The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-01-20
SOME THINGS THAT PERSONALITIES LEAD TO.

offended at the Globe editor for recently expressing the very
general opinion that Mr. Burleson msft postmaster
general Judging from his remarks last week The Globe ed
tors opinion, will state for the benefit of excited
friend is that is concurred in not only by leading Demo
Gratis throughout the country quoted in the Globes article
but bymany of the best Democrats i'll this town and county
1t is business proposition with them and they honest
enough to criticize acts Of party Office holders when
those manifesy unfair and nmica to the pubics
interests to work injury to those whom they
posed 10 be servng lesson in honesty which the gentleman
who is drawing salary for acting fgurehead in the To-
cal posofice has yet to learn
The Globes article rected the gross injustice done the star
mail by Mr. Bnreson resulting III hundreds
of instances in bankupng the contractors who had taken
the contracts under entirely different circumstances than those
under which they compelled work later because Of
the order and rulings Of Mr. Bureson Those
under hond complete the Of mail carrying
for and they could not throw up the Job without throwing
their bpnden in for the Of the bond and the posoce
department would not release Them but continued to add to
the weight and volume of the parcel post business without
making adequate increase in the pay for carrying the same
The new wd cat rural delivery changes Of Mr. Bureson
which re being loudly denounced by his party leaders
congress and out well by the farmers and merchants
also referred to by the Globe
But Dbl Of those things entirely ignored By the slippery
postma editor who feeling that he in consideration
Of the $4,000 snap which he is holding down but not earning
make kind Of defense Therefore he devotes all of
his time denial that Mr. Burleson responsible the
doing away with the placing of the date letter received
posce on the back OF the aforesaid letter. SO that the pub
lie may have Of locating the blame If letter is
held inthe Office without delivery lie says Several years
before GOING out Of Office Frank Hitchcock the postmaster
general under Tafts administrations issued order dscon-
tnuing the backstpng Of letters and that this
latter due consultation with the business Of the country
and tho public in general If that statement all true
which is not the Globes argument against the practice
stands unshaken and Mr. Burleson who is continuing the
practice is certainly responsible for the fact technical
accuracy the statement regarding how Mr. Bureson
to begin this practice is Of minor importance and nowse
removes the existing facts improves the conditions
Our heighborly contemporary refers to trip which the
Globe an made to Boise three years information
which he might easily obtain if he would take the pains to do
So and wonders what for and what drew pay for
However Mr. Wener il it will be any satisfac-
ton to- him. that we were not called to Boise the
mission that he dragged down Portland on We will
further state # that will be of any satisfaction to him. that
while down in Boise working for what we and other
business Of the community conceived be the best in
teres of town and county, Mr. Wsener was staying
patrotcay at home double dealing with opposing elements
ana betraylng the community in which he lives and from
which Pc draws his subsistence AT the time he was work
ing UP an undetermined deal with overly ambitious youno
newspaper man. Of not too good business Judgment where
W ne might use that young man with his little paper
cats paw to secure the of the county printing and leave
The aforesaid young fellow the skmmi and empty honors
de succeeded admirably and drew hard bargain with
he inexperienced young man. when he got the sswhp
hand Of him, that the young fellow went broke threw m
the o OF county printer before his out and left the
country 10y this piece Of sharp practice Mr. Wisener the
posmasredtor Of this community killed two birds with one
stone pc succeeded IN tapping up the the county
phhng we the other assumed the responsibility and
d tf heavy Improbable work. and at the same time kent
the Gpb from getting the contract The county the youno
man and the Globe all suffered by the deal and Mr. Wsener
IT would the only one who profed nv M raneac
ton The honorable postmaster editor again betraod Ii;
community year ago LAST fall To +r;od ~ - = " o
put when he found that the evidence conclusive he
aueu his guilt and threw himself upon the mercy Of The
court - o! " 'n'
MI Wlsener It would seem, just aching to get into con
inclined to that character of Ia e we are MOI
in this or anv other commun;t -; AZ @ = lhere Is a man
apie along tins line, whose character and conduc
ener, We are ready and ,y;lno - ~ y IMAM nah ~ a. WIS
say whether he wants or 20. II u loI MN t
ulooe being subsidized because secured the conn
I cry printing at the same figures which he had ha,
n Ia previous years What claim has person who 10
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