After tho campaign ... 1918 he was, few years api soucht to avctlfi her
charged with a rioiatinn of the civil ; husbe.nd and iit-ed iivj s'.ots at close
ervicc law In the matter of soliciting j raneo at Tinoeo but tho latter eur
rimimisn funds, lie was indicted an.l ' vivod his wntir.rls.
lined by the court. It was thouaht j V hen en .lanuiry 21, 1017. his
that the humiliation of the indie-j brother Feib iico. v l:o w.-.. M:tii.ter
ment and tho penalty vi-;;ted upon; of ".Var in tho cabinet of President
him bv tho court was a sufficient j Alfrd. Gonzalez, ,b (,-ed the latter
punishment for the offense he ha 1 and b.eeame held of the swiTimirat,
committed. The I'itni:is'.T General Joauirn w is iv
refused to add to this punishment by and t h ,Teu pon, it
the removal of the postmaster from j real presid. nt of l
olTice. For this action he has no years previ i.dy
aooloirv to make and has followed th i
rolicv laid down Ity
liis predecessors
1T1a..i- fnrmr a dm inLstn tion-s in such
eases, as tho records of the depart
ment show.
The charge that an attempt lias
been roado to debauch the civil ser
vice in the appointment of postmast
ers, which is under the direction of
the First Assistant Postmaster Gener
al, who lias been in the postal srrvi'-
for a quarter of a century and is roe.
