New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-29
. REFORM IN INDIANA
RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION GIVEN.

RESULTS OF AN NvESTIGAllos uAY1S'
rrs4rAoSY or TIE PRESIDENT az rHx CIVIL sFA-
VICE RrFoRM ASSOCIATION or iND'ASA-
1BY TELsoRArx TO rae rRScxA1
WASHINGTON, March 2s-The Civil Services no
forsa shams OF the present Admlnistrs'oh wete
quite thoroughly ventilated this morning oe'vF'
the Senate Special COMMITTEES eppo,neea 70 -
es,isnte ,be manner IN which Civil Service idcas
are being enforced. William Dudley FoullSe
n,es,deut OF the Civil Service Reform Association,
81 Indiana. was the witness Some Of the facts
giyes hy Mr. Foulke naye already appeared 10
Tar 1uauxE in the shape OF communication
from him but the hearing this morning was the
first tine the matter has receives oficisl atten-
zion.
Mr. Foulke's statement was the result OF an ex-
haustive personal examination which he had made
into the workings Of the Civil Service in lndi-
ana and some other points When removals be-
came SO frequent in $50 he determined to in
vestigate the various cases. To goo postmasters
who had been removed, % IN lnolana anu TUG
II charges hal been made, or an opportunity gyen
to answer the charges. lptse drought io -
replies, which showed that In l0l removals "
Indiana and 35 removals elsewhere, no notlce ot
charges had been given nor was there ever any
investigation as far as the persons removed Knew.
In only two instances did the replies chow t !ls
Investigations had been made. Most OF the ohcials
had their first notice Of removal through news
paper the item stating that . successor had been
appointed. Eleven Of the Indiana postmastcs
and IL elsewhere had requested that the cnarges
brou aht against them be communicated 10 tnens
and been refused information as to the causes OF
removal. :.
'Mr. Foulke presented list Of Republican edi-
tors who had been removed TO have their PLACES yes
filled by Democratic editors. A List was also
submitted OF those who had been removed through
Congre ssonal influence. The kttfs aud papers
in each removal were turned over TO the commlttce
and altogether they make formidable mass OF
testimony.
In specifying particular cases Of civil service
abuses, Mr. Foulke gave the results OF lny .e
gon made into the OPersGn nu n 1enes
APPOINTED postmaster in April 1855. Jones at
once removed the assistant postmaster cashier
and other Leading s tor nO other
than that the persons were Republicans
The men appointed were active POLITICAL B9 sSs
ers Only Democrats were appointed. One niRRo
passed the examination and on lnqulglng OF Jones
what the chances were for speedy work, was asKe1
Whom did you vote for az the isst cistinn
Jones declared that he would not appoint ne
publicans even il they did pass an examination
and stood highest on the list.
Mr. FoulKe stated numerous cases IN Wnicn Ine
postal service bad been crippled by politics. 70,
tticai strikers were made lettercarrerS ano y
one case the carrier was unable Y read ne Sos se
until they were full and could receive no more
In one instance it had taken three weeks TOT y
letter to be delivered from one part OF tne Guy
u another. .u.,.o.,or
he determined to call ON President Cleveland ana
ascertain il the Executive was cognizant OF tne
manner in which removals were oelng uiaue WIZ
out cause, without charges or investigation. Ac-
cordingly he laid the matter before the iTesioene
and learned from him that ne was July aW ,.nI
Of the course pursued and that 1t met his approya
He told Mr. Foullle that it would De lmpossslDle
To- have an investigation in each case ana INFORM
a indiciai examination in each instance The
President was sorry Mr. Foulke had mace tne IN
yestiQations and hoped he would go SLOWLY ipr
as the President expressed it:
1T was difficult to bring his party up TO his
standard and Indiana was particularly 'AD - VIVA
respect" .,or
Ion the whole Senator Hale. the chairman
of the committee asked how has Glyll service
Reform been received in IndianaP Has ~ peen
success or failure e
IN INDIANA promptly replied Mr.. Foulke. !" So
far as it may be enforced presume 1t Is penencia
but it has never been enforced
Mr. Foulxe furthermore stated tnat wn n LIE ne
abuses OF the Civil Service in Indiana, ne naa
sought to give the result to the public ~ sea3ans
an account of his investigation to Inc pew tbat
Nation But for reasons unkn0wS 20 had ADJ never
s pgTi 70 Harpers Weekly" That paper did not
publish the statement, but SUMMARIZED u IN On
editorial Mr.. Foulke suggested t1a' an ntate
alton Of witnesses in Indiana wouio suoeS'A~"'S
the statements he had made.
WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL TELE6KA l "a.
A HEARING BEFORE A. SENATE OoAMir4AA oS
THE sPooNFR BILL.
WASHINGTON, March 2a.-DE Norv1n Green
president of the Western Union Telegraph Com