Milford chronicle., 1926-01-08

attitude of the Administration as
regards prohibition. It's for enforce
ment; absolute and uncompromis'
ing. The question of wet states anC
dry states and the political value oi
the same has been entirely eliminat-
ed from consideration. The sober
minded in Washington who have
given attention to this matter be-
lieve that the question runs far be-
yond the observance or non-observ-
ance of a specific law; that what is
being fought out in America, is the
question of the integrity of all laws
Senator William M. Butler, Chair
man of the Republican National
Committee, voiced this thought re-
Gently in a speech in which he de-
clared that:
"The real prize at stake was re-
spect for law and order. We cannot
Afford" he said, "to allow the i'm
preston to grow up in the minds of
the people that it is within the pro-
vince of each citizen to pick and
choose the laws which he will OBJ
serve and those which he can disre-
gard. The. general adoption Of such
a thought will simply make for de-
struction even of our Republic.
When law is enacted, the right of
a citizen to elect a course of OBJ
servance or non-observance has
ceased, and we cannot make excep-
tions." Happily this most important
phase of the question is gaining
more and more attention from the
people at large.
Sooner or later the Federal Gov
ernment will be Obliged to recog-
nize the fact that the laborer is
worthy of his hire, even though he
carries on under governmental aus
pices. Considering the exceedingly
low wage which the government
pays for services, not only expert,
but extraordinary in their demands,
the high character of the Chiefs in
the various divisions is remark
able. There is no denying that in
many government offices there are
small men to whom the $4,500.OO
and S5,00O.0O salaries they are re-
ceiving represent a considerable ex-
cess payment for the service which
they give. But without fear of con-
tradiction, it can be said that the
number of $5,OOOOO men who are
giving $25,OOO.OO service outnumbers
the inferior ones. The whole situa-
ton is unfortunate. While public
outcry is generally directed to-
wards the elimination of men whose
compensation exceeds the value of
the service which they render, it is
as well now to direct attention to
this other group who are making a
contribution to the government far
in excess of the amount which they
receive. Inasmuch as under the law,
the United States government is for
hidden to accept any free gift from
any of it's citizens, it is about time |
that the letter as well as the spirit |
of this law be observed and that the |
men and women in the service be
with some regard as
to their real contribution. When it is
that in the federal
courts and in many disputes in the
various bureaus and commissions,
men receiving $5,OOO.OO are success
fully meeting representative of Or
ganizations and corporations who in
many cases draw a fee Of S25,000.00
for the handling of one solitary
case, the amount of success which is
the labors Of these gov
servants is remarkable.
The increasing difficulty, of finding
able men to accept responsible posi-
ions in the government is largely
of the fact that a man with
1 family cannot afford to throw his
interest and the interest of his fam
ly to one side in order to give his
services to the government, much as
le may desire. 1t has always been
Understood that the President him
elf has had the feeling that the
,resent situation, not only spells in
ustice to the able and competent
'ublic servant, but hurts the service {
y limiting the possible candidates
or positions to those men or wo- s
1en who have sufficient of the
7orlds goods so they can afford the
acrifice. I
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