The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-29
ROOSEVELT REPLIES
AGAIN TO TYNER.
Either Morally ObIiquitOus
Grossly Inetncient.

uroSaty Auetuctent.
Washington, Oct. 2S.-By direction of
the President, Secretary Loeb to-day
sent to James N. Tyner former as
sistant attorney general for the Post
Office Department. letter In reply to
Mr.. Tyner's letter. dated oct. 8, and
made public last night. The letter
says that as the question of Mr.. Ty-
ners guilt on the criminal charge on
which he was tried has been passed
upon by a jury, the President acqui-
esces in the iury's finding. but the evil
dence seems to him overwhelming
that you, (Mr. Tyner). were guilty
either of moral obiqulty in perform
ance Of duty or of the grossest inef-
hciency."
Secretary Toeb's letter says get-rich-
quick concerns were improperly favor
ed IN Mr. Tyner's office. instancing the
Arnold Turf Concern. as to which
committee of the Missouri Senate re-
ported that IL the department at Wash
ington had acted promptly and prop
crly upon the recommendation OF the
postoffice inspector. millions of dollars
would have been saved to the people.
The letter says the issuance of rrand
orders which Barrett. Mr.. Tyner's
nephew, prevented. has been resumed
by the present attorney for the Post
Office Department and have I'm no case
been made void by the courts.
The letter refers to the burglary of
the Postoffice Department safe by Mrs.
Barrett and Mrs. Tyner as a matter
necessary to consider when the Presi
dent is requested to rehabiitate Ty-
ner's character. The letter says VI is
| not known exactly what documents
were taken from the safe and assumes
| they were such as would "gravely in
crhninate" Tyner and Barrett,
| The letter describes az length Ty
ner's effort TO provide a place for his
| daughter In the postal service, quot
! ing from letters written by Tyner 10
the postmaster at Portage. Wis ask
| ing that his daughter be retained in
| the Office and promising an addition
| to her salary, at the same time in
timating that If the appointment were
not made the salary would go to some
other Office. The postmaster declined
this proposal, saying the salary de-
mandcd for Tyner's daughter was pro-
portionately much larger than other
employees receive, and VI would be bet
ter to have her transferred. Com
menting on this transaction, Secretary
Loeb's letter SAYS
Accordingly Miss 1'yner was trans
ferred and the position which she held
at Portage was forthwith abolished and
no appointment to the vacancy made.
II appears clear. therefore. that you
were keeping your daughter in the pos
tai service simply for the sake OF Civ
ing her the salary. and that when she
did not occupy the position It was
not deemed necessary to fill II at ALL
and you actually called attention of
the postmaster at Portage TO this fact
in order to induce him to retain your
daughter, pointing out to him that, as
actually hapBened. he would lose the
appropriation for the position unless he
acted as you desired"
The letter refers 10 n request made
of the postmaster at Ware. Mass, by
Tyner. for the appointment of Cora
Watson as a clerk, Of which the let
ter says. "It was not A bona fide ap-
pontment. but one designed improp-
erly to get Miss Watson in the classi-
fled service"
Mr.. Tyner issued a public statement
tonight affirming that the President
had misstated facts in the letter Of to-
day and expressing the opinion that
his action with regard to his daugh-
ter's appointment was entirely legal.