Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-07-11
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LAWIER WRITES PREsIDEfT, At
rAeKINa APPoINTBdElFT cF
coBdndITTEElkAN's BRoTHEn

to Washington against the .appoint-
ment Of E. j. Lynch as collector Of IN NJ
ternal revenue for Minnesota, by
Daniel w. Lawler Of St. Paul and
others, have been followed with z 1
letter to President Wilson by Mr.. Law
Ter, urging that the appointment
Withdrawn. The appointment was sent
to the senate June 18, but has not
been confirmed yet, though Nj. Lynch
had expected to assume the office July
1, at the beginning Of the fiscal year.
Mr.. Lawler, who is former mayor OF
st. Paul and ran for United States sen-S
ator last year, is q bitter enemv Of
Fred B. Lynch, democratic national
committeeman, who dictated the ap-s
pointment Of his brother to the eellec-
torship.
~. Letter Is Caustic
His letter to President Wiser eeol-
lows: .ss.ss:
| The nomination Of Ed. Lynch for
collector Of internal revenue FOR Man Min-@
nesota should be withdrawn for the
following reasons:
& l. The removal Of Major Won
Baumbach before June Of next year,
the end of. the four years tern, for
which he is bonded would be Political !.
ingratitude in view Of the fact that
ali democratic federal officers in Min.
nesota in office at the end OF the two.
Cleveland administrations we're per-
mitted to serve the full period Of four
years. sZ..
2. The appointments if made now
would be a return. to the spoils system
in all its brutality and an emphatic
refutation Of the claim that the demo
cratic party Of Minnesota has beens
making during the past thirty years
that it favors the advancement Ct the
civil service and stands for principle
instead of spoils. s5 .5.ss
|. 8. The nomination is considered in
Minnesota personal reward paid by
the president at the expense Of the
democratic party Of Minnesota 10 E.
b, Lynch for personal services before
and during the last national conven-
tion.
4. The appointments was secured by
F. B. Lynch in the teeth OF promises
made by him to other candidates for
this position that no appointment
would be made before June, 1914 and.
that it would be unnecessary to file any:
application papers before that time.
lBnch promises were made To- eters y
Ringdal, democratic candidate for gov
ffernor, and Henry r. Vessel, demo
cratic candidate for treasurer sen our
ticket last fall. z's. -
In writing this eommunicaticn
freely admit that I am largely aetuated
by political hostility to r.. 3. Lynch.
Mr.. Lynch. and his brother belong to
the ree-booters of. politics, whose
idea is plunder. Neither Of them has
ever appeared upon a public platform
during campaign as an exponent Of
democratic. ideas and for this reason
neither Of them viii ever be enibar-
rassed by any ignominy brought upon
our party by this appointment. E the
president desires proof Of the utter
selfishness Of both Lynches ard Of
their treachery to the national ticket,
during the last campaign in Mihnc-
seta, I refer him to the. committee ap-
pointed by the national committee for
the management of the senatorial con-
ltests. In the press Of the great prob
lens which our president IS SO honess;;:7, (,
bravely and conscientiously solving
it is easy for him to be deceived by
political crooks The democrats oee.Nin-
nesota realize this and also know that
their president is big enough tc cor.
trect mistake. y@ 81