Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-07-16
COLLECTOR MILES
RESIGNS HIS POST
Internal Revenue Collector Joshua
W. Miles Tenders Resignation.
Leaves Excellent Record.

Mr. Joshua w. Miles, Internal
Revenue Collector for the Maryland
District, on Friday of last week ten
Gered his resignation to the authori-
ties at Washington. He has held the
position for the past seven years anil
his record is one of which he and his
party may justly feel proud. His
resignation will take effect when his
successor is ready to qualify or when
the President finds it most convent
ent to accept. His chief deputy, for
ner Senator Lewis M. Milbourne, CT
Somerset, has also tenedered to Mr..
Miles his resignation, from whom he
received his appointment.
Galen l.. TAFT, chairman of the Re-
publican State Central Committee, is
slated to succeed Mr.. Miles as collec-
tor. Just when he will be appointed
is not definitely known, but it is ger
orally believed that his nomination is
likely to be made at once, in fact il
is looked for daily.
Mr.. Miles administration has been
Il most excellent one and has met
with much favor in all quarters. In
writing of his resignation the Balti-
more News last Saturday had the
following:
"The resignation of Joshua w.
Miles as Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. for the Maryland district has par
ticular interest because of the length
and quality of the service behind it,.
n the seven years Mr.. Miles has held
the office the receipts rose from &c.
629,623 to S107, ,228,905 and the per-
sonnel of the office increased from 81
t. 1853. These were years of great
difficulties arising from the various
war taxes and the office was often
Swamped with work. Mr.. Miles, with
his trained legal mind and his bank
ing experience, was of large value tc
the Government not only in the ad
ministration of the office but in the
solution of many new perplexities Of
tax collection. He gave his time and
effort with great devotion and he wos
especially successful in getting team
work and results from his force.
"Several years ago Mr.. Miles had
decided to retire, but when his inten-
tion was made known his superiors al
Washington not only asked him to
remain but put it up to MIN as duty.
declaring that he was needed in the
big work and new problems, and so
he gave up his own wishes and pitch
ed into long stretch of hard toll for
the Government. He has made a very
worthy record. 1t is the kind of SER
vice that enables our Government to
get along in spite of politics. Mr..
Miles may be as partisan as most in
his predictions, but in office he
faithfully observed the merit system
and did not allow politics to touch the
work in hand.
In thus giving his ability and per-
sonality, Mr.. Miles performed public
service of note and of value. We lose
him simply because another party
happens to have a temporary lease of
power. Of course. it would be the
same if the situation were reversed,
and of course We cannot reasonably
complain that he goes because his
politics is not of the regnant stripe;
but, nevertheless, we shall never have
wholly efficient and satisfactory adj
ministration from either party until
there is way of keeping in office on
! the record of service men of the Miles
type"