Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-04
Every one of these clerks were dis
missed the service. The report had its
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Every one of these clerks were dis
missed the service. The report had it
effect.
HOW IT BRED HYPOCRITES.
| Those who were not of the Republican
faith had no means OF escape unless
they played the part of hypocrite!
and expressed "bold, outspoken
vigorous Republican sentiments" They
dared not assert their Democracy and
they dared not keep it quiet, for in the
latter event they were hustled out fol
want of partisanship. The system was
we'll calculated to put premium or
lhypocrites, liars and frauds. Under il
it was not even safe to be conservative
for conservatism was considered crime
The following testimony shows this
The witness is Charles F. Herring, who
was Deputy Second Auditor OF the
Treasury:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, !
SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE, April 80, 1862,
SIRs-At the request of number of clerks
would respectfully submit the following ttate
ment in regard to D. H. Lusk, q clerk In this
office, removed to take effect this day
| Mr.. Lusk has been in charge OF the Division
of Paymasters' Accounts of this office for the
past six year,, and the gentlemen in whose be-
half this statement Is made have been daily as
sociated with him for from three to six years
| and by reason Of such intercourse have had 9
good opportunity of knowing his political
sentiments.
They state without hesitation that during all
| o. this time MIR. Lusk has been known and con
sidered to be Democrat, and not in sympathy
with the Republican party or its principles.
He was an earnest advocate of Mcclellan for
President in 1864, spoke openly and in admir-
sylvania, that his declarations have always
been of a so-called conservative" character,
and against the principles of Republicanism
and its representative men. All of which
statements they stsnd ready to verify If called
upon. Respectfully yours,
CHARLES F. HERRING, of Natick, Mass.
Hon George $. Boutwell,, Secretary Treasury,
Washington, d. G..
DISCHARGED IN SPITE OF ALL.
Herring, to make his case stronger
with the Secretary, who was from Mass
achusetts, AID having no doubt, the
usual modicum of State pride, promul
gates the fact that he is 'of Natick, Mass. +"
at all events, D. H. Lusk was dismissed
upon his say-so. Paymaster- General
Brice went to inquire into the case, and
the clerk himself appealed, as was his
right, to the Secretary, alleging that his
record was good and that political
reasons alone had been the cause of his
dismissal. The Secretary sent this auto
graph to Vanderbilt, the Appointment
Clerk
Gen. Brice desires that the case of Mr..
Lnsk, Second Auditors office, may not
be acted on adversely till after Monday
next. 6. s. B.
Vanderbilt. however, wanted no Demo-
Gratis in the service, and he wrote:
Note-The gentlemen in the Office with Mr..
Lusk are unanimously of opinion that he IL,
ewas them ehs
April 21, 1869. H. 8. VANDERBILT.
Apparently poor Lusk was the only
Democrat in the Second Auditors g
office-either that or Democrats were not
counted with "the gentlemen in the
office," as the gentlemen were unani-
mously of the opinion that Lusk was q
Democrat!
WASHINGTON, April II. 1869.
Hon. j. S. Morrill,:
DEAR SIR-I have this evening received my
discharge as frst-class clerk in the Office Of the
oblige me by ascertaining the cause, as under
stand that most of the discharges have been
made from political motives. Very truly, your
0bedient servant, ]. +. TENNEY.
This is indorsed:
waiting. G. 8. B.
&c. S. B." are the initials and in the
handwriting of George S. Boutwell,, the
Secretary. He asks Tullock to let him
know about TenLy's discharge-whether
it was for political reasons or not 1t so
happened that it was, but they didn't
know that Tenny had friend in Senator
Morrill,. Had he been Republican "for
certain" no matter how incompetent in
other respects, he would not have been
dismissed.
THEY BET THE WRONG WAY.
AS was the head of the Office, 80 were
the subordinates. If Herring went gum
ming for Democrats, the smaller fish were
expected to follow his example. By way
of illustration:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE, May 3, 1859
SIR: We, the undersigned, clerks in the Sec.
ond Auditors office, United States Treasury.
having associated with G. H. Paulsen, late
clerk in said office, for from one to five years
past, respectfully submit the following state.
sentiments held by him, as gathered from his
acts i Of public men in and out Of Congress. and
We have ever rssardea ar 9 mr. Papaissn as
Democrat; and especially since the rupture be-
tween President Johnson and Congress he has
former as against that Of the latter; and We have
never entertained doubt of his entire sym
pathy with the opposition to Congress in the re-
construction OF the Rebel States
T. G. SMART,
Ed. CoNELLY,
KoNARD WEISS,
T. ] STALEY,
c. H. HUMPHREYS.
H. T. HIRsT,
J. S. BUCHANAN,
A. M, READ,
JOHN G. FARQUHAR,
Hon. Z. B. French, Second Auditor United
States Treasury. Washington, D. G.
This letter was indorsed: Respect
fully forwarded.-E. B. French"
This letter shows how Democrat, even
if faithful clerk, had to go:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE, 1861
have always considered Mr.. Wilmer Dem
ocrat. He certainly talked in favor Of that
party, and during the campaign last Fail made
and Blair. Still he has alwygs been attentive
to his duties and good clerk.
indorse the above.
John w. Lugenbell.
1t was enough that Wilmer was "con-
sidered" a Democrat. Suspicion was
sufficient; and upon suspicion he was
turned out of the service, although the
witnesses who considered" him DEM
ocrat testify that he had "ala0Gys been
attentive to his duties and good clerk. F."
INsoLENCE OF SUBoRDINATES.
The viciousness of the system which
gave places to those who were without
merit or claim other than their activity
and zeal, and which put premium upon
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