The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-01
he WAS KICKED OUT
BY &he President for Sls nj ring
Admiral 3thl J.
ROOSEVELT HAD The POWER
To Di;chaFge Him for Coed and
Sufficient Reasons Well
KncWn 90 tlin1se!S and
the Publ c.

Secretary Long hss discharged Edgar
Stanton Maelsy from his position as
| skilled laborer in the Brookland navy
yard, Maolay having refused to resign
| upon request. Msciay is author Of .
naval history ard in its last volume
sharply criticised Admiral sohley and
denounced him S. q ositiff, poltroon and
coward. Secretary Longs action was
taken by direction Of the president and
followed conference between &hs
presidert and the seeretsry, who took
to the White House with him letter
from Macisy in response to the request
for bis resignation Gent By the secretary
last Saturday. In this letter Maolsy
submitted that be oorld not be removed
or be compelled to resign without def
mite charges being made against him
AID without having sn opportunity to
answer those ohsrges. Although tho
civil servics rules give employees Of the
public service the opportunity Of susT.
cring charges that may be preferred
assi1ss them the president exercised
h:5 p7erogstivs in the present instance
AID Gsmanded MsclsySs removal it be-
iog bed that the latter that sTars uo-
oheially if Eot eff sizliy Of the reason
ahich acSusted the executive N taking
the course determined On. Secretary
Lcng said the action taken today would
GispoEe Of tie osse finally.
Mr.. Mac'ay's letter 70 Secretary Long
replying to The re qusst for his resigna-
ton is as fellow:
Navy Yard, New, Dec %.
To Rear admiral Albert s. Barker,
U. s. N, C0mnandant Navy Yard,
New York.
Sir: l have the honor Of acknoWledg
ing the receipt Of your communication
Of this date, in which you forsarded
the following communication Of this
date from the honorable secretary Of
the navy:
81 am directed By the president to
ask EjgaE s. Msclay, specisl laborer,
general storekeepers' cfice, navy
yard New York, to send in his "ssigna-
tier"
I respectfully submit that Vas reg
ulsrly appoin led to ny present position
after having duly passed clerks ex
smina;io1 in accordance with al the
requirements Of the civil service reg
uis,ions and, therefore cannot be rs
moved CT be compelled TO resign with.
out deiaite charges being made sgs!ns.
me snd without having 81 opportunity
to answer thoso charges. I Lave been
in this chi5e fifteen months, have been
promoted for eff ,ie2cy and, SO far ss
kncv my work has been satisfactory to
my superior. l ksve violated no rules
OF regulations OF this cfice or Of the na-
w ysId, SO far as I am aware. Such
being the case. feel that it would not
only be an injustice to myself to reign
under such circumstances, but it would
be establishing precedent that vitality
concerns Thousands Of civil service en-
ployeG, both national and State.
Very respectfully yours,
Edgsr S. Maclay.
Secretary Longs dispatch to Resr
Admiral Barker olrectlng Mac!sJ Ge-
mo7al vas as follows:
Washington, Dac. q
Raer Admiral A. s. Barker, u. s. N:
By direction Of president, Eigs- S.
Msclay is discharged. Notify him.
Long.
APPEALED IN VAIN.
The civil service commission Thurs
DAY notified Edgar s, Maclsy, the his
torian, recently employed at the Brook
lyn navy yard, that his removal from
his position was not in violation Of the
civil service set. This notification was
contained in letter written to Maclay
by President Proctor Of the cemmis-
sion, and is in reply 10 ap inquiry from
him. The following is the reply Of the
commission to Mac.ay's letter:
Washington, Dec. 26, 1901.
Eigsr S. Maclay, Ohcs SsoTekeeper,
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