National Republican., 1880-08-26
A NEW CABINET OFFICER.
Ex.Mlnistcr Horace Maynard Commits.
stoned POstmaster.G General.
A visit to the Postofico Department
Lonve-TalSing OF Judge Key-Com.
piimentary Resolutions.

A Change in tho Head of the Postal Service
Hon. Horace Maynard, ox minister to Iur-
key, in company with Postmaster General
Key, visited the executive mansion yesterday
to pay his respects to President Hayes. While
there tho president signed Mr. Maynard's
commission ns acknowledgement aud handed
1t TO him. Mr.. Maynard thon accompanied
Judge Key 10 the postofiiCe department, but
did not assume his new Official d uties. After
some time spenLin friendly chat and receiving
the congratulations Of q number Of friends
who called, tho officers Of the dopartm ont
were summoned and introduced TO their now
chief, who will assume his official duti es to-
day. During the morning Judge Key TO-.
ceived largo number Of calls and several
floral romombranccs, one q maguifcen
basket of flowers with the word Regrets" in
blue inimortclcs, beautifully nterwoven.
AT 23O o'clock u meeting Of the officers aud
semployes WAS held In the largo room of the
sixth auditors office, directly over that of the
acknowledgement Judge Tyner presided,
with Mr.. Dackiau of the foreign mail di.
vision rs secretary,
Mr. +. c. Fowler, chairman Of the commit.
tee on resolutions, submitted the following
pEsoLUTIoNs:
Rcsoired, Thatil Is due to ourselves, no less
than to Judge Key, TO express the great regret we
feel on his leaving this department and 10 convey
20 him the assurance Of our high appreciation Of
him ns an officer and of our sincere regard for him
ne man. by his executive obilityund sound dis.
cretion he has advanced every branch of the pos
ISL service to an admirable state Of efficiency and
in our personal intercourse with him we have met
have distinguished him iu his official life as VOL
as in his private and social relations.
Resored, That feeling personal Interest in Judge
IFff Yn uf NNstaf
his continued prosperity md happiness, ana we do
not doubt that In the new field Of honor and use
iulncss to which he has been called he VIII con-
tiiue to exercise that good Judgment and discrimi
mating justice which have heretofore guided
him IN all his official acts and which we hope Will
al no distant day elevate him to still higher hon
ors.
Reso'ped, That a copy Of these resolutions be
tigned By the officers OF this meeting and handed
by them to Judge Key
REMARKS DY COLONEL FREEMAN.
Hon. A. a. Freeman, assistant attorney
general for the postolicG department said:
Mr.. CHAu,MAN: In rising to second the resou.
tons Just read desire 10 say that 10 tribute to
Judge Keys high qualities as q man and an officer
can do him e@;re Justice which fails TO recognize
nae peculiar circumstances that surrounded his
inrcducton to the duties and responsibilities Of
the position Of posinNs!er-generGl.
When dt the threshold Of the present admins
tretion II was announced that tile president had
determined to call to u seat IN his cabinet n man
who was not IN sympathy with the party that had
"A
surprise that republicans were somewhat startled
nt such an innovation upon an lmmGmorial usage
70 the ordinary political comprehension It seemed
the postmNster-gene must either sacrltce his
political principles, Ur. supprvssing any expression
OF the same play the part Vt silent eubassGdOr at
the court Of tho enemy and that Ia either event he
would lind himself embarrassed 10y The dcl!Ggle
surroundings of hisanumGl0uS position, That this
fear has not been realized Is now universally COLI
ccdcd. How lar II WIS at fault none can pre-.
hend 50 well as we Who have been brought into
daily contact with our beloved chief. Ills hard
commCn sense aud frank and manly demeanor
have enabled him 70 suTlNount difficulties that
would have fatally embarrassed more Gsiue
statesman.
Fulsome eulogy Oh this occasion Is as Car from
my purpose rs II would be dStnSteful to the suu
Icct VI the,U remErkS 1t Is hut just however 10
shy tie y stnHStcr-gC general has combined IN the
administration vi ms ulico executive abilities OF
high order thc Integrity Ot an honest man ami the
kymrWAy of the true ilend. no g!,d1d tormali,y
las surrounded Gts presence UHmoy1d by the
Establishments of the atterer he has ever btGn Us
EprruachapD to The hu!noest messenger IN the dc.
lUiimchl us 10 lie president OF the United
states, and he viii ever lie remembered rs
an honest public Official whom no confederation
Of public favor nor private gain could noYs fom
The l!nc Of duty. by Us, however he Wi! be re.
OF admiration Tor his high Oalcia character. Time,
that ciluces N things VIII fade his picAsLu! features
from the canvas inst dccorates these walls but 50
long a. memory slell e!GuiS, III genial smile vii!
remain photographed upon the memories ana
hes+,s all OF us Who have had The fortune to serve
in his presence. lie leaves behind h!m M uu-
b!oitel Official record aud goes hence fre!ghtel
with the bcnedctions of I'll VINO know him.
The resolutions were then unanimously
adopted
On motion, Third Assistant Postmaster.
General lIazen and Colonel Freeman were ap.
pointed committee TO wait on Judge Key
and invite him to meet those assembled and
also to invite the new pOstmaster-gGneral to
meet tie officers and employees Of the depart.
Ment. Tho committee soon returned escort.
ing the gentlemen named.
REMARKS DY JUDGE TYNER.
Judge 1yner in presenting the resolutions
adopted by the meeting, said:
JuDGE KEY: The officers and employees Of the
pCslOihCe department have assembled this after
noon to i@ke formal leave yon; They have cx.
pressed their regret Vt the parting in scries Of
resolutions, which wilfsoon ask the secretary to
report.
It Is proper that should add, beyond what Is
said In the resolutions, !t your treatment Of the
ladies aud gentlemen Of the deparmant has been
80 uniformly courteous, your conduct toward them
30 just and youradlninistUNon generally so wise,
as TO convert HE necessity which sewers the assu.
ciGti3n into mn occasion Of personal grief
Your management uf lho business Of the depart.
nent has also been Cniuenty success full The
records VII Justify my statement, else would not
vcntule (b2ng, myself a part Of your alm!nis-
cycI presided over tho liiia Of the department
with mOlo gratifying results GOu may not your.
sell have noticed Tho large Increase OF business
during the thlec and half yGsgs uiyOur term and
the Satisfactory mauuer Ia which 1t has been
handled. Hence vii. communicate what hasry
glance az our records within the lust hour dis
closed to mo- Tie data for computing the actual
growth during the last fiscal ycnr is not yet rlr
nshGd, but reliable estimate con be made At
the risk a! ohtgudug figures Gpou On occasion
where SemimenI migh. properly crowd ou' s'alia'
ties, viii bay that there have been added u the
list OF n officers and CMplUyCS IN the service, oN
elusive Of contractors, probably s,gcJ persons or
an addition Of sixteen per cent to the whole
humbor Ol these more than A'ec'iourths arc
pO'tmaStega, thus showing that over 600 post.
u
the mails have been urdC!cd upOn nearly or QCl:G
5000 OmlleS VI new railroads, which Is an Increase
oi about eleven per cent 10 the sieaM scat
routes have been nddCd about 600 mics Of
new service an increase OF about Migly.;ATro
per cent, There have also been added about
1850 new pGblic routes (n increase 1t uear.y OF
Qui'e fifteen per cent?, which are supp,ied by
''s,ar' service over ~ Jol miles Of ndt,uoGa!
length. In the COS! Of this enormous increase %;
the postal service IN all its branches Is the eyl,
Goncc Of your business Ike management N1
number OF words would tell the story 30 well
Hence you ahoud be grallNed by the tect that TIE
Increase Of expenditures during your terra OH.y
revenues has run 20 fully twenty UHt pet cent, The
logic OF these figures Is uQ the ratiO ut utiGCreRG @!
expenditures Is ten per cent below the Tai 0 ul In
crease OF revenues. The chronic RaNanl deficiency
ol the department has, rs gh"aSequcNct sErunkeu
from over "a OlDQQ0 20 about $3.50 O5G. NhGe Il
is sad 70 tatG .iicial leave Of one whose wisdom
Hyd pIgjeueg have thus been CNgrarsd up3l the
jest Of cCugratU,AhOu that you 50 nom among us
with such reGsrd Al OF these ladies' aad gentle,
men have q ligll 10 share IN your success They
have earnestly lAh?lpl 70 lriUE Il about NuU
gave tEtm your confidence, they realized That You
uG,ioG utlA, and the never sHtonh ir-m The