Show I WAS RICH AND PLAYED WITH FIRE One ot of o the editorial writers ot of othe the Washington Post Poet the paper owned by Edward McLean was be- be before be before fore tore the In Investigating committee on Friday trying to explain certain messages which passed between friends In Washington and McLean In Florida and he be became some some- somewhat somewhat what perturbed as ho he floundered around Finally when eben hen pressed to tomake tomake tomake make clear the Hood flood ot of telegrams relating to Attorney General Daugherty Senator Curtis and others said My Impression has been that Mr McLean was very excited II a arich arich rich man and had a B telegraph wIre and sent a lot ot of o telegrams mean mean- meaningless meaningless ingless and foolish and In code and all that sort of ot business The editorial writer when he meets his bis boss may find himself In an another ther distressing Our mental picture of ot Edward Mc- Mc Mc McLean Loan Limn obtained through the late nei ne from rom Washington Is that ho he heliS hoIs hola liS Is not only rich In dollars dollare but itch Ilch in conceits and highly sensitive as asto asto Ito to his commanding personality To Tobe Tobe Tobe be represented by one ono of his work workers ers as a foolish rich man flattered by sycophants and nervously to log I with a private wire from Washing Washington ton to Florida should make mako Ed Ed- Edard Edward ward ard ard 1 Palo pale with rage I Ed-I I When one of ot the tha special coxie- coxie cone classed the 0 owner ner of the 1 Washington Post as a dub and boob I I ho must have havo correctly measured tho man maui But th the feature of ot the tho I disclosure which Is sinking deep I Into the mind of ot the American I people Is the courting ot of o this rich richman richman richman man by our nation most prom prominent nent I nent officials No wonder Europe is Ia getting gelling the Idea that wo we worship the almighty dollar |