New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
rvrsgED FOE FIGHTING T4AMANH.
-,,ovAs c. wIsKER DISMISSED BY SURVEYOR
'"V ,rc,IRE-soME GOOD REPUBLICAN OUGHT
tn GIVE HIM a JOB.

p"0,,prsOME GOOD REPUBLICAN OUGHT
TO GIVE HIM JOB
,,, neng the last day of the month, was
'aav at the custom House. ana surveyor NC
pasuA' ua,ized 1t by petty act OF partisan spite
Cure e Zen too often characteristic of the party
when ~" when It is In power. Among the
ne 'p attached TO the Weighers Department
mess."e,, 1--WE years was Thomas {. Wisker, the
for u, ~ captain of the lid Assembly District.
Repupn' ,,as one of the active Republican work
MI ,s, botbed of Diver and Tammany Hall.
trs " IN the party of lid District men whom
and was n Denew entertained at dinner at the
Chau'',' o,n,e club after the election Reporters of
UNIV" tho Democratic papers had imaginary fun
,nat evening WIZ" W.
' uas 'Whiskers
name ',.ror was on duty in the weighing district
MT. Iobn W. O'Brien. one of the Oldest chief
of WHO" ,ha customs Service is in charge. At
weshe's .ardav Wegher O'Brien said to him:
noon !'s cry Tom, hut | have just got word from
" over the telephone that your services
I've been dispensed wiz '''' '>
nav n,, in your place.
been put =. you suppose is the reason. Mr..
,'.,an,, asked Tom
Obre" 10 no reason to my knowledge. the
There nswered "You have always done your
~esH.. hoped that you would remain with
WON ,ons as was on this district
ne oPren afterward intimated that MAYBE
MI .aa been "a little too active during the
..,sn." though he had never allowed poiucs 10
edmpse u,,h his duties as Government employe.
E'''" A., w,sker's dismissal the Surveyors De-
A' shoved that II was not lack OF confidence
pSi'" ,., csused his removal by intrusting TO
""' ~, q 900 in cash for the pay or the weigh
nm "' ..or ernployes in Mr.. OBrien's district.
trs anu Liar transmitted from the custom house
ever .ound in the package on lis receipt U! 'he
head we ;sIsr is thirty-two years old. and has a
NJ "a TWO children. His pay as messenger was
SD a day 1t was his sole means oi suppo' '''e
bis ian his removal exceedingly small con
,.mpbe piece Of political revenge Is The sn nIsre Ss
Nlshsi s,arSav in 1889 under President HARRISON
cs st;Srijs,raton and during the hve years Whlcn
iisssad not a single charge has peen mace
have s;r, though he has served under each oil the
SCANS. Nv yeghers at th. port He went to the
rs,om House with sixteen references one .. .non,
from an estaphs"'"'i' ~ ~
years ,o was annointed by Surveyor Nc
cnre 10 take Mr. Wisherss pace Is iai'"a"'
uan Democrat Of Harlem. -, .,o
Oliver Sumner TEAL who became RESIDENT Vi NV
ia District early in the campaign ana was con, on
~ IN organizing the working Republicans am
spTromanv men OF the lid Assembly District IN
AZ! AN" hai,le against Diver and the Wgwam. sali
last evening that the removal OF W s, Nal a durnc
.ss camnaign" Mr. Tesll said and he was one OF
,5s Sssf men We had in the lid District He tod M
49, Erection Day that he had been warned tna'
~ activity might cost him his place in the Sustoin
NJ Hsuss replied that didn't believe that he was
n any danger but Il they did pehSre n h have
hOs - heard Of his removal tonight dt was about
I'M M. so this night don't count. but as tomorrow
< half-holiday. followed by sunday. ! staira ~, q
,ss chance of losing two nights sleep. unless som,
sooS Republican comes to our assistance l snoui
very thankful 10 any RepHenca cana w ,a m Know
:, Sgeeney's Hotel. He is worthy OF as eooo Jop
as can be got for him.