The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-06

geon. His thrusts of satire go clear
through. If he wants to slice an OPP
| ponent he does it with a razor and
when he gets through the opponent
| aforesaid is in pieces about as thick
as slices of breakfast bacon. And
| with it all he is the softest, gentlest
| fellow you ever saw. That is his
natural state. Serene, smiling and
half-hesitant. But don't let him fool
you. The speech comes like flash
and startles like a clap of thunder.
| am surprised that he has entered
for the Senate, but / don't know any
one who could throw a greater a.
mount of ginger into the campaign.
Congressman Hardwick has an
nounced that he will not be candi-
date for reelection in the Tenth and
that he will be in the race for the
Senate. He is another hot tamale.
Mr.. Hardwick was for years the spec
ial friend of Tom. Watson but in
these latter times is Mr.. Watson s
dearest enemy, except of course the
Senator, who by the way is now call
ed Solomon Smith instead of "Hog-
It-All" Which is at least step in
the direction of the political millen-
mum.
But | must stop or | will bore the
Journal readers to death.
Just one thing more, or maybe
two.
have received the following let
ter from my good friend, Mr.. Sterl-
ing Phillips;
Marietta, Ga, Feb. 1914.
Hon. Josiah Carter,
Washington, d. c.,
Dear Mr.. Carter
In your article in this weeks
paper giving the information that
Mrs. Clay had been selected for post
master, you go on to say that Sterl-
ing Phillips will be taken care of as
assistant postmaster.
This is giving my friends the i'm
preston that | am to profit by some
change, when in fact such can not
be the case.
Mrs. Simmonds is assistant post
master, under the Civil Service, AMI
cannot be removed except for cause
and can not even be denoted so as
to make room for some one else with
out cause Mrs. Simmonds is a widow
dependent on what she makes for
living and l would not allow any
thing done to her for my benefit
if | could. Nor will the p. o. Dept
pay clerk more than the assistant,
and besides she only gets 500 per
year more than do and do not feel
that | care to shoulder a lot of respon
sibility for so small an advance even
if it were possible.
Rather than leave my friends IN
der the impression that | am to be
well provided for as you have pub
lished it, l request that you make
suitable correction in your next is
sue.
with best wishes for your con-
tinued good health, | am very truly
your friend,
(Signed) IS. c. PHILLIPS"
The people up here were thinking
that Mr.. Phillips was already assis
tant postmaster. The idea was to get
an increase in his salary, which NJ
richly deserves. 1t is very noble in
him to take the position which he
takes, that he would not displace
Mrs. Simmonds. But I've got to tell
the truth, the whole truth and moth
ing but the truth, which is that it
is contrary to the policy of the Post
office Department to have ladies oc-
cupy both positions, that of post
master and that of assistant. do
not know how the matter will be
handled in Marietta, but | know what
the policy of the Department is, for
| have been up against it in several
instances. l hope it will turn out SO
that everybody will be happy.
Congressman Lee and Senator
Smith have received kilograms from
Mr.. Harry DuPre as follows:
Marietta, Ca, Feb. 26,1914
Hon. Gordon Lee,
Washington, D. C.,
Have just learned through Mari
eta Journal that you and Senator
Smith have recommended the ap-
pointment of Mrs. Clay for postmas-