The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-30
AFTER THE POSTMASTER.
Henry Greene'S Charges Against Mr..
DOyIG'S Administration.

Been Given Omce VINO were
Not Eligible Under the Depart
ment Rules-Hits at Some of the
Employees Doyle to In
troduce Testimony in RebuttaI.
He Will Answer the Charges in
Full.
The investigation into the charges pre-
ferred by MIR. Henry G. Greene, the ex-
letter carrier, against Postmaster Joseph
+, Doyle has been completed as far as the
evidence to be introduced by Mr.. Greene
is concerned, and Mr. Doyle will prob
ably introduce some testimony before In
snector Bulla next Monday or Tuesday in
rebuttal of that which has been offered
nv Mr.. Greene. Mr.. Greene's papers
were fled yesterday with Inspector
Bulla.
The inspector, of course, would say
nothing about the investigation, and Mr..
Greene was rather reluctant to give in
formation concerning it, but said that he
could see no good reasons why the public
snould not know something of the nature
of the charges, which had been preferred,
and the investigation especially, as it had
been conducted with so much secrecy
Mr.. Greene said he would have preferred
to have had the investigation conducted
publicly, so that the public could have
been the judges of the facts themselves.
CHARGED WITH PARTIsANsHIP.
"My first surprise in this investiga-
ton" he said yesterday, was when it
was reported to me that the first copy of
the charges which had fled at Wash
ington had been lost. This information
came from the Fourth A ssistant Postmas-
ter general. 1 filed second brief Sept.
Is, but this has never made its appear
ance from Washington. l have, however
had the Inspector take these last charges
up in connection with the first charge.
I'm glancing over my brief you will
find that | charge the postmaster with
having filled the postofice with republi-
cans who have for years been the leaders
in our political battles. / have stated
that these parties have not all been given
places, and for good reasons. Some of
them have been debarred from holding
Office under the government, but in such
cases their sons have been rewarded
When-I say that J. E. -Whiteman, r. W.
White, l.. M. Pleasant, L. B. Toomer, S.
Z. Webster, P. A. Donegal, J. d. Camp
bell Paul CASTOR, S. B. Morse and others
are leaders in the Republican party in
this district, and that nearly every one
of them has been rewarded by the pres
ent postmaster, / speak the truth, and
the average citizen of this city will bear
me out.
The charge that some of these parties
were appointed to positions in the post
Office while saloonkeepers is public prop
erty. wish to say here that the govern
ment prohibits the appointment of men
OF this character to places in its service
Again, employees of the government are
enjoined against taking part in political
meetings or going to conventions as dele
gates. That this rule has been frequently
violated in the postofice is well known to
every Savannahian who reads the daily
papers,
Il have endeavored to show that the
rules of the pOstoffice have been violated
time and again by republican carriers
with 1mpunity, and, on the other hand,
democrats have been dropped on short no.
tlce and on trumped up charges / refer
to the case of Murphy, especially.
SAYS THE DELIVERY is FAULTY.
n have shown that letter dropped in
the box at Broughton and Bull streets at
1:25 O'Clock p. m. is not delivered on
Waldburg street until II 80 O'Clock the
next day, and again that the northern
mail, arriving in. the city at S:23 o'clock,
Is not taken out of the building until 2:20
O'Clock in the afternoon, and is not deliv-
cred, according to carriers reports, until
falr-minded Savannahian if this is not
farce of free delivery system. Iwish to
say also that letters dropped in any of
the down town boxes after 80 o'clock p.
m. are not delivered until the following
morning.
In speaking of the carrier department
nave had numerous parties to request to
De put upon the stand to testify as to it's
meh1clency. / wish to say, however, that
am aware that there are few reliable
men on that force | have not charged
the carriers with tie faulty service, but
tnelr superior officers. / have charged
that the general delivery window has
been frequently attended to by the porter
Oh the building. Seven witnesses have
so testified. The citizens in general here
nave good cause for reflection as TO the
letters that have never come l have
brought out in other testimony that the
postof1ce department in this city is sadly
under the influence of its subordinates."
BRIEF OF THE CHARGES.
Mr.. Greene's charges were not filed
until yesterday. The following is a brief
OF his charges, which the department
VIII have to consider in connection with
the testimony he has introduced in sup
port OF them:
desire to submit that Joseph F. Doyle
postmaster of this city, has used his Office
principally to repay political obligations due
- hHOhu POLITICIANS OF bnlS Guy. ana 1ur-
tner that he has allowed a state of affairs 10
exist IN his Office detrimental to its efficiency.
FIrst' IN order to prove the first charge made,
respectfully submit that the following
named republicans were the prime movers in
organizing meetings and going as delegates
10 county, state and national conventions,
previous to the election Of 1892 James f.
Whlteman, chairman; L. M. Pleasant ST..
wee chairman; L. b. Toomer delegate to state
convention: John D. Campbell, delegate to
state convention; r. w White, delegate to
state conventions; S. +. Webster, secretary;
Joseph Merault, committeeman; p. A. Dene-
gal committeeman.
IN order. therefore, to substautiate what 1
nave said above, 1. desire to submit that since
MI Doyle has taken charge of this Office he !,
mas given to James f. Whiteman the position
OF general delivery clerk; to L. NJ. Pleasant,
IL, for his father, letter carrier; to L. b.
toomer, Jr., gift for his father mailing clerk
10 X w. White, general delivery clerk vice
Whlte resigned; to S. E, Webster, distribu-
uon clerk; to Joseph Merault, letter carrier,
ana for work accomplished by John d. Camp
Del +. A. Donegal and Paul CASTOR, he has
retained them in their present positions.
non ,f tod