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v%*fty*fc$^*$>%$^^ £33 &9c m,n.X, MONDAY O^l'NGr ffeVBMBCfi 36, icjQfr ' \»JEri> / S & 43rief,of Repent of Assistant Postmaster General Bristsw. ! MEMORANDUM OF PRESIDENT *Nn 1 ®l a f^ ?.. n ^ ?. ra y? * n a ^ ^ e newest Soft Over- • > H*./ $qai;ingg. Joined ,#ni .made in ,Ai shape i9 •Ho,:? • riru - ~ .JJla&fe.lker^'s^d TJpfinish.ed Jwamroa Cloths. ' Satin \Finish linings, made to order • pj^cjcprprayyicumias, Meltons and Kerseys; SaAiO Uwd ajl,through. ' A Black 'Unfinished' Worsted or Gray \Vicurma; . **•\*» §jtk .lined a|:i through. Just the newest for Fall and Spring wear. $2j6.00 ARTIST RUST TAILORS \Finds a.rjondltlon of Gross Cprrup tlpn in the'Office of the First Assist ant Postmaster General and of th< Assistant Attorney Generar For thf Ppstfiffice Department, White House, Nov. 24, 1903. Memorandum upon the various pa pers submitted from the department or Justice and the postoffiee department concerning the Investigation, into the corrupt praoticea obtaining in the post office department, notably ill the office of the first assistant postmaster gen •%%*%'%**<MMk<M\ft4*9MMk^^ If it's to he nmm ,S.end it to the JOURNAL. We can furnish anything from a calling cardip a poster. We should, be pleased to center wjth you at any time. BGST&i '* .NEW YORK- »¥ou?M be Qn Time if ,You T*k» Th» LAKE SHQRg & MICHIGAN 5WfHER$ RAILWAY To ^r«y Point East or NA/est •TIJB r^aojis lor this punctuality are—excellent roadbed, giant^ngines of the newest type, and a splendid equipment of rolling stock. Cixange Comfort Health TABS oidio -TO— OLD POINT COMFODT VJR6INIA BEAl}H Kduaoni and ,Gccau iViev, Va. __ • -• _. — r-p— ^ Steemi Old DdJnini6n S|$afoshfp j,Go. aJ|!^%i|)|MiK, Hit. Svl *!rvl'f$; J. J.3BOWH, t. e Use Lawton's Blood Syrup. QiU^rariteed ,|o cure Scrpfqla, Eczema, Goiter, j?ever Sores, Blood Poisoning and all hlood.disorders. This Syrup is purely .Herbal, and ita equal as a .Blood Burifier and System Tonic is not known. jfjck MO 0 contains a full month's ;treatnient.an& sells for $1.00. Try i t and* he convinced. For Sj(| .\by Vohas. A. Mack, Medina, N. Y. Compounded by The Lawton MJedjcfoe\$}. 5olley, N. Y. & a 10 ,GINT CIGARS Grow in favor every day. They are made from the Best Stock, and*oy first class workmen. They are a riph smoke, and are making custoniers.every day. Sold by all TtlO .Leading Dealers. torney general for that department All the documents in the case arc herewith forwarded to the postofflc* department, and will ha hold ready foi nubmittlon to the congress wbonevei it may choose to ask for them. It .appears that to December,-1902 Postmaster General Payne and Gpn Eressman E. F. Loud, olialrman of tb* committee on postofBco and post roads held various consultations regarding the postal service, and as a result cc these \Interviews it was determlnec that a s soon aa possible after th« necessary appropriations could b» made by tho congress an investlgatior should bo made of the service, botfc Messrs' Payne and Loud agreeing aa tc the need for the Investigation and th* time when it should take plaoo. Ac cordingly, an increase of $5,000 In th* appropriation bill reported in January vas madQ for tho express purpose* o* carrvlng on the. Investigation, In tnies tion. Tho reasons for the Inorcast in tho appropriation wero known onlj to the postmaster genera), to Congress man 3Loud, and to Congressman Brom. well. Beav«r», Machen and Tyner. Subaequently. sometlmo i a January information was laid before mo by Mr SeckeiMlortt tendlug to show impropen conduct by Beavers, general superin «rlntendcnt of tho frco delivery sys tem; and by Mr. William Alien WhiM tending to show corrupUon by or an dor Tyner, assistant attorney genera. for the post offlco department Pirsi Assistant Postmaster General Wynn* also informed mo that he had bocomt suspicious of tho integrity of botl Machen and Beavers. After full con sulfation with Mr. Payne it was de elded that Fourth Assistant Postmas tor General Bristow should make c thorough and oxhaustivo lnvestlgatior of the charges in question and of al matters that might bo developod H connection with them. Mr. Brist»w'« report Is a record of as thorough a bii of Investigating work aa has ever beet done under the government Af tor this investigation had been In progress foi ebout two months It became evldem tnat legal proceedings would have tc re undertaken against some of th« offenders. Owing to the importance or the case it was deemed advisable that special counsel should be em ployeS, and Messrs. Charles X Bona r.arte and Holmes, Conrad were ohosei fcr this purpose. Messrs. Bonaparte end Conrad, In their view of the ropon cf Mr. Bristow, speak as follows: \We consider the report an exception o'.ly able, candid, and Impartial re view of Its subject-matter and that Ii shows clearly reprehensible miscon- duct, amounting In many cases tc crime, on the part of a number of pub- lic officials. It Is a voluminous docu- ment, but this arises, not from pro- lixity, but from the nature of the mat- ters discussed. We heartily com- mend the report and deem its con- clusions fully justified by the facts ii sets forth; and while regretting in common with all patriotic citizens that the grave abuses of long standing which it reveals should have grown up h the postoffiee department, we con- sider the exposure of these abuses anJ the attempts made to punish those res- ponsible for them a work of the high est public utility, quickly and ablv performed.\ In all that is thus said of the report of Mr. Bristow I cordially agree. Condition of Gross Corruption. The Investigation made by Mr. Bris- tow discloses a condition of gross cor ruptlon in the office of the First As- sistant postmaster general and in that of the assistant attorney general for the postoffiee department. In the cas>3 of the superintendent of free delivery, Machen, the evidence shows that his misconduct began immediately after his appointment in September, 1893. In the case of t#e general superintendent of salaries and allowances, Beavers, it began soon after he was appointed to that place in 1897. In the case of As- sistant Attorney General Tyner it has gone on for a number of years, but it Is impossible to say exactly when it be- gan. A melancholy feature of the case fenders haye fteeh for a number of Jtears In the government service. The fcJlQwingis a list of the fourteen post- office employes in the service at the tfmeuthls investigation was begun, who ; are- apparently most seriously impli : cated in the wrongdoing, together with aft account of the steps that have been token by the government in, each case and a. statement of the date of original ^appointment of each man in the ser- «cei v . •'• ; 'JJ3$a cage i>f eX-FIr^Asststaut Post- •(nailer Ge'neraOfeatn' who had \left the service over three years before this iiivestigation was begun, Is set forth in the report of Mr. Bristol.) /James N. Tyner,.assisttnt attorney general for the postofBce\ lepartment; appointed special agent, iostofflee de- fXrtoent, March 7,1801; w tth intervals Ota few years has been ii the service spyer since, and was .postmaster gen- eral under President Grant for several rionths; he was removed April\ 23, 1P03; he has since been indicted three qmes. A. W. Machem, general superintend- PtlGRONCGCNT eral and the office of the assistant aft$t froo delivery system; appointed ..^^ „„ , ,— «..,. ^ . ^ e|ork in postoffiee at Toledo, O, Marcbj ISS7; continuously in service ever 1; Ejnce save for three years; removed May 27,1003; has since been indicted U times, . Georgo W. Beavers, general super- intendent of salaries and allowances; appointed to clerkship In New York postofBco January, 188l;» continuous wrvice over stnea resignation accepted to take effect March 31, 1903; has lire© been Indicted eight times. James T. Motcalf, superintendent money order system; appointed post- office inspector Fob. 2,1882; has been In postal servico over since, retmoved Juno 17,1903; has been indicted onco. Daniel V. Miller, assistant attorney lliostofflco department; appointed July 1,1302; removed May 25, 1003; Indict- oji onco; after one mistrial was retried hhd acquitted. Louis Kerapnor, superintendent reg- istry system; appointed clorlt in Now Tork poatoffieo August, 1880; romovo-1 October 21,1303, } Charles Hedges, snparlntendent city ffoo delivery service; appointed assist- Hit superintendent frco service July 1, 180S; removed July 22,1003. James W. Erwln, assistant superin- IWdenrfrco delivery service; appoint- ed postofflco inspector June 2T, 18S7; removed Sept 1C, 1003; Indicted onco. VT. Scott Towers, superintendent Station 0, Washington, D. C; appoint- Mj^ r KJaahtnctoa-.noatom«w,\ indicted three times. Otto F. Wels, assistant superintend- ent registry division. New York post- office; appointed cterk, Now York post- office, June, 1890; removed Oct 21, 1003. T. W. McGregor, ctyrk free delivery division, In charge 6f supplies; nn- lolnted postoffiee department March 11, 1S91; removed Juno S, 1303; Indict- ed twice. C. E. Upton, clerk free delivery di- vision; appointed July 1. 1000; ro moved June 5,1903; Indicted once. M. W. Louis, .superintendent supply division; appointed Kansas City post- office April 17, 1S97; removed Oct. 21, 1903. Charles B. Terry, clerk supply divl- e'on; appointed Sept 20, 1900; re- moved Oct 21, 1903. As shown by Mr. Brlstow'B report, ond a s partially indicated by the ac- tions in the several cases, these cases show widely varying degrees of culpa- hlllty. Indictments Against OutsidaFS. Among outsiders Indictments, have n'so been found against H. J. Barrett, formerly of the postoffiee department from May 11, 1889, to Sept. 20, 1S93, and from June 1,1897, to Dec. 31,1900: George B. Green; Dlller B. and Sam- uel A. Groff; William C. Long, former- ly In the postoffiee department from April 17, 1890, to Aug. 15, 1893; Isaac S. McGlehan; George H. Huntington; George B. Lorenz, formerly postmaster nt Toledo, O., from Aug. 3, 1886, to July 9, 1890; Martha J. Lorenz; John T. Cupper; H. C. Hallenbeck; W. D Doremus; Eugene D. Scheble; Will- lam G. Crawford, deputy auditor post- office department from Junel2,1893, to Sept. IB, 1897; Maurice Runkle; Nor- man R. Metcalf; Leopold J. Stern; Ed- mund H. Drtggs; George F. Miller, and Joseph M. Johns. Several of the above have Been In- dicted two, three or five times each. The three chief offenders in the gov- ernment service were Tyner, Machen and Beavers. The friends of Tyner tave advanced the theory that in his case the chief offender was really his nephew by marriage, Barrett, who was his asisstant in the office for a part of the time, and that Tyner's oSenses are due to his failing bodily and mental powers. The facts set forth in Mr. Bilstow's report do not tend to sub- ctantiate the validity of these excuses for Tyner. while they show literally astounding misconduct in Barrett. For Machen and Beavers no excuse of any kind -has been alleged. In the case of Metcalf, the superintendent of the noney order system, the most vigor- ous protests were at first made on Ills behalf by a large number of reputable citizens, and also by others who were nt the time deemed reputable, but who It has since been discovered were prof- iting by Metcalf 8 misconduct. One of Is that with one exception all the of-, them has been Indicted In connec- tion with\ hfrnl When these Investlga- ttons, were begun, some nine months, ogo, many of the chief offenders; who baye been Indicted or dismissed, or beta, as above enumerated, were con- sidered to have' excellent reputations, A number of the mqst respectable peo- ple in tho land offered voluntary testi- mony on behalf of MR Tyfter, So high- ly were Messrs. Beavers and Machen thought of by those who, had been brought Into close connection ^yith them that congress actually provided at Its last session for raising the sal- aries of both, the salary In each qase being increased ?BQ0, to take effect at tl e beginning of the fiscal year on July 1 last. By that date they were both out of office, and the department of JuFtlce was talcing steps to have thorn Indicted. During Machen's term of pervice ho was twice investigated by ibe congress, onco by a committcp of the senate and once by a committee of the house, but cleared on each occa- sion. Yet at that very period, as has treen shown in the present toVostlgV tion, ho was engaged in the corrupt business for whlbh he has now been lomovod and indicted. This i s no re- fection upon the committees who con- ducted the Investigation; for so skll- ully had Machen concealed bis wrong- toing that it was only revealed after months of, laborious and exhaustive work by trained inspectors. The details of tho corruption arc sea forth In full in Mr. BrlBtow»a .roport and need not be recapitulated by mo. As regards Messrs Beavers and Mach- en tho corruption took tho form of bribery and blackmail in connection with the purchaso of government Sup- plies. In tho offleo of the assistant at- torney general for tho postofflca dopart- tnest, under Tyner -and Barrett, far ireator wrong was Inflicted upon the public than could bo measured by a focunlary standard, for in this office the corruption of the govornmout of- ficials took tho form of favoring got- rich-quick concerns and similar fiwln- dl'ng schemes; In other words, tho criminals, whom It was tho sworn duty of these government pmejaje to prose- cuto, paid them 'for permission t o flecco tho pubEc unmolested. Conrad and Bonaparte's Suogestlons. I heartily approvo of tho recommen- dation of Mcsars. Conrad and Bona- parte that tho statute of limitations bo extended In tho case of government eervanto to\ a period of at least five >cara;*for tho persons who In suoh po- sitions of trust engago In.corrupt prac* the present short statute of limita- tions. This recommendation has boon laid before the congress In tho roport cf the attorney general, and it la ear- nestly hoped that It will be acted upon favorably. Moreover, our experience shows that outsiders claiming political Influence sometimes soil their Influ- ence to candidates for office, or inothgr words blackmail th<»so candidates. Thoro should b© legislation which will permit of summary dealing with such offenders. However, the prime need Is not now legislation, but the punishment of taose who offend against existing laws. The postoffiee department Is making certain changes In methods of admin- istration, notably In tho method of In- spection, by which the service will bo improved and the chance of corruption existing without discovery be mini- mized; but the only way to meet the leal evil is to punish the offenders, by removal In any event, and whero pos- sfble by prosecution under the crim- inal statutes. In SSy greiit business, public or private, wrongdoing Is cer- tain at times to occur. The way to guard against it Is rigorously to scruti- nize the character of those appointed, carefully to supervise their actions af- ter appointment, and finally, to punish v»ith relentless severity those who go •wrong. All this Is being done. Tho Immediate reformation of the service by the turning out of the of- fenders Is not in Itself enough to meet the demands of justice. The cases against both those within and those without the postoffiee department, who by their acts have brought themselves within the grasp of the law, will be pushed with the utmost vigor. Every effort must be made t o see that both the delinquent official and the outsider who shares his guilt are punished to the limit of the law. In pursuance of this policy the Individuals above enu- merated have been Indicted. In no case has the indictment been sought save where the officials of the govern- ment were convinced of the man's guilt; and in every case the govern- ment will exhaust every expedient in !ts power in the effort to see that jus- tice, Is meted out to the offenders. 1 hose in the public service whose duty It is must ever be vigilant in the de- tection of wrongdoing, fearless In Its txposure, relentless In its prosecution; tut In the last resort, whea everything Which the public official, whether legis- lator, judge or executive officer, can do, has been done, It remains .for the jury, drawn from the people and rep- resenting the people, to do evenhanded justice, shielding the innocent, but de- clining to be, misled by any plea into refraining from punishment of the guilty. Corruption In Public Life. No crime calls for sterner reproba- tion than the crime of the corruption- lit .te public life,, and of the. man who seeks to. corrupt hint. Th$. brlba &Y9V ond ifx% bribe, taker are equ£i$ guilty.' Both aUke-sin against the prtjaarylaNf . of the state's safety, ^ll ftuestlona of .difference, in party ^ollby sln^'lntojn- ^jg'nlflcance wkej* the people^! .this > cowhtjy.arfl brought; faca^o «faoa..V|th ft o.»§sttsnulik.o_ttils. ^cb,Ji£S,flJu\%ha root of honest and Recent government, Qn.thlsque8tlpn^jmdjwlaB..o4heg(iitko %. we pan .^Kord tq have .ho d(vls|on, .imons SORd oltljens/ In. thejlast are- : tort §ood laws ^ujd gppd^'cunjaiatya- tjon alike, must ,re.8t .«jje > n J tap^brovad basis of spund public opinion, A dill public consoleiice, an easy *o|ns mc- Wiesoenco m. corruptlqn, ipfal}lbly toeajw debasement }R pubjtc ,m »d Such dQDasement in the end solans tho ruin of free Institutions,' gfjjf.|pvgfn. ment becqmes a farye if jth.e wprp&on- latlyes of the people cqrruj(t;p,||q.rs of sro themsetes corrupted. 'Freedom hi not a gift 'which will tarry long In the hands of tho aiahone,st or pit those so foolish or so incompetent m to tol« arnte dishonesty la their public 'ser- vants. Under our system all power comes from, the people, and all, pnnteh. meat rests ultimately wJth,tJiQ peoRle. Tho toleration of tho wrong-, hot tho exposure of tho wrong, Is the real ofr lama. THipODOREJRQQSEpLE, , 0HAMBERIMS COUGH 1l»Y IS PIEASAPIT TO TAKE. Tho fineBt quality of granulated, loaf sugar IB used in the manufact- ure of Ohnmborlain's \OongE Remedy and tho roots -used in its prepara- tion give ii a flavor similar-to mapla syrup, making-it quito ploaiant to tako. Mr. W.^RQdQrjej^ ^foalea- vulo, Md., in speaking of thlfl rjjma- dy, says: \Ihavenaod.Ohamlorlaia'B Cotigli Remedy with my 'oljlhfren for several years and can truthfqlly ^y j*\* too fost preparation of tho kind I Imow of. The cbjldroa lite to tajce it and it has np ininribus effect. For sale by Ohas. A, Mack, Druggist,420 Main St. *' \' iiiwaaMiiGiirefor^- Do not try to euro catarrh by tak- ing drags into tho stomach; it can- IlOtJha.curnfLtn^.tlmt..n»B»w««--Jit**- diaease can bo etrre.d is thittuwhi * direct application tljnt will kilrt|ia bacilli of catarrh and prevent tjialir growth. Hyomei iB the onlyknorqainettiQd of treatment that aceorapHaliga tl4». It is the simplest, moat pleasant, and the only absolute curs for «a* tarrh that has ever been discovered* _ Thousands of unsolicited- featimo- uials havo been received irom lihji moat prominent meii and women;^n the country who have been. cWrod: Tby this remarkable remedy. Kiiinalars, bankers, lawyers, even firnyjifat physicians have given Btronff.iaiiti- monials as to tho remarkablepowara of Hyomoi to cure catarrh. Tho complete Eyomei.outfit coots but $1.00, consisting of aa <inhiler# dropper and sufficient Hyomei. tb last several weeks. This •will effect a cure in- ordinary coses, Init' f« chronic and deep Boated caBpaof^cl- tarrfa, longer use may be ai^asy and then extra bottles of. Hyflijaei can be obtained for 60c. jt.iBi»o.i alonethe best (it might .bociHed the only) method «f curing catarrh, but it is also the most, economic*). Ohas. A.. Mack hassonHioh can;* fidence in the power of fiyomei to euro catarrh, that he wjll'^p'a limited time, sedl ihhjjnMdi^ne-jin- der his personal guarantee $9 xefffiw the money if the purchasers £ani»ay that it did not help them. TOWYOW (ESfTR&k, *X-^ Su HUDSOU RIVER R^Bk rHEFOUfhTRftOKTBpLIWI* IK JBSPIEOT NOVEMBER IS, j[(|08. Trains pass Modtaa, M foUojffl : 8:BO 11A5 \ U :00 p.m. 4:15' \ 7:4fi •' 9:16 'temfa BAST BOUND. o. m. or .Booh. 7:80A m.. or. #, X> \ <> 8*0 \ \ 6H»- 8-0O-' A« -\ .JI9K -« 0:03 •7:28 •9:40 \ \ I2«p.m. \ 2:« \ \ •8 •7 SntnrtlBTB only. T^atal6(\ve«Euf((sla»t 11-J0 ..hi.,atrtvesinlkedMaiaUO Stfiaifffiprning. WPSJC SOTJNJE). 12:49 a.m. N. PallB.1^6«. : m, •7:28 \ ar. Buffalo 8:B8%m,. « ,8:48. ™ - •0:40 \ ' \ 'XlilirO' '< jri» \ U:K \ \ -lfl5.t>\jn. \ liWap^nu 8 47 p.m. » 6ilO S ^ » ,83^*^' •7:io 1C »• - am*'S v la* ..*-•• •9S6 \ \ lO^i'', • Indlcatestratoslrtit^ally. B. PKAKY^ SeneraiAgenfc 377 JfiJn St., BuflnloTW. ^f.. GEO. H. D,ANIS!IiS, -t .• .-p . QenbralPnsaonger Agont, New York, X.H;sipTH,ClohGralM^n%er., , '. ^
