The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-04-17
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES.
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1t was plain TO be seen BY those who
mad watched Uncle Ted for the pas,
lew days that he was as lost as if he
were in the middle of the Sahara Des.
sert. This time The tables were turned
and Uncle Ted was left all alone. Jack
and Ruth had gone away with their
mother on a visit and the result was
that Uncle Ted discovered that he
missed telling the stories to his little
friends as much as they seemed to
miss him when he was forced 10 be
away.
Il can't get used to those kiddies be-
ing away" said Uncle Ted to one OF
the neighbors. They've only been
gone a few days and il seems like
years. l promised them a story Just
the same 80 l guess you'll have to ex-
cuse me while go, in and write to
them
Uncle Ted soon had his typewriter
and paper ready and sailed forth into
the land # bedtime stories.
MY dearest kiddies:" he began Il
cannot begin to tell you how lonesome
1t is around this house without you. II
you miss your Uncle Ted this much
when he is away, then / am going to
try to stay home all the time and
never go away, except when abso-
lutely have to. l promised you a story
and sohere it goes.
There ere two things that interest
US all right now. One of then | told
you about last week, but l have found
so many people still talking about IL
that l feel something mere will no.
be amiss. There seems to be a feeling
that the dismassal of the Bureau of
and Printing employees
was to charges of dishonesty. Presi-
lent Harding, from the start made IL
plain that theye were discharged fol
he good of the service with no init
nation of dishonesty. The nemies of
he administration want to make it
lppear that the President is disregard
ng the civil service law. He 's doing
10 such thing. In recent letter Pres
dent Harding said:
"I shall maintain ever yregard for
he civil service law, but if respon-
ible eecutive head 1.-THE President, he
neans) may NOT take ouch action as is
eemed necessary for the good Of the |
ublic selvice, then such an, inhibition
n the powers of the executive ought |
be made very clear to Congress, to |
overnment employees and to the
merican public to which we are all /
nswerable Then the responsibility
lay no longer be lodged with the ex-
,utive.'
ut is just as the President says, he,
well rs all other servants Of the
lblic, employees of the government
lgh and low is answerable to the
merican public. If the President
looses to make certain changes
nong those doing the work Of Uncle
am, that is ami should be his right,
he knows that those changes are to
,tter the service If certain charges
ere true and were the cause of such
smissals. even then the President
ould not be bound to make public |
e nature o fthe charges if he thought
was better for the good of me serv-
e to remain silent. But in this case
, says there were no such conditions
Id as the executive head of our gov
nment we must believe him and
We faith
I'm writing the letter from which
oted above the President was an
,ering one from the presiden. of the
alteration of Federal Employees. AT
e beginning the President said that
desired to make a courteous
acknowledgement, but must suggest
the same time that courtesy shall not
confused with apology.
II will quote further from that let
r, because you will better under
and the matter coming direct from
0 President
;" The changes made at the bureau
re ordered afer extended delibera-
n an dwere inspired wholly for the
oil Of the service. 1t was 30 stated at la
, time. do not understand that y
oh a statement or such an action 7
pugns any ones character or calls 0,
charges against the employees
accrued or demands explanation by al
executive, Tho order In the case
stated that those Of tho
Kissed employees who woer eligible
retirement would DO retired os from .
date OF the trder. which I think
will agree 10 not subject 10 tho y
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