The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-04-18
ROBERT 6. PARKS APPOINTED
TEMPORARY POSTMASTER.

The Herald and News was, scooped
by our contemporary in the matter 81
the appointment Of temporary posi-
master. Yes, sir, it's true and we
admit it. We had a whole lot Of local
matter in hand which we did not
print because we could not get the
type set, but we could stand that, be-
cause we had it and knew 1t, bat
the idea of as big a thing in the
local field as the appointment of
postmaster at Newberry, and it be
published by our contemporary and
we know nothing of it until we read
it, that is terrible.
But then some of the people who
work at the postoffice didn't know it.
and yet even for all that a live news
paper should have it. But then they
didn't tell US and how could we
know. OF course we knew that the
|bondsmen of Mr.. Hill had been di-
rected to name a temporary post
master to take charge Of the Office
unt1 an examination could be had
for the appointment of a pos mas
ter, but the hour nor the day we did
not know.
Our contemporary says Mr.. Hill
was not, confirmed and. was re-
moved because of "pernicious act
ivity in politics." the support of
Mr.. Aiken against Mr.. Fred H. DOM
mick and Mr.. :Dominick Won. Mr..
Hill is too manly a fighter and too
game to do otherwise than admire
Mr.. Dominick for opposing his corr
armation. He. could but have had
less respect for Mr. Dominick If Ar
Dominick had not done Just as be
did. Mr.. Hill evidently believes 10
the doctrine Of .stsHding to yoar
frsenss, and !. ltS ma been left TO
This vots and his Influence Dominiex
would: not hare been elected. There:
tore. ha naa bst admire Dominick lsf
doing inst as, he has done and 10.
doubt as He would have done il no
had been Id Dominick's position No,
|E,l, |uss Tor 'hls friends to whine about, it,.
we know he is notEwhining. 1t. is
just one iof the whirligigs that fol-
low political positions: And can't to
altered or changed even with civil
service rules. :.
Mr.. Robert &. Parks who is the as
sistant postmaster has been named by
the bondsmen Of Mr.. Hill to teke
charge of the Office
An examination is to be held at
Clinton on May 21 for the position.
We have heard of several applicants
but do not know who all Of them
are. We heard a gentleman remark
the other day that the man who made
80 in the examination stood just as
good a chance of receiving the ap-
pointment as the man who made 10.
That may be true We do not know
about it. We are not much Of
believer in the civil service The
reason for it's establishment was to
keep government employees from be-
ing actively pernicious in politics..
and to Secure efficiency in the SER
vice by letting thine feel that q
change IN public men and parties !
would not disturb their positions.
That far it is good. but sometimes
it results in the appointee undar
the civil service feeling so secure in
his position that he is Indifferent
to serving or giving real service to
the public. He acts sometimes like
he feels as some big fellow was re-
puted to have remarked, THE pub
tic be damned"
But The Herald and News admits
that it was scooped en- the news O.
the temporary appointment and did
not know it until we read il IN our
contemporary.