The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-08
BURLESON GETS
ANOTHER VICTIM
&c. M. Galloway Forced to
/ Leave Civil Service Com
mission and Resigns
|
EVIDENTLY WILSON
FAVORED POLITICIAN
Galloway Says He Was Forced Out
Because He Would Not Make a Sham
of the Merit System = Republican
Resigned Several Months Ago.


WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-Postmaster
General Burleson evidently has won an
other victory and survived another at
tack. Saturday afternoon it was am
nounced that Charles NJ Galloway of
South Carolina, Democratic member OF
the civil service commission, had handed
in his resignation and the President had
accepted it.
For months there has been constant fric-
ton between Mr.. Burleson and Mr. Gal
loway, due to what the civil service COM
missioner has said in private were the
autocratic methods of the postmaster gen
eral and his attempts to make the civil
service alter its rulings to suit the polit-
zeal ends Of the cabinet officer. In a
statement Mr. Galloway said his resigna-
ton had been forced and it is under
stood that President Wilson lately com
inunicated with him, giving him virtually
| an ultimatum
This ultlmatum must have come as a
| surprise, for after the President last win
ter. asked for the resignation of Mr.. Gal
| loway and Herman w Craven, a Repubh
can member Of the commission, Mr.. Gal
| low&y rendered his resignation but il
was not accepted Apparently all wa.
serene so far as the Democratic member
| of the commission was concerned. 1t il
aid that he received assurances that hi
best course. would be to remain in offc,
until the Presidents return from Franc,
this summer
However. the issue between Mr.. Burle
son and Mr.. Galloway has been growing
more strained weekly Political prophet
here said there was no question but on
or the other would have to be beheaded
As it turns out the Presidentsappears t
aase stood BY the much clptscized Nh
Burleson a;ld. Lousted Mr.. tGaioway, hi
appointee pf l9as. In the statement whic
Mr.. Galloway made he said:
lsSssNas sresissstson was forsexfs because !,
would non cooperate WITH Postmaste
General B1nlespn in debauching the civ
seEyiee md lmhSing shamkpf the meri
system Herman ". Crav1ifsshe Repul
liean member. and |, Democrat, wer
busted from the commission because W
were not willing that the eommissio
should be a mere adjunct Of the postotfiC
l department and subservient to it, esp
| cially with reference to examinations Il
I | presidential postmaster under the exec
1 tive order of March 81, 1917.
"A very recent example of Mr. Burl
\ sons conduct is furnished by his propose
I amendment to this order. which no
awaits the signature of the President II
= existing order provides that the eligib
candidate with the highest standing sha
Il be nominated A large number of non
| nations have been held up, many of the
Il FOR a long time, evidently in anticipate
II Of this amendment, which will enable NJ
II Burlson. in many cases. to deprive tho
II standing highest in these examinations
Il the nominations to which they alrea,
| are entitled Among the postoffices ;
II fccted by the amendment are those in Be
Il ION, and Newark, \. j.
/ Furthermore, a short time ago, t
Il commission unanimously recommend
4 that the President appoint chief G
Il lminer an employee of the commission W
II is far better qualified for this positi
/ than any other person of whom the COZ
II mission has knowledge But the POI
: master general desires that the positi
- be filed by another person of his own
1 lection"
1t is understood that the amendme
L suggested by MT. builesOn ,dllu TO VIII
| Mr.. Galloway alludes to in his statemei
| would allow the postmaster general to
| tain in postoffices the second in commar
/ despite the fact that some outside apr
/ can't might have won the post with t
! highest rating Critics of Mr.. Burles
1 say this would give him unlimited pow
! to build up and repair his political n
chine. The chief criticism of the postm
ter general by those who have taken t
side OF the civil service Is that he has
/ Exercised favoritism and discrimination
| appointments and has held up other {
4 continents. Senators Pomerene of Oh
- and Walsh of Massachusetts are said
:, be indignant that appointments in TIL
II states have been long delayed.
II Stories have been afoat in Washil
II ton ever since the Presidents return Il
II he postmaster general would not be
II moved from the cabinet, but the Pre-
II dent has put the soft pedal on him" a
II asked him to refrain from course VIII
II has made HIM one of the chief targ
II among the cabinet members.