Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-04

J. I,. Motley, class 8, border ruffia
during Missouri troubles.
s. burlington, class 3, Southern syn
pathizer, Democrat.
| ]. H. Huston, class 2, strong Democrs
or Federalist; Buchanan man even now
d. Potts, class 2, Democrat, Johnso
man.
w. G. Flenne, class 2, Democrat, Johr
son man.
M. B. Goodwin, class 2, Democrat
johnson man; correspondent NotiOnO
Inteligencer.
A. P. Munson, class 2, Johnso
Democrat.
]. L. Cathcart, class 8, Johnson, Sey
mour and Blair Democrat.
B. B. French, class 4, johnson Demo
crat, and writing poetry against Congress
after the failure of the impeachment.
D. l.. Hubbard, class 4, Democrat.
F. A. Jenkins, class 4, Democrat.
N. Lemon, class 4, Democrat.
G. II. Edwards, class 8, Democrat be
fore the November election since stron,
Republican, but bet on Seymour ant
Blair.
j. Fl. Sieffert, class 2, left DR.. Buffers
church on account of ''too much niggel
preaching" like the political ser
mons.
w. Chambers, chief messenger, John
son, Seymour and Blair Democrat.
ii. Bronaugh, Democrat and John
sonian.
EVERY ONE DISMISSED.
Not single one of these clerks was
left. They were put out OF the Comp
troller's Office for no other reason thar
that they were Democrats. One Of
their contemporaries = the only one
left of all then in his branch oi
the service says: "They were very re.
spectacle body of gentlemen and attended
only to the work of the Office. They
were not politicians and did not talk
politics. Some Of them were gentlemen
of the old school, who had spent the
best years of their life in the public SER
vice." The records show to-day that,
with three exceptions, they were all dis
missed. j. B. Motley, most compet-
ent clerk and upright gentlemen, was
permitted to "resign." Spencer, Buck
ingham, Burlington, Houston, Potts, Cat
heart. Hubbard, Lemon, Chambers and
Bronaugh were removed the same day,
May 10, 1869-hustled out of the Depart.
ments as if they had been highway ro b.
bers. and for the reasons alleged in the
memorandum.
PERFORMING NOBLE SERVICE.
Here is an interesting sample of how
business was done:
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 26, 1889.
Hon. Thos. l.. Tullock, Chief Appoint-
ment Bureau, U. S. Treasury:
SIR: We, the undersigned, a COM
mittee of Post No. l, G. A. R., having
been appointed to examine into the poll
tical status OF the messengers and
watchmen of the United States Treasury,
and If found necessary, to recommend
the removal of those who are undeservine
of a position under the Government by
reason of either disloyalty, Democracy or
want of citizenship, report the following
persons and respectfully but earnestly
urge their removal and the appointment
OF loyal soldiers and sailors to fill their
positions. Respectfully, yours,
F. W. SANBoRN,
\ n B: B: pittman. Committee.
George Alkon, Mess, Register, Dem
ocrat.
Ed. McMannies, Mess, Sd Auds., rank
Copperhead, twenty-five years in Gov.
ernment employ. Proof, F. Courtney.
Richard Donovan, Mess, Statistical
Bureau.
John Graves, Mess, Register, rank
Democrat.
w. Chambers, Chief Mess, I'd Comps.
Democrat. Proof, "The Office"
Jno. Mccormick, Mess, I'd Comps,
Democrat. "Clerk's Pay Branch p
Office.
w. J. Hay, Watchman, Democrat.
Also claimed Johnson as his "guidine
star" Certificates to that effect signed
by w. H. Kell.
Louis Gill, Watchman, Internal
Revenue, disloyal. Proof, Geo. J. Wood,
corner Seventeenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, over drug store.
Michael Flsmming, Mess, 5th Auds.
Democrat. Proof, Wilder, same office.
VERY OFFENSIVE PARTIsANs.
AS a result of the pernicious system
which made it crime for public servants
to have political opinions of their own,
the peoples Offices we're soon filed with
bowling heelers and offensive, shouting
partisans, whose superabundant zeal
in the work of "spotting" Demo.
Gratis was not only encouraged
but rewarded by their superiors at the
expense of the public treasury. As a
consequence, these partisans hourished
and grew vigorous and strong and bold
in nearly every bureau, division and
subdivision of the Executive Depart
ments. They were unscrupulous in-their
methods and reckless in their charges.
In many instances the partisan degener-
ated into the blackmailer.
The following is an interesting speci-
men from the archives of the Treasury
Department. 1t is headed Statement
showing the Politics and Standing OF
various clerks in the Treasury Depart
ment, carefully prepared from personal
knowledge by Radical Clerks" 1t il
savage assault upon several Treas.
ury officials whose merit and record
had secured their advancement from the
lowest to the highest rounds of the lad.
der, among them Mr.. J. Wesley Smith,
who is to-day an attorney of Washington
City, man of character, means and ex-
cellent social standing-certainly man
of acknowledged ability. Said the Grad.
ical Clerks" of Mr.. Smith ~. Wesley
Smith, Chief Clerk of the Second Comp.
troller's office, was member of the
johnson Department Club, is Demo
crat of the deepest dye-approach-
ing a rebel. He is unfit for his place
fool, and is not supported by single
Congressman from this State.
HEINoUs CRIMES WERE THESE.
And hara ia their eatimate of an emi