Word: farleys
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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James Aloysius Farley last week transferred his base of operations from Washington to Manhattan, his job from part-time Postmaster General to full-time chairman of the Democratic National Committee (TIME, July 20). Three days before making this ectoplasmic shift for the duration of the campaign, he announced the appointment of Franklin D. Roosevelt's great & good friend Frank Comerford Walker, onetime head of the dormant National Emergency Council and Democratic National Treasurer in 1932, as active chairman of the Democratic National Finance Committee...
...system unjust and impracticable, dislikes its "spendthrift generosity," its currency policies. But the only things which really make him boil are: 1) "must" bills, jammed through without adequate debate by Congress or the nation; 2) waste and politics in relief; 3) the spoils system as practiced by James A. Farley...
...before Governor Landon accepted the Republican Presidential nomination last week (see p. 9), the White House issued an executive order designed to deflate Republican attacks on Postmaster General Farley and the New Deal's postmaster patronage. Decreed President Roosevelt: All first, second and third-class postmasters*-13,730 in all-will henceforth be subject to civil service regulations...
...Civil Service Commission, headed by Democrat Harry B. Mitchell, professed great enthusiasm at this latest Roosevelt reform. Cocky Republicans claimed their attacks on the President and "General" Farley were solely responsible for bringing it about. But wiseacres pointed out that the order could not possibly embarrass the Democratic machine. If reelected, Franklin Roosevelt has only to reappoint the Democrats now in office, after they satisfy the Commission that they are literate. If Governor Landon is elected, he will have either to rescind last week's order, and thus be accused of wrecking the civil service, or else carry...
...Today warned the New Deal to reef its sails. Last week Editor Moley used Dr. George Gallup's latest Institute of Public Opinion poll showing Governor Landon to have an electoral majority (TIME, July 20) as a peg on which to hang still another warning to Roosevelt, Farley & Co. Wrote...