New-York tribune., 1885-07-09
CHANGES IN THE CUSTOMS SERVICE.
GOING SLOW AT THE CUSTOM HoUsE-APPRAIsER
MMuLLEN's COURSE.

GOING SLOW AT THE CUSTOM HoUsE-APPRAIsER
MMuLLEN's COURSE.
Collector Hedden has not yet made any I'M
portant changes Custom House, and some OF the
boys" getting anxious 10 have the rascas" turned
out The Collector said yesterday that tho applications
places wonld n two pages Of The TRIBUNE printo
In small type with line for each applicant Several
hundred are said to have been fled with Hubert D.
Thompson, and still there is no diminutioh ih
the number OF persons seeking places Ihere
are only places not included In tho Civil service
rules and Collector Informs all applicants that tney
must pass the examination. Naval officer Burt, Owing
to his we'll known adhesion to Civil Service reform. is
not much troubled with applications for places sur
veyor Beate has applications and he Is inVest
eating the work OF all his subordnates with view OF
making changes he deems 1t necessary to do so.
At tho Appraisers ofice nearly all
the subordnates not covered by tho civil
Service rules have already been turned out ana
their places given to Democrats Much feeling has been
caused by Appraiser McMuens extraordinary course
he has turned long In the service simply DO
cause they Republicans. Inasmuch as Repuphc"n
Appraisers kept him in office many years and even re
to peculiarly for him to turn against his & od as
soeates. few days ago man who held a " 100 c.ct
years was turned out to give place to Democrat AS
the removed official had never been an active pausn
apon him for support his friends we're highly indignant
his removal. He had held high Masonic once
business man, who contributed thousands OF dollars 10
the Cleveland canvass and who was personal icha OF
tho President wrote the President asking that the
clerk be retained I'm the service unless there was
good for his removal. Not long ater
that the was removed, ana >. MS
friend to the President to know the reason IL was
furnished Secretary Manning, to the effect that he
old gentleman removed because not IN sympathy
with good government" This Ecensed the business
man referred that he indignant letter asking
the name OF the person who had Informed the depart
ment to that effect. confidential reply was received
In which 1t WAS stated that clerk In the Appraisers
Office had charge against tho man who had beeh
removed This clerk "a Democrat who had held once
in the Appraisers office for ten years without Informing
him that part In the Transaction was known ne was
tlon for reinstatement OF tho person removed lie uld
so apparently with great Willingness speaking Oh 'n9
removed clerk In the highest terms as an honest anu
efficient man whom he had known for ten years Armed
with this the business referred TO sent hhotn"r
letter to Washington stating that he supported Mf.
Cleveland and spent his money freely snpposlng thal
the Government 10 be administered on Dusihcs,,
principles but had all Of the "reform or that kd
which ho wanted. He did not object To the
removal Of his friend IL there reason FOR H. but
he did his removal false prctences ana I'D
way that was calculated nuro him la any attempt 10
get else As he had earnsd of several
other similar cases. lie thought useless TO pursue thc
matter further, and had given his friend employment
in shis own establishments but In the future lie should
return TO his allegiance to the Republican party.