The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-12-09
MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP.

Urging rejection Of all pending and future federal APP
ponments by President Wilson, statement recently issued at
Washington, ID. c., says:
almost incredible waste extravaganza marked the
training equping and maintaining Of Army in France 1t
all took place under the eye of Secretary of War Baker and
other apponees of President Wilson The unspeakabe mess
the Shipping Board occurred under the supervision OF men
whom Mr. Wilson had selected to look after the interests of
merchant The impotence of the Department of Justice
u bring relief to country suffering from proteerng radl
calism and open defiance of law notorious Again. Mr. Will
sons appontees must be held responsible The list might be
heightened include other costly burdens that the people have
been compelled to endure because OF the men whom Mr. wilson
placed responsible positions and kept there after their
competency had been proven.
"Gross mismanagement of public trusts by Wilson ap-
pontees of the principal that rolled the
huge majortes against wisconsin November End. An
oct command from the people to put in charge
OF affairs at Washington whose for the public welfare
would be paramount elected to the Presidency
who the voters believed would make appointments of that
character.
The Senate has before thousands of called ap
pontments made by the President appointments to vacancies
occurring the adjournment of the session 5h
Under the Constitution all civil appoinees that long list
automatically out of office at the close of Congress March
4h unless they receive the confirmation of the Senate before
that Included in list new members of the
Shipping Board The country has believe that
they of higher character than those other selections Of Mr.
Wilson under whom wastes perperated 1t is
announced by Mr. Tumuly that the President has offered him
the chief ustceshp of the Court of Customs Appeals life
job at $4,000 year What his qualifications for the po
son not manifest Fifteen thousand promotions have
been made by the President among the officers of the Regular
Army 1t is openly charged that favortm apparent in
many of the selections
"Now, what is the lesson to be learned from all this!
Would not the United States Senate grossly recreant to the
mandate of the people at the polls if permits those Wilson APP
pontee to be conmedi The country has decreed that
March 4th wisconsin shall end and is it the plain duty
the Senate to make that decree reaityi If those appoint
mens confirmed it will that the baleul influence of
wisconsin viii be continued through period of several years
President Harding would upon his administration with
handicap that he could shake off He would be forced
to deal through established by his owing
no allegiance to him. and whose reachey might at any mo-
ment bring disaster to his policies.
"The long list of Army promotions are hardly less i'm
porant than the Wilson civil appointments The officers in
high command have it in their power bring success or fail
ure to military program for which the Republican party is
responsible Every promoted should first receive the en-
dorsement of President Harding who the Commander
of the Army for the next four years. He will be de-
MED the right of passing upon his subordnates the selec
tons which President Wilson has made shall receive the APP
prevail Of the Senate