The news & observer., 1905-12-27

pafa4ieled by any case IN our history.
You have only to consult the records
of the different departments of the
government to find this section Of my
complaint fully verified. viii you
do it. or will you continue to denounce
my suit as Infamous?
If you will examine the records of
the different departments you Will
find the list of relatives by blood ana
by marriage, as / have alleged in
my complaint. You will also find upon
the government pay-rolls quite a
number of other relatives / have not
mentioned but whose names have
been given to me since my complaint
was filed. ! ann ready to furnish you
some of these appointments made by
and through a deliberate conspir-
acy to swindle the government. |
cite the following instance: The
postmaster at Asheville, w. W. Roi-
Inns, the father of T. $. Rollins, the
chairman Of the Republican, State EX-
ecutive Committee. and one of the de-
PENDANTS in the case of Anderson vs..
Rollins, ct al. some months ago mott
fled - - Heron postmaster AT
West Asheville. the quarterly receipts
of which did not exceed twenty-five
dollars per quarter, that he was Civ
EN- a clerk who would receive salary
of four hundred dollars per annum.
The postmaster, Mr.. Heron, replied
that he had made no request for such
a clerk. and did not want him at all,
as the receiDts of the office were small,
not exceeding the amount named
above In spite of the objection how
ever, OF Mr. Heron, who was an
honest man and not disposed to ROB
the government, the clerk was sent
and was paid q salary much larger
than the postmaster received, larger
than the total receipts of the ..ice,
for doing absolutely nothing. After
wards this clerk was transferred with
out examination, to the postoftce at
Asheville, and from there to Washing
ton where he still holds a position
When you are Informed that this
clerk, Jake Ray, is a step-son OF j.
c. Pritchard you might request Post
master General Cortelyou, to inyesti-
gate the matter and inquire who sug-
gested to Postmaster Rollins the pro-
pr.ety of appointing a clerk for Mr..
Heron. when he made no request
for any and did not want one ut ali.
The party or parties who conspired
to do this occupy exactly the same
position as Mr.. Beavers, who would
have been tried before Pritchard,
Judge, had he remained upon the Dis
trict bench at Washington.
If you believe this statement to be
part of "a tissue of lies" as contained
in my complaint, | charge you to have
Postmaster General Cortelyou inves-
tigate the matter.
might add another instance
where the law has been openly violat-
ed to give official places to relatives.
President Roosevelt in his Life
of Thomas Hart Benton page 364,
says of that distinguished man: "In
public as in private life he was man
of sensitive purity of character; he
would never permit any person con-
nected with him by blood or marriage
to accept office under the govern
.nent.'
How different from our latter day
statesmen in North Carolina. Broth
ers. sons, step-sons, sons-in-laW. sis
ters, cousins, uncles and aunts the
recipients of thousands of dollars an
nually from the treasury of the Uni
ted States. Verify there have been
no Bentons in this state in recent
years.
The logic of your position seems
to be this: 1t is all right to make
political contracts, but it is scan-
dalous and Infamous to let it be
known that they have been made.
They can be violated with impunity
but nothing must be said about il.
Federal office holders may appoint
fee. bat it is infamous" to refer to
it, But if by chance it is made pub
lie a letter from one of the parties to
the deal will set everything right.
The position you have assumed would
be an absolute protection to all
CRAFTS, trading in offices, nepotsm,
and every other disgraceful political
transaction, and a seorching rebuke
to any nresumptuous citizens who
should so far forget himself as to
call attention to any Of these things.
There arc many other matters in
this connection which / should be glad
to call to your attention but space
forbids | shall, therefore, be COM
PEELED to reserve them for a subse-
quent communication.
shall have q writ of subpoena
| duces tecum issued for you to appear
at the May term of our court and
| bring with you Mr.. Rollins letter
| from which you read extracts to the
visiting delegation, or if the press
| of public business will not allow you
to attend our court in person | shall
ask for the appointment of q commits
sioner to take your dispositions in re-
! gard to the contents Of the letter,
and other matters,
Yours most respectfully,
H. S. ANDERSON.
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