Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-01-05

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fHE wiLNnNaroy Posr OFFICE The fail.
ure of The c, S. Senate to confirm the appoint.
mant Of VIM. NJ. Pyle as Post Master of this city,
leaves the question an open one and we there
fore take occasion TO review II. In doing so it
become necessary to glance at the history of the
Federal appointments OF this State. After the
Srase election OF 1872 the question of reappoint-
aents was canvassad and pretty thoroughly
discussed by the various Republican Organiza-
lions, and after consultation with our Repre-
sentative Mr.. Lofand, 1t was determined to
try and induce harmony of action in the Re-
publican party by not interfering with the Fed
eral appointments. That the wishes OF our
Representative would be respected by the ad-
ministration, with whom he was In full sympa-
Thy, was not doubted and that his endorsement
oftbe applicants would have due weight. All
of the old officers were reappointed without an
Exception. A few months passed by and The
community were startled by rumors OF defal-
cation intle Post Office. The rumors seemed
10 have foundation and In q very short time the
whole affair was made public, when it appeared
that the Postmaster Lewis had invited detec.
tives Henderson and McGarigle of the Post Of
tee Department here TO investigate the matter,
after he and certain other government officials
had $50 say rumor) spent night after night in
trying to find where the defalcation, and who
the defaulter was, This being too difficult
matter, the aid of the above gentlemen was in
voked and the startling charge made that the
chief clerk was the defaulter. 1t appears from
evidence before the commissioner that these
gentlemen CHE detectNes) were so sure that
they had struck the right man, that they had
no hesitation in advising that he ask his chief
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thus close the case, AS TO their right to make
such proposition we have not wsrd to say.
The counsel Of the chief clerk seemed TO doubt
their right to thus offer to compound a felony
1t appears further that this was not the first
time in the history of the post office during the
lastfcur years that a deficiency existed in post
Office secounts, Mr.. Pyle, former chief clerk,
(and for some eighteen months after his resig-
nation the private clerk of the post MASTERY was
found ready to resume his old position of Chief
Clerk and he was duly appointed by the post
master on the goth day of October last. The
question naturally pre- senting itself to refec-
tive mind would be how could these defcien-
eies exist and the confidential clerk know moth
ing Of them, when lie as confidential clerk had
Tree access to the office, and we believe from
ilr. Thomas testimony, that lie had the com.
'btndiion TO the safe which contained the cash
without access to the safe lie could net have
made up the cash accounts There was no Sc
cret made we believe rs 10 his being in the of
hce at night, in fact ii was known that all hi
work was performed after the employees of the
office had left. We would not insinuate ITO
We do not believe for moment,) that he wa
guilty of anything except personal knowledge
1.-THE deficiencies, and il so in making up tn
returns for the post muster as confidential clerk
he must have known of The deficiencies
have had flIl knowledge of their existence. How
could he have made up the returns from tn,
books, without the cash balances, aud if HI
made the true returns as shown BY the book
and safe cash accounts, then his returns shou
have shown the deficiencies 1t then follow
that the Post Office Department must hav
known ofthem, and if so why send detective
70 fasten itupon the Chief Clerk, because fIor
the evidence before the commissioner any en-
ployee Of the Office was as open TO suspicion a
readily as he Mr. Pyle is however appointe
chief clerk by the postmaster and in fe'
days petition is gotten up with great (if NJ
indecent) haste in favor Of his appointment
men were besieged in their houses at bed Tim
overhauled in the street, and by dnt of gre;
effort petition Of some OF Cur best busne.
men was secured and held in readiness 10 10
ward 10 Washington, asking his appointment
We do not propose TO say single word again
Ar, FJIe as man, and for anything we kno
20 the contrary he may have voted the Repub
can ticket at all elections, or he may have NJ
have done so, but OF one thing we are certai
We have never seen his name connected vii
any Republican organization, nor have we ey
heard OF him as taking any part in local, sta
or national politics. In fact we do not blau
Mr.. Pyle for allowing his name 10 be used
connection with this appointment But we
blame the men who have so hastily moved
the matter and we propose to examine the ca
thoroughly and show by whose manouyerir
his fraud upon the Republican party s sougI
to be perpetrated. Are these the men upc
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Tor either work Or means to carry en- a politics
eampaignV Is there one Of them known as
working Republican Five Of them IRE mt
holding Federal appointments and unfortunat
iyror the Republican party OF this state are Ii
head and front Of a faction which has foment
gil the strife and trouble in the party duri
the last four YEAS. Our overwhelming lefa
u the State election in 1870 was solely chare
able to the faction headed By these gentleme
and at the last state Election these gentlem
took no active part in the campaign. Includ
IN this selection may be named the editor
Inc Comnereidt newspaper by the way pr
Iessedly Republican, but whose effolts ha
4one more TO destroy lie party than all /
democratic papers Of the STATE. Let us lo
. facts. When this astute political editor ma
MS appearance among us in 1855, this Coun
"as soiidly Republican. we held every mel
per OF the Levy Court, and the City Couu
mad out of fifteen members but two Democra
al leOc win lhe help CT Dday Commerce
republican newspaper We lost every officer
the County, End had but bare working n
joriiY in the City Council; while in is
with the Kind of help obtained from Il
immaculate Republican editor the County Al
the State went hopelessly over to the Democr
&c party. Are these the kind OF men to ma
the selection for the post office and other FL
eral offices? We think not. No one regr
having TO review the acts OF the editor N,
than we For years we have given in our
heslon TO the principles Of the great party Il
has saved our Country from dismemberm,
and whose steady progression i'll great trut
elunciatei by the leading men Of the pa
Lave given such strong aud unmlstakeable G
denee that il was the party OF the people an
party that the strug ding masses might lool
Tor aid III any emergency. We say in conc
SION that II ouI representative Mr.. Lohand
10 be ignored aud insuled by these men "
are to day earning THEN daily bread as COVE
inent officials Glete1 by the IneresL handfu
lnen who do MOI represent tile sentiment OF
masses al thr ldi' in thu city, Se must .
INIT with Is gUOi Il lace As possible, but We
10 you gentlemen III all fTankness be are
the rising masses in the future The men "
do the work not the Federal oiice holders
tile men who should be consulted la matt
anecting Their own interest.
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