The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-06
Free Silverites Who Wanted to Pose
as Martyrs During the Campaign
Now Out in the Cold.
FOUR REMOVED BY CARLISLE
AND A DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF WEST
VIRGINIA OUSTED By HARMON.
Gold Reserve Swelled by Ex-
chanSe for Currcncy-Small Bills
In Great Demand.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-The ak has be-
gun TO fall on the necks of government Of
ficials who defied their superiors and made
themselves obnoxious by of1icious partisan
ship during the campaign. 1t will be re-
membered that a number of silverites dis
regarded the instructions Of heads of de-
paltments. sent out early in the campaign.
and persisted in shouting and working for
Bryan, In the meantime neglecting their
ohicfal duties. They were repeatedly
warned. but some of the Bryanites who
were anxious to pose as martyrs on Mr..
Cleveland's cross of gold" as they sacri-
legiously termed the official guillotine, told
their SuperiorS to fire and be BANKED.
Their insolence merited instant dismissal,
but the Cabinet officers, not caring to give
the BryaniteS campaign ammunition, bided
their time. The time for action has evil
IDENTIFY arrived, for the following officials
nave been removed from the Treasury De-
partment: Judge W. i. Fleming, of Ken
lucky. chief of the law and record divi-
sion of the Supervising Architects office;
Thomas +. Brantley, of North Carolina,
chief of the army and navy pension division
IN the office of the Auditor for the Interior
Department, and Burton L. Doyle, assistant
chief of the warrant division. Each Of
these gentlemen took an active part in Bry-
ans campaign. Secretary Carlisle has also
dismissed Thomas e. Adams, special agent
of the Treasury Department at the seal
islands in Boring sea. No reason is given
for any Of the dismissals.
Attorney-general Harmon has removed
James H. Couch, jr, as the United States
district attorney for the district of West
Virginia. Couch was a candidate for an
elective. Office in Tuesdays election, in vio-
lation Of the rules of the Department of
Justice, and declined to resign.
An Associated Press dispatch says: The
treasury officials decline to make public
their reasons for the dismissal of Messrs.
F1eming, Doyle, Ryan, Adams and Brant-
ley. All OF them took an active part in the
campaign in advocating the election of
Mr.. Bryan, but there is reason for the be-
lief that this fact alone was not responsible
for their leaving the service. 1t is stated
that the dismissal of one or more of them
was under discussion several months ago
for reasons entirely apart from politics,
and that the action just taken was regard
ed by the Secretary as for the good of the
service. 1t is also stated that the Secretary
has no intention of removing clerks Simply
because of their free-silver views or be-
cause they voted for Mr.. Bryan. These are
rights which Mr.. Carlisle fully respects,
but he insists that when the Clerks carry
their political activity to the point of going
on the stump, and. at the least, openly
Identifying themselves with others who
variously condemn the public acts of trus,
1t Is cause for removal. There have been
rumors TO the effect that Assistant Secre-
tary of War Doe was included in the list
of offensive partisans, but it is believed his
removal is not contemplated. He confined
himself to a statement Of his intention to
adhere to the Democratic party. which was
contained in a personal letter to a Demo-
cratic leader In Wisconsin, and this letter
eventually was made public in the press.
1t contained no reflections upon the ad-
IND t~.f s0n -. t. ~. a.I ,--
ed the writer's personal dissent from the
Chicago silver plank.