Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-08
TULLOCH CONTINUES FIGHT
Reiterates Postal Charges and Denies These
Brought Against Himself
PRESIDENT OPENS REFORMED CHURCH
Declares Arriving Immigrants should
he Speedily Cared for by Members
of Their own Faith Already
Resident I'm Country.

ton city postofflce, has written TO Postmas-
ter General Payne in response to replies
received from Postmaster Merritt of the
Washington postoffice and others to the
charges of maladministration he made
against the local postoffice. The large
part of Mr. Tullochs letter was in defense
OF counter charges made by Mr.. Merritt.
Mr.. Tulloch says the charge that under his,
Tulloch's, regime as cashier quarterly pay
rolls were required to be signed in blank
even II true would but produce smile
in Washington, where probably the greater
portion of governmental employees sign pay
rolls in blank"
He says, however, that the fact is the
this custom, usual elsewhere, was prohj.
tied eighteen years ago by the then nc
master and the only payrolls signed :.
blank were for postal clerks at a dist
or for employees expecting to be absf
their request and as a personal favoI
the privilege of signing in advance, v
requiring the voucher to be mad ne
auditor to be personally signed the
employe. He says at the time Of payment
figures had been previously filed In and
that false payment could not but have been
detected easily and fraud was impossible.
The charge that false voucher" had been
put in while Mr.. Tulloch was cashier, he
says, was only an attempt to discredit him
and even Mr.. Merritt admits that the tram
saction was directed by the postmaster,
recognized by the assistant postmaster and
the money retained paid to persons duly
designated.
The facts, however, he says, are that
substitutes named by the Civil Service
commission served the postoffice without
extra pay except when they I'LL tempo
rarily the places of clerks and receive their
pay. As some clerks failed to pay their
substitutes the postmaster directed that
previous to payment of clerks who had
been absent the signed receipts in full of
the substitute should be put in the clerks
pay envelope and the amount it called for
retained and paid to the substitute by his
division superintendent
Hard Drinkers Are Fined.
The particular instance cited by POST
master Merritt, he says, was where an em-
ploye after a drunken spree was fined
rather than dismissed and the money di-
vided by his superintendent among the
substitutes for services rendered, the post
master, by written order directing the CASH
Ter to do this.
Mr.. Tulloch declares that while in office
he did report Irregularities to his immedi-
Aes the charge that he was mercenary with
! ,he late postmaster, Mr.. Willett and says
Mr.. Willett has suggested payment ID tie
writer for settling his accounts and that
he offered to do II for Mr.. Willett person
| ally for nothing. but later It was arranged
| that some OF the clerks should do the work.
which related chiefly to Porto Rico.
Mr.. Tulloch's letter then continues:
In closing. may say 1t has not yet been
shown to- the contrary ip any of the re-
~. That irregular payments were made
! frol.a local funds instead of by the proper
| disbursing officer OF the department.
| CD. That an attempt was made to cause
| all employees to bond under a single blanket
bond with some of the favored companies.
| (3. That the regulations OF the depart
/ ment were violated in forcing letterbox,
| which prominent officials were said TO be
Interested In, upon the public even to the
| unauthorized use OF the postmaster's au-
| thority and against his protest.
| (D. That payments were directed for ar
! ticles not delivered.
| salaries and performed little or no service.
! (6). That physician was illegally APP
have been told that $500 operating table
/ was purchased for private use and charged
to the department as postal furniture.
"a. That promotions were suggested
| upon proviso Of division with his ofticials
| In the department
(s). That persons were appointed from
i
plimentary roll.
Isl. That arrears in Porto Rico were not
/ fully recovered.
(i6). That useless junkets were frequent
| to Porto Rico and Cuba.
Ql). That persons paid for the military
| postal service had their salaries continued
| for months after ceasing ali service.
/ Q2). That salaries were also continued
| after service had ceased to take up irreg-
ular expenses.
President COnsecrntes Church.
Speaking At the conservation of the
Grace Memorial Reformed church today,
President Roosevelt said:
This church is consecrated to the serv-
ioe OF the Lo1u ana We can serve Him by
the way In which We serve our fellow men.
This church Is consecrated TO service and
fruits ye shall know them and We can
show the faith that Is in us, we can show
the sincerity of our devotion by the fruita
The man who is not tender and con-
siderate husband, loving and wise father
is not serving the Lord when he goes to
come here. Our being in this church, our
communion here with another, must II we
are sincere, show its effect on our lives out
Must Care for Strangers.
We of the Reformed church have a duty
to perform In this great country of ours
the duty peculiarly incumbent upon us to
take care Of our brethren who come each
year from over seas 10 our SnOreS. Ihe
man going to a new country is torn by the
roots from all his old associations and
there is a period of great danger to him
down In the new country, before he brings
himself in touch with his fellows in the
new land. For that reason l always take
peculiar interest in the attitude of our
| churches toward the immigrants who come
to these shores. | feel that we should he
peculiarly watchful over them because OF
our own history. because we or our fathHrs
came here under like conditions. Now thai
we have established ourselves let us see tc
II that we stretch forth the hand of help
| the hand OF brotherhood toward the new.
corners and help them speedily as nos
sble to shape themselves and 10 get Into
TO walk i'm the new life. That is one form
I OF duty peculiarly incumbent upOn us OF
these Reformed churches.
! But we aresnot 70 be excused II we self
ishly sit down and enjoy gifts that nave
! been given TO us and do not share then
with our poorer fellows coming from eV cry
mart of the world. who many Of them stand
In the need OF such a helping hand who
too often met many people anxious Il
associate with Them for their dettiment
and too few anxious TO associate with then
for their good.
Many Trips for President.
Arrangenets are being made for presi
dent Roosevelts trip 20 Cleveland thii
week TO attend the wedding OF Senator
Hanna's daughter. The president. accom-
, panied by HIS daughter, Miss Alice, Secre
! farx, I oah and narbans two or rtb.rs