The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15
MANOEUVEREING BY
OFFICIALS CHARGED
clans Put One over on PreBi-
dent in Postoffice Case.
Editor Of The Reformer:-

Editor Of The Refolmer:-
Believing, as | do that The Reform
er desires to keep its records straight
concerning anything Of public ma
ture. ask space for a final word. so
far as ! am concerned, regarding the
facts in the local postoffice controversy.
In my communication subsequent to
! the action of the Democratic state
committee / pointed out the fact that
three of the four candidates for the
| local postoffice were summoned before
/ said committee with a promise that all
candidates should be fairly treated.
| referred to the fact that majority Of
that committee were pledged before the
meeting and that their decision was
therefore simply registration Of their
| previous pledges. OF this fact there
is no doubt. hence their decision was
/ hardly III line with their promises Of
fairness to all candidates.
1t is true that the Democratic town
committee of Brattleboro, four Of the
five in attendance, adopted II resou-
ton TO the postmaster general asking
THAT all the papers of the several can
didates be reviewed and an appoint
ment made on the merits of the en-
dorsements. In due time President
Wilson named Major Childs for the Of
flee and his name was sent to the sen
ate for confirmation. Now comes a
remarkable tale Of official mauoauvre-
ing which prominent senators and rep
resentatives have criticized rs ANYTHING
but complimentary to certain Washing
ton officials. The chairman of the sen
ate pOstoilice committee is authority
for the statement that with the ham,
of the postmaster general removed the
appointment of Major ChildS would bl
unanimously confirmed. Even President
Wilson himself expressed the opinion
that the appointment would ultimately
he confirmed. evidently not aware 81
the source of opposition traccable q
{ willy politicians from Massachusetts
and New Hampshire who seem to havr
4 operated through Il senator OF the lat
ter state who expressed support of tia
= Vermont Democratic state committee
; in their action on the Brattlcboro cas-
, while opposing the action of the com
G mittce in the Bellows Falls case. NJ
= are left to our own reasoning IA tryin
= to solve this seemingly inconsist,n
II position
y As an evidence OF fairness on TN
?. part of the supporters OF Major Child
/. il may he said that they accepted tn
l, suggestion of the Vostolicc department
: that the matter he left To a vote OF a
,. the patrons Of the office or ii necessar
:. to a vote of the Democratic patron
: which proposition, however, was On
G 'phatieallv rejected by the chairman &
j. the state committee.
= Let me say here that 81 far as ln
experience goes ] have never seen
more representative or q more en-
>, phatic endorsement Of candidate f.
office than was given Major Chiids an
is filed in Washington. Such an endors
b. ment indeed deserN Ell, rs it receive
Il at the hands Of the President, fairhf
'o consideration. Vet few politician
81 Were able 10 defeat its force aud II
20 wishes, as l thoroughly believe, of Il
!, great majority OF the patrons OF 81
:: postofliee.
IL The time-honored principle of n
=; mocracv Is the right Of the people
- rule, and this is the secret of Dem
- cratic success since the formation
ra the government No party can hope
-. retain the confidence and support
al the people which disregards their @
pressed wishes. Men who ignore
scheme to defeat the viii OF the peoi
sooner or later will surely reap the
deserved reward
a., f. IT. DAVENPORT.
~ West Brattleboro. March -. 1913.