The Washington herald., 1922-04-05
Says Claim of Treason to
Party in Power Is
Pathetic"
VOICES SYMPATHY
Asserts He Hardly Knew
Any of Ousted Bureau
Officials.


the men and women from the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing
was the declaration made by Joseph
p. Tumulty. former President VIII
sons secretary, yesterday. in re-
sponse to a statement made by Sem
ator John W. Harreld, OF OKLAHOMA.
that many OF the men who hold
positions because of their support
to previous administrations have
lately reported more frequently to
rumulty than to the Harding ad-
minstrstion"
Tunulty's statement reads as fol-
lows:
Ny attention has been called to
an article appearing in a morning
Washington paper of today in
which Senator Harreld. OF Okla
homa- says. with reference to my
self. rDisloyalty is rampant in the
departments of the government in
Washington. II Is not confined
solely TO any one department We
have found that a great many Of the
men who hold positions because of
their support of previous admins
t-ations have lately reported to Jo-
seph p. Tumulty Cformer President
Wilson's secretary than to the
usA
miserable and Pathetic."
eMy only comment upon this
statement and its implied charge of
Senator Hsrreld is TO characterize
IL as pathetic and miserable at
tempe to Justify the dismissal of
the men and women from the Bu-
:eau -of Engraving and Printing
who for over a quarter of a century
have given loyal and devoted scr'-
ice u their government. and pa
triotic service especially during the
critical days of the late war. AT
last the real purpose behind the
wholesale dismissals OF Friday last
is disclosed to public view by a
leading spokesman of the admins
t-stieh. Having signally failed by
base jnnuendo to brand these fine
men and women as criminals and
to place a stigma upon them and
their families, the perpetrators OF
this conspiracy now seek to find
covers and protection by DETECTING
the issue and seeking to make my
influence over the men and women
Of the bureau as q reason for this
outrageous action.
what a childish. puerile state
ment to come from g-own-up
man. How weak, How inept!
How impotent these men really are!
i never knew until Senator Har-
reld's statement appeared that now
that 4 am separated from public
service ! continue to WELD what
appears to be a mystical influence
over the destinies of Republican
officials and that my influence to-
day. according to Senator Ha-reld
is more potential than the influence
of the President himself. Sweet
indeed are the uses of political ad
versity.
Safely ensconced In my law office,
modestly trying to make bo'a ends
HisetSI was fooil5hiy of the pin
ion. until ! saw Senator Harrelds
statement, that I was a non entity
IL politics and forgotten; bnt n w
behold me as a malign influence that
sev rs TO work his spell upoI, those
IL Oihfcial life ID Washing IN!
why cannot our Republican
\ friends be honest when they seek
10 make a raid ppoG The puL!ic
service Why not openly and frank
ly avow their faith IN the Jack
sonial theory Cf poIiCics that 10
the Victor belongs the 5pu.ls am.
ruthlsssly clear every corner CT
our departments ;. anv Individual,
man 6r woman. wn" wear the habil-
tments of Democracv? Why exag-
Kerats? Why indulge in double
dealing? WHY seek to DESTROY tire
regulations Of fnA men and women
who have given their lives to the
service of Uncle sam and seek to
ostractze them ard take away from
t1em their deares- posse<sicn-their
Reputation. their chs-Lrter7
"As a sportsman, am not in
",Ined- tn complain when a DcIao-
erat q removed To make wy for a
Republican. but let those who seek
to, DO IL. do it with clean hands
aud esean hearts. I do not know
what Mr.. Wilmeth's political affilia-
lions Are recall at the time he
was appointed. Democrats protests
anne 10 the White H1use against
him. carrying with them a denun-
station of Mr.. McAdoo -or making
This appointment EIch aimed to
Ignore the politics OF the 2p,c,r.ee
] recall the only favor / asked Mr..
Wilmeth to do was DENIED ne.
thought that Main Street mad a
mead as well as a heart. But enc
sctiouof last Friday discloses that
IL has neither.
As review the action in dislni, a
ing thse Government employ .es, I
am led to make this observation
mat we Democrats may be inept and
foolish at times but at least we
nave hearts under our Jacket. and
pray God that we will not seeK,
IKE or Republican friends, to build
our political fortunes upon the
WreCkaRe OF hrokap haarts