The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-30

relative 10 the enforcement OF said execu-
tive order, states that 1t shall De the
onty Of the officer ar employer having
conduct 10 forward 70 the department
through the proper channels, written
cnarges. stating specifically the ground Of
complaint and a. tbs same lime furnish
copy thereof 10 the accused
Look fog a moment az what the In
sEsectcr reports: That the discipline Is lax:
Office hours are not observed. and that the
personal habits Of some of the clerks arc
open 10 grave ceasu-e.'
Pray. how does he know, in his cursory
examination OF this Office OF about half an
hour. Or even OF six days. that the eiiscf-
days. / distinctly deny this. and demand
the specific charges % when and 10 whom
the discipline was lax. and when and who
neglected office hours. suppose this is the
truth as 20 some is that. therefore, reA-
son that all should be dismissed Again. *
the morals OF some are open to grave GEN.
dismissed.
"Is this TIN fling of specific charges
against each individual. as ordered Ia your
order OF October "a 1887? Is IL rot rather a
violation. not only OF IFS spirit. but OF its
actual letter? Is II nor further b monStrons
trayesSy upon justsceg Bear II mind that
/ do not refuse 10 investigate any charges
against any individual member Of my force.
which l wtib do fairly and impartIally. for
my training Of twenty or more years as a
railroad engineer has tngrained into me the
efficiency, ard challenge any man TO
show the lack Of ii In this office
Il myself have practically been here all
the time at office hours. have had ard ex-
erc!sed direct and controlling influence
upon its work Remember, also. that no
charge OF inefficiency has ever been made
by this or any other inspector against this
Office
I'm the selection of employees. though
made under the spols system, efficiency
and adaptabillty was the controlling mo-
tive. OF the ten men in this office. seven
are educated engineers. and I'VE or these
men of large and varied experience In the
profession. i challenge the records of
this office. or OF any surveyor general 5
office in the United States, 10 show any
more or better work turned out, or more
conscientiously done than by this office.
since my incumbency.
moi Is II not apparent that the en-
tire animiis OF the inspectors S report and
the recommendations made therein is
wholly political and the desire Is TO
clean the office out and appoint under
the emergency clause of the civil service
rules political 'heelers' without examina-
ton and in direct violation of The very
letter as we'll as the spirit OF the civil
service rules? Am | not further warrant
ed in this by the following passage in a
letter Of November IL. 1897. from Senator
Wilson, of this state:
1T IL absolutely necessary for Wat
sons protection that he ask for the resig
nation OF al his employees as the depart
ment is determined TO make a clean sweep.
This Is especially the case tmarkl with the
chief clerk and chief draug ghtsuan tBryan
msnt If Watson will take Il suggestion,
/ think he had better send me his rssigna-
ton. not for use but for his protection.
1 have told him that Ii was my intention