Gilpin observer., 1903-11-05
WASH NGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspon dent1
WAsH,NoroN, d. G.. Oct. 30, 1870:

scandals has been given TO the Presl-
dent, but there is no danger Of it's being
given to the public, just at present,
while there is an election about to take
place in eleven states of the Union. 1t
is said that the President is going over
the report carefully and that before
making it public he will supplement it
with some comments OF his own. As it
contains over million words, which
would make 1900 pages of an ordinary
government document, it will probably
take Mr.. Roosevelt some time to finish
it. Postmaster General Payne is now
preparing his letter Of transmittal to
accompany the report. There seems
good authority for the statement that
Mr.. Bristow makes grave accusations
against Perry s. Heath, the former First
Assistant Postmaster General and pres
ent secretary of the Republican nationcl
committee, of which Mark Hanna is
chairman. The Tulloch charges accused
Heath of juggling payrolls, giving sine
cures to women and political friends,
and sending politicians around the
country at government expense osten-
sibly on official business; but it is said
that MIR. Bristow charges him with Off
cial corruption similar to that for which
Beavers and Machen are now indicted.
However, like Congressman Littauer in
the glove contracts, he will probably be
saved by the statute OF limitations. 1t
looks as if the Republicans will hardly
dare retain him as secretary Of the ma
tional committee; but perhaps he hopes
for something equally as good" The
Irregularities discovered in the New
York postofiice are of such grave char
acter that the President has directed
Mr.. Bristow's inspectors to subject it to
u rigid investigation. They will leave
for New York in few days and will
have month or six weeks to complete
their work. The head of the New York
Office is Postmaster Van Cott, per
sonal friend OF Senator Plat, who has
done all he can to defend him, and who
will fight any attempt to remove him.
Although no direct charges have as yet
been made against Van Colt, his re-
moval has been SO frequently discussed
as to alarm Senator Platt and his other
friends.
The Maryland campaign is the chief
togic among politicians here. Senator
Gorman has taken the stump and is
leading the Democrats in an attack on
the administration, which is causing
the Republicans the gravest alarm. He
again scores the President for his inter
ference in the state campaign and for
his championipg the colored race by din
ing Booker Washington. He said in his
last speech, "Cnfortunately the Presi-
dent OF the United States-and speak
OF him as the President ought always to
be spoken OF, with respect-goes from
one end OF the country to the other in
tensifyipg the race issue. He well
knows that all thoughtful men Of the
South without exception, unless it be
politicians who want the votes of the
negroes and every thoughtful man Of
the North, has reached the conclusion
that no greater crime has ever been per-
petrated against the women OF the
South. than the emancipation OF the
negro by constitutional amendment.
The President OF the United States, with
an impulsiveness and thoughtlessness
which would hardly be excused in a
small boy in this community, has a
faculty Of expressing himself which has
become dangerous to the peace OF the
community. He has interfered in our
state and has tried to stimulate the Re.
publicans by inviting them to har-
mony meeting and to SIT around the
same table at which Booker Washing
ton sa.. He declared further that by
his imprudence in interfering with mat
ters which did not properly belong to
his Office the President had unsettled
business interests" Isidor Raynor, the
Democratic candidate for the United
State Senate, spoke along the same lines
declaring himself for the disfranchise-
ment OF the negro as matter of self
preservation. Senator German now
stands out as the leader OF the opposi-
tion to the President on his attitude on
the race question, and this will probably
be made the issue OF the coming presi-
Dental campaign, unless the Republ-
cans refuse to nominate Mr.. Roosevelt
who stands for equal opportunity for
black and white.
According to the official figures our
merchant marine has now reached the
highest point in the history OF the coun
try, and this remarkable growth was re.
gardless of the fact that there was no
ship subsidy act passed. The total
tonnage amounts to 6,0S7 ,345 tons. which
nlaces is second to Great Britain In the