The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-03
BURLESON AS A LIQUOR
LOBBYIST

; The Pittsburgh Christian Advocate,
Official organ of the Methodist Epasco-
pal church. does not often deal un-
kindly with public men. And certainly
never In a spirit Of partisanship. The
1nspeakable Rurleson, who has the dis
-0nction Of having wrecked the postal
service of the United States. and who
is kept in office through an almost IN
conceivable blindness on the part OF the
President. receives some we'll deserved
censure from this great religious jour
nal In its issue Of September 1s the
Advocate says:
a few weeks ago We were all ouSE
wondering why our postmaster general
vas so eager and hot in opposing pro
hieiuon before committee OF Ini'ea
States senators who were looking toward
an increased output and greater cth-
cieac,- in our ship yards. Indeed. VIZ
could hut wonder what business IL was
Of the postmaster general anyway. Ills
depart,nent IS In such wretchsdly BAD
conditiun that one woulI naturally thHK
that h. would n..rl 20 spend ali or MS
u>In,a in his offic5 StraininS the harness
the nail service OF the cnun-
try. All better condition N our army
mail sHSics: over the big water. fe
WIS the only man before the committee
Who used language thar was. to say ths
least. in bad taste. En spoke oil the pro-
i,lbiticniSts Us fanatics, and declared
that We had no time to fool WITH toeth:
Or words 70 that effect. He displayed
in -
brewers.
Now We have the key to the situation
and all is clear. In tn. Washington Her
aid of August IL this news Item ap-
pears: The postmaster general and MIS-
RurelSon are occupying Tor the montn
or August tho cummodicuS bungalow OIL
(folonel and Mrs. Robert Grain. delight
iullv situated Ut Nurgantown. on the
Potomac. Mr.. Hurlesnn coming and going
/as the demand Of his office require
The light grows bright-r as we read
this letter from Mr.. George w. Craooe.
Auti-Saloun League superintendent for
Maryland. /" Attorney Wayne 3.
Wheeler: While in Washington the
other day 70 protest against the ap-
continent Of Robert Grain who is
counsel for the brewers OF the country.
and>hc recognized lobbyist of the liquor
Csts Of this state, bue nevertheless
sppointcc &c Mr. McAdoo on that
Board. 20 go OUT and ask the
children OF tho state u save their PEN
MES. I had 4 conference with Mr.. Van
derlip. lie said that he would gladly
do anything that he could to help me.
and thought that my point was well
taken He said however. that Mr.. Grain
was appointed and duly commissioned
by the secretary of the treasury. and
that his appointment w;Gs brought by
Mr. EurleSon'
That old saying that birds Of a
feather flock together has lost none OF
its force Mr.. Grain is the attorney OF
the United States Brewers Association.
NJ. Burlescn likely does more lobbying
with congressman in the interests of the
Drawers and liquor dealers than any
public official at Washington And that
Is the sort pf Il postmaster general We
have. No wonder that We do not have
a better mail service y mighty protest
should go up to Washington 70 separate
our postal department from the liquor
traffic. It would not be a bad idea TO
vote Mr.. Buricson an extended vacation
b spent In retirenent at his far
ay western horne.
Every day it becomes more and
more a matter OF wonder that Mr..
Wilson stands for Burleson and his
methods. Perhaps the mighty Colonel
House, who is from Mr.. Burleson's
gate, is the explanation