Arizona republican., 1903-06-15
MORE OF BUSINESS
And Less of Politics in the
 PostOffiCe Department.
In Various Ways the President Pre-. pairing to Establish a New Order in the Nail Service.

Washington, June 14-President Roosevelt will make no immediate change of policy in the postoffice de- pertinent investigation. but he will in- troduce some additional energy, and results will follow each other in quick CT succession than heretofore.
 The president is determined to efface the impression at first made upon the public mind that the investigation was not to be a thorough one. an impress sion due to Postmaster General Payne's refusal to believe that his de- partment was rotten to the core. MT. Roosevelt not only intends that the in- quiry shall he of the most rigid char acter, but he also intends that the pub lie shall know just what is going on
 He wishes the matter closed as early as possible. but nothing is to be over looked or excused. For this reason all the inspectors and special agents who are collecting evidence are to be upon their mettle. for the president himself will inspect their work.
 There is nothing to indicate that the relations between the president and the postmaster general have changed in any respect.
 In his statement to the president yes terday the postmaster general was able to show that some exceedingly clever work had been done by the postofIice inspectors. and that lines of crooked ness have been established where none was supposed to exist. The president has determined also that no pleas from politicians are to be heard in behalf of accused men. and that no efforts of politicians to confine the investigation within narrow scope will be consid- cred
 He is determined upon this point
 That hereafter the department is not 10 be used in any way as clearing house from which political debts of members of congress are to be paid. In brief the department is to be run as a business institution. in which the sug- gestioIs of members of congress are to be considered entirely from the stand point of public business.
 All the evidence of graft and col fusion with contractors that has been discovered has not shown one-tenth the
 waste that has resulted from the prac- tice of Machen and Beavers of running their offices in the interest of members of congress. Anxious to build up a
 machine for their own protection among congressman. they had been known to increase the allowances for insignificant postofices without even waiting for a request from the particu- lar congressman interested.
 They also had a practice of writing letters to congressman informing them that their requests had been complied with when no requests had been made. | 'l,aA Tor greater concessions.
 Both Machen and Beavers advertised their offices as places where congress- money for the postoffices of their re- spective districts. The two men signed their own names to most of the letters and had their own names printed upon their official stationery. All this was stopped when the investigation began. and the president will issue orders, if being re-esta blshed.
 1t has been estimated that S4.00O, 900 annually has been wasted in postal ex- penditures. and of this sum only a small part has been stolen. The rest of it has gone to gratify congressmen's wishes. There will be no effort to Curtail any of the proper privileges members of congress enjoy. They will be allowed to procure the appointment of post masters just as heretofore, and all of their recommendations. whether for ex- tra clerk hire or for the establishment of rural free delivery routes, will be considered. But in this connection the needs of the public service and the manner in which they can be best ad- vanced will also ba considered. To these all requests from politicians arc now to be subordinated.