The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-24
WILSON DEFEATING HIMSELF


Quite naturally Democratic politicians sumpe and organs com
Mr. Hughes paying too great attention to the Mexican
their complaint not strange The manner IN when
handled the Mexican situation has brought only dis
and ded his administration and the whole country
knows it, Mr. Hughes has confined himself solely to the
question That question embraced in his America First
embodied the efficiency he demandsand the
country him. The in which Mr. Hughes handled
the Durand sufficient to the charge that he paying
great the Mexican situation In event is
political of the administration of the Democratic party
Mr. Hughes his campaign 1t is being managed to the
complete satisfaction of the Republican party.
however Democratic party really desires discussion OF
concerning involved in the Mexican situation the
of the Posoce Department with Bureon of Texas in
charge 300 employees of the Chicago Posohce
dropped pay rolls while camp Fort Sam Houston Tex
will furnish great opportunity for Democratic lodging the
The federal employees in the Chicago Postohce as
members Illinois State Guard and SUCH called to the
by President Wilson Calamity they responded and
camp the Lone Star State leaving position family and friends
home-ony find what? Decisive action the border The
decisive that they had been dropped from the
rolls of the Chicago POstOffce! Why'
They were men competent places they
appointed and which, under civil service they entitled and
from which they could removed for They went
the and officially notified of their dropping from the
rolls The for the dropping hard discover Three
hundred gallant employees of the Chicago pooce leaving for the
border brought about 300 vacancies the payroll Dropping THEN
names payroll Washington gave the
opportunity fill the 300 the appoint
of 300 hungry Wilson Democrats 1t idle suggest that the
SacancieS will not be filed.
The dropped employees kindly told that they will be
eligible reinstatement after honorable discharge from military
But when will be? President Wilson Under his
policy of acOn the November election will have been held and
Hughes elected before the be named will have
euded its pareys of that President Wilson will be
b to find take place the commission representing
america After the election it will be of slight consequence Viii
what happens In the meantime the violation civil
service in the Duand becomes insignificant in the light the
dropping from the payroll 300 and gallant who
he the call of President Wilson only
800 hungry Wilson He may
other know president Wilson is defeating himself.
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Numberless and thoroughly patriotic instances there of
Poyer only holding the places of their employees who have gone
10 the front the Chicago posoce employees pay
her employees the front the they their desks
branches That being why should the Federal through
ats administrative officials destroy the patriotic private
vduas by its arbitrary American and unparc with
reference to the Chicago emplOyeesg
The who loves his country makes sacrifices for and
patriotic American the part of the administration
has done the Chicago instance? Not American
hs country and admirg patriotic impulse age will
lorse the action of the administration dropping payroll
300 federal employees who answered the call the
gal Tribune.