The National tribune., 1883-03-01
SECTION 1854.
An Old Soldier to Be Turned Ont of Office in yiO-
lati0n of Law.

subscriber at Newton, Ia, charges the
Hon. NJ. E. Cults, member of Congress from
the sixth district, of that State, with endeav-
Oring to procure the removal of the postmaster
Samuel A. Moore, ut Bloomfield, Ia, who is
ali eX-sOlder, in order 10 make room for an
other, and as it appears, less deserving ineum-
bent. The following article from the Bloom
field Tribune gives the soldiers side of the
case.
when the news reached Bloomfield. Ia. that
Sumter had been fired upon, a company Of one
hundred volunteers was Immediately organized.
Among the first signatures to that mustcr-roi was
that Of samuel A Moore. he enlisted a. private
and was afterwards promoted TO the Ot'ic" of lieu
tenant and later - 81 CiptaIncY. Drawer man
was never mustered into the service. His sword
and that Of the writer cIaukcd against each other
as side by side. eaped over the centre rifiC-pit
o. the enemy, IN tac charge upon Fort DoH"i~On.
While in the service" Captain tiOOFc was afflicted
with chronic eyes. More than hundred
times has the writer hereof turned back MS cvciids
and cauterized them with blue vitrOi pencil. to
enable him to sec to perform hi' duty Il soldier.
Nothing could persuade him TO leave his post.
At shiloh our position was iankcd, and were
compelled TO retire under Calling ire poured iatO
us from right and left. Captain Moore fell, pierced
through both legs by mu@lset balls. We SAW him
tall the blood running out OF Che tops of his boots
with the aid o. gallant john scott. of Atlantic
Ia, we picked him up and carried him some dis
tancc until battery wagon came daShnG by when
We placed him upon it in care of a soldier. and
pushed on to duty. Captain Moore sent home
lie recovered from his wounds, and again entered
dred days regiment. This crippled soldier Is get
ting old and has family to support. \ few years
since he lost all ms property by FIRE.
lie has hcldt the office ofpostmustera at Bloomfield
for u few years, and 1t Is conceded by ali that Ee
has been "a faithful public servant lie has been ii
lifelong Republican. 4 few days ago Dir. Cults
informed him that he Is to be removed for purely
political reasons and that Harry Fortune 81
single man but tventy-fOur years Of age. who hap
pens to tie the editor of the Bloomfield Republican,
will be appointed in mis- stead. When Captain
Moore was bieeimg 'at Shiloh, VI. +. Cults was at
home, shirsiug his duty, praciciDG law and buying
up tax titles, while Harry Fortune Cuy
three yCar-old in his mothers arms. How DO the
old soldiers of tie sixth district like MIR. Cutts's
ideas of civil service rcform?"
If the facts are as stated above, the removal
would be clearly III violation OF Section 1854 of
the Revised Statutes which reads as follows:
Persons honOr,lby discharged from the military
or naval service 10y reason of disability resulting
from wounds sickness incurred in tn" line of
duty, shall be preferred for appointments to civil
offices, provided they found To possess the
business capacity necessary for the proper dis
charge of the duties of such offices"
If there is another side to this case, the col
umns of THE TRIBUNE are open to Congress
man Cults for a reply.