[Nfb-history] Thinkiing of executive orders

[Peggy Chong]

Listening to the news, seems every lead story, on every channel,  is what
executive order the President has signed today.  An executive order, when
quickly crafted has caused blind people to lose their jobs. 

 

Take the case of Charles Liebtag of Ohio.  In 1914 , Charles had to go to
his U. S. Senator, Atlee Pomerene and U. S. Representative J. J. Whiteacre
to help him keep his job as local post master, a job he held for 18 years in
Osnaburg, near Canton.  Before leaving office, President Taft, in 1913, had
signed an executive order that would cause fourth-class postmasters to
become civil servants.  This would mean that Charles would need to take the
civil service test in order to keep his job.  As far as the knowledge needed
to take the test, Charles knew he had what it would take and could pass
easily.  The catch was that he would need someone to read the test for him
and would the civil Service offices allow a reader for him?  They did not.
Charles lost the job to his son Earl, who held the position for the next 16
years.  However, Charles helped his son in the post office now located in
its own building in Osnaburg.  

 

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