New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-26
Silly STORY ABOUT Mr.. VAN COLT.

A Silly EIOR1 ADOOA MN 'HAAN
HE DENIES THAT THE PosroFFCE EMrAofA rs
HAVE BEEN USED FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES
pau,,d.rad disorganized and discouraged, the man
.c.rs ot the campaign Of the Tammany Han canouAVe
sor 10 the most trivial and insignificant aeviccs Ia
.h,r ond.avor to DROP up a losing cause. The Bureau
=, rsc4,or which was started when Mr. Flower epeneo
b,e Iuxurous headquarters at the HOFFMAN House ms
cont forth each day highly colored reports Oh Dei0
cratic gains from Republicans ard falseheous oi
vicious nature The last story which emanaCeo loin
Democratic headquarters said that POSTMASTER va"
Cott had been using the mails and influencing one en-
Moves OF the Posoce to further the cause OF fasee
ana vrooman. In fact Daniel g. Griffin, the chair
mo, NJ the Democratic state Executive Commituoe'
,vent 40 far on Saturday TO wrlte le"er !" 1ho"
aore Roosevelt Of the United States Cv service oon
mission. calling attention In tones OF Vr'uouS He
ton 10 this alleged violation OF the law ana the po
ltcsl servtude of the subordinates Of Fost"sVr val"
Colt - -, ~. ..-.o
A Tribune reporter called on Mr. Van CoVt yeSter
A. and osNes him IL there was any truth In this
outbreak OF Mr.. Grim.
at is amusing to me-" he SAID, onao 'llo Delno
Gratis have turned ont to be such earnest NNh OUT
vice reforners but as to the story can SIMPLY "'
4here Is not word OF truth in IT, nave never he'u'
d,rectlv or indirectly of any complaint, ana no car
,o- has heen instructed TO obtain the names vi
Catholics or Protestants, or to make cohIIo"u u,
a. IN. campaign fund of the Republican party. Inc
Cgv,I Service law expressly prohibits me rom aSA-
ng the employes Of the postofce TO attend primary
.IectIons or to use them politically, ana II olu
could be indicted for the offence. am reaoy I"
make afdayit that have never, directly or indlrecuy'
onaeavorsd 10 influence them in any way NeiVher
nave ordered them to do anything when couu DC
construed into violation Of the law IN any SHAPE
a, manner II there have beeh any
,b.ats made in that Office all ask is TO have the man
come forward and make his statement There IS q
iarge number OF Democrats In the ONCE ana h0iio Va
$3.50 80 ICED fear OF mourning my dspleasuIe M -
e Mr. .sheehan is said 10 have i0uId Ia.ut Wlth tuo
so,,,.ary of letters That Is nonsense. III ielter III
esied envelope goes through the once we G0 col.
49, yThat k i'm Il and il must be Delivered WIN
circ"ars also we are in duty bound 10 dehVer URN.
No ccnlant has been made TO ME that there mas Deei
failure IN that dlrecuOn l., ,h ,,h,,c ,,res- that
s,a nnstaJ cards sent out by the Ismmany nan
I'm the XVIIIth Assembly District were not
~ S5gsvered am now having The charge lhVestiehteu
AZ Az Morgan the superintendent OF Guy ,ueHNery
~ oomnlaint has ever been directly maze 10 me OF
80 GO Of the POs0iiice abOut IL, but II nud lhat
1hra as neglect on the part OF the carriers VINO sou
Sse delivered .e cards they VIII be dlsmisseu rms
s heavy time OF the year, but there rs HIte ueI III
okinC tRe delivery Of letters and other mail matter.
TS,, comnlant of Mr. Grifin's Is ridiculous WHAT he
ssys have done Is In direct violation Of the ia% auu
n he thinks am guilty he ought 70 nave nae ihScVu.
rho story Is mt new IL has been too Dy LIe
Dewocrts ever since the time OF Lincoln except "heh
Cleveland was President