The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-26
ArCadeS Ambo.
Joining the Postmaster General in
Safeguarding "one S. w. TulIoch."

Safeguarding "one S. W. TulIoch."
On June l the Hon. Charles Emory
Smith, the predecessor in Office of
Postmaster General Payne, assured
the readers of his paper, the "Phila-
delphia Press" that he "knew a thing
or two" He likewise informed them
that IN a conversation with Mr.. Payne,
which took place a day or two before
IL Washington, he had "learned an
additional thing or two" Being the
proud possessor, therefore, of 'two
things or four"-we trust our arith-
metic is not at fault in this computa-
tion-he felt justified in announcing
that these things will add to the in
terest of these columns 1.-THE columns
OF the "Press" during the ensuing
days"
We have waited, scarcely daring to
sleep lest we should miss them, for
these promise disclosures ever since.
But they ha e not been made. unless
a double-le; 6ed editorial, entitled
'Down Goe Tulloch," and another,
labeled an Payne and the Investi-
CATION" be considered as disclosing
anything eyond the fact that Mr..
Smith cor siders cone S. w. Tulloeh"
10 be a vefy bad man indeed, Nnot fit
to be in ! fiduciary place." and the
Hon. HClry c. Payne to be "the mas
ter spirit of the investigation" and,
generally speaking, a much-abused
person.
Nowg however, the Hon. Charles
ENJOY Smith is pulling himself to-
gether. He is taking a fresh hold, so
to speak, after having kept his read
elE expectant for more than three
Teeks. The result is not as yet
!. Serious, but it may develop, presently,
into "a thing or two" We hope it
may. For the present Mr.. Smith con-
fines himself to the old mud-slinging
trick, and again zone S. W. Tulloch"
is his target. 1t would almost seem,
judging from the vehemence and fire.
quency of these onslaughts, that the
cold Guard" considered zone s. W.
Tulloch" something of man, after
ala man to be reckoned with.
Listen. however, to what the Hon.
Charles Emory Smith has to say in
the "Press" of yesterday:
The criticism [of General Paynel is mostly
concentrated on two utterances-frst the refer
ence 20 President Mckinley; second, the declsr
alton that Tulloch was ''wind-bag'' and tina
his allegations were hot air." The first hai
been disposed Of The second was possibly not
altogether discreet and judicial; but if il hai
not yet been sufficiently verified, 1t will b,
shown 10 be absolutely true, and il was tn,
frank, open, indignant expression Of a manly
spirit that resented and scorned what he knew
TO be misleading mendacious, and sinister. II,
may well be excused for his hot and con
temptuous outburst against a dismissed en-
ploye's Misrepresentation.
Misleading, mendacious, and SIMS
ter~ And Mr.. Payne knew Mr.. Tul
loeh's charges TO be all that, yet called
pOstbaste upon Mr.. Smith anC
Messrs. Heath and Merritt to furnish
explanations. They did, and sucE
onesl Mr.. Smith, refreshing his mem
DRY, furnished even two. But, really
in the light of his most recent utter
anee, we fear that his arduous cam
Paign against the Salus- Grady hbe
law candidate for State treasurer ha
affected his reasoning power HI
must have become the victim Of wha
be calls Swarm of fancies."
We have never been obliged to an
nounce TO the world that we knew @;
thing or two" We have always fel
safe in letting the world-the worlc
Of our readers-judge the proposition
: for itself. But inasmuch as Nh
Smith seems singularly deficient il
what concerns both judgment an,
facts we don't mind telling him tha
we know "a thing or two" ourselves
And one Of them is that while the no
and impulsive Mr.. Payne was charac
terizing the charges Of zone S. w
Tulloch" as being ''hot air." "stuff,
"glittering generalities," and a
stump Speech" he had in his desk
under lock and key, the report o
General Bristow proving thos
charges to be well founded in ever,
substantial particular.
But that, we suppose, is part Of {
"master spirits privileges-to black
guard an honest man. In the exercis'