The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-16
AFTER THE RASCALS.
Even the Republicans Feel Outraged
at the Scandals
AND TIE EFFORT TO H1DE TEEN.
Senator German Leads the Fight
to Have ali the Rascalities
aired in the Open

Atlanta Journal says the posto13ce
scandals had a preliminary airing in
both the senate and house Of repre-
Sentatives Wednesday when resolu-
tion looking to a congressional In
veStigation was introduced.
Senator German led the fight In the
senate for an Investigation and be
took the language Of the presidents
message as a text for a terrific pound
ing of the department. corruption.
Senator Lodge, inspired by white
house conference, opposed, the in
veStigation, but his arguments were
completely shattered by Gorman's
caustic illusions to the corruption in
the department and the burning.
desire of the public to get at the facts,
which have to date been barely hint
ed at
There is a deeper motive In the
Democratic debate than appears on
the surface. 1t is apparent In several
references made to the Cuban scan
dals that an attempt will be made to
re open in the senate discussion Of
that late malodorous condition and
General Leonard Woods connection
with it.
The purpose is to drag the Wood in-
vestigation from the secret meetings
of the military affairs committee into
the open senate and ventilate it there
from top to bottom. The plan may
carry and the country may yet heafE
all the details Of the Wood investiga-
tion through a senate debate.
If this plan does succeed and it Is
said to be favored by some Of the In
huential Republican senators wto are
opposed to the elevation Of Woed .
there is little doubt but the presi-
dents appointment Of Wood will fal
Of confirmation. Already there are
mutterings Of storm breaking over
the high handed proceeding Of Senator
Lodge and the president in constituting
a recess of congress between the extra
session and the regular session where
no recess existed in fact. By this
construction the president was en-
abled to make a recess appointment OF
Wood, which gives that officer a salary
grab in addition to the rank OF major
general while the case is pending In
the senate. Many senators, who were
unfaycrable to Woods confirmation
before the regular session began, are
now exceedingly angry at the inde.
cent perversion Of an actual TACT by
Lodge and Roosevelt merely to allow q
favorite salary grab.
When the resolution for the In
vestigation Of the postofice 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 investigation. he said there had
been positive assertions that men who
had anlawfully placed employees on
the rolls were to escape.
Mr.. German said fraud and corrup-
tion were admitted and communicat-
ed to the senate by the president. He
said the country was not satisfied with
the investigation nor was the senate.
Those who 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. :"
Mr. Lodge, who made motion to
refer the resolution, stated that what
Mr.. German said only further con-
vipced him that the resolution should
be referred. The investigation made
under order Of the president, he be-
Iiered, lad brought out all the tacts-
There was mass Of evidence In the
department awaiting an order OF tne
senate for printing.
Mr.. Ledge said taat as to the In
situations against higher officials, 1t
was well known that the post master
general and the fourth assistant post
master general had made every effort
to get all the facts and it would be
well for the senate first to examine
the evidence to see if the inVestiga-
tion had been thorough.
Mr.. Culloa cut short the discussion
on the resolution by insisting that
the Cuban bill had the right OF way.