The Press., 1903-06-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.

E sssrf - wasnIngtcn, June g, a90s The puslieation of the reply of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow to tAe Tulloch charges has been followed by tlhe vociferous demand, voiced on every side, for the resignation of Postmaster 1eneral Payne. The Tulloch charges and Hle Bristow reply, at least the inspectors eports which accompanied that reply, all h Pferred to conditions existing prior to the administration of Postmaster General Payne, and he cannot be held responsible for those conditions, but in his statement accompanying the Blistow reply MT. Payne was so unfortunate as to say, "The charge of MT. Tulloch is in It's essence charge against President Mckinley and Postmas- ter General Smith," Your correspondent has been assured by the postmaster gen. eral that these words were intended to explain his reluctance in making public the Bristow reply, which, by the way, sustains the Tulloch charges in every de- tail, but the public, and particularly the ! I statement to be defense of himself, and, in some instances, 1t is regarded as an at- tempt to besmirch the memory of Mo Kinley out of revenge for the fact that President Mckinley refused to listen to Senator Hanna's insistent demand that he appoint Payne postmaster general This last assumption Is undoubtedly a gross injustice to the postmaster general nevertheless 1t has placed the president in a very trying position, and 1t Is still by no means certain that he will be able to resist the insistent demand for Paync's resignation.
 As result of the postal investigation glaring violations are being discovered 1T various government departments. The custom of filling small post offices with superfluous employees, then establishing free delivery, which by law "covers al employees into the classified service," anC then transferring such employees to other branches of the service has been exten sive. In the pension office attention has been called to the case of Miss Nellie G Terry, a niece of Henry Clay Evans, who was brought into the service in this way her employment being defeat of the in tent if not the letter of the law, and ar injustice to those who have secured places on the eligible list by passing rigid exam nations. Commissioner Proctor, wher interviewed on this subject, said: "It is true that evasions of the civil service reg. ulations are still possible and are going on under the law, If the officials who ad minister 1t are inclined to be indulgent But President Roosevelt has given us strong moral support, and at no time since my ten years' term of service began has the civil service law been so we'll ob served as at present."
 It Is learned that an inspector has beer sent to Pittsburg to interview Abner Nc. Kinley, and 1t Is confidently believed that were 1t not for the fact that he Is shielded by desire to avoid dragging the McKin. ley name in the dust, he would before this have been charged with serious implica. tion in such nefanous enterprises as H. legal contracts, etc. It is still possible that before the Beavers investigation is completed Mckinley may be found to be incriminated.
 Representative J. Adam Bede of Min. nesota has just been in Washington Speaking of the national capital he said "The people of the west are greatly inter. ested in the nations capital, and hope tc see Washington made beautiful city