Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-12
RAMsEY,s GUILLOTINE.
a Union Soldier Discharged from the va
Department Because he Is @ Democrat.

a union SOtdteT Discharged from the Var
| Department Because he Is a Democrat.
WASHINGTON, July S.-Mr. Hayes civil
service order is not in very active operation
during this campaign. Beside the forced
assessment of clerks by the Withholding a
portion of their pay in the treasury depart
ment general inspection of the depart
ments is being made for the purpose of
| wedding out all who are not professed loyal
Qepublicans, without any regard to their
clerical capacity. One of the most fragrant
cases of removals of this class is the dis
missal from the war department. of Capt.
Hamlin, of Springfield, Ill. Hamlin was
one of the best clerks in the war depart
ment. He served during the war in COM
pany D, 10th Illinois. He was clerk in the
| office of the superintendent of public in
struction in Illinois in 1877 and 1878. He
was
ENDORSED FOR AN APPOINTMENT
at the war department by Senators Logan
| and David Davis, and Gen. w. T. Sherman.
During his service as clerk he has discretely
| avoided politics. The clerk that sat next to
him never suspected that he was a Democrat.
Complaint was made to Noah, the ap-
pointment clerk, that Hamlin had been a
Democrat. Some one heard him say that he
| was going to Cincinnati. This was enough,
and Hamlin was abruptly dismissed. When
he asked the reason he was bluntly told that
| it was
BECAUSE HE WAS A DEMOCRAT.
Capt. Hamlin has since addressed the fol-
lowing letter to the secretary of war:
WASHINGTON, July 8, 1880. Alex Ram
sey, secretary of war-Sir: Under the law
approved March 16, $780, to facilitate the set
| Element of pensions, by the Endorsement of
Senators David Davis and John Logan aud
Gen. W. T. Sherman secured the appoint
| ment one of the additional force. Upon in
quiry found that of all the additional force
appointed, ] stood first in the performance of
duty. Of those appointed, as now under
stand, only two are dismissed, of whom l am
| one. Among those retained the public record
will show that the tail of the list in perform
ing public service has had great share in the
| illustrating the beauties of "civil service re-
form" as now practiced. J. J. Noah, who
supervises your appointments, submitted
these inquiries: 'Are you not DEM
ocrat?" Did you not say you were
going to CINCINNATI" aud added: ''You have
talked to much" replied that had said l
| was going to Cincinnati; that / was Democrat;
x
would surrender my political opinions, and
also told him both by letter and in person that
had fought three years to maintain the Union
of the States, and was now pensioner of the
government, and in addition to that informed
him that he had appointed in his new organi-
| cation person who carries the recommendation
of Shelby M. Column, governor of the State of
Illinois, being his cousin, a Mr.. McHenry, who
during the whole war served as a confederate
soldier was directing his bullets against the
bosom of myself and comrades and against the
integrity of the Union of which, you, sir, and
your party profess to be the especial
champions. Your secretary and appointment
occur in which he could place me,
but his remarks So clearly in
Dictated that political prescription and not
civil service reform" founded on merit would
govern the bestowment of place that deem it
public duty to address you this open letter.
to know whether or not you sustain this man
ner of administering the service of the people.
had declared that would never give one dol
lar to corrupt the people of this country to
vote against the party of which I am men,
Der, and especially against the great soldier
who barred his bosom to the storm in behalf of
the Union, and whom the Democrats have pre-
scented as their candidate for the presidency.
This may have been an additional reason why
failed to respond successfully to the peculiar
tory of your secretery's administration, and
which be graphically described by stating that
you know. Hamlin, this is a political yea"
[ am, honored sir, your most obedient servant,
D. NJ. HAMLIN.
A LETTER FROM LOGAN.
When Senator Logan heard of the re-
moval he addressed the following letter to
the appointment clerk who had ordered
Hamlin's dismissal:
July 2, ISS0.-Judge Noah-Dear Sir: am
truly sorry that you have discontinued Capt.
Hamlin. He,was appointed especially for Judge
Davis. with my joining him in the recommen-
dation. 1 hope you may find it the roper thing
to do to restore him. understand that he has
been supplanted by a confederate soldier. This
is rather tough, you being union soldier your
self. He was a Democrat, but left them, and
claims that he has done nothing to cause you
to think Otherwise. Yours, truly,
JOHN A. LOGAN.
Competitor for Strait.
To the Editor of the Globe:
FARRAULT, July ALI the Demo
Gratis of the Second Congressional dis
triot have to do to be sure of sue
cess is to put Sup q man well fitted for the
place. Why not nominate Hon. George N.
Baxter, q man who is second to none in this
State as lawyer and a statesman. He would
do great credit to Minnesota Democrats. 1
heIieya he yould noIf the LARGEST vote of any