The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-10
Civil Service Commissioner Has "Inirmity" Su-
 perior Charges.
DENIES ANY
 FAVORITLSET
Response of Galloway Is That Chief Is "Gutter-
 snipe Politician"

Q commission 10 further his political for tunes. met with a denial tonight from l MT. BurIeson. After stating that | Mir Galloway was "discharged be- cause of an Apparently uncontrol- 1 lable infirmity." Mir. BurlesOn said he had never written or spoken 10 tho commission with intent to control that bOdy's action NIT. Galloway replied Co this state 1neut tonight by calling the FosJmast- CT General a '-guttCrsnipe politician "Of course. inc Postmaster General will not engage in controversy with the discharged Civil Service Commis- sioaer who, as is well known. unfor- tunateIy became disqualified to dis charge the responsible duties of his 1 office because of an apparently un- | ontrolIable intirmity-'
 Al no time has the Postmaster | General addressed communication ] to the Civil Service Commission with | a view of improperly controlling a ! post office appointment and the Post l master General has al no time spoken | to the members of the commission | with a purpose to control their action ! in filling any post office vacancy. i "In the matter of the Lockhart, | Texas, case the temporary appoint eTIL or me TelGLlNe l-l- t-Alt-f0-f-L | General as acting postmaster was not made by him, but by the surety com ! pany against his wishes, which com i pany had the right under the law to l temporarily fill the vacancy. After | the examination had been held and | an eligible list certified to the depart | ment- the Postmaster General. not l vitbstandinE the fact that the papers { had been returned to the Civil Service ] Commission for review, directed the | First Assistant Postmaster General to | appoint the first eligible. which was ! done, and he now holds the office ] This action was taken long before the l papers were reviewed by the cOmmis- | sion
 ''In the matter of the Salinas, Cal, 1 case the Postmaster had proved an i efficient officer. His reputation in , his community was without blemish- ] After the campaiEn O. 1916 he was | charged with violation of the civil
 service law in the matter of soliciting ! campaign funds. He was indicted and l fined by the court It was thought ! that the humiliation of the indict- ment and the penalty visited upon ! him by the court was a sufficient 1 punishment for tho Offense he had ! committed The Postmaster General refused to add 10 this punishment by | the removal of the pOstmaster from ! office. For this action he has no
 aDologv 10 make and has followed the policy laid down by his predecessors under former Administrations in such l cases. as the records of the depart ment show
 The charge that an attempt has
 been made to debauch the civil ser vice in the appointment of Postmast-
 CTS which is under the direction of
 the First Assistant Postmaster Gener- al. who has been in the postal service
 for a quarter of century and IS rec oenizcd by all who know him as inc
 x-rT,- embodiment of honesty. upright ! ness and efficiency, is completely met } bv the following statement made by 3 inc former chairman or the Civil Ser . vice Commission who served under +ba administration of Nessrs. Roose-
 welt and Taft, which statement was made in writing when these scuTrll- lo17s charges were first anonymously l given to the press
 ? .NIr. NcIIIheuny. speaking of these vorv charges. then s7id. after chaT1c- } terizing them as unfair and unJruth- ] full"
 q. There has been no effort on the
 
 ] of yourself (the Postmaster GcnoraN
 +o set aside or evade the Civil Service . Law in its principle or it's rules. The . truth is. there is more complaint from
 Democratic sources as to the action
 taken under the executive order than
 bv Republicans, and it is admitted by
 those familiar with the cases handled
 that rhe department has adhered
 strictly to the executive order as is-
 sued
 The statement by MT. Galloway. fol
 lows:
 ..ssrr. Burleson does what every gut tersnfpe politician does who has no truthful defense to charges made } against him He avoids the issue and
 resorts to mud-sHnging.
 ''I am perfectly willing to let those n who know the private character o- 70 ATr. Burleson and myself decide which Q of us is superior to the other in de- $ cent honest, worthy manhood
 T readirm every statement I made f in the press of Sept T concerning MT a BurIcson.
 @ Moreover Mir. Burleson attempts a to hide behind his first assistant, MT f Koons. and place the blame upoT d him. And with refreshing sense O. e humor he produces as proof of tho # purity of his official acts a letter iron
 former Commissioner McIllhenry. Is Friends of MT. Galloway said las d night that it was no surprise that MT O Burleson used Mir Mculhenny as ont Lt of his supports Mir Galloway ant 70 Herman W. Craven, the former Re 8 publican member of the Civil ServiC d Commission, were always very mucl 5. opposed to the methods of MT Nc
 IIlheany. On the other hand, 1t wa of generally agreed that MT. NcIllhenn, 1t and Mir. Burleson had largely tn d same views upon the examination O is postmasters
 e Confirmation was given last nigh
 by Senator Townsend of Michigan [
 Ithe belief expressed on Sunday last
 that there would be an investigation Q The Senator, who is chairman of tn LJ Committee on Post Offices and Pos 3. Roads, said that when Mir Gallowa Df appeared next Saturday upon an en lt tirely different matter that question y | would be asked of him concerning hi
 difficulties with MT. Burleson. In