The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-06-13

Washington, June o, leoo'
The President has returned to
Washington, physically none the
worse for a trip that would have com
pletely exhausted less vigorous con-
stitution, he says himself that he has
benefited by it; he returns to wash
| ington with keener appreciation OF
the needs Of the great nation for whose
welfare he is so largely responsible,
and a greater love, If that were pos
sible, for the country which has greet
ed him on every side with unbounded
enthusiasm. In q word, MIR. Roose-
Welt returns to Washington in closer
touch with the great American people
That he feels this is evident from re-
marks he has made to several friends.
As Mr. Roosevelt again taxes up the
reins OF government he finds no easy
task before him. An appalling scan
dal has developed in the Postoilice
Department during his absence, a
scandal which he feared, even before
he left Washington, but which no
political considerations induced him
to attempt to smother. Regardless OF
the fact that the country was APP
preaching great election, and olect-
ion which Would determine his own
political future, he gave orders to
probe the irregularities in the Post
line with but one end in view the
publication OF the service. Warm
political friends urged him to permit
existing conditions TO remain undis-
turbed until after election but he re-
! fused. Theodore Roosevelt is alone
responsible for the relentless investI-
CATION into Postoilice methods now
| being pursued and it ia with bad grace
that partisan papers attempt to cast
reflections on an administration which
has dared to unco yer the sore that it
might be healed.
August w. Machen, former general
| superintendent of free delivery,
stands today indicted by grand jury
on nine seperate counts and evidence
OF other criminality sufficient to Sc
cure many more indictments is in the
hands of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow and his inspectors.
rhomas W. McGregor and &, Els
worth Upton, two OF Machen's sub
ordinates and intimate friends, have
been arrested for stealing from the
Post Office department $1,000, their
methods having been similar to
Gachen's. They purchased mail bags
In Baltimore, worth less than so cents
each, and paid for them 80 cents re-
ceiViug a commission from the maker
of 10 cents on each The District OF
Columbia Court of Appeals has just
rendered II discision which makes il
possible to exclude from the mails a
great class of publications which it
was never intended should have the
PRIV '!oge OF the pound rate of postage,
accorded 10 newspapers. This class
IL composed OF books published in
serial form ~, for instance, the Lake
side Library, the Summer Library, etc
Authoritative Information has
reached your correspondent OF the or
gani2ation OF tho Wall Street and
trust interests in New York with the
hope OF defeating President Roosevelt
IN the next election, These men say
they will support any candidate the
democrats put up and advise the
democrats to nominate a free silver
man so ~ to toe sure of capturing the
Bryan vote. This does not mean. OF
course, that they have been convert
ed To free silver or free trade but they
have found President Roosevelt un-
yielding to the pressure they have
presumed To exert aud they believe
that democratic candidate, whose
election was accomplished by their
money, would feel 40 deeply under
obligations To them tina. he would be AZ
putty IN their hands Even though the
election OF such man might result in
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