Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-16
BY y r. JONES.
staff Cores ondcnt.


speeial 10 The News.
WASHINGTON. Dc. 10 --AccOrdln
% reports here when the Republican
take charge of che Federal Govcrnmen
next March There vii bo q hig turn
over not only ln al appolniiyc offirr
bui the Dcnoutic postmasiers Wil
ar among the first Ca be- replaced ~
de- ciNing Republican," This rcpur
has caused CONSERVATION IN the pasta
serti,c Already many members u
Congress arr receiving inquiries from
pusimas,ors in their districts concern
.ng the reports. which shows that ap
pIohonson already exists among %,
pusimugcrs Ger their iobr
President Wilson on March 81. 1917
through the Ciyll service. Issued au or,
icr which apparently made nll p0stmas
cis 90 the nrsi SECOND ard third class
permanent apr0intets. There has hccn
great misunderstanding concerning this
rider 10 has been generally under.
focd hy the . stmasters and the puhli,
hat the order removed the classes ~
pustmnstrfs NAMED from the realm ~
,n'iilrai appointments and put them an.
ier the protection ~ the Civll Service.
rhai has been thC SEVERAL understand.
ng
hot tn general understanding has
cen wrong. IL now develops from tn.
-sstirruans made hy your correspond
nj to,lay 90 the Civil service and tho
'ustrfilcc Department. AZ both civil
service and Pustofflcc Department u
fas learned positively that the prcsl.
lcnt's order. ~ generally misundcr.
TODD. merely provides Tor civil serv.
CO. examination Tor the selection eft
andidatcs Tor pnstmnstcrship. WIN lr,
q be- nominated hv the President and
onfirmrd hy the senate. as heretofore
~ the order j. merely AN executive
rider Il can D. ~ aside 40 any time
Senator Harding when h. becomes
'rc ldcni. and u set aside would az
nce throw open al the postoffices Of
hc couutr, o. the palitical spoilsmon.
whether or not Mr Harding viii set
side the order remains O. be- seen
raat tremendous pressure vii ue
ruughi IN him b. DO - l. not doubted.
cclr'r the posiinasierships IN every
e0tion are the bes; Federal appoint.
enis and there are more postmastcrs |
han amy other class az government
mrl wees On every city and town
ght nov ihsTc are aspiring candidates
r. $50 postoffie appointments, and |
lg efforts wiIl D. made hy many mem |
ers OF Z nrgess and political mana
,ers a. e.; Mr. Harding "a abrogai'
b. n .ls0n order. 81 that the faith |
ul'' can Dc rewarded There are no |
ettcr appointments than the pcstoi. |
Ices and a. W every congressional |
district there arr many postotfiCes |
here b. no better medium Tor USE IN
i1ying OF rii'ical obligations.
From this situation n win h. seen
hat the fifst. second and third class
under the Wilson Admin.
stTaiion will los. their jobs after Mr..
Harding takes possession % the White
louse. These postmas,crs throughout
ut the country who have been living
inco November ~ the false hope thar
hes wll continue 20 hold their Jobs
light ~ WIN make up their minds
hat they win eventually have 90 make
way for other appointocs
II was learned today that practicable
very Republican leader In House ami
senate believes tina, Mr.. Harding
'houd ahroraie the Wilson oricr. and
4 down the bars Tor appointments 81 /
j Republican In every pust0ffico In the /
yhrlc country. The slogan among the !
aironage hungry is' To the vic;ors
clong the spells"
Under SYSTEM ~ turning the pres.