The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-09-26
Rec MORE
INDICTMENTS
I.,od By the District of
IIaobia Grand Jury.
|ING GEORGE W. BEAVERS
l,v,,tisation will PracticacaIly
Y o.,.h., ga Civil Service Rule
4, Panama Canal Treaty.

0ciOber o--H Wv"
M Panama Canal Treaty.
o,,r regular correspondent
|.ingtop, D. G., Sept. 23-The
Development in the case OF Miss
-,ho was removed from office
u Senator Alice, of Delaware,
'sde the affair more than ever
'N.tional interest. AS a result
dismissal it has been discovered
|Iourtb.class postmasters have
Ioluded within the protection
civil service laws. This was
! unknown to the public and
|s.s by a rule signed by the
N on March 20 and which went
sct on April 18th. This regu-
lOss does not extend to fourth
,outmasters what is known rs
ssrit system, that is, no ex-
Ion Is required of them and the
IN is still at liberty to appoint
1 be chooses to a fourth-class
n to remove such employee for
.son save two. He cannot re-
shem because Of their political
lions affiliations. That is pos
forbidden by the SECOND para
4 d the first clause Of the civil
suIes. That rule applies to the
1 Miss Todd and it will be i'm
4 to Justify her removal under
N unless the President sees fit
II bis last civil service regu-
K
I now claimed by the spoilsmen
4 extension of the civil service
Hons to include the fourth-class
BterS was an error and made
|tently, but there is no ground
claim. The law was clearly
by the civil service commits
land signed, by, the President
bat very end in view. Nor is
Be slightest reason to believe
be President will repeal the
bon. The m o S t creditable
Mr.. Roosevelt's official record
(which shows him to be an ar
|dvOcate Of civil service reform
worn enemy Of the spoils sys-
When he signed this regula-
was but adding another page
story Of his promotion of this
! Federal reform and it is too
% expect that, even to protect
per Of his cabinet, he will at
|te day do anything to stultify |
BID.
\ more indictments have been
4 BY the District of Columbia
Jury, two against George W.
former superintendent OF
and allowances, and the other
|sod to be against a prominent
EOrk politician, a man who is
70 be a close friend of the
~. Another announcement
vlll doubtless prove a relief TO
|plic is to the effect that the
|'e investigation will be prac-
concluded by October 5th and
Pufth Assistant Postmaster Cen
|iS'oW's report will be placed
hands Of the President during
4 The only reason for using
pa practically" is that there
ways remain a possibility of
Y across some new clue which
|aoRe following up, and that
||MpectiVe trisls may develop
'usnce OF official wrong doing
postoifice department. AL
the cunning with which
managed to cover his tracks
Ius osiiied the postal inspectors
\ nave now gained an insight
UOlrupt practices and it is be-
y w before they complete their
,uence will have been pro-
1"'vn Will reveal the fact that
'.'asance has cost the govern
'st'y y as much as that of Aug
! Aachen, ! $3.50, 600. Roughly
! .aese two will be found to
u slc' tie government of $780,
~ . administration of the
l, ,',Slon Of the postofice depart
4 n not' as q rule entail direct
n ~ department, the sufferers
portion of the deluded
y. winch Permitted itself to be
~ Oy the fraudulent concerns
y violation of all law, were
onOisturbed use of the mails.
=
~se nave been the reports of
nj s OF the Panama Canal
10y now no conservative cor
~ u. dares make a prediction
II taken on new lease of life.
sp0rts have been received
~ \ the State department re-
''s - status of the treaty and
~ n, been made public, but it
=. CUT thot an.