The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-25

their duty. he means to live up to his
word. Dade county may look with
confidence for speedy improvement in
law enforcement work-or for speedy
changes in the personnel of law-en-
forcment officers.
Though he was 500 miles away, Gov
ernor Hardee was able to see that the
case against H. S. Black, the wealthy
New Yorker, in whose private car the
liquor was found last week, is a case
for the attention Of the local sheriff's
office. His instructions tot the local
sheriff's force were crisp and to the
point. Apparently the governor of
Florida means to see that the fiasco
staged by local representatives of the
federal department of justice is not to
be made even more fragrant through
the acquiescene of the states law-en-
fOrcement officers. 1t is only regret
table that the local sheriff's force and
prosecuting attorney were unable to
see that they had any concern in the
matter, until orders came from ITALIA
hassee.
Farcica1 law enforcement, whether it
be toward violation of the liquor laws.
or toward the big gamblers, the con-
fidenCe men, the wire tappers, or any
other members of the "Fix-it" fra
ternity, means there is no protection
for the people and no guaranty Of
safety or justice. If Governor Hardee
will keep his eyes upon Dade county,
and his ear to the ground, and then
do his duty regardless of where it
strikes, he will win a strong place in
the hearts of the real people-the hon
orable, clean-living people of this Sec
ton of Florida. Miami Metropolis.
Exit PoIitics-Enter Business.
Will H. Hays, postmaster general of
the United States, has been a politician
of no mean ability. This will be con-!
coded even by those not of his political
faith. They will also, very likely,
watch more closely than will members
of his own party every move he will
make in the office of which he is the
head and director.
If he may be judged by the activity
that he has displayed in the brief timeI
that he has been in charge of the bust
ness that concerns every individual
citizen OF the Union, and especially byI
the character of his activities and
promises, then business and not poll
tics is to be the governing policy of
present head. This is, undoubtedly, |
what the people. except the job hunt |
ers, want, and there is reason to be- !
lieve that they will take Postmaster
General Hays at his word, give him a
fair trial and await the positive evil
dence that he means exactly what he
says with reference to his official
management of what is or ought to be !
a business enterprise, one of the most
important to all the people, the eff
Client and economical handling OF the
postal affairs of the nation.
In an address delivered by Postmas-
ter General Hays in Chicago last Sat
urday, reported briefly in the Times !
Union on Sunday, he said: !
My purposes are to take the postal
service out of politics, to make such
rectif1catiOn as in all decency and fair
ness must be made to assure a square
deal and to strengthen and broaden the
civil service and to put the entire pos
tai service on a purely business basis
so sound and serviceable that no po- [
litical party viii ever again dare to
to ignore or evade it,
Since the time when Hon. John
was postmast general,
business has been practically absent
In the management of the postoftice
department. Mr.. Wanamalzer endeav-
pred to introduce such methods of
business into the conduct of the de-
Dartment over which he temporarily
presided as he had employed success
July to establish and build up the
great department stores which stand
Is monuments to his business ability
He achieved some degree of success,
he himself admitted thatl
much Of the time while he was al
member of the Harrison cabinet hel
vas required to act as a messenger !
10Y between the capitol and the white :
house, politics being very conspicuous /
n all governmental affairs of thatI
ime. II
Now, with indications that politics /
las made its exit and that business !
las entered, governmental affairs /
hould show Improvement all alongs