New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-03
ASSESSING GOVERNMENT CLERKS.

ANOTHER LETTER FROM JOHN CROWQUlLLI
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS FOR GRANI
ORGAN TO ANSWER.
TO the EditOr OF The tribune
SIR: am panied to learn from an editorial
in last Sundays Nets York Times that the editors OF n'
journal who profess TO be our Presidents champions
instead Of sympathizing with in my protest agan''
the monstrous leves now being made upon poor uo'o
ment clerks to carry the Presidential eleeuoh' oA ,
desire TO throw discredit upon my Statements io'
carefully avoid denying fatty that tOid tho uu
Now is this honest1 And they thereby doing tnat
which will benefit President Grant, President ur"n'
has said he is in favor of Civil Service Reform and as
In nrove his earnesness in the matter. has appointed
commission consisting Of Mr. Curtis the editor OF mar
pers Wee and Others TO help him IN carrying OUT tc
good work. This Commission after very careiui cou
Grafton adopted and printed set OF regulations W to
form the Civil Service, wherein all assessments Ior po
zeal purposes upon persons in the employ OF the Gov
eminent are strictly forbidden. MOUNTAINEERING III
this l. Government clerk. the small salary oil $iOo
wear have within two months past been compelled 10
nav for political purposes larger Of money thah
have ever before paid although have been In poca
office for the past eight years; and having s'aeu 81 ia
your columns 1 am attacked by The Times the freSi-
dents organ the paper that has sung oudest the praises
of Curtss Civil Service Reform Regulations and the
paper that ought TO the first to espOuse my cause 10
ask for the proofs and lend ITS aid in ferreng out ana
bringing 10 Justice the officers who dare to violate the reg
ulations so recently adopted by the Administration NO"
what am to infer from such conducti That ne Times
knows that Grant Is not sincere III ms ~ nr
about reforming the Civil Service, or that IN lts eagr
ness TO reflect the President, IT. would shield those Wv
ernment officers who violate his regulations IN oIueI
nat sufficient money may be raised to buy II ey can
not otherwise obtain favorable verdict from tue pto
Dle AT tie polls Ii proves thing, however, peyonu
doubt that was right in my fears that Wo.hu De IT,
moved from my office II my sentiments were hnomn az
headquarters" Now without taking up any more oI
your space in exposing the injustice OF paper tht dsks
the pubc TO believe Yerkes convicted iei0n, VINO pur
chased his freedom by committing perjury yet REFUSES
to belieye moor Government clerk when he complains
about a violation of President Grants regulations VIII
close by requesting the editors Of The Times 10 say
Frsf Do they deny that Government clerks arc com
PEELED 10 give good Ioron Of their salaries to support
Grants campaign -, o ,,ora-or,o,+
clerks after being compelled TO so contribute lhelr
salary are forced 10 commit perjury by swearing that
they have not paid deposited or assigned any part OF
such compensation to any person, directly OF lhuf
rectly9" ,, , ,,,o
When they answer these questions have not only inc
proofs on hand give Them but VIII nave rev uoIe
words TO say about Grants Civil Service IN ahOther
direction. JOHN OhO"VOiL"
Neto- York Sept. 80, 1872.