Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-03
4 ctl1h.SERr1cE Hlcr1n.

TIIE GAZETTE cannot believe without
further confirmation the statements con
tanned in the extract quoted below, from
the Washington city correspondence of
the st. Louis Republican. 1t appears so
improbable that under Democratic adj
ADMINISTRATION Democratic cmploye could
be prosecuted by Republican employees
for the sake of his politics, aud that he
should be dismissed for no better reason
than that he is not Republican, that
TIM GAZETTE is suspicious of the whole
statement We print II, however for
what It is worth and as of interest to
Texas readers:
James V. Virgins OF Brownwcod, Tex,
nephew of senator Flanagan, and cousin Of
the Immortal Flanagan who inquired. "what
are We here for If not for the spols;" passed u
ciyil'scrylce examination in Washington on
March 10, 1891 and returned home for ccrtinca
tlon from the commission. In Il few weeks he
received notification that he had passed
the examination successfully, but it was
not until the very last days OF the RE-
publican administration that he received his
appointment In the meantime he was chosen
w, e Democratic party OF his state rs u dele
u,lr 10 the Democratic National convention
Vi July. On the I'd OF last March he received
ms appointment and was assigned TO duty In
the qunrtcrnastcr generals olico rs II copyist
ut Il salary OF 500 u year. The political anini
ties of the new employee were not hid under
bushcl. and the fact that he had been q dele
gate TO the Chicago convention was a particu-
larry notorious fact several of the speeches
which hc had delivered In his state aud which
had been published, were circulated In the dc
partmcnts.
"tor some reason, probably these says Mr.
Nlggins,i"I was practically boycotted By my
fellow clerks, aud their dlsplensure ut my Dem
oCrutlc Intrusion into their select Republican
circle was amply manifested. Their CONVERSE
lions were carried ON In whispers when was
near aud when In the performance of my du
ties I found It necessary to put a ques
ton or ash FOR information the answers, II
given ut all, were grudsingly given and the
information impaired was AZ mcagcr rs pos.
slble, Every effort was made to place obstacles
in my way aud to make It difficult for me to ac.
qulrc inside knowledge and therefore impos
sihlc for me TO succeed In my appointment. A
the sis months probationary period went by
Hhh WV NihN ipi NY lnNplnN-
mcnt approached judged from the signs
| saw around me that had too good rca.
son to npprehcnd that the quartcrmastcr gen.
eral and his subordinates had decided that
should not be retained In the office"
Mr. Wlgglns fears we're realized for under
date of August -, he was notified by the chief
clerk of the war department that he would be
deemed out OF the service from and after No
ycmbcr ,, when his six months probationary
period expired. lie at once sought a personal
Interview with the quartcrmastcr general, but
was unsuccessful. lie then appealed to the
! cIyil service commission, but was informed
they could do nothing, and yesterday no nd
dressed written appeal to Secretary Endicott,
requesting IN Inquiry into the facts In his case,
Mir Virgins Is a graduate OF Eastman's
National business college at Poughkecpsle,
ny