Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-08-02
PRECEPT AND PRACTICE.

There can hardly be more striking in
stance of the insincerity of President Har-
rison, and of the wide difference between
his precept and practice, than the CORES
pondence in the case of Collector Troup OF
Connecticut, just removed from the Inter
nal Revenue Office in that State. Under
the dates given the following correspon-
dence passed:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, }
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
WASHINGTON. June 80, 1889.
Alexander 1roup, Collector Internal Reeeaue,
Hartford, Conn:
Sir:-Inclosed herewith please find order of the
President, dated June 81, 1889, removing you
from the office of Collector of Internal Revenue
for the District of Connecticut.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN w. MASON, Commissioner.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, June q, 1899
Sir:-You are hereby removed from the office
of Collector of Internal Revenue for the District
of Connecticut, to take effect upon the appoint
ment and qual1hcatlon OF your successor.
BENZ. HARRISON.
To Mr.. alexander Troap, Hartford, Conn
UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE, \
COLLECTORS OFFICE, DISTRICT OF CONN,
HARTFORD, July l, 1885,
John w. Mason, Commissioner Of Internal Reue
nue. Washington, ID. c.:
am in receipt of your favor of June 80, inclos
ing communication from the President of the
United States, removing me from the office 0
Collector of Internal Revenue for the District O
Connecticut, to take effect upon the appointment
and qualification of my successor.
l would respectfully ask the reason for thi
summary dismissal l not aware that any
complaint has been made against officially
and have never heard of a word of censure il
reference to the management of the office. l
would be a favor to me if you would state TIL,
reason. If the reason is political, say so franl1l,
and will then understand it. Tob removed il
this arbitrary manner, without the least init
nation of the cause or causes, submits unfair
challenge the closest and fullest Investigation
into every detail of the management of the office
Respectfully,
ALEXANDER TRoUP, Collector
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE
WASHINGTON, July 3, 1889.
Alexander Troup, Collector of Internal Rercnue
Hartford, Conn.,:
Sir-Replying to your letter of the LIST inst i,
relation to your removal from the office of Col
hector of Internal Revenue for the District of Con
necticut. would say that the order referred tt
transmitted to this office by the Hon. Score
tary of the Treasury. The reasons for makins
the order are not communicated to this office
Very respectfully,
JOHN w. MASON, Commissioner
After this correspondence Collector
Troup addressed two letters to Secretary
of the Treasury Window, himself, repeat
ing the requests he had made of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue. His letter:
were discourteously ignored and no repl,
was made to them. 1t will be noticed thai
the signature to one of the above letters il
that of Benz. Harrison, now President of thu
United States. Only three years ago, this
same Benz. Harrison, then an q. S. Senator
from Indiana, commenting on some reno
walls by President Cleveland uttered this
prayer in his speech:
81 do lift up a hearty prayer that we may
never have President who will not pursue
and compel his Cabinet advisers to pursue, the
civil-service policy pure and simple and upon
just basis, allowing men accused to be heart
and deciding against them only upon com
petent proof and fairly. Either have that
us have that other, frank and bold, if
brutal, method of turning men and women
out simply for political opinion. Let us have
one OF the other