Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-15
REPUBLICANS NOT
GUST DEMOCRATIC
OFFICE 0LDE RS
WILSON'S POLICY WILL BE AD.
IiERED TO SIMPLY BECAJsE
IT N RIGHT.
SOME CHANCES EXPECTED
Person Who Makes Hest Grade Ia Civil
Service Examination WIN Be
Awarded Posiofflce First
aud Second Class.
ny JOHN PAGE.

WASHINGTON. March l+-Dcml
cratic postmastcrs and ciyil service
office holders generally. are not tn be
thrown out of office quite as ruthlessly
az they have expected tn bc. and NJ
they have been told by the Republicans
that they would be-. This statement was
made to me today by one who IN close
10 Postmaster General Hays and con
vermnt with his views. hut does not
wish Ia be quoted directly. My inform.
ant says that the Republicans have
taken second thought on the matter
and decided that should they Kick out
every democratic postmaster In the
country they would arouse ~ much re.
sentiment and thereby lose So many
votes that they have altered their an.
nounced intentions considerably.
II is expected that some changes Will
he In order In the larger cities Men
who have done good work Tor the re-
publican party while II was out of pow.
or will expect tn be- rewarded. and many
of them uhc bigger oncsl will be. But
there will he no wholesale hOuseclcan.
Ing. such as the republicans. In the
first flush of victory. threatened. My
Informant states that. as regards the
South general and Texas IN particular
there will he some republicans appoint
pointed 10 postmasterships. but that
those democrats whose commissions
have not yet expired will be- left undis'
tuIb.d. When vacan, les ARE Ia he filled
he believes that the policy ~ cxhrcsl
dent Wilson viii be- quite closely adhcr'
ed to. not because II was his policy,
hut because II was right. That means
that pnsimaslcrships of the first. s-c.
ond and third classes will continue Ca
be- filled by those who stand highest In
clvll service tests. This is being done
now hy an executive order issued 10y
Wilson shortly after hc assumed the
presidency. Postmastcrs of the fourth
clnss come under the same ruling. the
latter class hy an act ~ Congress.
The majority ~ republican Senators
ana Representatives. have urged upon
thu new administration that the policy
outlined above would be- the better one.
Most Cungr, ssmcn. IN fact, would h,
sorry to have postmaslcrJhips rcmoN'd
done II would mean that each mcml,'l
Iof Congress would bc bcscigcd hy q
large number of applicants fnr each po
sitiun. and would make number oI
enemies and one friend Tor each appoint
mcnt. They are glad to be- relieved oI
the responsibility.
Positions other than postmastership'
VIII he. fur the mos, part filled in ,h'
good uldfashioned way--hy deserving
republicans. The democrats holding th'
higher positions. from cabinet port
folios and sadorships on down
have. As In customary. resigned, II u
safe Ia ay that ninety.nine per cent N
these designations will he accepted. II
rare instances democrats will be retain
ID because ~ noteworthy services rn
dcrcd to the country. These Instance
will he very rare.
Former Postmaster General Burlcso'
, was one of least popular cabinet off
GERS the country has had IN many years
Congress recently supplied all oihc
members of the cabinet with autum'
biles ~ that they nigh, get aroun'
from place tn place more quickly Bui
4, Lesson was denied one, however On
member of the House. q democrat, b.
the way. said tina, ms Mr.. Burlcson va
always preaching economy he shout
he required to practice Il, hence no ~
!, tomobilc win II. Hayes, the new IL
,, cumbcnt of the office. must also d
: without one temporarily. hut will doubt
less be supplied with one by the ncN
y Congress.