The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-20
Ban Placed On
POStOffioe GOSSIP

Washington, o. C., June 30 .-Presl-
dent Roosevelt served notice today on
officials in the postoffice department
that gossip and speculation must
cease No more announcements of an
official character will be made in con.
noction with the postoffice invostiga.
tion until they have been approved
at the white house.
Certain officials have been doing al.
together too much talking and they
were given to understand that the in
ycstigstion was matter for investigat-
ing officials. and that the news Of
what happened or was likely to hap
pen was a matter OF Administrative de-
tails Postmaster General Payne dit
not give his usual audience to news
paper correspondents today. whether
this was because Of the president 8
order could not be learned. The post.
master general has brought criticism
on the department by declaring the
charges made by w. lulloch were
nothing but "hot air Tulloclf 4,
charges were substantiated in detail
by General Bristow's report. and as
consequence the newspapers have
begun to hammer with renewed zeal
against the head of the department.
Evon so conservative a journal as the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. in its
leading editorial. insists that General
Payne's resignation should be forth.
coming. IN one paragraph It compll.
menots the president, who 1t declares
is frank with his countrymen." "The
wrong doing" continues the
Public Ledger, "antedated President
term. and, through no
fault of his. he inhcri ed IT,"
In discussing Postmaster General
Payne, the Public Ledger says:
'Mr, Payne might have attempted
as well to roll back the waves 81 the
sea with a handful Of sand as to at
tempt successfully the silencing of
so broad and general.
partisan character the scan.
1als have assumed is the sole Sc
luence Of Mr.. Payne's policy of sup
preston, and IN the shrewd judgment
Of many 1t will seem as If nothing in
his conduct as postmaster general will
so well become him as the prompt res
gration Of the office which he has not
The New York Press, a partisan Re
publican newspaper, urges the retire.
nsnt Of Payne and the selection of
Joseph l. Brlstow who has uncarthed
he frauds, as postmaster general.
Various newspapers which have not
even been factors N bringing the in
cstigat!on to head are claiming
,rcdit for having brought It about
All Of these things SHOW the neces-
,ity for the presidents order regard
ng secrecy. General Bristow has
throughout the investigation boon dis
rect, and General Robb has proved
llmself equal to the emergency he
ouad in taking the Office vacated by
icneral Tyner's removal These two /
lave had the Investigation in charge
Tho gossip, speculation and alleged |
official statements" half of whic
we're absurd. were made by others, and |
he president will have no more Of it, |
10 has ordered General Bristow to
90 to tho top, as well as to the bot
ON, and when the investigation is
completed the public will be made IA
niliar With It. 1t is pretty well as
ured that Mr. Castle, the auditor Of |
he postoffice department, will have a
erlous charge to meet in connection
With the acts he o. KID for George 1
v, Beavers, and that the investlga.
ion will drag out through the sum.
ner.
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