Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-05
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ASKED TO RESIGN.
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his letters. He did not resign yolun-
tarily. but was asked to resign-and
asked repeatedly and he used every
effort and influence possible to get
the request for his resignation with
drawn: and pleaded TO be allowed to
continue in his place. And it was
when he had failed to have the re-
quest fer his resignation withdrawn
and because of this. that he made his
attack and chose to give the impress
sion that his resignation was a mat
ter of his own choice.
'srhe details as to his resignation
are as follows:
On June "a. when Mr.. Andrew re-
turned from Chicago. ! formally asked
in note for his resignation. He call
ed or re at once to urge me to change
my mind and allow him to stay. AT his
wish ! explained at length my reasons
and listened to all his arguments and
wishes. | felt, however. obliged to tell
him the request for his resignation
could not be Withdrawn. ] supposed
Mr.. Andrew would send his resigna
tion promptly and as a matter of
course as had never known of a
tSicC NHtit Sutfl " REQUEST fidd HOl DcHH
promptly complied with.
Il waited. however, without reply
until June 2S. | then wrote again, re-
peating the request. On the 10Th, Mr.
Andrew sent me brief note treating
the matter with vagueness. / replied
Immediately, saying | could not ac-
cept vagueness, but wished to have
that day, either his resignation or his
refusal to resign. To this he did not re-
ply at all And, therefore, on July 2,
I wrote a fourth time, renewing the
request and communicating copy Of
a letter addressed to me by the Pres
ident authorizing and directing me to
ask for the resignation. / asked for a
prompt reply stating that | was going
out of town. | left Washington on the
midnight train without hearing from
Mrs Andrew: and saw in the next aft
ernoon's papers long extracts from two
scurrilous letters, one to the President
and one to me, which at last conveyed
his unwilling resignation. Meanwhile,
as only learned after a week-Mr.
Andrew had diligently used the inter-
val while | was waiting to secure all
the inuence he could to aid him in
keeping his place. Besides arguing the
esse himself with me and with certain
senators, and besides having his case
argued both at the White House and
before me. he argued his case himself
at the White House.
mir Andrew did not at any time
mention to me any objection to his
treatment in the treasury department
except that he thought | did not give
him as much of my time as l ought;
and that ! lad sometimes allowed 9th
er callers TO be received when he was
in my room on the other hand. some
of those connected with my Office
end who were impartial-thought Mr..
Andrew had had at certain periods too
much Of my time. Certainly his curl
ous calculation of the amount of the
time given him viii strike everyone in
my Office with wonderment.
No other complaint or criticism did
Mr.. Andrew ever offer. And II is hard
IS necessary to point out that man
whose grip on his place 7 could hardly
shake loose. could scarcely have found
his place undesirable or his associa
tions unendurable
m Mr. Andrew could represent him
self as resigning voluntarily WHEN hC
was with unusual difficulty forced t.
resign. 1t causes no wonder that ht
should without warrant call as wit
nesses q group Of important men Of thu
department who nearly all contradict
ed him and whose immediate assur,
, a-cps 10 me by telegraph and tele
phone. are among the pleasantest han
penipes of my official life. No one II
the department who has done success
fu, work. would. ! believe. endorse an.
Of Mr. Andrews statements.
There is nothing out Of the usual II
Mr. Andrews case. The work of tn,
treasu department has been and still
Is strenuous owing to the program
1g.sstes. - me beginning Of the ad.
sl;n.siraiiou ard ii is necessary Il