The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-20
lfamptOn's Letter.

| OTl.J
extract from a South Carolina paper has cuus
cd me great surprise, for perhaps you may re-
member, II your memory Is not treachcrouS
your assurance to me n few days ago that M
| Gibbcs should not be removed until the eXpi
ration of his term, in February next. MOI
only did you do this, but you voluntarily as
sured me that inaSmuch as Columbia was my
past office you would, when Il successor to Mr.
Gibbcs was to be appointed, consult me.
1t Is matter OF small Importance to me
who takes the place of Mr.. Gbbes, but as / in
formed him, in passing through Columbia. ol
the promiseyou had made, you may, perhaps
| understand how your action has placed lnc in
| q false position.
| But IT is fortunate for me that Mr.. Gibbes
will know that !, at least, told him the truth
though was grievously deceived In believing
what was said 10 me. l shall know better IN
future what reliance to place on statements
emarating from the same source.
| The newspapers state that besides managing
the great department over which you preside
you are running Il Sunday school in Philadel.
phia, and it occurs to me that you might with
profit to yourself select as the most appropri.
ate subject of lecture to your pupils the in.
strnctive story of Ananias and Sapphlra
This would give you Il fine field for your elo.
auence in explaining to your young charges
| the Importance Of combining themselves TO the
| truth, except where some fancied advantage
might be obtained over political opponent
| am your ObcdiCnt servant
WADE HAMPTON.
Senator Wade Hampton's letter to Postmas-
| ter General Wanamaker was very interesting
reading To the government officials here to-
day. 1t did not, however, ruille the genial
spirit OF the gentleman from the City OF
| Brotherly Love, and at his elrlicst 'conve-
nience he tclegraphed to his distinguished cor
respondent asking what 1t was he really want
cd the Post Office Department to do. The
| Postmaster General naturally feels that he
was not treated with the proper courtesy by
Senator Hampton. If that gentleman had
any grievance against the Post Office Depart
Inent Mr.. Wanamaker thinks that 1t should
be made direct To him.
The Postmaster General says there is no
truth in the statement contained in Senator
Hamptun'S letter in regard to tho removal of
the postmaster complained of In the letter
made public by Senator Hampton.
When called on Postmaster General Wan
amaker this evening at his residence lie was
engaged with his secretary in dispOsing OF an
enormous amount Of correspondence. | read
to him the letter which had been sent out
from South Carolina and asked him If lie
wished to make any explanation concerning
it. Ii SO, the Herald would be glad 10 print
anything he might desire TO say on the sub
Ject.
in the Herald. but really he had nothing to
say on the subject.
"Mr Postmaster General, have you as yet
received the letter from Senator Hampton
which is printed here to-day?" | asked.
"YcS, have received the letter from the
honorable Senator from South Carolina. It
came in my mail this morning. but he gave
the same privilege simultaneously to the hum
drcds of thousands Of our people who found
it in the public prints before the matter reach.
cd me. This do not think, considering the
nature Of the letter, was altogether right, at
least not from my standpoint about such mat
ters."
senator Hampton makes some serious
charges in his letter against your vcracity,
Mr.. Postmaster General. and i would like TO
print what you may desire to say on this
| point"
~ have no idea Of entering into the qncs-
ton of vcracity raised between the diStin-
| IguiShed Southern ScnatOrand myself | have
this only To say in regard 10 all these wild ut
tcranccS which have found their way into the
public prcSS--not a single commission has
been issued to any Of the poSlniastrrS or tc
| the post Offices referred To in his letter. AS
| soon as ! received his letter | tc!Cgraphrd To
him for Information as to what his wishes
were in regard To these particular offices. 10
| this request no reply has as yet been received
| You can rest assured Will not lose my tenn
per on any of these questions, but shall con.
| tinuc the post office business at the old stand
no matter how hard 1t rains intend to con-
dust the Office of the Postmaster General up,
on strictly bIsiicsS principles My idea ol
i the administration of public office is that il
should be SO managed that equal treatment
. Gratis alike. This department belongs TO the
people, and so long as remain at the head II
shall be administered in their behalf"
"Mr. Postmaster General, there is Il rumol
abroad that you intend to call Senator Ilamp
ton 10 an account for his letter unless lie OF
fers you an apnlngy?'
My distinguished young friend. never
carry knives in my pocket. am entirely too
busy with the work of my office and th'
preparation Of my annual report to pay amy
that some Of the papers are printing about
me-"