The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1904-03-18

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so long ago-only three or four-he
was a young country lawyer at Bel
lows Falls with the sole capital of
good health, good legal ability and
a level head. He thought he knew
that he could make something of
himself if he had half chance and
all at once Senator Proctor gave him
whole chance. Mr.. Robb's belief
in himself and the Senator's belief
in him has been abundantly justi-
fed. He is the strong legal right
arm of the post office service, and
the terror of evil doors within his iu-
risdiction. These days he is maxi
ing a most energetic and considera-
bly, successful effort to purify the
mails and the news and other papers
transported by it of obscene and 9TH
er indecent advertisements and other
matter. Not a day passes but some
of these scoundrels who thus insult
the readers of the public prints feel
the halter draw and are brought up
with a round turn by Mr.. Robb.
These quacks, frauds, swindlers
and filth purveyors are catching
it" in every direction and much
good is continually being accom-
plished. 1t will be work of years
to effect a complete reformation
along the lines and afford full pro-
lection of the public, but Mr.. Robb
is evidently fixture and is surely
bringing about vastly improved
condition of things.
Some progress has been made in
national Legislation the past week
but mostly in the Senate. The
House went crazy over the so called
Bristow report early in the week
and cawed the air. 1t was complete
ly off it's feet and only hit the high
places on the surface of the earth
until Sa urday. Then it Gained
down as suddenly as the fit cane |
on and passed lot of pension and
other minor bills as if nothing had
happened. l was over in the House
Thursday for a few minutes when
the volcano was at its erupti',e |
height, and there was Something
doing for sure. The galleries and
corridors oaeR of them were packed
withs a surging crowd of would be
spectators, nearly every member
was in his seat and politics were
forgotten while republican and DEM
ocrat alike poured red hot five min
utes into the unhappy post othce de-
partment. One democratic brother
mildly remarked that he always had
believed the department to be nest
of thieves, but was not aware before
that it was composed of liars and
scoundrels. This was a fair sample
of the talk for hours. Finally, after
the bunch had exhausted themselves
they came down to earth and agreed
on a committee of seven who will
investigate the dealings of the mem
bers with the department as stated
in the report and make up findings
which will settle the matter. In
fact, the committee will sometime
report that members of the House
did nothing wrong, and will censure
the department for so stating by
implication. The whole uproar
arose from The House resolution
calling on the post Office department
for all facts and papers IN its pos
session connecting members with
applications to the division of sala-
ries and allowances for increased
appropriations for these purposes in
the post offices in their districts.
The answer came in the form of
letters from many members making
the request. In ali but a very few
cases, less than a half dozen, the
report acknowledged that the re-
quests were perfectly proper and
were entirely justified by necessities
of the individual cases, but they
we're tabulated in such a way as to
give the impression that they were
simply attempts at graft" by the
members acting in collision with
Beavers, late head of the division
and now under indictment. No par
ticular harm is done, and in nearly
every case the report justified the
members In common with others
the two Vermont members asked for
increased appropriations for few
Offices whose growth demanded and
necessitated it and were rightly
| given what they rightly asked for.
That's all there was or is to it.
The Honse will devote this week
II the last of the big appropriation
bills, the post Office, and in view OF
what has gone before there is likely
to be some warm oratory. Also the
department is likely to be hit pretty
hard in spots by the cutting down
of estimates in retaliation. The
Senate will deal with the Fortified
tions bill this week, which won't
take long ana will also dispose of