Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-10
ESPECIAL TELEeRAM TO THE prsPArcH.1

NEW YORK, August 9.-P. G. Mac
Court, OF Deputy Collector GANGS liqui-
dating division in the Custom House, said
to-day that he was from the North of ireland,
where they never are at peace unless they re
in a fight. Mr.. MacCourt had received q
letter from Secretary Window. dismissing
him from the service from August Is. He
was appointed messenger in 1885, and as
signed to the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Two years later he passed civil service ex-
animation as q clerk, and last October he
was transferred to the New York Custom
House.
Mr.. MacCourt sayshe was Rosa D 'Erina's
guardian and manager, and Is the friend OF
Mrs. Parnell. He objects to his summary
dismissal. He sent this letter to Secretary
Window, at Washington.
81 have the honor to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your favor Of the Sd inst, only re-
ceived this morning, and in which you in
form me that my services as clerk in class
E in the Office OF the Auditor Of the Treas
ury for the Postoffce Department, will not
be required from and after the 18th inst I
protest against this action Df yours, as at
once
ILLEGAL AND UNJUST,
civil service law, of which your action is, in
my opinion, and think that Of the public,
fragrant violation and unjust. because for
the last four years I have been a faithful
and diligent employe Of the Treasury De-
partment, earning from my chiefs the
highest encomiums. Three of these years I
did clerical duty for $40 a month, many
among my Republican friends doing similar
duty receiving double the salary under the
protection of Democratic administration.
If an to be victim because of my Demo-
cratic principles, then sir, allow me to in
form you that the hand that writes this will
sworn to uphold the law, whose sacred
majesty is violated in my humble person."
Mr.. Maccourt says that he does not mean
to be understood that he intends to slug
anybody when he says ''the hand that writes
this will not fail to
MAKE A PUBLIC EXAMPLE
of those sworn to uphold the law, whose
sacred majesty is violated in my humble
person." Mr.. MacCourt writes books with
his hand, and through them he will get
even if his request is not needed. He also
sent this letter to the President at Bar Har.
Dor:
Mr.. PRESIDENT-As an h-American
citizen, a race TO whom you owe your cleo
ton in this city and State, appeal to you,
as the executive of the nation. to protect me
under the civil service law, from arbitrary
dismissal by your Secretary Of the Treasury.
To-day Mr.. Window sent me q printed
form, dismissing me from the Treasury De-
partment, being classified under the civil
service, ann. therefore, 1 submit, not to be
dismissed without cause. I have been four
years in the service of the United States
Government, two of those years doing cleri-
cal work at $40 per month in the assessment
division of the Internal Revenue Depart
ment, for which my Republican friends
doing clerical work received a double sal
airy. In this office there were 26 clerks, 1
being the
ONLY DEMoCRATIC APPoINTEE.
and during the two years not one of those
Republican appointees was removed under
Mr.. Cleveland's administration. there
fore appeal to you, Mr.. President, as the
head executive of the Government, to pro-
tect me in my rights, and to request your
Secretary to have me placed on the roll of
this custom house, where have been in the
Hquidating division for the last nine
months, and refer to my record as to how
haue discharged my duty
Neither Mr.. McClelland. Acting Col.
lector, nor Mr.. Hunt, Private Secretary,
knew of Mr.. MacCourt's removal. The
awful deed was done in Washington.