The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-08-18

| minister VINO signed the petition iS
pastor OF a small church, and, am
told. spends comparatively little OF
his time in the city. None OF the 9TH
cr 20 or more white ministers in the
city signed the petition. although
most, II not oil were asked to do so.
Some OF them even went so far as to
write letters to Washington express
Ing their disgust with the methr ds
being used against the postmaster,
and letting 1t be known that they
were more than willing for him to re-
main in Office until the expiration of
his term. These letters are all on file
in Washington. and 1t would have
been so easy for Baker to have quot.
ed them II he had been trying
| to be decent
Baker characterizes' Mr.. Cochran as
"a drunken sot." Mr.. Cochran is able
to take care OF himself. and Baker
Will probably be called to account for
such language. 1t is probably true
that he has been drinking too much.
Any man Who drinks at all drinks too.
much. can say this, because in my
own young manhood used to drink.
but / quit drinking when l was elect
ed to Congress and l have not taken
a drink since. 1t Is extremely dis
tasteful to make these personal re-
ferences, but so many ISLANDERS have
been circulated. on me that I would
not be at all surprised to learn that
the character assasBins are saying
that l. too have been drunken sot"
here in Washington.
So much for the Anderson postof-
fice. There has been no vacancy, al
though desperate effort has been
made to create one. have not tried
to keep air. Cochran in office. and l
have not tried to get him out, for /
! knew that would be useless unless
there was cause. The postoffice depart
! ment officials say there was not suffl-
| cient cause.
/ Gut i have neen aeopins c;oso Up
| with the situation as regards the SER
vice, and there has not been one
! single complaint as to the service
| given by the postofflce in Anderson.
The department officials say the Of
| flee ranks second to none IL the
country In point OF efficiency. Only
recently it has been my pleasure to
cooperate in securing better mail
| service In and out OF the city OF An.
derson, and right now we are working
| on plan to improve the delivery SER
vice in the city and on the rural
routes. t.
AS have stated, If I had had my
| way Mr.. Cochran and every other Re-
publican postmaster In the country
would have been removed long ago.
There Is Republican postmaster at
| Greenville, and there are Republican
postmasters still In officeiat other
places in South Caroiina> and ell over
/ the country. AS fast as their Commits
Il sions expire they are being removed
and their places filed by Democrats.
Baker knows this. IL Dominick does
not. And by the way, why is it that
Baker Is 30 distressed about a Re-
publican remaining as postmaster at
so hard to enable Republican employ
es Of the, Senate to hold their Jobs
while capable Democrats are asking
| for. them?
have every reason to believe that
| If 1t were left to the patrons OF the
Anderson postofiice, so per cent of
| them would vote for Mr.. Cochran to
serve his term out. Baker and
Dominick are not patrons of the Of
flee. and have had many assurances
within the past two or three days
that the people of Anderson resent
their gratuftious Inference.
Baker says a certain man has been
Slated" for the job. Another --lie:
tAAaS 40 Ola SACl 40 " Iifdts tu6I6
! had heen any "sis.!!HHGS' %:a;;i;aa aavo.
been a party to 1t. and I know moth,
ling OF 1t. have not decided whom
Will recommend for the position, but
when the time comes will give the
matter careful consideration. and do
the best i can. All the applicants
arc good men. andf,I believe any one
OF then would make a good post
; master.
THE. CANAL VoTE. a';!
Il am criticised because I; did not
vote with President Wilson on the
canal tolls matter. This has been
threshed out time ana again, hut; r
had as well; say something aboelt
that. too. One of the main arguments
for going to thew enormous expense
OF building the Panama canal was
that It would open, a short water way
Republican,, and this fact was widely
commented on throughout the couns
between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, end would insure cheaper
freight ratea across the continent and
two seaboafds. Ha built the canal.
with that underssasnndi ding. FGee sfosis
/ 1vI SJast wise yesseis was one or fneS
fmEm planfs In the Baltimore nlat.
f3rm.F and this plank Was specihcai.y.
endorsed by PreBideH Wilson, afr.i
Bryan nid other Democratic leaders
during the campaign, THEY. told us'
Ethe platform meant Just what 5it said
Fl; believed that then: and ! I believe
PIT nov. vken II Became d aScandidats
Efof, -electight to SCongress two years.
EaSs aisHed the piedge, required byl
|:thas State Convent tion, that would
/ support the principles and poJicies:
OF the party Free tolls was consider.
Fed q Democratful lprincinia ;.Ss2 ;. and sal 4