St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-11
MARCUS JOHNSON REBuK[D
a SINGING ePEN LETTER F.70N
DEPUTY w. G. gK:.
COLLECTOR Down ON wINoNa.
Ungratefu1 TO the Memory OF O
Late William Wfndom-The
Collection Office at Winona

Arbitrarily Abolfshed-A Fill
moro County Man selected
Great Di satisfaction.
Everybody in Southern Minnesota
knows w. g. Dye. formerly one of the
proprietors of the Winona Republican,
ut more recently deputy collector of
internal revenue at Winona. Last
August Collector Marcus johnson arbf-
trarily abolished Mr.. Dyes office. The
Winona Republican says of the order:
''In this letter of suspension-whlch
has been shown to The Republican
MIR. Johnson states emphatlcally that |
there is 10 reflection or criticism what
ever upon the official acts of MIR. Dye, |
but that he is complimented by the col
Iector himself. the office force at ST. |
Paul, and the commissioner OF internal
revenue at Washington, for efficiency
and special knowledge of the business
under his charge. The letter. however,
makes some reflections upon the late
Hon. William Window, which Mr.. Dye.
in justice to the late distinguished see
rotary of the treasury, thinks should be
refuted, as we'll as to show the antagon-
ism that Mr.. johnson has shown towards
Winona."
Mr.. Dye has addressed an open letter
|
takes him severely to task for his hos
tillty to Winona. Mr.. Dye was the
deputy at Winona prior to Cleveland's
first term, but gave way to Democrat,
as matter of course, but was reap
pointed under Harrison. After showing
that Winona has had deputy collector
ever since the internal revenue depart
ment existed, Mr.. Dye says:
Previous to your appointment, and
while it was pending, l had an under
standing with Secretary Window and
Senators WaShburn and Davis that l
should be reappolnted. This was par
tlcularly the case with MIR. Window,
then secretary of the treasury. who. you
know, was a power, if not the leading
power, under President Harrison. |
also have letter from you stating you
would give the matter favorable consld-
GRAFTON, so that you knew the situation
and led me TO believe that you would
carry out the wishes of those distln-
gulshed gentlemen. This, of course,
contemplated the retention of the
office at Winona and my APP
pointment. Upon being installed
into the Office you ignored the
wishes of Messrs. Window, Washburn
and Davis, and particularly Winona, as
unanimous approval was expressed III
FAVOR of my reappointment, and also by
Messrs. Bierman and Buck, of the OPP
posite political party, from standpoint
of my experience and efficiency. both
believing that good service to the gov
eminent was important. Very uneX-
pectedly to all parties and our citizens,
. you appoint and announce II. G. Gull
dickson, Of Spring Valley. 1t was a
great surprise, and caused Indignation
on the part Of the people aud press of
! hryr Chn fn
/ do this was not understood by
; the authorities at Washington.
Protests were sent there. and
the internal revenue department
took the matter in hand and directed a
restoration to Winona or such a subdi-
vision as would place the headquarters
of the First division here with myself
in charge. Through the courtesy of Mr..
| Window, as secretary of the treasury,
: you were permitted to resubdivide this
part or the state so you could retain
your friend, Mr.. GulIlckSon and assign
, MIN division. For the change of the
plan and system you were the response
BILE person, and not MIR. Window,
and he did what he thought was
: you had caused, granting you lndul
. genee to accommodate one of your ma
: tionality. After this turmoil caused OF
your part, and Mr.. Gullickson haC
: served two or three months, you made
i my appointment. During my service
:, since that time you have accorded TO mt
!. praise of being faithful, with no faul
d whatever to find as to my official service
:. or conduct. Matters passed along
smoothly so far as official duties art
l. concerned,
:. It seems that about three years after
j. my service under you. an order came
from Washington for you to reduce
= your force. Without consulting or any
:. previous notice as to the order you sum
S marily write me that my division hat
,r been suspended and that my service:
would be terminated. Not only that
q but you again remove the Office from
Winona right in the face of remOn
= stranceS of the former time and tht
wishes of your appointing power. Thu!
l. is your ungratefulness as mentioned il
this letter to Mr.. Wiudom. This is ais,
e your ungratefulnesS or lack of courtesy
st due to the city of Winona. You are un
grateful to the memory of Mr. Windon
q when you state he created the divis
ion. You are the one who destroyed i
originally and removed the office FROM
(. Winona. 1t is true on the re quest o
Mr.. Window and the force our peopl
n brought to bear you were allowed t
restore it in some form, aud through
the kindness of Mr. Window pei
., In your last move, our board of trade
ID mayor of the city, and press strongi
IS protest and seek the author tiles a
# Washington to have the division re
! stored through the aid of our membe
= of congress, Hon. James A. Tawney
Ii He interviewed the commissions
p of internal revenue, presente
ly protests and received answer that tn
Of matter would be investigated. Yo
I. still appeared relentless and deter
% mined to carry out your idea to agai
=. intlict stab at WinOna and its friend
y Mr.. Window. and had the office locates
n at Spring Valley, with your friend, MI
s. Gullickson, in charge. In due time
Id | treasury agent visited Winona and say
IS that injustice had been done and re
ia ported the case to Washington, antlc
~ pating that the office would be re-es
10 tablisned at Winona. with myself il
charge. The authorities at Washing
L ton, however, could not dictate pos
10 lively as to the incumbent O
j. the Office here, but could an
$. did order that the Office be re
n stored to Winona, with deputy i
~ ~ charge. You were requested by tn
'ii member OF congress, as we'll as others
to restore the subscriber. You fail t
do that, but order Mr.. Gullickson t
make Winona his headquarters, prC
vlded he could arrange his family all
business matters to do so. This, yo
Ill will observe, is the first instance of a
IN outsider being selected to do bushes
i'll in the city of Winona. Why you shoul,
- be so persistent as against the wishe
r. of the late Mr.. Window, the senators
a,, the member of congress-, the city O
~ Winona, or myself, [ cannot under
10 10 stand. as you admit that have been
st satisfactory officer, and you claim per
% sonally that you respect the memory @
- the departed friend. Your flippan
reference to him in correspondence
z would hot indicate the latter.
s One matter have noticed. and tina
3 is your seeming indifference as to tht
s internal revenue service in this part o
IS the state. During the time Of your in