New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-02
4 RANK INJUSTICE.
.rcrSr CHANGES IN THE GENERAL
The PosToFFIcE.

OLD A'' ,-n CAUSES AND SALARIES AR
OUT ~ RrpucrD-cAsrs IN POINT.
Br''''' ,.,ent dsmissals and reductions in
The more New.York Pos'ohice are examiner
salary !" nnarent becomes tnelr rue u'us. az.
the no' character. the u's' $500 h,. Commit,
partisan cha .hs mild protests MADE by commit
satisfied win Wv Tho are still in the service and
tees Of CLERKS a,d be endangered by too great
whose places smooth words of Postmaster Day
zeal. nor o' that he is opposed to reductions
ton, who decS srt allowed his superintendent 10
in salaries cations on which the Posto'iice COM
make repres
mission - the dismissais were ''iaoe unue' sur,
Some Of - es almost to be barbarous. Richard
circumstsn' ar;enced and efficient clerk has re-
Fulton. al ~, wife by death. and his young chill
Gently "' -, entirely 10 such care as he can pro-
dreh are nas been taken sick and is probably
vide nv ss now finds himself deprived OF the place
dyns' o. 80 expected TO depend for his livelihood
on "Hs ssould recover his health. Mr. Bogert
% IN the city delivery department mas grown
cerh i. 49, service bu, was still able to perform
.h duties of -" S'''"' ii ""N'
msrily DISMISSED -. o>,,rsr,. ;r;rst,ce ;s the dis
Ohe Va samuel Il. Bovine. clerk at S.4oO in
nsS" 6enartmen;. He has been continuously
INC ,.s,ofice service for thirty-one years. lie
III N rer,t under Postmaster Pearson TO the
foSe s,,,erintendent of the mailing DIVISION HIS
onC. M became somewhat impaired by his devotion
No. ,ahors Of his Office and he was transferred
10 VI, 49, d,escult post at smaller salary. He is
" ..,ro-ous and energetic, and, with the single
III" 49, =, intendent r. NJ. Morgan. he was
the bes,-equpped postal official In knowl-
Ps axnerence left in the New-York office
- avsral Of the superintendent resigned or
N s,scharced Sam Bovine. as he is known
W." ,bs clerks. with whom he is universally
.-an,,sr was dismissed without word OF warning
"a With no explanation Of the act
I,,ss GRAY a DO ,kkeeper in the registry division
~ss one OF the most trusted men in tina; important
-, If the service William Plimley, formerly
-orirtendent OF the registry division. who has
,ra,cbed Mr. Grays work for many years. said
Yesterday that Mr.. Gray was one OF the most capa-
HE and efficient employees in the division.
Major Wlliamsons case was one of equal in
,ustice He was able and experienced. and mad
became superintendent of station The commits
sion recommended the consolidation OF two of the
stat,ons. and dismissed Major Williamson. while
retaining superintendents who were recently ap-
nointed on political grounds. H. c. Broas, clerk
at $500: c. D. ConN4n. veteran OF the Civii
War. al 100 and M Jardine, the father or the
cashier Of the postoice. three OF the Oldest en-
n,ovec in the postoce were dismissed after service
az from twenty to twenty-five years Charles Hall.
the assistant superintendent OF the second civison
has been in the service for twenty-five years without
charge Of any kind being made against him. but
he was not allowed to remain in office. Alexander
Half and John Mitchell. also experienced clerks
were discharged. The same fate befell Jesse Ashley
and Richard Smith. old employees and John Law
renee efficient clerk.
Almost all Of them Republicans, and they
were among the most efficient men In the ser
The reductions in salary were no less needless
and unjust. Captain Kay, OF the registry dlvlsion'
whose cornwall habits frequently interfere with
he discharge of his duties; had his salary IN
salaries reduced from 200 to SOC without any !,
assigned Mr. Depping an eme r ci re- ,b
re eson 5eS1s!y Of o sss SSssn%sson sa.a
Jerks with scarcely exception. were old ana
aithf;,i employees. whose only offence was that
not P der snd MADE
-egard TO merit. but for political or personal
The Clerks in the Postoffice agitated over
he changes. but few OF them are willing TO talk
RELY. They fear the result to themselves ,h 500, Oh
mission. and of the Postmaster and the higher
officials Of the office In private conve Frs
service rules and the introduction OF partisanshp
into the conduct Of the Office TOT the sT rs g IN
ton as TO the dismssals and changes In salaries;
ad Ses that h ar moi for fear
pleasing the politicians who seem 10 be able to
dictate their removal or PROMOTION az Will H., ,ho
New-York Postofice since Mr. Dayton became
Postmaster has been pronounced and Is becoming
complete He first secured the resignation OF
William. Plimley. who had brought the money
order division to a remarkable state OF effic'enc?;
and through whose hands millions of dollars passed
safely each year. Mr.. Plmey was known TO be
but he was first OF all fathiui
public servant The may be said OF a. H.
Maze the general superintendent OF the mailing
division, who recently resigned because OF dis
satisfaction with the manner in which affairs
were conducted. All except one OF the superin-
tendents OF departments have been superseded and
n less experience
pointed in their places. One OF the superinten-
dents appointed by Mr.. Dayton few months ago
,. s already been removed because OF ineffciency,
and it will probably not be long before the super,
intendent OF Of the great departments Will
be compelled 10 retire because OF absolute inca
pacity to perform the difficult and intricate duties
Of his Office. Information 10 ostensible grounds
for the removals and other changes is still with
held by Postmaster Dayton and by the investi-
eating commissioners The even OF the
clerks affected can only be learned by private in
quiry. All Of the discharged clerks remain In
entire Ignorance as TO the grounds OF their re-