The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-18
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at the Scan d dals " IS
ANDTHEsHFFoRT7T0 HIDHTHHMs
senators Gornans Leada the Eight
b Have the RasealttiesS
Aired IN: the Ope eI ss
Senate.
Washlng tom dispatch to The
Atlanta Y olrnal saYs the postof1lce
scandals had as prel iminar ~ airing In
both the Isenat ate and house of repre-
sentattyes. Nv ednesd ay hen asresolu.
3tion looking TO % cong ressi onaI sin;S
;yesti cation was intro uced .s;s:
Senator German led the fight IN the
senate 8 for an inYest tiga alton and he
took the slanguage of Sthe presidents
message as o text. for q terrific pound
Ing Of the department. t corruption.
Senator Lodge, inspired by awhite
house conference opposed the i in-l
yestigation, but his arguments were
completely shattered by Gorman,s
caustic illusions to the corruption in
the department. s3and the burning
desire Of the public To get at the facJs,
which have to dateFbeen barely hint
ed at. - y
There is deeper motive in the
Democratic debate than appears, Jon
the surface, It Is apparent In several
references made to tshe Cuban Scan
dals that an attempt will be made to
re open In the senate q discussion or
that late malodorous condition and
General Leonard W ood's connection
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5 The purpose is to ,lragtthe Wood IN
vestigation from tile secret meetings
Of the military affairs committee into
the open senate an9 ventilate it there
from top to bottGm. The plan may
carry and the country may yet hear
all the details Of the Wood inYestiga-
tion through senate debate.
II this plan does succeed and It is
said to be favored by, some of the In
fiuential Republican senators who are
opposed to the elevation of Wood,
there Is little doubt but the ,presi-
dents appointment Of Wood will fail
OF confirmation. Already there are
mutterings Of storm breaking over
the high b; nded proceeding of Senator
Lodge and the PRESIDENT In constituting
g =; ceSs 0s congress betWesn the extra
session and the regular session where
no recess existed ia fact. BY this
construction the president was en-
abled to make q recess appointment of
WOOD, which gives that officer salary
grab In addition to the rank of major
general while the case is pending in
the senate. Many senators, who were
unfayorable to Woods confirmation
before the regular session began, are
now exceedingly angry at the indie.
cent perve!sion of an actual fact by
Lodge and Roosevelt merely to allow a
savorite salary grab.
When the resolution for the in
vestiga ton Of the postofllce frauds
came up in the senate Thursday Mr..
German took the floor and strongly
opposed the reference to a committee
Of the resolution. He declared that
the majority should not shrink from
an Investigations. He said there had
been positive assertions that men who
had unlawfully placed employees on
the rolls were to escape.
Mr. German said fraud and corrup.
tion we're admitted and communicat-
ed to, the senate by the president. n e
said the country was not satisfied with
the investigation: nor was the senate.
Th0be vino had been accused had said
others higher up were as guilty as
they, while they have been made
scape goats.
Let us have all the facts" said
Mr.. German, and see If the presi
dent will turn the rascals out.mn
+ MIR. Lodge, who made a motion to
refer the resolutions, stated that what
MI, German said only further con-
vinced him that the resolution should
be referred. The Investigation made
under order Of the president, he be-
lieyed. had brought out all the facts.
There was mass Of evidence in the
department awaiting an order Of the
senate for printing.
Mr.. Lodge said that as to the in
situations against higher officials, it
was we'll known that the postmaster
general and the fourth assistant post
master general had made every effort
to get all the facts and it would be
we'll for the senate first to examine
the evidence to see If the inYestiga-
tion had been thorough.
Mr.. Cullom cut sh ,rt the discussion
on the resolution ly insisting that
the Cuban bill had TIE right of way.
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