Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-01

was issued to all branch associations,
with the full knowledge Of Parsons,
who helped to word 1.-THE author OF
the scheme, to float which the officers
meeting was called-and for no other
revealed purpose, called by Parsons,
VINO, having resigned from the service,
should have, in obedience to the letter
and spirit Of the constitution, resigned
the presidency of the association Par
sons knew It required a two-third vote
to amend the constitution as to his
eligibility as an eX-letter carrier to
hold Office in the association. He dread
ed the test and feared discontinue and
more at the forthcoming convention,
because he illegally cluug 20 the Office.
He would feather Dill Dc before 4
was too late. In witbd wing aF0m the
Parsons testimonial con uittee, the sec
retary urged that a matter so impor-
tant should be deferred to the next con-
vention. We have intimated that Par
sons was a word-player, a topper and
trimmer. He issued q circular to all
the branches, as soon as he convinced
himself the zig was up" and that the
secretary was right. TO confirm pre-
vious statements herein made, and as
a sample of the Parsons kind Of hypoc-
risy, we give the text of that historical
circular. Read slowly:
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LET
TER CARRIBRS
Office Of the President
New York, March s. 1898.
ITO the Officers and Members Of the
National Association Of Letter Car
riers.
BRorHERs: BY this time, no doubt,
you have received a letter from a COM
mittee of my associate officers, which
contains a suggestion that testimo-
nial in the form of a purse, be present
ed to me upon my retirement as presi-
dent Of your National Association.
This matter, concerning me personally
as 1t does, affords me, l think the right
to be heard. l have therefore taken
this means Of expressing TO you my
views upon the subject, and relating to
you, in my own way, the circumstances
connected with the origin Of the affair.
Almost since 1 entered the postal serv-
ice | have taken an active part in our
association work, and for the past i've
years have been honored by my assO-
ciates with the presidency Of their 10
cal association, the duties OF which
have been most exactng upon my
time and having added to this the
presidency Of your National Associa-
ton, since the Grand Rapids Conven-
ton in September, 1896, little time has
been left me to devote to my family
or personal affairs. While / entered
the postal service with the same de-
sires and ambitions as most Of my fell
low carriers have, I felt that this did
not prevent me from seeking that
which would better my condition in
life and while I may have neglected
opportunities that presented them
selves to me in the past, solely in the
interest OF completing the work | had
engaged in, that should not deter me
from embracing another opportunity
that presents itself at this time, espe-
cially when ! feel that such can be
done without sacrificing any Of the IN
terests intrusted to my care. Win
these views and desires | accepted a
proposition to engage i'm business In
my home city, encouraged as / was Dy
my associates there, who knew better
than most others my circumstances
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and good will l highly appreciate,
have also learned through my work IN
the National Association 90 admire and
respect many hundreds of my assocl-
ates who, through their able assistance,
have made my work in your affairs sue
cessful. Feeling the responsibility or
my position, 1 was unwilling to take
any step that would embarrass those
who were associated with me as officers
OF the association, and therefore, in
connection with other matters, / made
a full report Of my intentions to the
eHcers and executive board, while In
session at Washington, Feb. 9 and 10
last; leaving the matter entirely TO
them what my course should be In re,
gard to continuing my duties as presi-
dent OF the association, even at the
prospect Of temporarily sacrificing my
personal interests. IL was pleasing IN
deed to me TO be- informed by my asso-
ciate officers that it was their unani-