The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-04-11
MAJ. Hill RESPONSIBLE.
The Republican Chief Clerk Must Answer
for Delays of the Mails.

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To THE EDTToR-Sir: The Journal and the
Hon. W. ID. Fc=sIke, of Richnond-the great
republican politician who has been posing be-
fore the country as mOralist, philanthr0piSi
and great civil service rcformer, in the interest
of the republicans party, and who feels so badly
when a republican is moved from Office, and
who never merit in a demoerat-have
been complaining very bitterly OF late about
the way the indianapolis postOfiice and
the railway mail service have been conducted.
In some way they managed to hear of all the
mail matter that goes astray ont of the great
mass that passes through the state of Indiana,
and parade the mishaps before the country as
democratic mismanagcmenta and ineiiciency,and
heap all the blame upon our worthy postmas-
ter, Mr.. Jones. They charge him with being
responsible because n Railway mail clerk some
days ago neglected TO take his run out OF Ind
annapolis necesSitating the mail that was sent
out on his car to be returned TO the q Y, and
thereby causing delay until next day. All
such things are charged by the journal and the
Hon. Mr.. Foulke to our democratic postmaster,
and anything else that goes wrong in the matter
of mails, whether il be in the Indianapolis post
Office or on the railways running into lndlan-
apolis.
Now, for few facts about these matters.
The journal and Mr.. Foull1e both know very
well, If they have half the knowledge they pro-
fess, that Postmaster Jones has no more to do
with the railway mail service than they have
and when they charge Encouragement coming
from that source to him they do ii to heap the
odium upon a democratic official and Il demo-
cratic administration. when il should be laid ut
the door of Maj. lIitt the republican chief
clerk of the railway mail service, who has his
office in the postotfice building OF this city. He
is the official who has the sole charge and care
of the railway mail service in this state. and
was, and is, wholly responsible for the neglect
of the clerk in not taking his car and having
his mail returned to this city and so delayed.
EThe facts are that all the head clerks, except
one, and most of the second clerks in the rail-
way mail service that run out of indianapolis,
and are under this gentleman, Maj. Hit are
republicans, and il has been told that they have
now, and have had for the past two years an
organization of the trusted ones with Major
Hit, and perhaps the Journal and Mr.. Foulke
at its head, to 'lO any and everything possible
tn bring reproach upon the administration at
Mr.Cleveland. And this is the kind Of work the
good and great Journal and the Hon. Mr..
toul'ze. are trying to do. To give, an ide;. OF
how things are run by this official, Mai. Hit,
and how his pet head clerks are cared for, il
may be stated thar when one Of them is called
ON for examination, and has made his throw
at the ease Maj. Hit calls on another OF his pet
head clerks TO examine The case, when is his
own duty TO make sucl. examination, and, OF
course, they all pass fine examinations when
the whole matter of examinations are thus LETT
to the pet head clerks themselves In this way
the pet republican head clerks manage 10 get
through nicely. Now, when democratic clerks
are called on for examination, Mai. Hit feels il
his solemn duty TO give such examinations his
closest and best attention. Such are the ways
OF republicans. Why is il that the Journal and
Mr. foulke do not rave and charge about this
kind of doings? They surely know all about ii
ii they belong to the said organization
FAIR PLAY.
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