The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-25
illustration oTCiviI Service Reform

A hornets nest has been stirred up
among the republican postal clerks
over the removal Of A. +. Upton,
postal clerk on the southern division
of the Louisville, New Orleans and
Texas railroad between Vicksburg aud
New Orleans. The iac's are these:
He ran for some years rs postal clerk
between Chicago aud Dubuque, la =,
and made for him self a good record.
His wife's health falling he was trans
ierred at his request to the South,
thinking the milder climate would
benefit her health, and assigned TO
the Valley route, then Just ready for
the mail service. He ran about
eighteen months and was kicked out
by Chief Clerk John Day prefer.
ring charges against him that he was
incompetent and not working his
mail, but when asked by Upton il il
we're true, replied no, that Mr.. Van
Eaton had him removed for being a
Republican. Mr.. Van Eaton was
asked in Washington II he had Upton
removed; he said: "All / know
about 1t is that / received a note one
morning from Gen. jameson, super.
intendent Of the railway mail service,
asking me TO name somebody to I'LL
the place OF Upton, removed, and /
did so." Senator Allison OF Iowa,
who had Upton appointed, then
waited upon Gen. Jameson and de-
manded to know the reasons for Tip.
toms removal and in answer, turned
over TO him four letters written by
John Day, also a Republican, 10 the
department, saying Upton was incom-
petent and not working his mail and
urging his removal. Then Upton gets
the certificates OF the mailing clerks in
the New Orleans and Vicksburg offices
and postal clerks on connecting lines
testifying that he was one OF the best
clerks In the service and always worked
his mail, proving the charges false,
and the department Is investigating it.
The postal clerks are enraged at the
active part Chief Clerk John Day
took in the matter, because while
Upton was Republican he never took
any par, in politics and il is charged
that John Day has in the past II not
recently, l.. NJ. Terrell, Republican,
superintendent of this (the fourth d.
vision) railway mail service, comp lsed
of the Democratic States Of Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missis.
sippi and South Carolina, and John
Day, his chief clerk, virtu ally suparn.
tendent of the States OF Louisiana and
Misnesippi, ave doing all they can to
embarriss the new Democratic postal
clerks, thereby the administration,
having dowoed ten on the Louisville,
New Olesns and Texa' railroad in the
/ last eighteen months. Their treatment
/ oilMr. Tpt n shows how they d. to
accomplish their end. Unless you
are submissive a. cute, you can't stay
in, There can be no sympathy be-
tEehn the Republican SUPERINTENDENT
and his clerk, and the new Democratic
postal clerks The best civil service
reform under high heaven is "to turn
the rascale out" acd put good Demo
Gratis ia their places. The people are
asking now II Postmaster General
Vilss is going to let l.. NJ. Terrell stay
in Office forever. He has been in
Office twenty years, aud there are
plenty OF good Democratic clerks who
by reasou of their long and faithiul
service and good record are entitled
10 il, aud there is very little future be
fore the mail service, anyway.