The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-30
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Tells About His Much Talked Of APPOINT
mcnt and Advances some Thoughts.
WASHINGTON, d. O., July %,

Tells About HIS Aluch ANAkeu u APppAh
mcnt and Advances some Thoughts.
WASHINGTON, D. O., July %,
TO Al Whom il Nay Concern.
During the past three or four weeks /
have had brought 10 my attention numer-
Gus evidences, in the shape OF Newspaper
editorials, that the fact Of my having Sc
cured position in Washington has created
somewhat Of q stir among the Democracy
of West Virgins. To read the columns OF
trash that have been published about the
mater one would think that either l
am very offensive, politically, to the Dem
ocratic party, or that certain politicians
and editors are strainiDg themselves 70
gain a point against certain other polltt-
clans who are accused Of the crime ot hRv-
ing me appointed.
Il having come To my knowledge that
certain malicious enemies EX-SENATOR ]. N.
Camden are circulating among the Demo-
Gratis a report to the effect that he y re,
sponsible iOr my appointment to q federal
position, aud that he urged me- for the
place as against Democratic applicants, l
feel il my duty, by way OF Justice to Mr..
Camden, to explain the circumstances re-
lating to the appointment,
It 50 happeId that q few weeks since 9
vacancy occurred in the corps OF proof
readeTs at the Government Printing office,
These vacancies are not, as q rule, filled
Inv new appointments, 1t being required
that proof.resders particularly in the job
depsrtment where l am employed) shall
have served q sufficient length Of time "at
the case" 10 familiari2s them with the
great variety OF work, Of q very cnmplicat'
sd nature, that is done in the Government
Printing office. In this great bureau,
where nearly three thousand people are
employed, It Is not to be expected that a
printer who has never had an experience
with the peculiar work required oY the
Government, could "all the bill as q
proof.reader, For this reason new Rp.
pointeeg, who have never been employed
In the office are not given such places.
Therefore, when the vacancy above men
| toned occurred, | felt that ! was not only
elIigible bat competent to ill the place,
for / had served nearly four years in the
very division where the vacancy was,
Ii knew of no Democratic applicant
from West Virginia who could ill the re-
ouirementa for there were none. A Re-
publican friend Of mine, Col, Ed. Moore,
who was on terms OF intimacy with the
Public Printer, volunteered to secure me
the place, II | woIld explain the circum-
stances 10 the West Virginia Democratic
Senators and members OF Congress and
obtain nom them assurances that they
would offer no opposition to the appoint
menteLThis | did, and they generously
complied with my request, though they
gave me no personal Letters OF endorse
nent. The Senator'S sati,tied themselves
that. under tho circumstances, the place
could not DO secured for q West Virginia
Democrat, and | was allowed to proceed
with tho work OF securing II, without
their opposition. | was successful, through
tho pprsousl efforts Of Col, Moore aud
self. Now, this Is all there Ia in the mat
Ter about which such @ hubbub has been
raised, and which the enemies Of Senator
Camden arc uplustly using against him.
Under the circumstances may be patd-
oned for reminding those Democrats who
"begrudge" me the place, that under the
last two Republican administrations, be-
tween forty and fifty West Virginia
Democrats held positions here In Wash
~ipgton, II any one doubts the statement
/ can furnish d list OF their names. Many
Of them we're appointed through the per-
sonal efforts Of some OF the very men who
are now abusing Senator Camden's al
legged course with regard to my appoint
ment, More than that-thoy every one
were endorsed by leading Republicans Of
the State. The West Virginia Repub!t-
cans exhibited q moro Commendable
spirit toward their Democratic brethren
than the latter are now manllesting In the
case In question.
respectfully suggest that II 1t is a
crime for me to read proofs in the Gov
eminent printing Office with q Democratic
President In the White House it was a
crime for the forty or tiity friends OF the
men who are demanding my removal to
hold c~lerkships with Hayes and Arthur
in the Executive chair. l write this in
Justice TO Senator Camden, and without
hiE knowledge. The men who are making
OF my appointment an issue to injure him
among his party friends are worthy of
just such puerile actions. They are Of the
Jim Mason variety, who profess higher
notions OF politics but never practice
them. Very respectfully,
GEO, A, DuNNIN0TON,