Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-07
BAD NAIL SERVICE.
Senatorial Cemmistss Investigating
Alleged Violations of Ctv!i Service
Regulations Ia Philadelphia.
UJsstisiactory Delivery OF Letters - Ia
tercepssd Exsmtnation DIcaaiuts.
Attended Pulii. ca, Meetings Damsg-
Ing Testimony E!ioit.d.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April The Ssn-
storisl committee, which IL INV, stigstir2
the alleged violations Of toe civil service
this city, elicited some very damaging
testimony yesterday. The nrss witness
WAS Howard E CHASE, businefs man.
who said he received abous 200 letters
day. He testified that the service OF tse
letter carrier, upon whose route his en- ;e
is situ,ted,i is unsatisfactory. Ia December
last the old Letter carrier, who had served
twelye or ftteer years, was dismissed
This man was, in the witness opinion, s
model carrier, who seldom II ever made
q mistake. He WAS dismissed without
cause and ell the business men on his
route were disgusted with the inconven-
ience In consequence. His promptness
WAS proverbial and one could almost set
his watch by his appearance. The bust
ness men protested to Assistant Post
master Drake through committee
against his removal. TIE witness then
pre- scented envelopes Of letters which were
delayed two AID three days since the
uew carrier had taken the old carriers
place. A large number OF witnesses were
examine d, ali Of whom testified TO the
general lncoDpetency Of the present post
Office employees, and that they cwed their
appointment to political reasons, and that
all were
ACTIVE POLITICIANS.
General Htndekooper, former post
master, test fed that while he WAS p, ST.
master st Pnilsdelphis he lad never 81
lowed q man in the p0stC a :e 70 attend 3
political convention or any political nee.-
ing 10 the detrinent OF the service. Tae
Witness said he was removed without
cause and after Postmaster General Villas
lad told HIM that uuder his sdministra
ion the Philadelphia post nee was the
best mansged Of any In the United Statss.
A. WalrUus, city editor OF the Philsdel-
phis Press, was called and Submitted An
article from his paper of October 8, 1857,
containing allegations OF the participation
II Cd e. holders in local politics with the
uames 4 the offenders; also fac simile
OF politicsl document, which he said
WAS printed in the postcfflce.
Edward + Rysinger, former en-
pluye in the post, nice, testified that he
was appointed by MIR H.rrity, and had
charge of the printing department OF the
pos;offi:e. He admitted ha had printed
political circulars and postal cares for
political purposes upOa
AN ORDER IN WRITING
signed by II c. Ficyd. jules j. Vogel, |
OF the printing q flee, gave
aim the order. Yogel hsd gwen him the |
ordgr upon the au hOrity If M. Harrity |
and Assistant Postmaster Drake. The
printing wes done on psper furnished by
the department from Washington.
James H. Lambert, political editor Of
'he Press, tesEfl 10 seeing fedora |
ofiics holders present ard actively eDgs ged |
in all of the Democratic state Conventions
st all political gatherings.
j. MIuurj y, q former empltye in !
the p stCffice, swore that be had upon |
one occa>ion intercepted a package ad
dressed 10 E. A. Barber, West lsdel-
phia. Mr.. Barber was president Of the
BOARD Of civil service examiners. This
package WAS given By witness to Jerome
B Maner of the foreign department Of
he post ffi:e, VINO Vas a member Of the
e1 mining board. He had iuterc5 PIED
the package by order Ct Maher. L. con-
tailed blanks, and he sfterward found ont
that these were the questions for The *
animation Of applicants for places in the
postc ff1ce. Tnese questions were sfler-
wards copied and answers written oui by
g type writer aud given 10 certain appli |
cants so that they could psss. Aft,
some further minor testimony as to po
l'ticsl assessments, etc b., the committee
sCi JurCed.