The Washington times., 1895-06-06
MLNOGUE FEELS THE TX
Collector of Georgetown Sum-
mariIy Dismissed by Carlisle.
HIS METHOD WAS THE CAUSE
No Reflection Upon the Officials
Honesty Made by the Act-Inside
Facts of the Case-IIe Had Not De-
voted the Necessary Time to the
Office-J. Fred. Kelley's Chances.

Secretary Carlise has written a letter 60
Mr.. William H. Manogue. collector of the
port OF Georgetown calling for that Of
ficer's resig nation, to take effect upon the
appointment OF his successor. The his
tory OF the case is as follows:
Mir. Manogue wasappointed collectorsome-
thing over year ago. on the endorsement
OF a number of the most prominent and in
fluential Democrats of the District.
Under the regulations of the Treasury
Department, the collector of customs is
expected to deposit bis collections at stated
a certain amount.
on two or three occasions Mr. Manogtie
missed making these deposi Is at the
proper time, and as result an inspection
of his office was ordered by Assistant
Secretay Hamlin.
His accounts, so far as moneys re-
ceived aud accounted for were concerned,
were found to be correct. but the iuspec
tors reported certain looseuess in his
methods OF conducting the business of the
office, which he explained by the newness
af his duties and his engrossment in his
personal affairs, which he was attempting
Ia adjust in order TO enable him to devote
himself exclusively to the duties of the
cullectorship.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS.
The inspectors intimated i'll their report
that Mr.. Manogue's conduct of the office
showed him To be either Indifferent to his
duty or not fully appreciative OF the eN-
actitude required in the conduct of public
affairs and suggested that the serviceof the
office could be better rendered by one more
experienced or more keenly alive TO the
demandsof the position
This, while politely couched, was as good
asa recommendation for removal, although
thehope was asheldforalongtine bythemany
friends of Mr.. Manogue that the suggestion
might not be adopted by the President.
Mr.. Henry Z. Davis, a warm personal
friend of Mr.. Manogue, was called on by
The Times last night and asked if he
cared 10 say anything about the call for
the resignation. Nothing" he said,
OF the department" He said that Mr.
Manogue had been a law student In his
office and came 10 the bar from that
office. He naturally felt a keen interest
in Mr.. Manogue's future
He said that he had personally investi-
gated the case and had been accorded the
privilege of reading the report of the
examiners and, while the impression was
inevitable that Mr. Manogue had not been
SO careful in the discharge of his duties as
his position required, it was an injustice
to say that the report showed any mis-
appropriation offundso anything looking in
thatdirection, ,otherthansuch an impression
asmight be created in the mind of a vigilant
public officer examining the accounts Of
one less vigiIant and less U sed To the methods
OF public office"
SECUTED THE IDEA.
In respect TO the suggestion that the
President asked the examiners if they could
not tone down their report and Withdraw
their recommendations, Mr Davis secuted
the idea as one wholly inconsistent with
the character of the President aud his
methods OF action. While declining TO
indicate what passed between the President
and himself he was positive that the Presi-
dent, with his known scrupuIougness in
public affairs felt that the record showed
that the affairs of the custom house could
be better administered by a man more
experienced in such matters and less dis
tracted by his personal concerns, and, for
this reason, though with apparent re-
luctance, the President had concluded TO
ask Mr.. Manogue's resignation.
Political speculation is to the effect
that Mr.. j FredKelley will be Mr.. Manogue' s
successor.