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money to State correspondents. Since
l was discharged from the temporary
roll, several clerks have been put
upon the same roll, alj Republicans,
Mr.. King, Mr.. Howes and others.
fail to see how any money has been
saved for State agents by the opera
ton. Mr.. King by the operation
has been saved to the department he
cause he never voted the Democratic
ticket in his life; Capt. HOwes could
have remained on the regular roll at
81 900, but | must be turned out to
save Howes 5000 per year. That is
the long and short Of it. Some on
the same roll have been promoted
since the LIST Of May. Necessity
seems to be two>edged sword in the
hands of Dodge. 1t puts me Demo
craft off the roll and puts others (Re,
publicans) on, and nothing is by this
operation saved for State correspon-
dents, but the money goes to King,
Howes and others. How contempt
ible Such statement should bring
blush of shame to the face of any
man making pretensions to truth.
When Dodge said my discharge was
a necessity, he knew it was not true,
and the proof has been given in this
letter. Capt. Howes is great favo-
rite with Mr.. Dodge; he is willing to
swallow Dodge, hair, hide and tail.
Mr.. Dodge has wanted me turned
out of office for having an opinion of
my own. He tried to cram down my
throat that the publication of the
crop report in Cincinnati last year
(befOre the same had been given out
by the Department officially 'was a
shrewd guess upon the part of the
paper. | told him ! did not think it
was a guess, nor do | think so now.
| was on the Commissioners roll I'M
til short time ago. when Mr.. Dodge
said he wanted all his clerks on his
two rolls. This was to get me out.
The temporary roll is now burdened
with incompetents, and Mr.. Dodge
knows il, and so can you if you wish
to investigate the matter. l hold
Mr.. Dodge's certificate that he never
charged me with incompetency.
"When Mr.. Colman assumed
charge of the Department of Agricul.
ture, four years ago, he found in il
four Republican Chiefs of Divisions
He appointed another Republican
Chief of Division. All Of them were
outside of civil service. Such was
the treatment Republicans received
at the hands of a Democratic AID
ministration. / suppose you fee
grateful for such leniency toward Re
publicans, but your gratitude doe
not prompt you to return the favo
/ in kind. Not bit of it. The small
sprinkle of Democrats in your De
, partment must go to appeaSe tn
l hunger of the bowling mob of Re
publican Office-seekers. | learn yov
l haveappointed an interpreter to re
! duce the reports of your Chiefs @
} Divisions to common sense. Quit
commendable.
s 81 beg to call your attention to tn
] fact that it has been the custom c
\ Mr.. Dodge to send the result of tn
monthly crop reports to Mr.. L
o Dow, before the same had bee
! given to the head of the Department
:, his chief clerk, or to the newspaper
/, for publication, with battery in hi
4 room at the Department. This give
Mr.. La Dow twenty to thirty minute
y the advantage over all others in sent
y, ing out the report. Have you foun
: out why this is done? l don't SUI
- pose you knew that it is done. ,Yol
% Investigations have been to nose OF
- Democrats and trump up excuses f,
- turning them out of Office.
+ Fortunes in wheat and cote
have been made in New York ar
II Chicago in less than twenty minute
'e l suppose Mr.. Dodge and La Do
% can satisfy you that there is nothir
IL wrong in this matter, but they n
~ you, can satisfy the public that not
VI ing wrong has been done. There
q plenty of proof in your DEPARTING
= to sustain this charge. | think W
\, are tampering with edge tools, Il
Vi same that wrecked Colman's manag
II ment of the Department, and mac
~ his name a hiss and by-word in Il
III country. The same breakers ha
!" to be encountered by you. We W
~ see whether you have the ability
~ save yourself ornot.
. 81 will call your attention to t
w fact that rrOO rpnOrtS from yOur