Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-18

"Why, senator, you just know that
there is nothing personal in my at
titude in this matter. I have no de-
sire to injure or humiliate Senator
Reed, but the postmaster gene Gal
refused to recommend the appoint
ment Of the senator's friend for the
St. Louis postmastership."
The president then turned to Sena-
tor Reed and said: Senator, I will
tell you what I will do for you. l
will allow you. TO name any other
man, outside of the one whose name
you have already suggested, and I
will appoint him at once without
making any inquiry or investigation
whatever as to his qualifications.
This I will do in order to convince
GU that I have no personal feeling
whatever toward you in this mat
ter"
But Senator Reed continued to
argue for the appointment of his
friend. The president was adamant.
Senator Stone and Senator Reed then
turned away from the president and
made their way to my office, which
was adjoining that of the president
It was plain that the two senators
were deeply disappointed and high
ly displeased with the president. AS
the president opened the door for the
senators to make their entrance into
my room, Senator Reed turned to
| the president again and in the most
emphatic way said, "Mr. President,
| Senator Stone told me before I came
to see you that you were not cold
man and that you were a good Eel
| hot h ~ N q
that I took the liberty Of appealing
to you personally in behalf of my
friend" Senator Reed then contin
ued, and, in the most eloquent short
speech J have ever heard, said
came governor of New Jersey you
had fight at Princeton with the
trustees of that university. You
better than any one else in this coun
try, know what it is to have a pack
of enemies at your heels. This is
what is happening in my friends
case. My enemies in Missouri have
conspired to destroy, this man be
cause he has been my friend and has
| fought my battles for me. This mar
whom ] have asked you to appoint
has been my campaign manager. He
has visited my home, we have beer
| lifelong friends and will stake my
| life upon his reputation and upon
his standing. But because he has
been my friend he is now to b.
punished and now by your action yor
will complete the conspiracy that i:
afoot to defeat and destroy him."
The president then said: But
senator, have tried to conviuc,
you that there is nothing persona
in my attitude, and that I will ap
point any other man you may
name" Whereupon, Senator ReeC
said: eff God Almighty Himself
asked me tc surrender in this figh
for my friend, I would not Go it
think 1 know you well enough
to know that in the fight you haG
for your ideals and your friends u
Princeton, you would not have sur
rendered to anybody. am fight
ing now for the reputation and thu
character of my friend, and vol
ought not to ask me to surrender
him to his eXecutioncrs."
The president was standing with
his arms folded while the sena.ol
was addressing him and was evi
IDENTIFY deeply touched by Reeds ap
peal. AS Reed concluded his elo
quent speech in behalf of hi
friend, quickly the president reach
ed out his hand to Reed and said
Senator, don't surrender youl
friend; stick by him to the end ant
I will appoint him" Whereupon h
4 turned from sthe senators, walked
over to the telephone which stoot
on my desk, called up the postmas
ter general and directed him to SEM
over to tie White House at once
the appointment Of Senator Reed!
friend for the postmastership a
st. Louis. The postmaster genera
protested, but was overruled by thu
president. AS the two senators lief
my room, Senator Stone said tt
Senator Reed: by God, Jim,
told you so. There is a great mar
and a true friend. I told you he
was a regular fellow"