New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-22
SPOILS FOR THE FAITHFUL
MAKING A CLEAN SWEEP IN VIRGINIA.

REPUBLICAN PosTMAsrERs BEING FORCED ooi
DEMOCRATIC REJoICINGs.
rny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The members OF inc
&yryn,a Jury OF Award are In high feather 10 nsh
The heads OF six " Malone postmasters' as hoP
can postmasters in Virginia are styled Dy inc 49,,
to-day fell under the brave strokes OF helol,n0t >.
axe The posi- M sers removed were f. D. Gun -
harrisburg An Office worth $1.5 90 year; D. homes
Teshrrg salary 81 400; c. L. Deaver lexington Sai
orv Il 700: r. H. Fife University OF virginia saiii1
al 500; W. A. Pattle warrenton, salary'Sl anu
Dean Winchester salary, $1,000. Ihecause sNeni
removal of Postmaster Holmes is alleged rresui'',
IN his accounts Respecting the other nVe reno al''
postmaster General Villas said that they we're mado
the exercise of the Presidents power OF removal "
"hecauss the postmasters partisans OF such cn
scter that they ought not to continue IN service u
this Administration" .,is
Tt IA that the officers removed are
NJ different character" from Nick Bell OF 81 hou'
earning Iudd Of Chicago and several hundred other
less prominent but equally blttor Democratic 20" V
whom Mr. Villas has appointed in the last sixty days
CONGRESSMAN Barbour chairman OF the virginia peii
ocratic Committee, Congressman WISE ana o'hcr me-"
bers Of the Virginia "Jury OF Award nave oee -.
constantly in conference with MIR. Villas during tne
and II q, understood that their diligence IS 70 DO
81 he The remoyal before June of every kepuo S
Postmaster In Virginia. They nave aiIiy aa;daxits
Posi- ONCE Department with statements anu aa' -,
ssonnSe 70 Mr. Vilass "coDtdental" circular 10
sbow cause for the removal of all RepuDliean posi
masters on the ground of offensive partlsahshE. az
ready the success of the Virginia congressman Hs
cited the envy and stimulated the energies oi
cratic ConSressmen from other States and WITHIN d
monib the will find himself I'D IN
danger of being buried alive H nartisanship"
davis and proofs OF the onenslve
of thousands Of postmasters throughout 'no ''
who are Republicans. ,,,.,o 90 dav IA n
Every one of the men appointed in Virginia TO-DAY Is
bitter Democratic partisan aud was appon'eu, TO- ofi
of that fact in the expectation that by Virtue ~ t
cia position he will be able TO rehuer i in
that state There Is attempt whatever either pa ~
Villas or by the Virginia COngressmen VINO sec @
appointments deny that they are mace as ond
for Dast political services 10 the Democratic parry
consiierat0n of partisan services hereafter 10
he rendered On the contrary, the virginia
openly aud exuantly boast that such Is the case.
former resident OF LOudon County, virginia, t "a
said: Captain George X. Head, who was apPoirrvu
posmastrr al IeesbuTg to-day officer IN the Con-
3ederate militia and although he did not sheq much
loyal blood he made up for IL in dammlng the
Government and its agents in the bitterest anu
manner possible. What is worse He u had
when men who had fought against the Goyerhhent, h
laid down their and accepted me suatn,
been, since the war, an uncOmlromlslhg I'LL" unknown
structed Rebel down TO the present time