The evening times., 1897-06-26

the Government service through the civil
service in 1890 at 81 600; rose by pro
motion TO 81 400, is thirty-two years III
age; Typewriter and stenOgrapher; las eN-
ceilent habits; and is reported by his chief
tMr Bates) to be an excellent clerk re-
Gently compelled to resign.
Dr. Dolan, 81 500 clerk; is about thirty
five years o.d; always understood % be a
more than average clerk both as 10
capacity and industry; recently dismissed
and then allowed 10 remain at $500.
III Hmddleson. clerk at 81 600; is about
thirty-tYyo years of age; is typewriter
and stenographcr; has graduated in law,
and has been doing satisfactory work IN
the law division OF the bureau for sorue
tine. recently reduced from $1,000 TO
$1,000; has been in the Government
service for seven OF eight years; civil
service appointment.
Mr. Harley. 81 200 clerk; about thirty
six years Of age; recently dismissed; said
to be an excellent man.
These young men were all Democrats,
and were IA bureau containing about
I65 clerks. not more than 10 rer cent of
whom are Democrats.
I might 60 on TO other bureaus and note
the disnnsSals and reductions therein, but
il is not necessary. The public = familiar
with the dismissal OF Mr.. Rodes, ch ef of
the stationery div.S on: Mr.. Wetzel, chief
Of the customs division, and Mr.. Hcb-
Tarde, chief of the navy pay allotment
division. in the Fourth Auditors otTice,
and the reduction OF Mr.. Lupton. assist
ant chef Of public money division, and
his transfer to tie architects office. This
transfer meant what was intended, viz,
the riddiue of the public money division
o: the oulv Democrat in ii. In that I'll
vision now the Republican employees can
cast a unanimous vote.
The business career and the private life
OF these men before they entered the pub
lie service were without a blot or blenI Sh.
Why should they be smirched now
VIII any member OF your committee Il
Investigation as TO the eff cheney of your
force, take the witness stand before The
Sucatorial committee now invest eating
the working of tie civil service in the de-
parJreuts, and swear that The above men
were dismissed and reduced because Gf
their effic eucy. CT can YOU get nele
dismissed aud reduced men TO appear be-
fore the committee and testify as To their
inefficiencye | doubt Il.
The bad. naked truth is, Mr.. Secretary.
that these men Disseminated ga.nSt have
as good and clean a record for efficiency
a any Of your other employees, and they
Were ro5h,I Of their salaries for no other
reason than that they were not Repub-
hcans This is why denounce such meth
DDS as the bald hypocrisy of the whole
thing"
II Is these violations and evaSOns of the
civil >erv &c law that tT nEs IL into Gisre-
pute and rdiculc by thoughtful citizens
II Is for these reasons that the law Il be
believed by a large ma )ority OF the people
10 be a stupendnus humhug. If men Of
yClr high standing and honurt hle record.
q boast ed friend OF the Law a. the headofa
great department OF the government. VIII
not uphold and support 1t iu the spirit. as
well as the letter. then 1t were better
thousand times that il should be repca led.
The Civil Service Comm .s>ioners confess
that they are powericSs To sustain the law
without the support of the President and
the members OF The Cabinet Therefore.
use of the law?
ln ny Cuurer-JOImal criticism Of the
violations of tie law in yCuT IoIartment
/ stated that tel evcd thai YOU tad i,e.-n
ddped and imposed upon 10y those under
you. After al invest gation Of the facts
l am stu OF that opinion. am loath 10
believe that, after publicly sta ting, cfore
you entCied Tire Treasury that no en- plOye
should bc diSDuminatcd against on ac-
count Gf lis politics. and that the merit
system should prevail IN tie Treasury as
u had prevailed in your Chicago bank, you
would flout Law and Tepudiate a con
viction that you lad pIoclaimed from the
L0usetops.
fUd. after comparison OF yc9r dis
Ia,s>alS and REDUCTIONS Of Democrats with
those of the Interior Department, thai
your number is much less. II Is not the
number, however. that = az issue IL is
the principle alone that H. involved. and
the unlc w!gl reduction OF dismissal of one
man l. as great wrong az lcO men.
In conclusion, Nj. Secretary, teg to
assure you OF my highest respect for you
as a gentleman and as oHe Of the - 81 Of
ficers Of the Government, and to dls,iaim
any purpose whatever to reflect upon YOU
personally, or 90 you the 81 ghte>t inlus-
tIce. NJ fifteen yeaIs' experience at the
Capital = newspaper correspondent has
convinced me that Cabinet officials are
more "sinned against than SHINING" and
that in most cases il is Their sulordinates
who involve them in trouble by conceal
ment and misrepresentation. With great
respect, an, sir, very truly, yourS,
O. O. STEALEY.