The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-04-21

was all that could be allowed at Rock

was all that could be allowed at Rock
vile.
~ communicated this to the post
master, who protested against it and
said the patrons of the office were
complaining bitterly of the delays in
mail distribution, etc. then went
with him to see General Wynne, and
after full discussion of the matter
General Wynne agreed to send out an
inspector. The inspector reported
that conditions were unusual at the
Rockville postofflce and recommended
an increase to at least 5000, which
was ordered by General Wynne in
January, 1904, after the POstoffice
Department investigation and the re-
port of Mr.. Bristow. | specially re-
fer to the report of the inspector and
letters of the postmaster at Rockville
to show the necessity for the increase.
Even now a petition by citizens of
Rockville, regardless of party, urges
Inc to secure further allowance for
clerk hire at that point to secure
them adequate mail facilitates. | made
these recommendations solely and
and simply because | believe the in
crease were needed to furnish proper
mail facilities, and for no other pur
| pose, and with no other motive. |
believe they were justified then and
believe they are justified now, both
in law and morals and good public
policy.
1T would therefore appear that
! these allowances are in no sense a
violation OF aw, but are strictly in
compliance Herewith, and when done
in the exercise of an honest discretion
and in conformity with the needs of
| the service are in the line of the best
public policy. 1t may be suggested
! that allowance at Rockville seem large
in comparison with the postmasters
salary. but a glance at the allowances
| for clerk hire at first and second class
postoffices, as shown in the Postmas-
terGenerars report in comparison
with postmasters salaries, will disa-
buse the mind of any suspicion arising
from such comparison,
That report shows numerous in
| stances of second-class postmasters
receiving $4,000 and $4,000, where the
clerk hire allowance is almost as
great, and | think in some instances
greater, than the postmaster salary.
Mr.. Bristow in his report in speak
ing of the Rockville postoflice, refers
| insinuatingly to the fact that a Mr..
Page was put into the postoffice at
Rockville as clerk and then transfer
red to the Postofice Department.
This is true, but his appointment as
clerk and transfer to the department
was not made upon my recommended
ton, but, as the record and letters on
file will show, upon the recommends
ton of Mr. Thomas G. Noyes, city ed
itor of the Washington Evening Star.
80 much for the increased clerk
hire allowances at Luke, Deer Park
and Rockville, the three places with
which my name is connected.
Nov to the Brunswick lease case
l should like to have the gentleman
who prepared these alleged charges
against Congressman explain to me
or Justify his conduct in including
this case in his list. The record
will show that [ wrote a letter of in
PRODUCTION for Mr.. William Schnauf-
fer to Mr.. Madden, Third Assistant
Postmaster eneral, simply that and
nothing more, making no recommen-
dation of anything. | did not even
know what Mr.. Schauffer's business
was, and yet this is included as one
of the instances where Congressman
have violated the law or proprieties
of public life. | have no further com
ment to make upon this case. Its
statement carries its own condemna-
ton and savers strongly of an effort
to lug Congressman into some impu-
tation of wTongdoing. | regret that
have imposed u.Juu the patience of
the committee for so long, but for
/ fear that may not be able to appear
before the committee before it closes
its investigation, and feeling that the
! committee is entitled to the courtesy
of a statement from me, however de-
sultory and incomplete, | remain"