The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-06-04

frank, manly, oulspoken uttcr-
ance, which removed all possibility
Of suhserfuge and procrastinaticn.
Immediately all ears were trained
on Cleveland for the next utter
ance.
The announcement came. Il
was surrender, unequivoeal and
certain. Mr.. Hanna said that he
would withdraw tis opposition to
the proposed resolution, The SLY
was cleared, endorsement Of the
president is assured, his nomina.
ton made as certain as anything
could be made which is silla year
away. There is rejoicing among
the friends Of the president through
out the country today. Senator
Hanna has allied himself with the
winning side and noting remains
for loyal republicans but to work
for a great victory with Theodore
Roosevelt as the standard bearer.
Another u~tterance Of the presi-
dent made in a public speech in The
west has attracted wide attention
and would have received siiil more
had il not been for the Hanna-For ora
ker episode, Referring to the pres
ent system Of senatorial participation
n federal appointments Mr.. Roose-
welt said, 81 would like to be presi-
dent again, but l would rather be a
whole president for three years than
half a president for seven years.
Remember that The pronuneia-
mento has set the Politicians guess
ing. Does the president actually
mean bat be does not propose to
be dictated to by any member of the
Senator That is the question all
are asking and yet there seems to be
no other construction to be placed
upon il. The Ohio incident has
demonstrated that Mr.. Roosevelt
can be as independent as he pleases.
The people are with him and it is a
reasonable supposition that he will
be as fearless in the future as be has
been in the past, if not more So.
The most sensational develop
ment in the investigation into the
Postofiee scandal occurred yester-
day when August w. Machen, gen.
eral superintendent of free delivery,
was arrested. charged with accept
ing a bribe amounting to $4,000
and subsequently released on bail.
From the beginning Of the Postof-
fee Investigations Maehen has been
under fire, but 50 powerful have
been his political affiliations and so
eleyerly has he covered his tracks
that only now has he been appre-
hended in a transaction which war
ranted his incarceration. Il has
been discovered that on the purchase
Of the little clips used to attach
mail-boxes to lamp.posts or other
poles, which clips the government
has purchased during the past ten
years to the amount Of 100000,
Maehen has been receiving a COM
mission of 40 per cent. These clips
cost to manufacture IS cents and
were sold to the government at
Stag each. Machen has had the
disbursement OF a fund approxima-
ting 100000 for miscellaneous ex-
penses OF the division Of free De.
livery and it is suspected that further
probing into the expenditure Of this
fund will reveal much additional
raseality. Another important ar.
rest made this week IS that Of u aniel
V. Miller, arrested on a similar
charge to that against Maehen, MI.
Ter having accepted, with a eonfed-
crate, a bribe amounting to s4.soo
10 return for which he rendered a
legal decision whereby Ryan 4 Co.,
a ''ge, rich quick concern OF St.
Louis, was permitted to use the
mails.
There are sensational rumors and
predictions regasdingih presidents
action in the Posiofice affair. Ey.
eVone is on the qui yiye awaiting
his return. Some predict, and they
stand close TO Ar. Roosevelt, that
he viii make . clean sweep. expose
the guilty regardless Of who Is biz
and it Is even rumofed that the
resignation OF a Cabine, officer will
Immediately follow.
A Church's Income a Million.
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