New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
VETERANS DISMISSED.
POsTOFFICE CLERKS INDIGNANT AND
EMBITTERED
THEY PROTEST AGAINST TIE PARTISAN. DIS
CHARGE OF COMPETENT MEN. BIT FEAR

THEY PROTEST AGAINST TIE PARTISAN. DIS
CHARGE OF COMPETENT MEN But FEAR
FOR THEIR owN HEALS
Several meetings and conferences OF Postohhce
clerks have been held within few days to take
action on the recent dismissal OF clerks. The Vet
eran Poetoffice Association has membership o.
over 200 clerks. each % whom has served over nve
years In The New-York Office. Under the rules oi
the associa ton. each member Is assessed 81 10 pay
a sum OF monev TO each member who Is dismissed
for political reasons or Is otherwise forced ou' o.
the service without fault OF his own. Many clerks
since Mr. Dayton took Office have endeavored 10
adr ission TO the association as they iearen
political changes The membership o. the assocla
tior Is. however. limited Ten members OF the
Veteran Association among those recently
dismissed from the service. The remaining MEM
bers Of the association have held several meetings.
TO consider the extraordinary assessments upon
them.
They resolved last week to make payment 10 'he
discharged clerks who were members OF the as
ISOLATION in instruments OF so TO each as soon as
the money can be collected Many OF these oiu
clerks talk bitterly In private about the acuon Oh
the Postofice officials in discharging al one ume
and without cause so many OF their o'd assoc'a'eS'
The Postoffice Clerks Association has also heio
meetings 10 consider the dismissal o. the clerks
Some O. the members of the association were IN
favor OF entering vigorous protest against 'ne
action of the Postoifice authorities. The majority
however feared for their own safety. ana oeciue"
not to make any open expression o. their opinion
regarding the changes in the service. 4 commit
tee was appointed to see the Postmaster. but the
members OF the committee did not dare 10 make
any omen statement of their real feelings Several
OF the veterans of the late war who were us
charged without cause have been in conference over
their legal rights. They find that the law gives
preference veterans when removals are 10 ne
made in any department Of the Governmental ser
vice. These men may unite In employing a lawyer
10 begin proceedings in. the courts Tor their rem
statement. The civil Service Commissioners have
already received informal complaints. but the ia"
has so many loopholes that it is doubtful whether
those responsible for the dismssals can ne proven
guilty oc violating ii, except n the cases Vi '"e
veterans OF the Civil War. ,,.,
Postmaster Dayton. on his recent WISH 10 Nasn
,ington had interview with tnSt .Asslstah
Postmaste General Jones. and doubtless dlscusssn
the recent charges against the mahaseinei, ~ III
lott No answer has been made TO the puplishei
charges against the department POSTMASTER Daa
ton assigned. as usual large numper VI ~, n,
no excuse of failure 10 aid the none! oI"e.
force can be made. The money order department
is In some respects the most important IN tne
the New York Office acne last year, deposits 10
the amount of $S6.00000 were received ana inter
national orders amounting TO sSVVVv were eA-
changed at the New-York office. which is the centre
OF international exchange. The clerks had been
retained COR many years in the service, ana Mere
carefully trained TO the wOrk. In less IMAM Two
there have been change in the superintendency
and three or four changes IN the assistant SUI
perintendency, the able chief bookkeeper ana
considerable number of the experienced clerks have
latest political dismissas have added TO the difn-
culties and confusion in the service