The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-12-18

tive body:
II appears that in December. 1902. Post
master-GenersI Payne and COngressman
E r Loud, chairman Of the Committee
on the POst-Ofice and POst-ROads. held
various consultations regarding the pos
tai service. and as a result OF these IN
fervieWs il was determined that as soon
as possible after the necessary apprOpEia-
lions could be made By the Congress an
investigation should be made OF the ser
vice both lessrs- Payne and Loud agree
ing as 70 the need for the investigation
and the time when il should take place
Accordingly. an increase Of $500 IN the
approprfation bill reported in January
was made for the express purpose Of car
ryfng on the investigation in question
The investigation made BY Mr. Bris-
tow diSclOSes a condition OF gross cor
ruptiOn in the Office Of the First Assist
ant POstmaster-General and in that OF
the Assistant AttOrney-General for the
Post ONCE department In the case Of
the superintendent OF free delivery. Mach
en-. the evidence shows that his miscOn-
duct began Immediately after his appoint
ment in September. 1ssS In the case OF
the general superintendent Of salaries
and allowances. Beavers, IL began soon
after he was appointed 10 that place IN
1897 in the case OF Assistant Attorney
General Tyner II has gone on Tor num-
Der OF years. but II is impossible 10 say
exactly when il began The following is
q list OF the fourteen POst-Oftice en-
plOyes in the service at the time this in
vestigation was begun. who are appar-
emily most seriously implicated in the
wrOngdoing. together with an account OF
the steps that have been taken BY the
Government in each case
CThe case OF ex-First Assistant Post
master-General Heath, who had left the
service over three years before this in
vestigatiOn was begun, is set forth in
the report Of Mr.. BristOw.)
James y Tyner. Assistant Attorney
appointed special agent POst-Ofhce de
partment, March ., 1851; with intervals
OF a few years has been in the service
ever since. and was POstmaster-Cieneral
under President Grant for several
months: he was removed April =, 1875
he has since been indicted three times
a. ". MacheR. general superintendent
free-delivery system appointed clerk IN
post-office at Toledo Ohio. March I, 1851;
continuously in service ever since save
for three years. removed May =, 1865;
has since been indicted fourteen times
George w Beavers. general superin-
tendent OF salaries and allowances: ap-
pointed 10 cIerkship IN New York post
Office January. 1851; continuous service
4 ever since resignation accepted 10 take
effect March 81. 1873; has since been in
dicted eight times
James r Netcalf- superintendent mon
ey-order system: appointed pOst-ofice in
spectOr February 2. 1SS2- has been in pos
1903. has been indicted once
Daniel V Miller. assistant attorney.
POst-Office department. appointed July l.
1902: removed May >. IS03. indicted once;
after one mistrial was retired and ac-
quilted
Louis Kempner. superintendent regis
try system; appointed clerk in New York
pOst-orhce August 1855; removed October
i. 1893.
Charles Hedges. superintendent city
free-deliyery service; appointed assistant
superint endent free-delfvery service July
!, 1SSs: removed July .. 1S03-
James W Erwin. assistant superintend-
ent free-deliyery service appointed post
office inspector June q. 1881; removed Sep
TENDER 10. 1893; indicted once.
W. Scott Towers, superintendent Sta
ton c. Washington D. c.; appointed
clerk, washington pOst-Office NOvem Der.
times
Otto F weis. assistant superintendent
registry division. New York pOsJ-Office;
/ appointed clerk, New York post-ofice
/ June. 1880; removed October p, 1903
| T W McGregOr, clerk. free-deiivery di-
vision. in charge Of supplies; appointed
| POst-Ofice department March II. 1881
removed June 5, 1896; indicted twice
| G z. Upton. clerk. free-delivery divis-
| ion; appointed July !, 1900; removed June
/ ;, 1913; indicted once
NJ. ". Louis. superintendent supply di-
1 vision; appointed Kansas City post-office
April Il. 1897; removed October y. 1903
Charles b Terry. clerk. supply division;
/ appointed September %, 1900; removed Oc-
| tober q. 1903
/ The three chief offenders in the Govern
/ ment service were Tyner. Machen and
/ Beavers As regards Messrs. Beavers and
| Machen the corruption took the form OF
/ bribery and blackmail in connection with
] the purchase OF Government supplies In
/ the ONCE Of the Assistant Attorney-Gen-
i eral for the Post-Ofice department. under
D Eler~ Ca
/ was inflicted upon the public than could
/ be measured by a pecuniary standard
/ for in this Office the corruption OF the
/ Government officials took the form OF
/ fsvOring get-rich-Quick concerns and sim
/ liar swindling schemes; in other words
/ the criminals. whom il was the sworn
/ duty OF these Government officials "a
| prosecute, paid them FOR permission &c
! fleece the public unmOlested-
/ / heartily approve OF the recommends
| tion Of 1fessrs- Conrad and Bonaparte
| that the statute Of limitations be extend
/ ed in the case OF Government servants
| to a period Of at least i've years; for the
/ persons who in such positions Of trust
| engage in corrupt practices can ordinarily
| conceal their guilt for a longer time Than
| is covered by the present short statute Of
| limitations.
No crime calls for Steiner reprobatior
than the crime Of the corruptionist in
| public life. and Of the man who seeks &C
| corrupt him. The bride giver and the
bride taker are equally guilty. Both alike
| sin AGAINST the primary law OF the States
/ SAFETY. All questions OF difference in par
| " policy sink into insignificance wher
! the people Of this country are brought
! face to face with a question ike this
I which lies at the root OF honest and de-
/ cent government On this question, and
/ on all others like it. we can AFFORD tc
| have no division among good citizens
! Self-gOvernment becomes a farce IL the
j Representatives OF the people corrupi
| others or are themselves corrupted Free
/ dom is not a gift which wiz tarry- hong In
| the hands Of the dishonest or Of those
/ so foolish or so Incompetent as TO tolerate
| dishonesty in their public servants. Tn
| der our system all power comes from the