The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-03
Strict Accounting Made Of Every Cent
Expended ON Official Trips Made
ON Department Business.
NO ROSTER OF OFFICIAL IDLERs
ALL .APPOINTEEs WE'RE EXPECTED
TO RENDER FULL SERVICE.
Political Pressure to Secure TullOch's
Reinstatement-No Radical Changes
in Rural Free Delivery.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-Postmaster
General Payne to-day made public the let
ter of former First Assistant Postmaster
charges made by S. w. Tulloch, of this
city, formerly cashier of the Washington
city postoffice. The letter follows:
salt Lake City. Utah. May 25.
"Hon. H. c. Payne, Washington:
MY Dear NJ. Payne-I thank you for
your courteous letters of 18th and 10th
inst, calling my attention to certain asser-
tions OF one s. w. Tulloch. ex-cashier of
the Washington postoffice, and also the
statement Of Mrs. Winans, formerly of
Ohio, who is quoted as saying that she
was carried upon the rolls of the Wash
ington postoffice with the understanding
that she was not to render service to the
government
"If MES. Winans did not render services
equivalent to the compensation she re-
ceived her superior officers were deceived.
i did not know the woman when she was
appointed and had no personal interest in
her. Her name was among the large num-
Der always on my desk and / recall that
she was well recommended for a position
/ did not and could not attempt to person.
ally ascertain whether persons appointed
to positions in postoffices rendered satis-
factory service. / do remember that this
woman became a nuisance about the post
office department and that / refused 10 see
her. She was reported to me by my chief
for promotion, or more desirable work.
She at least pretended to my chief clerk, so
he reported TO me, to perform services
warranting promotion, or better compen-
sation.
by the same token. on the same line of
comment employed by Tulloch. nearly If
not quite all of the transactions of the
executive departments In Washington
could be called into question and improper
motives could be assigned Necessarily, I
could not follow the details of the work of
Il IN fr,1
my subordinates. and to rely on postmas-
tiers. We had change of administration
fereign service and the taking over of vast
expanses of new territory. But l mastered
as many details as possible and 1 proudly
hold myself responsible for all that / did,
for the humble part 1 took in the work of
the department.
MUST RENDER SERVICE.
at never appointed any person to any po-
sition or retained any one in any position,
at any time, with any sort of notion or
idea that he or she was not to render full
and honest service to the government for
the pay received. The intimation that there
was an honorary roll on which persons
were placed for political or personal or other
purposes than good service is a pure in
vention. 1t is lie out of whole cloth, as
are most of the imputations of Tulloch. II
any peISous Ncfc 80 dppoiuteO or retained
II was through their own dishonest designs.
There was a period extending over many
months when many more men were de-
manded for service in Cuba. Porto Rico and
at military camps In our country than we
could supply. We drew through larger
postoffces for men from the classified sery-
| Ice, but when responses from postoffices
ceased to be sufficient we drew names from
| applicants outside the classified service and
conscientiously selected those whose capa-
bility and character We deemed best estab-
| lished. In this hurried work Of appoint.
ments and hurried dispatch of men and
materials to scenes OF action some mistakes
were. OF course. made-some condolences as
| TO integrity blasted-but these things occur
| and will so long as men live.
'.I made visit TO Porto Rico when the
| Spanish form OF postal service was taken
over and placed under our system. / did
not seek the trip. and never made more
| disagreeable one. or one wherein rendered
better service or made more sacrifices For
| every dollar expended vouchers were rem
| dered and accounting made. made a trir
] to the Pacific slope. believe. In the spring