The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28
MARSHAL CARROLL TALKS.
Is Running His Office to Please Him
self.

Is Running His Office to Please Him
self.
Marshal Carroll called at the NEWS
AND OBSERVER Office yesterday morn
ing and said he felt aggrieYed at
the News AND OBSERVERS com
ments on his appointment Of his son,
who is too young to vote, as chief clerk
| in his Office. He was told that this
paper had, at various times, incurred
the i'll will of men more distinguished
than a United States Marshal, because it
couldn't endorse nepotism. The Mar
shall was told that il he desired to
make any explanation Of his actions the
columns Of this paper were open to him.
Awaiting himself Of the offer, he writes
as follows;
RALEIGH, n. c., July %.
To the Editor Of the News and Observer:
I hope you will give space to a brief
communication in reference to the sud
den outcry that seems to have arisen on
account Of a misconception Of a recent
order made by the Department Of Justice
in regard to this district. No new Office
has been made, and no new deputy au-
thorized; my Office remains the same.
On account of the great increase Of busi-
ness, due to a great extent to the new
counties recently added to the Eastern
District, the Department has made the
usual order, that if the business of the
Office shall exceed the maximum" per-
mitted by law, part of the excess may
be applied TO the payment of fees or
salary of clerk and Office deputy. In
less the fees of the Office exceed the
maximum" the payment of these en-
ployees will come out of my own pocket,
as it has done heretofore. Until the
1st Of the present month, l have
paid for every dollars worth of
clerical help l have had. Ny
reports made on the 1st of The pres
ent month show the maximum" and
the department simply says If yEa-
next report shows likewise, then we will
permit you to pay this help from the ex
cess that may be shown, &c.n On the
other hand, if no excess is shown, then,
of course, l will pay them myself as be-
| fore. Hence, it is obvious, that neither
my own office, or the Office held by these
two deputies, who assist me, is a sala-
ried one. We are all dependent entirely
upon the fees. If we make this salary,
as you may please to call it, then its
so. K" If We fail to make it, then we
get nothing.
The deputy marshals are appointed
just as deputy sheriffs are. 1t is essen
tial that those in my Office should stand
in close relation to me, since, for any de-
fault, my bondsmen would be response
BILE There is not Federal officer in
the State of any Importance who
has not some relative or close connection
in such a relation to him. This too, with
officers who get a stipulated and guaran-
teed salary, both for himself and rela-
tive clerk, and III this instance both my
self and son are solely dependent on the
fees | may earn. Is this criticism then
justl Are others in Raleigh who have
done far less than myself towards help
ing worthy Democrats into positions thus
criticized Will my friends for mo-
ment examine the situation7 appointed
myself seventy-two Democratic deputy
marshals, and was instrumental in ap-
pointing thirty United States Commits
sioners, making one hundred and two in
all. Of this number they all make an
average of from fifty to one hundred and
fifty dollars per month. My son, who is
the one hundredth and second man (not
being in any manner whatever related
to any of the others) this causes this
great howl. Envy and ignorance com
bined is the only cause and l do
pity the friend or foe thus afflicted.
Mr. Watson, my Chief Deputy, has been
with me since | first entered the Office
until now. l have paid him his salary,
or earnings, out of my own pocket. My
son / have kept constantly in the Office
when not at school. / have appointed
him as Deputy Marshal and Chief Clerk,
in order, as deputy, he may assist me
ia earning enough fees to cause an ex-
cess with which to pay him for the cleri-
cal work, &c. OF the result have no
fears, that the 81 500 (Which seems to
annoy certain persons) will be made by
him, and even where, If blessed with
health, &C., and likewise the 1900, by
Mr. Watson. resigned position on
the road that had been paying me an
nually So, 800 for twelve years. / have
never asked assistance to help me run my
"orphanage'', nor do / expect to. get
no State appropriations and private con
tributlons for this personal enterprise of
my own. do not like to appear in the
papers, but submit that recent strict
ures upon the conduct of my office are
unjust, and l have the right to please
myself and thereby protect my bonds
men. Yours truly,
o. J. CARROLL,
United States Marshal
Marshal Carroll is not to be censured