The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-20
VORBECK AGAIN
FLAYS FLENTCE;
WANTS ACTION
Candidate For Post Office
Outlines Another Chapter of
Charges He'll Prefer.
REBUKES CRITICS WHO
PLEAD FOR FLENTGE
Says Job Is Too Important To
Be Awarded to Charity
Wants Answer.

DIR. J. C. Vorbecl, candidate for
Postmaster and nemesis of Edward w.
Flentge, last night turned the batters
on that Republican official again. In
a letter to The Tribune, he states that
friends of Flentge want him to hold
.Ae Job until his term of office expires
because he needs the position.
He then relates some of the charges
he is going to place against the Post
master. He expects to have his re-
port ready to be sent to the Postmas-
ter General within a few days.
81 am waiting on some data to be
furnished by some residents of this
city" said DIR. Vorbeck, "and as soon
as l receive this, expect to include
it in my report and file the document
in Washington"
DR.. Vorbeck's letter to The Tribune
follows:
To the Editor of The Tribune:
l am advised that a few Of Mr..
Flentge's friends are endeavoring to
create the sentiment that he is en-
titled to serve out his present term
on the grounds that to have him re-
moved would be to deprive him of
job.
That regardless of whatever COM
petent charges can be justly brought
against him, that irrespective of the
propriety with which custer proceed
ings may be brought, he should be al
lowed to keep the Job on the grounds
Of charity.
Now, of course, this is always a
laudable practice toward those in need
but it is seldom a good defense against
prosecutions for violations of the laws
governing the conduct of individuals
and it is q poor defense for the
friends of our present postmaster to
offer against the we'll known plans
for the speedy termination of his
commission. These friends were re-
Gently advised why this action was not
taken sooner by the Democrats.
I have found many Republicans, in
fact as 7 find it now, the sentiment
among Republicans has been almost
universal on this one point, why are
the Democrats permitting the post
master to continue in Office and at the
same time occupy his time and energy
so intensely, not only in other direc-
tions, but in creating condition of
unusual strife among the patrons of
his office whom his duties are to serve
without abstraction?
Had they answered this question
with the presumption, that his culti-
vation of the friendship of several
prominent Democrats very soon after
the national administration changed
hands explained his success in hold
ing on this long, they doubtless would
have been pretty nearly correct. There
is hardly anv other explanation to
offer, for it is very doubtful if any
postmaster in the land has been more
actively engaged in the effort to shape
the destiny of the local government
than has been our postmaster.
Observe the two mysterious organ
izations advertised as the Mems Club
and the Citizens Committee and we
have at least two working instruments
which have grown out of the post
masters pernicious activity in just
one direction, and whether he spurred
them to action or they spprred him, is
quite immaterial, strife in the COM
munity, bitterness among those who
should be friends and warring fac
tions are some of the creations for
which thev are entitled to credit.
As far as am concerned, the post
masters magnanimous friends may
look to Washington for the exercise of
charity but the great majority of the
patrons of this Office simply ask for
justice. Respectfully,
DIR. ]. c. Vorbeck.