St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-28
FAIRCHILD FURIOUS
Over the Charges Made by
Certain Papers Against
Judge Maynard.
The Secretary Explains Why
the New York Sugar Clas-
sifiepS Were Removed.
North Dakota, Pensions and
the Fisheries the Pro-
gpamme in the Senate.
The House Will Resume Con-
sidepation Of the Tariff
Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The secretary
of the treasury to-day expressed himself
freely (for publication in regard to the
removals which have been made in the
New York City appraisers department
in consequence of alleged frauds i'll the
classification of sugars, and particularly
as to the testimony as far as developed
before the Hale senate committee upon
that subject. Mr.. Fairchild said that
this matter had been under inveStiga-
ton for nearly two years; that the
investigation was originally begun by
the late Secretary Manning, who some
time in the fall ofs 1886 called it to his
attention, and that since Mr.. Manning's
retirement from the department the
whole subject has been personally
known to him (Mr. Fairchild) in all of
its details; that nothing had been done
about it by Judge Maynard except by
the direction and with the previous
knowledge and approval of Secretary
Fairchild; that Judge Maynard knew
nothing of the matter until some time
after he became assistant secretary,
which was in April, 1887; that all of the
removals which had been made because
of the alleged sugar frauds were made by
Mr.. Fairchild'S express direction and
SOlCly Will Il NItW W IiiC
and improvement of the public service,
and with no regard whatever to any
personal or political consideration; that
the same was true of the nOn-remOvalS
and the restoration after removal men
toned In said Investigation; that he
(Alr. Fairchild) was himself personally
responsible for the same; that 1T was
grossly unjust to cenSure Judge May
nard, but that if there was occasion for
cenSure it should be directed against
Mr.. Fairchild himself. ''Of one thing"
he added, II am sure, and that is that
the government has in its service no
better, more conscientious man, and
none more faithful and devoted to the
public interests than Judge Maynard"
Mr.. Fairchild further said that the
question Of civil service reform, as such
reform had heretofore been understood,
was not at all involved; that if what had
been done by the department in this
matter was in violation of the principles
of civil service reform, then this reform
would itself be greater evil than were
the evils which it was designated to
remedy; that the judgment and action
of the responsible head of department
could not be hampered in the way indi
Gated without serious danger to the in
tegrity and efficiency of the public
service, and that. II 1t was 10 Oe so
hampered, whether by law or otherwise,
then no self-respectlng man could
afford to take charge Of any department.
Mr.. Fairchild further said that the mat
ter of the investigation of alleged sugar
frauds was by no means at an end, and,
although the efforts of the department
to learn the truth and to correct what
he feared to be gross Irregularities and
wrongs of long standing, might and
probably would be seriouly impeded by
the press to which certain men of fair
repute in the community suffered them
selves to be put; yet he had hope and
confidence that in due time such efforts
would be successful.