The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-21
PATRONAGE SERVER
HITCHCOCK OBJECT
OF SENATE ATTACK
Aggressive Senate Insurg-
ents and House Democrats
Making Postmaster Cener-
al Position Unpleasant.
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now to trest all Republicans. congress.
men and senators alike"
Senator Bourne. In commenting on
this letter. observed that "bribery con
sijts In the delivery OF anything OF
value and with intent TO influence
votes. The natural inference from
the, Norton letter fs-thHt the Presi.
dent used federal patronage to In
fluncce the action OF congress. The
uudenied statement indicates deplor-
able and despicaBle siibservience upon
the. part Of the Legislative branch, and
dangerous and demoralizing usurpG
tion upon the part of the executive"
To make his statement more per-
sonal In character, Mr.. Bourne stated:
while the president IL the actual
head OF the federal machine. the
chairman OF the national committee.
or Q cabinet officer, or both In one. Is
usually his chief agent for its opera
lions. Backed by the Presidents
power to distribute patronage. he
starts his organization"
To be sure that his shafts Of criti'
clsm would bear fruit and be present
ed to the country at large, Mr.. Bourne
had the speech printed In full and
widely circulated. %
Oristow . Thorn.
Another thorn In the side of the
Postmaster General il Senator Bris-
tow. OF Kansas, formerly Fourth Assis-
tant Postmaster General. and . man
who knows the postal business from
start to finish. His particular hobby
10 furnishing arguments to either Re-
publicans or Democrats for the ask
Ing, showing that the present postof-
flee department management does not
know its business. He also ia on the
senate postoffice committee, and 1t Is
naturally inferred that these two men
Will keep Mr.. Hitchcock busy for some
time.
In the house. conditions are about
similar. Representative Moon, OF Ten
nessee. chairman of the postoffice
committee. no admirer Of the postmas.
ter general. IL getting up sufficient
data to keep Mr.. Hitchcock on the Qui
vive. On the committee OF expendi-
lures in the postoffice department. the
Republican members seem to have
been selected by rason OF their anti
patty to Mr.. Hitchcock, while 1t Is
quite evident that the Democratic side
was selected for the same purpose.
Austin Spells for Fight.
Representative Austin, OF Tennes-
see, an adherent of the old Brownlow
faction. which, Hitchcock always OPP
posed ID spelling for. . straigt out and
out fight. He never got an appoint
ment without fighting for 1t. and has
about the same affection for Mr..
Hitchcock N Senator Bourne. Rep
resentative Bascom sleInp OF Virginia.
who has had long feud with the
postmaster general over appointments
In Virginia, VII heartily support the
finding Of the Democratic committee
investigating the postoffice depart
ment. Both Of these representatives.
% we'll ~ Representative Towner OF
Iowa are members OF the couomittee
on expenditures Of the postoffice de-
partment
One OF the interesting topics OF po-
litical discussion here 10 whether or
not there was design or whether II
''5ust happened that these commit.
tees fell into hands OF members an
tagonistic to the Postmaster General.