The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-09-11
KEEP REPORT ISSUED
Roosevelt Makes Public Prias.
ing once Inquiry.
IHE IlsSIOX CONTRACT HOLDS.
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i'FesAisnI Roosevelt has made pniiiif
ihn FtlaIt ~ no kasii osianiissioa "a
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ne seFrmmeHi Isiniins nrina "a
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~ si.aiai diFofiua - iiia rFrshirai
ga anrulnt ~ q isainsi phifh b. nsd
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thaisF TyI.nsfilins MsrhiAe o.iiaiany
assinsi tho asaFi ~ = n.sniFaFt ~
Puddle i'Hhirf fFshs ~. i'aimrf o.
iha t.ansial MunuiYian nsnislnf g..
seFsntYiee marhinrs - he make
~ uFsiuf o. no pRrsiisni the raniFari
with tho Lansina oainianY eas hrti
up uniii al Investigation rsuii b. nisir
with q view - asrrfiaininF WHISTLER
liir rhaFsrs - fsvmfiiism aisi nsFFip
iian Ia o. iriiihs ~ ihs c,,tiFari grTe
substantially fuunirsi
AZ hsfrimftfp rhfuHiriri b. these de
l,airh9s. ti,- president drriird. afirf
al efaminaiiaf Il the gssp nisaft.
that tiir rgnifari fnf thr i.ansinn ma.
riiihes shoaid stand. The krri, osfas
inissian frpaftui that n thr rsaiTas'
spuii b. ~ asisir such = rsaFsr uplii
h. drsirahia- aiihnnsh tiir nsmniis4
sipn states expressly that rtp corrupt
consideration. faymrni ~ pFpnisa
passri from To- t.ansfun Mnnn'3f.s
cpmpahy O. thr pnhiir printer 90 20
ans I.crsan in ihr government service
u vas dryriui-ri ~ ulr insesiisa
ton. hoNetrf. that two Important az,
sisianis u The pahiic printer w-f- IN
direily Interested In ~. ilsnsion r,rni.
rany. their wives bring si.rthoii.ss
ih~rrin,- Tho conmissiun siiaWs that
o. fair and impartial i-st e ihr Ian.
sinn aud M"fsrnihairF maehin-s uas
npi made and n'pora that thr puf,
rliasc - 80 iarsr a numtcr ~ i.ansiss
machines Was -imprutisi"nt- and iu,
dicai"i "Ersai Partially AMI bias ga
10" part - the puiilr printer The
commission frsanis tie purchase az
INSTRUMENTATION"
The rrpor u The commission IL
vnlumluous. containing about ice0o
words. Accompany u II a memeran.
dun hy President Roosevelt. in which
De- approves the rT,ort cNrrpi ne O.
the disposition ~ the couirart for The
iansion machines. which DC has al.
rcciei shall stand. The text % the
presidents memorandum follows;
The conclusions ~ %. committee |
nrc hereby approved save tho latter
part OF conclusion drst IL docs not
appear that there l. any question NJ 10
the validity ~ tho contract In qucs.
tlon. n IL had not been for the con.
duct OF ihe Mcrgcnthaicr Company In
prcfcrrlng the charge discussed by the
committee IN conclusion second. that
OF corruption. I should agree with the
committee that Il would b. desirable
20 set aside the contract IL such a
course were legal hut second only 90
corruption In a public officer in point
of iniquity comes making n baseless
charge Of corruption. aud this Il what
the committee finds the Mergcnthalcr
company has done In this case. it, com.
ments being In part:
"'In the light Of the failure OF the
company 10 produce evidence OF such
corruption IL must be held that the
charge was made rccklessly. and the
company should be Sc
verely condemned for including such
charge In formal communication 20
The president OF the United States
made as n basis for official action on
his part IL Is fair also to the Lanston
company 10 say that no evi.
fence was produced by the Mergen.
Ihaler company nor was any obtained
by the committee In the course OF its
hearing tending TO show any promise,
payment or consideration of any kind
made by the Lanston com.
'any or any of its officers or agents to
my person in the government service
Had not this charge of corruption
been made / should have entirely
Igreed with the conclusion of the com.
nlttee that II it were possible (Which
is not il would be desirable to can
eel the contract in question.
Public Printer Palmer has been re-.
moved from office. The cases of the
alluded to i'm the report
must be taken up In connection with
he discipline and reorganization OF
he bureau when Mr.. Palmer's sue.
essor assumes Office
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