterwards trans
ported to Havana very much against his
will receive further transportation at the
public expense. when rogues fall out,
honest men get their dues"
Mr. Machen, chairman Of the committee,
was more particularly interested in the free
delivery service for the large cities, and
much of his time was devoted to that
branch OF the service Why? Because his
friend Ahner had the contract to furnish
the letter boxes and Mr Machen had to
provide places to dispose Of them.
This DEPRESSION from the main subject is
thrown in to prove that Mr Machen is a
man of many activities,
The extract from his testimony shows
that he is equal to any emergency. AT the
time of the hearing newspaper reporters
were excluded from the committee room at
the Maltby. and the GLOBE is the only
/ paper that has ever exposed it to the public.
Several times during the examination, it
/ will be observed, the witness became
! little nervous and confused, particularly
| when he made this statement: 81 want 70
] explain here that at the time we found the
auditor could accept vouchers under as
sumed names on a certificate from the
First Assistant Postmaster General MIR.
Clark was dropped out of the service under
that name" " If this statement is true, and
we do not dispute il, that the auditor ac-
cepted vouchers under assumed names, it
proves that Mr.. Machen had organized a
very formidable conspiracy to loot the
Treasury, and that, too, at time when
Uncle Sam had to borrow the money to af-
ford him the opportunity to do it. That the
secret service he had organized and CON
Quoted with his auburn-hued brother in-law,
Bellman, was illegal, would be a mild ex-
pressiOn-H z0aS steal pure and simple,
without one redeemiug feature about it.
This is the only instance within our
knowledge, aud the only one Of public
record, where a brother appointed his
brother under an assumed name aud foisted
him upon the Treasury in a secret capacity.
When Mr.. Machen was pressed by Senator
Prtchard to give reason for this peculiar
appointment he replied it was for the pur-
pose Of secret investigation. The GLOBE
has been informed otherwise. We forbear
to mention IT, 1t is not pleasure to remind
others of their past troubles and shOrtcom-
ings, as we have had enough of our own,
and can, therefore, sympathize with the
erring and wayward in every walk Of life
in this vale of tears