Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-04
MERRY ROW BREWING
AMONG DEMOCRATS
(From Thursdays Daily)
(RY Winfield lones)

iITCln HuT sudy DstllN-
(By Winfield Jones)
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Feb. %
Postmaster General Burleson Is in
hot water. Representative George
K;ndcl Of Colorado has announced
that he will cndeavor 10 impeach
the postmaster general. .
The press services generally have
either belittled or ignored this row
between Kindel and Rurleson. Kin
del is Democrat Of Denver He
minces no words in his announced
intention Of going after Burleson''
official scalp And while the press
services are Intentionally minimiz-
ing this fight in the ranks OF the
Democratic party the party in the
House OF Representatives is in
pretty stew over Kindels war on
Burleson.
Impeachment Of Postmaster Cen
oral Burleson, for alleged incom
potency and mismanagement, will
be discussed on the floor OF the
house by Kindel unless the latter
abandons his present intention.
After talking the plan over with
several of his friends in the house,
Mr.. Kindcl declared today that he
has been assured OF sufficient sup
port to make things hot for Mr..
Burlcson and to bring about an ex-
pose of the alleged wholesale in
constituencies to the parcel post sys-
TEN, which the postmaster general
recently instituted, under authority
vested in him by the statute crea5-
ing a parcel post.
Kindel declared this is the only
way he can hope for a hearing. He
declares that Postmaster General
Burleson, the interstate commerce
commission, and all other govern
mental agencies have refused to
give him consideration. or to rem
edy the alleged injustices worked
by the present system OF rates.
Kindel said he had not determined
upon the method of procedure he
would follow, whether he would
publicly impeach the postmaster
general by rising from his seat on
the floor, or whether he would in
troduce a resolution calling for his
impeachment by the house. He de-
clared. however. that his present
intention was to follow the first
course.
Il have finally determined to i'm
peach the postmaster general on
charges of incompetency,' declared
Kindel. 81 have sought a hearing
with him with 4 view To warning
him against the certain consequences
OF his adherence to the parcel post
system now in use. | have done
everything in my power to obtain
his removal from office by the
Senate.
The postmaster general has in
sistently practiced wholesale discrim-
nation through the system now in
use. Nothing but absolute imcom-
potency prevents the postmaster
general from seeing this fact or
from adopting a fair system.
Under the present system rates
on twenty-pound shipments from
east to the west are 100 per cent
higher by parcel post than by ex-
press.
"As l have repeatedly shown Bur-
Lesson and members of the inter
state commerce commission. thou
sands OF instances can be found IN
the present schedule of rates where
it costs more to ship 4 package
from one point to another going
one way. than between the same
two points travelling in the opposite
direction.
Il have consulted 4 number of
my friends in the house and feel
assured of support. ] expect to take
action within a few days
Kindel and Burleson have been
at swords points ever since the
latter came to congress.