The sun., 1873-09-09
SOME GLORlES OF OFFICE.
CITIL SERrICE REFORM ILLUS
TRITED IN ST. LOUIS.
Postmaster Filley Lcvyiug Assessments on
his clerks Profitable business for NC
fnrner-DiJ the President Authorize it'

Postmaster Filley Lcyyiug Assessments on
his clerks Profitable business for F" hc-
fnrmer-DiJ the President Authorize itF
Correspondence OF The sun
Sr. IoUIs, SEPT. S.-Of all the Federal
appointments In the West during Granite present
term none gave more satisfaction at the outset
an that of Chauncey J. Ticy, Postmaster ot
ST. Louis. lie had been AN active, accomplished
and .romincnt business man. lie had held tho
Office Of Mayof Of 81. Louis, and several other
political positions. Although in the fcud be-
tween the two Republican newspapers here, ho
was said 20 he the appuiutee Of the DcmoTdt,
neither Mir. Mckee nor any friend Of the G'obe
making any opposition to him whatever. Ills ai-
pointment was the only one that was promised
or pledged before the election. He went 10
Long Branch aud had personal Interview win
the President, and according TO his own story
the President sent him list OF seven or cisht
Offices from which he might select the one that
est pleased him. lie took the St.Luuis Fostotnce
because It was the best position that ala not IN
yolyc his removal from the city and state. Ilis
administrator BEGAN yor soon after the inan-
guration, and he began ln good earnest To make
an active and useful officer The Post once of ST.
Louis had been badly managed FOR s. drs, and the
importance of an active business man ht thc
head uf the establishment Was admitted by all,
was NECESSARY IT, increase the number " city
carriers. lie visited Washington and obtained
the consent Of the Department.. Returning To-
st. Louis he gave himself up To the selection OF
eligible persons from an inunltc number ui al'-
plicauts IIefnre he had made all his appoint
mcnts he gave to tue NEWSPAPERS otpublcauon
the following letter, kept from the 9th ~ Alrll
until the STU Of last month. II appeared 10y hls
spccial request. and copies were sent IN hts own
handwriting to all the daily newspapers on
manifold paper: A. ,..,,. go,
,RsIR take the III cfty to write few lines once
e D. OF ,luu lhD r aHou htNtN Att
tcrday " vlth my family again to st Louis wa. To- Eve
RS S 6y fr th good 'fScommendi,l6n What oTcred
c@s @ IT, Mf'Sn oS SeSt S to % ,S vii do % more d,r i} 10
pay the DAY get INV comruisson as leiter carrier
war lbS %, S suT On e IL DAY Of Nay Isl, p1y ibc
your Srder and 80 o c ,sa from S dug
lake nv petition once more into considerations u yo9
grant my favor would be- ttAusiui ~ long as i've u
not. am ruined. Under TIE obligation 81 ktcpqViet'
Your oOcd,.nt s...,.m,i!,.
on Ninth street between oFallon aud 49, avenues.
Please When shall call ON you'll you please
Thereby hangs very long tale. II seems that
at the very time Postmaster LllIey received IN;
letter he was doing exactly what the man offered
to do. According To- vel authehiloat9d report
a. ICON as Nan n n,' rani,aG J Hi iba piehG rb
to put ia force a. any time. II leaked out about
/ a week ago that Mr.. Fev had pressed the as
/ st--nItut rNstcm duou the clerks In his employ
! with unvuryiug regularity. and that his rrst
order was Tor an assessment dating back I'VE
/ months. or 40 the leaiuuing OF his admiuis-
/ tion, which began early tn April, and in
cludcd some persons Who had not u'th w once
I more than ,wo months. one cr,' is spoken OF
/ wherein the assessment amounted 20 more than
/ hld been earned hy the rupiIYtc az The time
/ the uay mcut was demanded, aud when the ctn-
! lluNcc protested against the tNacton Mr. lllcy
! tulr rim he could not vary the rule hut he
/ would assess Tim AL u his wages ana then
make him a loan ~ ouc-half to date, to be paid
! IN future installWcut.. II Is an uuluuited iaIt
! that the a-~eSrnicut has been levied and col
/ lectcd from every clerk in The employ "i The
/ Post Orice but two or three, who declined 10
! lay and resigned their places. Two papers were
| handed To- each employee at the same time. one
| Was blank re-gnat ion, and the other was an
| order ON the cashier fur an amount equal 10 I've
! per cent II the individuals salary dating back
| ave months. The employee had to sign one or
/ the other Of these pagers.
/ THIS matter has excited SO much criticism
ahd ak In thS en-! sh1t Se'cr,t I,r-ons mr.
| lie makes no attempt To- excuse his conduct
! but says that when Gen. Grant was here IN April
I AZ his house. and that the i've per cent. fund Is
/ Intended to dtfrdy tie expenses Of this and
other entertainments be- might EnS 10 puo'c
| him more than $50 to ~ East a few weeks ago
fnr the purpose Of getting an Increase .t gar
r.ers for the "ity, Hnd th-' he chnhot as3tu 10
pay so much money ont Il salary oi Sl'lN a
year. ), me uf hrs iricnls have attempted to
principal bl ker, Mr. Fshback, Of the Usmocrdt,
saws that he was advised to this course by ScnI-
tor Morton, and that the object II the Assess
u.eut was To- raise money Fthe ONO campaign.
hi. &, looked uI,n as o very thin excuse, and
tho NOR. lie subject H. looked into the more
probable u seems To he that the assessment wa-
for personal and n't for political purposes as
tacre i- no campaign : M on west ~ Ih'u'
and ~ ONO Is supposed 90 he Ne4y well ahlc u
atifay her own election expenses.
Another story l. luat the ass, >-neIt wac
levied uy orlcr of Postmaster General Cress
wei. wiki Vie" To- as i-tug Gen. bfiLt 70 O
third torn, bat 10 r,g,ycs No. crcdrn.t .i p'lii
oal circles OF ANY kind here. The matter i
creating Intense eAcitCWsht among puNucd
aud business men in St Louis, and tie Ir1b
abilities arr that str NJ presentation Will h'
I.Ade lp Gen. Grant, with request that Mt
l.,.. - t.lli.- tNlattlN Tcu. owed.