Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-07
TYNER ADDRESSES
THE PRESIDENT.
Wants Truth to Go Upon the Rec
ordS in the Matter of Fourth
Asst p NJ. BristOw S Charges
he DENIES THEM ONE AND ALL.
For Forty Years Has Tried to Prove
His Zeal aud Faithfulness in
Serving the Public.

washington Doc 6-James n 7 'r
who was assistant attorney-geneia l'r
the postoillce department rntil dismiss
ed on account Of matters connected
with the postoqice AFFAIRS has sent the
following letter 10 President koose'
Welt
washington, DE To the Pres
ident. sir--In your official statement as
president Of the United states, ad'
dressed 10 the American republic III
connection with the report Of Fourth
Assistant Postmastor-Gen Bris'oW
on the alleged postal frauds You make
certain statements concerning my sup
nosed connection herewith which
take the liberty Of answering, In oder
that it may properly go upon your
Official records.
II do not desire to question your GOOD
faith or sincerity In accepting the con-
illusions of your subordinate Mr. bris-
tow, ana in dgnifyirs them with the
weight of your nigh official position
bur mas ii occurred 10 you that, pend
ing the trial Of the three indictments
against me. based on the allegations OF
the report aud without \navlng heard
one word from me In my defense, your
premature and unWarhnnd announce
inent of my assumed guilt and your
cnu TO The court and jury 10 endorse
the same Is. to say the least, eNtraor'
binary and dangeroui2 | am not even
asking that | should be presumed IN,
nooent or that before ] am condemhe"
by you or the department shouid De
confronted by proof or witnesses OF
given an opportunity to be nehru IN
nv defense, or that In the trial which
oonfronts me | should have fair trlai
An / am asking Is that In view OF the
uniformity of my life and the fact That
my lips may at any moment be forever
sealed, this letter be filed among your
official records of my case, together
with my letter of July ~, 1903, 10 MI
BrIstow, a copy Of which | attach
II desire again to deny any one or
the yelled charges made BY Mr.. Brls-
tow In his report. and to call your at-
tention TO the fact that not one direct
or specific charge Ia made against me
In the conduct of my high office, nor
has, nor can one cent OF gain De traced
to me. II my life Is spared shall fully
refute all the surmises and insinuauoIls
OF Mr.. Bristow and shall be able TO
show the reasons which led him 10
withhold from you further data and TO
misquote and falsfy that which he did
submit to you.
II also desire to state that II any OF
the friends OF Tyner have, as you al
lege, advanced the theory that In this
case the chief offender was my nephew
Barrett, and that my alleged olfenses
were due TO my falling mental and
bodily powers, they did so without my
knowledge or assent. IL Is true
that owing to two strokes OF paralysis,
my bodily powers have failed me, ana
/ may have to face third and truer
and stern Judge ere many days but
my mental powers, ! thank God, have
never suffered and ! trust will not
fail me until have convinced the
American public and you that my acts
have been honest, honorable ana
straightforward In the sight OF God and
man. | am confident that the relu-
tlons of Mr. Barrett with me and my
department were as innocent and as
honorable as | am sure were all my
motives and acts.
II also wish TO deny your utterly un-
warranted statement that the gross
corruption In the case OF
Tyner has gone on for number of
years. You should know, and your
subordinates do know, that no single
act Of corruption. gross or mild. has
been discovered against me; and that
the United States government, with its
40 inspectors, and chief inqusitor Mr.,
Bristow. viii be unable to discover one
~ have tried by forty-odd years OF
faithful service 10 my country TO prove
my zeal for faithfulness and honesty
IN the public service, and now ! say
to you. the president of the United
States. my executive as II It were the
last word | shall ever utter, that In
your well recognized and honorable
zeal for the public good, you have al
lowed yourself 10 be deceived and i'm
posed upon, and while | cannot hope
for a nearing at your hands ] shall at
least give myself the wretched solace
OF having denied these wrongs and of
having demanded that hearing which