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the several cases. these cases show wide
ly varying degrees of culpability.
These Were Also Indicted

the several cases, these cases show wide
ly varying degrees of culpability.
These Were Also Indicted
Among outsiders indictments have also
been found against H. j. Barrett, for
merly in the postoffice department from
May IL, 1889, to Sept. 20. 1898, and from
June 1, 1897, to Dec. 81. 1900; George p.
William c. Long, formerly in the post
office department from April II, 1890. to
Aug. IS, 1893; Isaac S. Mcclellan, George
II. Huntington, George E. Loren, former
9, 1886, to July 8, 1890; Martha J: Lorenz,
John T. Cupper H. c. Hallenbeck, w. D.
Doremus, Eugene D. Seheble, William G..
Crawford deputy auditor postoffice de-
1897; Maurice Runkle. Norman R. Met
calf, Leopold J. Stern, Edmund H. briggs,
George F. Miller, Joseph M. Johns.
Several of the above have been indicted
two, three, or five times each.
Their Regulations Good Once.
When these Investigations were begun,
some nine months ago, many of the chief
offenders who have been indicted or dis
missed, or both, as above enumerated,
were considered to have excellent reputa-
lions. A number of the most respect
able people in the land offered voluntary
testimony on behalf of Mr.. Tyner.
During Machen's term of service he
was twice investigated by the congress.
once by a committee of the senate and
once by a committee of the house, but
cleared on each occasion. Yet at that
very period, as has been shown in the
present investigation, he was engaged in
the corrupt business for which he has now
been removed and indicted. This is no
reflection upon the committees who con-
Quoted the investigations; for so skillfully
had Machen concealed his wrongdoing tina
it was only revealed after months of
labor and exhaustive work by trained
inspectors.
As regards Messrs. Beavers and Mach
en-. the corruption took the form of brib-
cry and blackmail in connection with
the purchase of government supplies. In
the Office of the assistant attorney gen
eral for the poStoff1ce department. under
Tyner and Barrett, far greater wrong
was inflicted upon the public than could
be measured by pecuniary standard, for
in this Office the corruption of the gov
eminent officials took the form of favor
ing get-rich- quick concerns and similar
swindling schemes; in other words the
criminals, whom it was the sworn duty of
these government officials to prosecute,
paid them for permission to fleece the
public unmolested.
! heartily approve of the recommends
ton of Messrs. 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 Tor longer time than
is covered by the present short statute of
limitations This recommendation has
been laid before the congress in the re-
port of the attorney general. and it is
earnestly hoped that 1t will be acted
upon favorably. Moreover, our expert
ence shows that outsiders claiming po-
litical influence sometimes sell their in
huence to candidates for Office, or in other
words blackmail these candidates. There
should be legislation which will permit
Of summary dealing with such offenders.
However, the prime need is not new