New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-11
THE REMOVAL OF M'MULLEN
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE AP.
PRAIsER AND THE PRESIDENT

pRAISER AND The P1itSlDEcis
A VAIN APPEAL 10 MR.. CLEVELAND FOR
HEARING BY THE VENERABLE OFFICIAL
OF LAIcHr-sT.
washington Ian. 1o.-The following correspondence
between Appraiser McMrllen and the President has
been made public:
Tort of New.York, Appraisers ONCE.
402 Westinghouse, jan. =. leoS'
Sir It IS due to you and myself that advise you
Of the receipt by me Of letter from the honorable
secretary Of the Treasury and Of my reply copies Oh
10 nor SsIlevs that Il win accord with your pro-
found scse q justice to have this ns a so NUN,
ma o. wrC' on ~ m any az or
untrthiui charges that may have been made 10 tho
honorable secretary.
an' WIN N'Sn i TEwfs acM si Appraiser
Executive Mansion.
Washington Jan. 8, 1889.
Dear Sir: / have received your letter. accompanied
by copy Of the letter OF the Secretary OF the Treas
ury asking for your resignation, ana your Tf Ky
thereto These were not needed 20 Inform me OF the
diculties existing in the administration Of your Office,
in the way Of nstung certain changes and reforms,
and the correction Of abuses which ought not 70 DO
You may be sure that the phase the subject has as
compel say that have become as ,rs well
upon should take place the condition such that
am surn explanation or argument can Change the
! Therefore regret exceedingly tlaf you have not
seen At to tender the RESIGNATION request your our
q your ' removal nom Office and 'have this day
signed paper TO that effect.
pany RG this notice. sd @ SDs in the senmens
therein contained. Yours n truly ~ rvr1,Nn
Port Of New-Yori. Appraisers ONCE.
402 washingtons ST., Jan. o, 1883:
Hon. Grover Cleveland President of the United States.
Washington, ID. Z. 49,.
s IN the s Of against
the injustice and illegay Of your action in informing
me q my b rsm ssn om sspepd nv Official functions
Appraiser in consequence Of the desire Of the secr
hlm-f indeed he has any charges to prefer-and had
then given me an opportunity to refute them snouo
snthoritatively informed. my removal from office
during session of the Senate becomes operative only
am forced 10 conclude that your judgment has been
warped by representations emsnatng from hostile and
-unscrupalous advisers and do not know the cause
Of your action without 1t be. you say that have
not instituted certain changes and reforms. but d
changes and reforms f. my Office which the Interests
Secrear Of the Tssury has not suggested to me that
changes were desired. IT may be that the ntimaton
publcsns were SIN In Office may be considered in
that light Am charged with msfcasance IN Once
s sm ch aS w n9 ought
know the evidence upon which the charge is predicated
Of HAVING Wing been based based upon false statements Of IN
scrupuIous special agents and the vriictfvcness or
the Secretary of the Treasury Ny forced appearance
before the Hale Investigating Committee and the
truthful testimony gave undoubtedly distaste-
full to the Secretary, and It may be that you felt
obliged to stand by him.
This outrageous treatment Of me at the close OF
your Administration in view of my honorable service
Of thirty-sx years. meet with tho condemnation
Of all HONORABLE and jusdceloving men, II there
were any valid reasons for my removal, my resigna
ton should not have been asked for
further protest against my remova, without cause,
assigned or existing, the ground that no removal
Is operative until concurred in by the Senate in its
confirmation Of successor, under Section I,767 Of
tho Revised Statutes OF tile United states. am.
very respectfully, your obcdlept servant,
LEWIS McMULLEN.