The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-09
'|MR !, SWANSON
ANSWERS M| N ! || L:
Denounces the Roanoke Article
AS Vicious and Sian.
derous. al
THE CHARGES INVESTIGATED
Every Member Of Congressional
Committee Fully Exonerated
Mr.. Swanson.
THE CHARGES INVESTIGATED

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Congressman Swanson when asked TO
day concerning the article in n Roanoke
paper critcisng him, made tho follow.
ing statement. I'd ~
On August Sd last there was published
IN the Roanoke Times slandcrous nrti-
Gle against me BY Crandall N1ackcy, Of
Alcxandrlh county. bitter political op
ponent. l nm informed from sources Tint
cannot DO questioned that this article of
three columns was only published by the
paper as an advertisement, paid for at
the usual rates. Many copies of this
paper were distributed through Virginia.
L have since been Informed that reultes is
have been made for the reproduction Of
this article, and that 1t will appear in
other papers, being paid for at the usual
rate of advertising.
1cannot too severely express my con-
tempt Of this new method of warfare in
Virginia politics Of PAYING NENVSPA-
PERS no ADVERTISE SIANDEROUS
MATTER AGAINST CANDIDATES FOR
OFFICE. fs lSA,,t.
This party seeks e use as the basis
report made by Mr. Bristow to the Post
office Committee of the House Of Repre-
sentatives of February So, 1904, In which
report he gives q list of about nine hum
dred pcstolllces in the United States of
ance for clerk hire previously made had
been reduced or abolished.
In this list Of nine hundred postofIlces
| Is included tho names Of the represent
| tatives who had recommended tho IN
crease of clerk hire allowances. Attach
cd to this was u summary Of what vas
done In each case. The report also con-
tanned a list of leases made by the Post
an, = tna1 tl,asn
the report of the inspector In many
cases had not been followed, or where for
other reasons, he thought another size
should have been selected.
This list showed that out of the nine hun :
drcd cases thus named there were nine
cas- es IN my congressional district where l
had recommended increased clerk hire al
lowances for third and fourth class post
Offices and at one place outside OF my
district, Hampton, Vail had recommend :
cd the renewal Of {; lease about to eX-
lplre for the continuance OF the once
at the then site. a#3
This list showed that a bout one hundred
and ninety representatives In .Cnogress hai
This list OF Mr.. Bristow included many
| Of the most distinguished, patiotic and
purest men In public life to-day. and In
clucLes Senators Clay. OF Georgia; Gull
lom Of Illinois; Mason, Of Illinois; Vice
President Fairbanks; Bailey, OF Texas;
]
son. of Iowa; Money, of Mississippi; Cock
lrell, OF Missouri; Pritchard, of North
/, Carolina Foraker, of Ohio and many
others.
Among the Congressman can be named
| Sneaker Henderson,; Griggs, of Georgia;
i Howard Of Georgia: Hemcnway, since
4 elected senator from Indiana: kltchln
Of North Carolna;s Kchoe. OF ltentucKSi
/. t;rosvenor,y Tawney, Cowherd, Dick' since
elected senator, from Ohio, Kluttz anc
Small, of North Carolina; Sherman ano
1 PAYNE. of New York, chairman OF the
! WAYS and Means Committee; Hepburn
Iof Iowa. chairman OF the Interstate and
| Foreign Commerce Committee, and many
! others.
When this report first came Ii i, i ane
before its contents were kho%n,,. t WI
much misrepresented, but as soon as ~ y
| was understood and examined, there WaS
4 universal recognition of the IaGt H ~ !,
4 only in a very few cases nau !,e "a ~ y
/ been INDUCED in by the Senators and Con
rressman who made these recommends
l lions. ,, ,,,,oa /,
! ateiv amounted a committee consistins
of f' men Of the very highest character ant
st i1 Of which oommltte'e Mr.. Nc
Call. of Massachusetts. was CHAIRMAN ,a man
2 been BEEN questioned. The committee also IN
. Guided Mr.. Hit, Of Illinois, chairman
the Foreign Affairs Committea; Mr., M a1,,
L call, no" SCCIcltIS NN'I.''N'
Labor; Judges Bartlett. Of Georgia, an
& Richardson, of Alabama ~.
This committee examined tully az u
papers, letters, witnesses anG m ,i,o ~
In reference e 10 1ne and EVERY MEM
BIER or THE COMMII,rEEEt71, q, : P'u ! ~
MP Az G9MPhErEFKR6S l THG sEiGH4
EST BLAME, 1ILBGALITY OR I'M
Iho character Of ne Men sDm ap|jSae
to as embarrassing committee
as much superior to his ms Is virtue t
vice, truth to SANDER and justice
Voted for full and thprough Invest nv
every opportunity presented, SO th q, 2
my acts AND work n co nm tb M'i MI i,
presented to the public .,, j,
might we'll rest this matter WIN Win ca
shall no do So but shall STATE 81 H,o q q
ey,s false and slandeFous art I.a ~.
and foarth Class so oces, There IS no la
! fixing the amount of salary allowance
Offices OH s. 10 10 which class belong those mer
:. toned In this ar,lole, The appropriate
for these is always lnade IN bulk sun
the amount to be given in each cas-
: office Department,
( Postmaster General Payne In tin
! his report to the Postotiice Commlttt
: upon this matter said:
''rrhe present law, providing for ALLOW
! ances for clerk hire ut third and fourt
! class postofilces on account of separa
, Ing service and unusual business leave
the question OF what shall be Above
ENTIRELY TO THE DISCRETION o
THE DEPARTMENT."
Whore the allowance was for separn'
ing or distributing malls for routes, III
! department had scale of It's own. whic
4 endeavored TO regulate It by the amour
!. of mail separated or distributed. In az
dition to this, the law permitted thu
! wherever there We're unusual bushes
= conditions. occasioned by the arrival {
: departure Of trains, which required II
n office to be kept open until unusual houl
&c for the convenience OF the mail, that
: reasonable compensation could be mac
no for clerical service.
~ All OF the offices mentioned In tn
article vera third ana fourth class pos
\ ofllces, where, under the law, the depar
mcnt had The right to fix the compel
- satlon absolutely, basing It OH the amoul
y OF mail handled and the unusual CO.
y ditions, requiring extra work or ext
hours at which the office had 10 be Ike
loren; thus the allowances made for the
Offices WE'RE NOT ILLEGAL NOR II
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