Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-08-16
Feature of Postmaster Woods
Term Disregard of Civil
Service.
Louisville Herald Still Using
Pflanz For Progressive
Catspaw.
KALTENBACnER AS A HUMORTST

Democrats are rejoicing over the
fact that Dick Schmitt will take Of
flee next Wednesday as Postmaster
succeeding Robert q. Woods, under
whose administration the Progress
sive and Republican office-holders
were very active, the main fight OH
the local Democracy and big cam
paign funds being raised in the Post
were supposed to be under civil
service regulations, instances being
proven where Postoffico employees
circulated petitions, and served at
elections as officers, inspectors, chal-
lengers, etc. There can be no de-
nial of the fact that Postmaster
Woods and his favorites in office en-
tirely disregarded civil service rules,
and had become arrogant through
long continuance in office, and were
always ready to use the entire serv-
ice under their control to punish
those who attempted to criticize their
management or disagreed with them
In either religion or po,,r;cs. AS an
instance of office-holdnG conceit,
consider how Postmaster Woods and
Assistant Postmaster Morey occu-
pied prominent positions on the stage
last year at an anti-Catholic Demon
stration in Scottish Rite Cathedral
End also allowed the distribution of
admission tickets In the Postoffice,
utterly ignoring tlie rights of their
fe,lcw Catholic citizens, of whom
they were just as much public serv-
ants as their AT. A. associates.
Postmaster Woods, IN mis- forced
Resignation, ittenfptee to-prafse-the
service during his .erm, but did not
tell how his brother-in-law, James
c. Stone, has made $63.300 by OBJ
tanning the mail wagon contract, this
same Stone being a candidate for
Alderman on the Bull Moose ticket
and State Treasurer of that party.
Judge Muir Weissinger's manly
card issued this past week announc-
ing his hearty support for his sue
cessful opponent, Sam Greene, and
the entire ticket won him many
friends, and with other unsuccessful
ones promising their assistance the
prospects for the success of the
straight Democratic ticket in Novem-
her appears very bright. These acts
of harmony are in marked contrast
to the action of Jailer PflanZ, who
Is still allowing himself to BE- used
as a tool by the Herald in its at
tempt TO bolster up the fast declin-
ing Bull Moose prospects. His whole
conduct is utterly at variance with
the advice of the men who sup
ported and worked for him ir the
primary, these real friends advising
him to give up what everyone real
ICES is a hopeless contest. AS an
act of gratitude, II nothing else. Mr..
Pflanz should retrace his steps be-
fore he has lost his entire following
of friends and pledge his support to
the Democratic party, which has so
often honored him in the past. This
is the sane view and is the opinion
Of friends of both Mcssrs. Pflanz
and Foster.
The Democrats have an opportu-
nifty to possibly gain another MEM
ber of the Legislature, due TO the
fact that the Republicans have a
negro for nominee in the Fiftieth
district, which is the Tenth ward,
and If the Republicans aud Progress
sives divide votes there is a splen-
did opportunity for William T. Nc
Nally to be elected, and would make
an able Representative. Speaking
of the Legislature. "Billy" Kalten-
bacher, Of the Louisville Times. is
acquiring a reputation as humorist,
his latest being that Hon. Adam
SPAIN will be a candidate for
Sneaker of the lower mouse.