The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-29
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M. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor
Taking the subsequent record of
BRISTOW'S
VICTORY
UNQUES Ed.


Bristow came top in the at
tack made him by members who kicked before they
were pricked Brisows report charged member with
crookedness dishonesty. He simply cited cases and
acts unwarraned by the regulations and which
the the postoice department failed to
veto the heads of the postoce department and for
years past by the Brstow report not
condemned by any of Brisows but by the facts
findings which he directed to make. In doing
his simple duty unwarraned practices of large num-
of congressman brought to light of congress
men guilty crookedness mafeasance in
Office but their desire to their constituents
respectively acceptable manner pressed their
influence in way they probably should not Bristow in
his report says 81 any criticism against the
congressman did what members of congress usually
do for the public of their constituents and he
had the right to expect that the executive officer would
do his duty in accordance with of the public
service Could any language be farther from unkind
malicious? Again in words which defense
than an accusation General Brisow says Congressman
as rule want constituents have what they
justly entitled to- and It is true there occa
sonal exceptions this rule happily such exceptions
are few whatever may be the request OF the
gressman the executive officer plain duty which the
member of congress expects him perform
AS for Congressman Calderhead of Kansas and his
bitter attack Brisow because Brstows report showed
that Caderhead had secured annual allowance
OF $3.50 for the posofce building Manhattan, in the
plain contract the contrary Bristow in his
letter of explanation the postoce and postroads
mee of the house says: of the above cases
appear that the government has paid
rental 1 referred to those in my report be
any indicated
actions but solely because contracts appeared be
in violation of the statute above mentioned"
In all this does General Brstow show any personal i'll
will what of criticism found therein is against the
executive officer allowing himself overpersuaded
matter where he should have pointed the apply
ing member the wrongfuness of granting request
Caderhead viii hardly strengthen his hold his dis
trict by fellow Kansan the people
understand the whole matter Following speech made
by Congressman Cooper of Wisconsin wherein he showed
how utterly mwarranted Calderheads attack, and
inexcusable INDUCED
by members of the house who found in the same
boat Crumpacker of Indiana of the oldest and abest
members of congress- closed the debate by the following
deserved tribute to Brstow and his work:
81 regret that any criticism been made upon the
floor Of the house the conduct OF Mr. Brstow. I be
Iieve him be able upright official
vestgaton of abuses in the postoce department he has
been fair and thorough every particular spared
no one account of favor friendship, and has i'm
peached through malice prejudice
Occasional official misconduct will under all ad-
ministratons and will continue long nature
is weak fral it present stage of
opment but it is the duty OF the administrators
to ferret all crime in official life and to vigorously
punish the criminals The country is under great obiga
tions Bristow thorough and vigorous vi
in which he has unearhed crime and pecuation in
the posofce department. The result will wholesome
in all lines of public service only no criti
cism to make OF Brstow. but my feelings toward him
those of gratitude respect