The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-27
Yours respectfully,
(SiRRed, w. j. RUDDIcK.

nave surgeons certlncAte IN PROOF OF
the same.
Yours respectfully,
(Sigaed,) w. J. RUDDICK.
OAKLAND, CAL, July 10, 1880.
Hen. II. r. Page, Member of Congress:
Dear Siy-I had been employed in
the assay department Of the United States
mint at San Francisco for several
years, up 10 the Lat Of July,
1850, when I received notice that
my services were no longer required.
I called on Superintendent Dodge and
asked him If he had any charge against
me 70 cause my dismissal. He said he
had not. The only reason he offered for
my removal was that had Q brother
over in Oakland, who was assisting Mr..
Psge in politics and that he, Dodge, was
fighting Page and all his friends. told
him that it was poor policy to fight Mr.,
Page over my back, as would be the
only one to suffer. then called his at
tention to q promise he had made that no
employee should be removed without
just cause He replied excitsdlys "Oivil
service ia all humbug. my friends have
urged me on in this fight and intend to
beat him (Page) for Congress, and
want those places for my friends sub
NIT the above to you to deal with as you
may think just and proper.
Your obsdient servant,
JAMES HAEIFIN.
Oakland, California.
State Of California, city and county Of
San Francisco, James Hanifn. being
duly sworn deposed and says that the
facts and statements Iet forth in the
above letter are true-Jsmes HaniHn.
Subscribed and sworn to before nae this
18th day Of November, A. D.. 1880.
4. Ill THos. b HOLE.
Sealed Notary Public.
UNITED STATES MINT, san FRANcIsco,
AssATEEs' OFFICE, Aug. 10th, $50.
Mr. james RaniFs, Oakland, Gal.
Dear Sir: On your retiring from this
department Of the United States mint, /
wish to say q word by way Of AckRow-
ledgment for the prompt, efficient and
reliable manner in which you have aided
me in performing the delicate and i'm
portant duties to which you were as
signed. Having always confdsd in your
integrity for the correctness and GER
tainty Of your work, very much regret
this separation, and the less of your SER
Yices in the department. Please accept
my thanks for the assiduous attention
and able services rendered this depart
ment OF the mint during your connection
with il, and believe me, very truly yours,
etc., o. d. MUNsoN, Assayer.
Second.-I charge that Supt. Dodge
sent for prominent citizen OF Alameda
countys Gala, in the congressional dis
trict, and made It . condition that the
brother of the latter who was wounded
soldier, could only retain his plS9 in the
mint by The opposition of said prominent
citizen to my return to congress. In re-
spouse 10 the above two charges, Super
intendent Dodge in a letter OF
Msy 1st 1881. addressed TO your
self, makes, on page l6, the following
bold denial. II found i necessary to re-
duce the force, and dismissed none OF
Pages friends but Tor good and sufficient
cause.n The cool efrontery and falsity
ofthe denial appears, BY comparing it
with the following extract from g letter
written by Superintendent Dodge In June
last. Notes.-The text OF this extract is
withheld from the only copy now obtain
able, but in substance it is a declaration
By Superintendent Dodge that many o:
his employees are sympathIzing with
Page, whom he speaks OF as his open and
sworn enemy, and that although be
would not remove all of them, he IN
tended to make some dismisssls which
would "strike Page in tender place.
The remainder of the second charge Ii
as follows: Touching certain other Of
Mr.. DodKe's mis-statements, it may b
we'll for me to state at this point that hs
hsd retained in place only four person.
Of those whom / had specially recon-
mended, while he dismissed ten Of
Itvelye.-TI am not conscious OF having
written to Mr.. Dodge during his incum
bency, any letter save one. recommend
ing new appointments, and that one wa
written at his own solicitation.
.Third-I charge that Superintendent
Dodge has received low grade and re
frsctofy bullion upon which the prope
deductions were not made, so as TO tecur
the government from loss, rs authorizes
by law and required BY the mint reguls
tions and Instructions. s
FOURTH charge that over 400, O0
ounces Of such low grade and refrsctor,
silver bullion, below COS, were receives
1by Superintendent Dodge from tn
Representatives OF two bullion .brokerag
establishments in San Francisco, lSl 90
ounces Of which were reported BY To
Anglo. Californian bank, and 225, 90
ounces by one George Sour: To tn
president ofthe Anglo Californian Bank
Superintendent Dodge is mainly iudebte
| for his present official position. AS {
George Sour, in response to an en9uir
concerning him and his status the follow
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