New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-31
MR. GILRoY AND THE VETERANS
WHAT GRAND ARMY MEN HAVE TO EAPEor
FROM TAMMANY HALL.

FROM TAMMANY HALL
Tho cour NJ Appcals' decision last week III '.0
rase OF John sullivan war Vetera"' "e"" -
city Of New York. 10 recover wages uue no ,I,h
dnr,nc tho time he WAS out OF empioyneh. '' go
reuoval has revived the attention VI "f"'u 49,,
men to many dmilar cases wn'ch gre" ". r.,n
.,t,san proscraptIon Of Union veterans oy inc i".
- .rthov,t,es ~ this city, and particularly oy
T,ommi.s,oner Thomas F. Gllroy. now the Ia'Hn".
ri.u candidate for Mayor. Sullivan was. emp'o'eu
nv the citv md was removed by the Co""i's'one
Of Public Works to mako room FOR announcer ms".
discharged veteran applied to the courts LOT
n,rnt vnAcr the Saxon law, and Ai'er' i'"s "."'
succeeded in being put back IN MS ior'. p
He then brought suit TO recover the wages "uo"
H.. accned 10 him had he been unmOlested III HIS
emnloyment lie won his case In the tna! ro"' -
and the Judgment was affirmed by the "e"o'" .,.,
The Court of Appeals. to the surprise OF 'he p'"'
LAWYERS has sent the case back ana oroereu ~
rial. ,.,o. -, ,s
- r,or,r,.v,nner Of Public Works Ia May, 1SsD,
h. made many removals of Union veterans. ana inc
seconds NJ the cases Of those who applied 10 the cours
for reinstatement under the Veteran Act SHOW '""'
the Commissioner acted solely On parusa" s'o'
and removed the soldiers to make places Ior IAN
MANY "heelers." The removed men oid hot cc'o'e
~ Tsmmany Hall. Through Civil Justice JeroioWa''
snd ex.JudQe George NJ Van Iioesen suits were
vent removals OF veterans In the EMPLOY OF he CIV
and state without cause and they In most cNcS WIRE
re,nstated but with the loss OF pay during 'he '"e
their names were of the payrol,. ,.
Veterans ought to remember that II was ''e III"
and not Mr.. (iilroy who put these men back AGAIN.
and that he would put them out again tomorrow "
he had the power. one OF the veterans whom ,o"'-
n,,.soner Cilroy had marked for slaughter was Mar'
lin J. Reese warden Of the City iiai'. ana an|u'a"'
nj Noah L. Far,phom Posi-, No i5s. Comr"of he''o
Was a brave soldier In the llth New trk volunteers
and st,u carries rebel lead in his ~ OHi'h oe so'
n The battle OF Bull Run. But the Commissioner re-
moved Mr.. Keese and appointed IA successor some
jsys later. however, WHEN Marty war rcco'u ""s
,,d besore him Ito concluded that II would be inrd
case IN face In court and returned the warren 10 HIS
roxt Hut for the SaXtOn law Nj ''ilroy wouta haN1
removed this wounded soldier and have put " peal
ilrE.nrmsnvita in his place. The TamnIay cahuioa.c
W.vc. nss No love for the boys In blue. ana the
mcSs In biue, should remember this ct on TUESDAY
W. rhsv should also remember that 1t Is inc SaHtoi
lay VRich keeps Union soldiers In State ana nnSa
.yrlovment and not tie Talnmany rlueis y, NV Nv
Vnr8 Every time v veteran Is reinstated undpr ul.
,. these Wigwxm chiefs false great Outery agaMs!
tho statute call 1t IN outrage ana say that II IuE
10 Re reuesled. Veterans and their nIenos snouiu
Smsmber this WHEN casting their ballots iof hssem
LSvm,en II TAmmany can get anothcr Leglsmttme
tiev Win demand the repeal OF this penenc~nt nav
The way to prevent this Is by electing hepuDcah 40
semblymen.