The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
German Uses Ptaia Language About
The Administration.


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CATION - th. affairs ~ the Postufrice
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fHf'her robbery and ih.sF.ry IN the
department
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g. A'''' "''"".h speedily '""' from
'Ee source request amounting 10 or
asrs has gone Out that Il IS in,ouYen-
t'hi for one branch OF The government
20 have Coagrtss on It's hands. that
i there is delay there are likely 10 be
u.sagreCable infe. enccs from what has
already been developed
We have cached = lime when there
+. Lla, b preaching c: honesty an. high
C.snieGness, but corruption bubbles
1t. It cane like 4 fog. and has no; yet
EHcd anh We cannot tell whether ali
tas information is yet out"
Mr. German referred 10 the charges
h-idt by the Postonice Department.
81! ing he believed they had been made
tDi The purpose Of dlverting attention
rom the guilty ones who had fl.hei
noEfy from the Treasury and abuse.i
their trusts. As for himself he was %
the opinion that the members ha1 not
gone more III the mater than their
p'bIc dates required. Mr.. German
c-ilcd attention TO the habit OF cit
ci-.hg men engaged III executive work
ahi ne concluded that this criticism
grew oGt o. a WeIl-diIcGted enC:t 10
t..!id up one-man, Czar-like govern
rfat
SO far. indeed. had this plan pro-
crossed that legislation has come to
be practically farce. all important
measures being dictated BY the execu-
tive. 1t was coming to be that only an
executive order was necessary TO get
ar appropriation. The result is that
Congress becomes mere recording
body.
We are told. he continued. that
having approved the plans Of the ex-
ccat!ve we must adjourn and go home
because OF the Tear OF damaging dis
closures. The fear is so great that we
a:c to Ee sent away and not to be al
lowed to do anything.
He then referred to some Of the
pending legislation and included in the
list M. Fora'lers bill FOR tae amend
meht 10 the antitrust law regard
Ing nSpoctauon. Hc referred to At
tclaey General knoE's statement e
Earoing this bill. saying that il was not
" department measure. Think or 1t.
S2ii hF. hofin2H. Notice Is gwen to
'hefeSS mat nothing should lie done
- 'ne way OF legislation without con
STING TIC administration
Inc American people 90 not want
o1e-man control. Mr.. German coltend-
e" he hoped that sucn action would
De taken as Wouia prevent one-man
cohtroi IN the next Tour years. WHOSE
eve: might I'LL the White House.
Mr.. German closed with the declara-
ton CT the conviction that the Post
Gnice department was noney-combed
VAIN corruption and lneficiency.
MI. Ptnrose. chairman OF the COM
mlttee on FoS-oflceS, SAID that while
lie had originally favored an 1nVestiga.
ton. he has now reached the conclu
sion that none was necessary.
Mr. PonTOS2 CHALLENGED the accuracy