Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-01

Of the constitution. To save the New
York City branch association, Of which
he is a member, from paying the 10
per cent constitutonally levied fine on
per capita tax overdue to the national
organization, he has stultitied himself
and ignored the constitution more than
once. His sins of omission and COM
mission he has tried to place on the
shoulders Of other people. He was 80
alive CD and enthusiastic CD as Cen
eral Master Workman Of the Knights
of Labor that, though he spent nearly
a third Of his time in Washington dur
ing the first two years he held that Of
fee, General Secretary Hayes can count
on the fingers of his one hand the num-
Der Of visits Parsons paid to the head
quarters Of the organization in Wash
ington. When he would call around,
his mouth work would make a good inn
preston and put a satin finished gloss
on his neglect of duty. But Hayes was
not long in taking Parsons measure.
AS a New York Bowery halter Parsons
was a hurry.up failure. He had resign
ed the position Of letter carrier with
dreams in his head of being the official
outftter of the letter carriers Of the
United States. Later he tried to de-
lude the carriers into the belief that he
resigned in order to serve them as
president better than he could and re-
main in the service. On the strength
Of this sympathy dodge the carriers
association has at different times, do
mated him goodly sums of money. With
no other visible income, he wakes as
sleek and fat as ever From the X. Of
L., for more than three years serv-
ices as Master Workman, he has re-
Ceived nothing With all his trickery
he could not get blood from a stone.
To the position Of president Of the
National Association of Letter Carriers
no salary is attached, and he is the
first to hold the position who ever FISH
ed for or received a donation.
Speaking of donations reminds the
writer Of an expensive meeting of the
board Of officers Of the Letter Carriers
Association, called by Parsons to meet
in Washington in the early part Of
1898, at which scarcely any business
was transacted save the appointment
OF a committee to raise" from the
carriers a testimonial G? fund for
Our John" as his sycophantic, office
hunting, eXpense-eating cronies affec-
tionately termed him. Some Of those
cronies are still officers Of the Letter
Carriers Association. That testimonial
scheme would have been a 90 but for
the then secretary Of the organization,
who refused to have anything to do
with It, The secretary's action induced
the cunning Parsons to issue a circu-
lar. It happened this wise. Parsons
invited all the officers to be the guests
Of the New York branch at its annual
ball, to be held the night following the
adjournment Of the meeting. Without
consulting the secretary, his typewriter
was also invited to go along. But that
the accounts OF that souvenir were to
be" audited, and the secretary was des-
ignated by Parsons to assist in the
work" he would not have gone with
the "crowd"to New York He was
married man with a fourishing family
numerically speaking-and his type
writeress was a lady-young and
single. He was embarrassed. He told
Parsons her invitation was more than
a mistake and should be recalled It
was not I ne becIeldlg p0lAhANJDA hcl
New York, but forbid her attending
the ball. Under all the circumstances
he could not do different Doubtless
the N. A. L. c. indirectly paid the bill
for all Of us.
The souvenir accounts were not au-
dited. We loafed nearly a whole day
in the forger's Office like lot Of
chumps, the day after the ball. The
only thing done was relating to the
testimonial fund. It was pleasantly ar
ranged that all the work OF the testi-
monial committee should fall on the
national secretary After seeing the
proportions OF the cat he determined to
resign from that committee. and imme-
diately on his return TO Washington
uld so I'm a letter TO all the officers,
giving reasons for his act. The type
writer business. the souvenir fake the
guest" buncO Cthe N A. L. Q. paid
the freight, and the testimonial
scheme made a mad secretary He Sc
cured peace with his wife, and then
wormed himself on that committee
The vacancy was filled. The appeal