St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-30
HOW is THIS?

know the GLOBES reputation for impair
TALLY, and yet l think you are rubbing it
a little too hard on the president when you
charge his administration with being one of
cant and hypocrisy Don't you think that
you could sustain your reputation as an i'm
partial journal by being more specific in your
accusations and INDUCING less in generaliZa-
tion2 If the president has really done any
thing contrary to his promises or to the
pledges of his party, let us know 1t.
A REPUBLICAN.
Mankato, July 81.
The GLOBE was Of impression that it
had based all of its charges Of cant
and hypocrisy Oh facts that were suf-
ficiently well authenticated to justify
the accusations. We have neither the
purpose nor the desire to misrepresent
the administration, and to convince our
correspondent of the sincerity of our
action we will cite one more case and
leave it to him to judge whether or not
the HARRISON administration is open to
the charge of cant and hypocrisy.
ALEXANDER TROUP, who was col
lector of internal revenue at Hartford,
Conn.,, was notified about month ago
by the treasury department of his
removal. The order for his removal
was signed by President HARRISON and
assigned no cause whatever. Mr..
TRoUP Immediately wrote to Revenue
Commissioner MASON, asking the rea-
son for this summary dismissal, as he
was not aware that any complaint had
been made against him as an official,
and he had never heard word of cen
sure in reference to the manag cement of
the office. Commissioner MASON re-
sponded to Mr.. TRoUP's inquiry, saying
that the order for his dismissal was
transmitted to him by the secretary of
the treasury, without the assignment of
any reason for making it. Mr.. TROUP
then addressed letter to Mr.. WINDOW,
reciting the foregoing facts, respect
fully urging the secretary to assign a
reason for the removal, and challenging
the most searching investigation of
his Office. Mr.. TRoUP waited two weeks
without receiving from Mr.. WINDOW
an acknowledgment of the receipt of
his inquiry, and then addressed sec
ond letter to the honorable secretary,
repeating the request for information.
Another fortnight has elapsed, and still
Mr.. WINDOW is as dumb as an oyster.
He knows, as everybody else knows,
that the removal was for political rea-
sons only, but he is afraid to tell the
truth.
Now, as to what President HARRISON
had to say in relation to the civil serv-
ice before he came into Office:
''In appointments to every grade and
department, fitness and not party serv-
Ice should be the essential and discrim-
mating test, and fidelity and efficiency
the only sure tenure of Office. Only the
interests of the public service should
suggest removals from office. From
Gen. HARRIsoN's letter of acceptance.
II do lift up my hearty prayer that
we may never have a president who will
not either pursue, and compel his cabi-
net advisers to pursue, the civil service
policy pure and simple, and upon just
basis, allowing men accused to be heard
and deciding against them only upon
competent proof, and fairly. Either
have that kind of a civil service, or, for
Gods sake, let us have that other frank
and bold, if brutal, method of turning
men and women out simply for political
opinion" From Gen. HARRIsoN's
speech in the senate in 1866.
Now compare the promises with the
performances of this administration,
and then judge for yourself whether or
not it is open to the accusation of cant
and hypocrisy.
The GLOBE is willing to rest its case
on this presentation of facts, without
further argument.