The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-01-14

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methods proved unavsiiinr TO
s,n,,s .ns wrong Messrs. Tawney and
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,ppopr.Auons committee paid no heed TO
ana as the obnoxious pro-
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r'"Psr treatment of the subject without
os- 70 pain speaking had failed
naNe SPOKEN plainly and directly. and
nav" set iorth the facts IN explicit terms
since 1901 the investigations covered
by The secret service division-under the
praouce which had been for many years
,r."sh'.en as proper and legitimate. and
sn'n had received the sanction Of the
nlshsst law officers OF the government
nave covered wide range ~ ofYenses
aksihs' the FEDERAL law. BY far the most
Important OF these related 20 the public
uohaln' A TO which there was un-
Covered far-reaching and widespread
system OF frsufnlent transactions invoiv-
ing poth the Illegal acquisition and the
neEa iencinE OF government land. and.
~ oonnechon with both these onenses
,he crimes or perjury and subornstion of
potlury. some OF the persons involved
IN these VIOLATIONS we're OF great wealth
ana OF VIDE political and social influence
Do,h their corporate associations and
,ner political Affiliations. and the iswfess
character OF some Of their employees
,nsse inc Investigations not only difncuit
~. .Anserous. IN colorado one Of the
see'' Se''les men was assassinatsd-
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'"s's"ess '" Wh'en
Secret Service Starred.
IN connection win the Nebraska pross-
$3.50, ~ koAernmeht mas by decree Sc
enle' he return 10 the government 81
-. ",i"'on acres OF grazing land
~ 10 suo OF more than 200 acres OF
,,, 'h,n. anu SUITS are now pending
i'''' acres more
an these investigations In the land
cases We're undertaken In consequence
OF MT Hitchcock. the then secretary
OF the lhusfior, becoming convinced that
mere We're extensive frauds committed
III nv department. ana the ramincations
on the frauds were 80 far-reachlng that
ne was AFRAID 10 trust his own officials
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mem. one OF the secret service men ac-
So'aihsy resigned and was appointed
IN the interior department TO carry on
was that the special agents division or
the interior a.nay,msp, w,. ,sr use no ..
der the control OF the land thieves: and
IN consequence the Investigations above
referred 10 had TO be made by secret
service men.
III the present law. for which Messrs.
Tawney' smith. and the other gentle
men have above mentioned are respon-
sible' had then been In effect. tails ac-
ton would have been impossible, and
most OF the criminals would unquestion-
ably have escaped No more striking In
stance can be Imagined OF the desirahil-
lty OF having central corps OF skilled
investigating agents who can at any time
be assigned, II necessary In large num-
hers. 60 investigate some violation OF the
federal statutes. In no matter what