New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-21
CIEvELIND AND THE SOLDIERS.
Union VETERANS MUST GO-THE TREAS
IRY LOCKSMIrH.

Union VETERANS MUST GO-THE TREAS
URY LOCKSMITH.
,,vou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRtBUSLA
WASHINGTON, June 20.-The Administra
tou looks upoa section 54 OF the Revised statutes
dead letter 1t rarely misses opportunity to show
It's hostility the soldiers The discharge OF veterans
IN the different departments IL steadily going on and
their places are flied by exRebels In defiance OF all
Justice, decency and law There is no attempt 10 dis
guise this The officers Of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public have protested against 1t IN VAIN They have re-
p-atedy addressed letters to Secretary Lamar, POST
master-G -nera Villas. Assistant secretary Smith, Com
oner Black and others but received no Satisfaction
Recently they appealed the President in letter. In
closing list OF soldiers discharged from the depart
ments The communication was handed to the Pres-
dent in person He promised to give the matter MS
attention. and declared that he would that section
z54 of the sed Statutes enforced. But there
the mstter to rest The officers OF tho Grand
Army OF the Republic second communication 10
the President a-an drawing ais attention to the sub
iect and supplenenting their statements by new list
of discharged soldiers This communication the Pres
dent treated In the same manner. 1t remains unan-
swered TO the present day, and the law is rs openly
dehed by the heads OF departments as ever
One OF the -Confederates who got into Office by
violation the spirit OF law laid down In section i'o4
n, the vised statute. chief clerk OF the super
visng Architects office His name Is Fster and he Is
p.nnsyly,nis Democrat Educated at the public ex
pense the Naval Academy, ne Iouna
NO better way OF discharging the obligation
he had Incurred his country III IN By helping 10 cap
tnre the Harriet Lane Galveston HarOor at the out
break o. the War This exploit he commem rates to-day
by the wearing Of scarf pm which he boasts was made
from the skull of id Yankee From this 1t can
readily be inferred what kind OF man Fister IS His
manners toward employees OF the Office SAVIOR OF the
ouarterieck rather than OF the cOuntingroo Re-
Gently he discharged the locAsnlth empoTel by the
Department look after all tue LOCKS OF the Treasury
II happ ned that after the man WAS discharged
Treasurer Jordan found OF his complicated time
locks out OF He FOR locks NTH but was
Informed that the latter had been snsset Tbere was
no other man IN town competent to repair the lock.
Jordan was furious He went to Assistant Secretary
Smith. and sand What Kind CT fool have you in the
Architects Office. any way 4" Nj Smith sent for Fster
who began 10 stammer: &" could never mud my lock-
smith; the fellows in the other Offices were always
sending FOR him. AM never had" "StOp right here.
SAID Treasurer Jordan. there no fellows In the
Treasurer's Office and that office wants
lock smith at once" aud there and tuen Mr. Jordan
read the 'lAvsuizei YANKEE" IS Mr. FIster Is called
by ms son friends. lecture which that gentleman
Is not likely 10 forget, The uYAO; 1t all the dis
cLarsed lccks,th hal be FOR again 10 DO the
lob much to the fcation. doubt OF Mr. Flster
Thomas simmons. who 'os years was Assistant
Attorney General died as night after an idaes, OF
shout NO weeks Though i Democrat. be was one o.
the nrst TO he removed by At0rney-G General GdriauL
Nj Simmons was born BarmaA. where his fatner was
smissiouary OF the Bsptst church. He wa United
10 the bar heeve. in New ork and b'cd re the PAT
ner al Edwards P-rrepOnt whO upon Oec0miug Cen
era laui- Attorney general, made Mr. sian nous one
OF IL rather singular clrcu'n-
stance that Democrat. after serv'nE 80 long under
Republican administration, sh"lit nave O'eA removed
. = ILL., party came into power
Genera Fred Dent, who is brother OF General
Grants wi1OW, lives here IN quiet way upon his pay
rs a retired officer. His severe illness some time a-o
left with imp@dment IN his speech, and he IS not
50 firm upon his legs during the gears when General
Grant " President Dent always had reputation OF
being bright quick rcrartee. A. an lusrat on
OF HAPPY faculty writer ID me Captd 'aies Tue
Lowing dent: General an BdOfdu once NAld mat
he could never get good MONOGRAM Tor his hai' Srh-
eral Dent seated the table with him and fad ne
would he lin aud drew upon piece OF paper
poor capital General Btdcau looked AZ u
and sad could nothing IA what lac had cIawn ana
asked him to e1plain l.. "Wnv" said General Dent,
'tuat IS a ID bad O.'-Addm Bddeau