The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-22
To the Editor.
WASHINGTON, May d, 1915

WARRINGTON, way ~, lSl9.
SIR: We see in an article published in the National
Wing of Saturday, and which appears have been au
hOrzed by the Postmaster General, that the
signed for the injustice which has been done by that
officer are, that our work was poorly done, and that
neglected to do it when it wanted thus, in these
two particulars, violating contract
When we complained OF the injuries which had been
done without cause by the Postmaster General, we
did not that he would descend much from the
dignity OF his position to heap additional wrong upon
by authorizing, believe he has, the raduction
OF our characters as faithful and industrious mechanics
We now aver that 1t is not true that did work
for the Post Office Department in understandable or
sovenly manner And also aver, that is not tha,
we have failed to perform our work when demanded by
the department, in reasonable time after it had been
placed in hands. And the only grounds for these
allegations made in behalf Of the Postmaster General are
The following:
When have done Job of printing for the depart
meni, as happens in all cases. some sheets would be
blurred mperfectly printed. In all such cases, we
have put in paper enough of our own to supply all de-
feet sheets (Which might have thrown away) on the
outside of the perfect and then the job back
the department And these Sheets informed have
been paraded about the department Justify the gross
violation of contract OF which the Postmaster General
has been guilty. % -
With regard to the delay which is alleged as an ex
cuse for depnvns Of rights, are not conscious
that have caused any We believe it is true that the
binder who has had the contract for folding and stitch
ing has sometimes forgotten or omitted to call for the
printed sheets, and thereby caused delay But that
cannot be charged to our account.
These all the grounds upon which the Postmas
ter General justies his breach of contract with
the department, so far understand them This
of the Postmaster General would not appear so
singular to u.s. il we had not. during the "coon.kin dy
nasty IN ls4l been made victims precisely in the
way and, in one OF the largest Jobs for the bench, of
these whig printers We then had the contract for
printing from the Post Office Department, and it was
broken and annued by the then Postmaster General, for
the benefit of the Messrs Gideon and Others very much in
the same way in which MIR. Collamer has done it now
II would not be strange If certain democratic officials
IN the Post Office Department, in order to curry favor with
the powers that be-" should undertake sustain their
ofhcia head by misrepresentation of the manner in
which we have done our work. But if they shall do it
publicly, intend to take pains show by the late
Postmaster General and his Second Assistant he Hon.
Cave Johnson and the Hon William ]. Brown0 who
have motive to do injustice that have faithful
y complied with our contracts
We have printed for the State Department, and other
public offices, and the in which have done our
work has been complained Of
Respectfully, your obedient servants,
w. &J. c. GREER.