The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-19
FRIDAY. N,ov,l,!EI,M.:BlERI!l 10. 1915
SOMEsMOREg LIGHT
r. HE communication from wilburlH. Brand, recent
discharged from his position as assistant postml

rrsHE communication from Wilbur H. Brand recently
discharged from his position as assistant postmas
tor, to the editor OF The West Yirgnian, published
In todays issue throws additional light on the
postoflee trouble and shows how fetched were the
charges against MI Brand and proves beyond shadow
Of doubt that Mr. Brand was let out Of the service
not because he guyjof any charge because he
was not capable, not because be was not faithful
want OF the public not because was inefficient not
because he not reliable not because not at
for dutybut because Charles b. Marley had taken IT
into his head TO do away with him. Once Marley got
this idea wasas good as settled that Brand must go
and Justice be damned. ~
Come criticism has been directed against the post.
sce employees who handed in their designations but
consideration of their condition must be given. They
knew how three their brothers in the service
had been treated they that their friends had been
railroadedH out Or Office trimped up charges without
fair defend themselves they had heard open
threats that they were in line for the treatment
They figured that Is was better resign than to have
their heads chopped of at time result OF fake
charges and indictments Ihas been said that no fur
Their releases we're in order and that the who re-.
signed would not have been molested But 1t Is hard
for who knew what happened to Brand to feel
that he would not get the same medicine, especially
when 1t rumored more head chopplng was coming.
1t is all we'll and good scatter that line of stun after
the designations have been but such hope was
held out before the trouble came about
The West virginan was not sponsor OF the movement
at the post office as The Times suggests and did not
know any designations had been made until they were
mailed to Washington The West virgnlan never com.
mented the INSTABILITY Of the resgnng; but that
they had been treated such to move them
to unusual measures can not be denied.
Getting back the Brand case, the assistant post
master charged with giving aid to two applicants
In civil sesyee examinations in 1905 and that in April
year he argued in behalf Of special messenger
boy Wilmer no was hailed before the May:
ofs court certain charge said in the accusations
against Brand TO have been asfelony
In the frst place, in ordero get some excuse to getg
Brand out Of thesway the Democrats have gone back
and raked mp charge musty with age; and. moreover
charges that dismissed In his reply to the letter
from Mr knight OF Washington informing him that he
had been charged with certain orenses Mr. Braud
conclusive evidence that not guilty and that the
charges concerning his giving aid in certain examine
lions had been dismissed years ago. letter from John
C. Black, Democrat president OF the commission pub.
iished today in The West yrglnian was sent 10 Mr.
Brand saying that charges had been dismissed and
that the matter end. Thus it can be plainly
seen to what extremes the enemies OF Brand went to
secure his dismissal
In regard to the charge connecting him with the
Stevens case, II Is shown that Mr. Brand did nothing
at all that he should not have done He simply ex,
ercised his right to the police court trial. as one
deeply Interested in the boy, and asked certain ques
lions concerning the case Mayor Bowen in letter to
Mr. Brand after the over stated that the ey.
dence In the very conflicting and was Of such
nature that It from convincing the Mayor Of
the boys guilt and that there nothing he could