The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-11-27
THE PLYMOUTH %POSTOfFICE
Assistant Postmaster Slayter Dismissed,
Business Men Aroused and an Investi-
CATION Demtnded.

master Yockey would start Out with
the statement that IFS proprietor was
kicking because he did not get
the postOfice, refrained Monday from
saying much about the dismissal of
Clarence Slayter. But the statement
made by Postmaster Yockey that Mr..
Slayter had given the Tribune infor-
nation Of the ~rottenness in the man.
agement Of the postofice compels us
To tell the truth about the matter and
inform tine public that we have at no
time got an intimation from Mr..
Slayter, either directly or indirectly
of the errors that we're made in the
postotfice.
Our attention has been called to
these errors ever since the present
postmaster took the office, but we
knew that some errors were unavoid-
able and refrained from calling atten-
tion to the work of the postmaster un-
til forbearance ceased TO be a virtue and
the public absolutely demanded that
the service at the ~postofice be i'm
proved.
1t is not the province of this article
TO call attention to the many mistakes
that are being made every day, aud
while we have '.piles''cf them on hand
we wish to call the attention Of the
public To the treatment Mr.. Slayter
has received at the hands of the post
master ever since he was appointed
assistant postmaster.
Mr.. Slayter was chosen by Mr..
Yockey and recommended by Con-
gresham Brick for assistant post
master at Plymouth. He had to give
bonds just as the postmaster does and
he was commissioned by the depart
ment along with Mr.. Yockey.
He should know as much about the
business OF the ~postofice as the post
master himself, because he is respon-
slble for the management Of the Office
if the postmaster is sick or for any
absent.
Now what was done with Mr.. Stay
ter? He was simply placed at the de-
livery window, which was not his
place by any means, and everything
was done that could be done To pre-
vent him from knowing anything Of
the business of the Office, and all the
mistakes of the office, YER charged
to him.
1t soon became apparent to travel
ing men and others who knew the
duties of an assistant postmaster, that
an attempt vas being made TO COM
pei the resignation Of the assistant
postmaster in the interest Of the
Yockey family; and that he was being
made the scape goat for all the mis-
takes that could possibly be heaped
upon him.
1t has been frequently told US by
travelling men that letters were
changed in the delivery boxes for the
purpose Of giving Mr.. Slayter trouble.
While all this was going oil the mail
was distributed in lock boxes and call
boxes almost lndiscriminately, and
MI. Slayter had nothing to do with
distributing this mail.
During all those months letters
were advertised for citizens that al
most everybody knew and letters ad-
dressed to business men or members IF
their families who had lock boxes were
returned to writer's unclaimed"
1t was in this state of affairs and
not Clarence Slayter that caused the
attention of the department to be
called to irregularities of the Plymouth
postofice.
The business men Of Plymouth, re-
CARELESS of party, have signed a Pc
titiOn asking an investigation of the
Plymouth postofice, in order that the
blame may be placed where it belongs.
If Postmaster Yockey has been doing
his duty he will welcome the fullest
and fairest investigation. He seems
to think that he is running not only
the Plymouth postofice, but that he
and one other postmaster control all
the postofices and almost everything
else in Marshall county regardless of
what the public may say or do.
This matter will not be dropped un-
til full Investigation is made. The
people are in earnest in their demands.
The anthracite operators have re-
fused to confer with Mitchell and the
coal strike will have to be settled by
the commission appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
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