Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-09
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Meade, chief clerk and secretary Of th,
Brotherhood of Postal Clerks, has pre-
pared Il response to the statement Of
POstmaster.General Villas In substance
that the postal clerks expected
very generally on the incoming OF the
present administration TO be removed
and that Ia such anticipation some re-
signed and others got lighthouses In order
TO GO; that Postmaster General Villas
by his circular March 81, 1885, gave
them TO understand expressly that there
should be no removals without cause and
none for merely political reasons ;
that efficient and valuable men
would not be disturbed so
long as they rendered faithful services.
That they accepted this assurance
in good faith, rendering faithful and
jealous service. That soop, howe yer.
their faith was broken by repeated and
frequent removals OF good men without
cause. That, by reason OF such re-
mOyals, increased work was imposed
upon them. That they were required, in
addition TO their regular and onerous
men were promoted over them
and that in some instances
these new men were utven
leave OF absence and devoted their time
to political work without complaint or
rebuke, while the old clerks were being
removed for alleged political work done
years ago. That they felt that they were
being imposed upon by having additional
a nd no n.
itism shown In many ways TO new APP
pointees. That they had pride
in their efficiency of work,
and found that these things tended 10
d. stroy that efficiency. That they OBJ
jected TO removals being made upon
secret charges, unknown TO them and TO
which they had no opportunity OF reply
ing or being heard thereon That the or
ganization was founded on these things
looking TO the efficiency OF the public
service and TO prevent, II pos
sible, its destruction by constant
and frequent removals without cause
that under the professions and promises
OF the postmaster-general the public
would infer that the removals were made
upon good and sufficient cause, thus leav-
ing stigma upon persons removed aud
unjustly so. That the essence of their
protest was that In justice 20 those re-
moved they only asked that the cause OF
removal should be made known. That
while they were public servants they
recognized their duties to the public
and faithfully and zealously performed It.
That for proof of which they point with
pride 10 the service Itself. They felt as
men and citizens they were entitled to at
least fair and Just consideration by the |
postmaster-general That what they did |
was not In Any spirit OF INSTRUMENTATION |
pr obstruction, but, on the contrary,
vas In the highest interest OF the
postal service. On behalf OF the
public and 10 their own interest as men
md citlzens, wishing good opinion Of
he high efficiency Of the postal service,
hat they intended to wait upon the post
naster-generai and submit these things
n his consideration, when he hnrriedIy
emoved large number Of clerks with
'ut hearing. This they believed he ala
0 eYoid being confronted with his record
Il removals.