Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 August 1885 — Page 8

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A COMPLETE WHITEWASH. The Report on the Recent Investigation of Postmaster Ra Jones. The Commissioners Find (hat Mr. Jones Did Not Violate the Civil-Service Law, and Exonerate the Local Board. The Mugwumps Can't Understand, and Think It Isn't Right. .Mr. Vinton and Air. Swift Sa v that the Matter Is Not Ended Yet—Mr. Jones, However, Is Satisfied. WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT IT. The Comments of Messrs. Vinton and Swift ami Jones on the Report. The report of tho Civil-service Commissioners in the investigation of the charges against Post master Jones, was made public at Washington yesterday, and was received in Indianapolis by Associated Press last night. The report was just what nearly everybody expected and • predicted that it would be —a whitewash. Mr. Hughes East, the private secretary of the Vice-president, said that tho investigation would result in nothing, and it seems that Mr. East knew. There were a great many people who were satisfied to take Mr. East’s word for it, because it was suspected that ho had some exceptional advantage for knowing. So, not only is Mr. Jones exonerated, but the private secretary is vindicated. MR. VINTON* CANT UNDERSTAND IT. Mr. Lindley Vinton was called out of bed at a late hour by a Journal reporter, and when told of the character of the report, said he could hardly believe it. When assured that the matter was reliable, ho remarked “that the commissioners, action and conclusions should roach the public at this time is not consistent with what Judge Thoman told us." “What was that?” “He said the papers, testimony and the board’s conclusions would he submitted to the President, but that nothing would probably be done until September." “The report, then, is something in the nature of a surprise to you?" “Yes. if tho report has been made and it. is as you represent it. We feel that we proved every word of the charge, and more. Indeed, I cannot understand it." “Do you think the question will rest here?" •‘No. If we are to have a civil-service law it should be obeyed. If the one we have is not sufficent, then we will get one that is, and nothing is more efficient in showing up the defects of the law than the examination here. We will not rest with such a report, hut get a hearing some way to prove what has been charged. Mr. Jones violated or did not violate. He discharged men for partisan purposes or did not, and to make this view of worth considering by tbe President, we had abundant facts. I cannot understand liow such a report could be based upon tho facts we presented.” “Did you have free scope in tho prosecution of your case?" “No; we were hampered," said Mr. Vinton with considerable warmth, “by tbe manner of the investigation. Judge Thoman said the commissioners bad no power to send for persons and papers. Thus the testimony was voluntary, and there was no chance for cross examination. The commissioners sat merely as a court of inquiry. We do not know what Mr. Jones and his witnesses stated, nor do they know what the testimony on our side was. A witness came, told all lie knew, and then left without the presence of the opposing party. No cross examination was permitted. Had ihere been we could have brought out a great deal more. I can give you surface indications as to examinations by tbe local board that will show what we can do. An instance is where a person examined attained only fifty, yet he was marked up to ninety-nine. Another, where a young man of more than ordinary intelligence though he had passed a first class examination, and he received only seventy-four. Further, it is supposed tho examination papers are kept inviolably secret, and yet a man examined was told the next day that his papers were such as to assure him Wilmington’s place. llow a report complimenting the local board of examiners could be prepared is beyond any belief. title less our petition for an examination of the Jones .administration was sufficient to constitute a cause of action, there was no call to send the commissioners here. Had the witnesses been under oath and cross-examination allowed, more than we alleged could have been proven, but as it is we feel we have proven everything wo alleged. Another instance worth noting: The commissioners came here so quickly, and did their work so rapidly after we had made charges that we have not time to secure the testimony of Willis G. Wood, upon whose discharge one of the two allegations was made. Mr. Wood was at the time, and still is, campingout in Michigan. Judge Thoman told us we could procure his affidavit and send it to him, where it would be made part of the case. This has not been done, and yet we hear the commissioners have made their report. The Wood affidavit would have been very important. As tho examination was conducted, we bad no means of knowing the straightness of the f Jones side of the case. If it is dishonest in one thing thero is no way of telling to what depths of dishonesty it went. If there is to be a case of whitewashing, we want it done so everybody can seo it. It is a question of whether Air Jones acted discreetly or wisely in discharging Wood and Wilmington. Both were competent men. and answered the order of President Cleveland that no competent men should be discharged unless for open and active partisanship. lam not satisfied with tho ca?c as it stands, and will not be until I hear from President Cleveland.” Mr. Vinton said that his confidence in tho President was still strong, and intimated that the public would vet see that he and his colleagues were right in their allegations against the postmaster. WHAT MR. SWIFT SAYS ABOUT IT. At 11 o’clock last night a Journal reporter called at the residence cf Lucius B. Suift, and rousing that gentleman from his slumbers told him that the report whitewashing Grandfather Jones was in. The reporter upon being asked the points in the report, gave them as well as he could remember. Mr. Swift received the news with the greatest equanimity, and in answer to questions by the reporter said: “Until I see the report in its entirety I do not care to comment upon it. I will say that we took the two cases of Wood and Wilmington, they being in the classified service, to Postmaster Jones and he told us that they were discharged for the sole reason that he had promised their places to Democrats. If true, this seemed to us a clear violation of the spirit and intent of the law. and we so charged it. If the postmaster can make removals from the classified service for such reasons, there is, of course, nothing to prevent him from making a clean sweep in his office, and tljat can occur as often as he sees fit. It did not secui to us that a sound construction of the law would permit a postmaster to discharge for any such reason. As to whether this was the true reason, Mr. Jones, when he came to defend himself, was inclined to dispute, but the testimony against him certainly preponderated very heavily. Cer tainly the charges made at the last moment against the two men i>v the postmaster were completely overthrown, and, since the postmaster admitted the men to be efficient, they were discharged without cause. “It the Civil-service Commission has inter preted the law that the postmaster’s power to discharge cannot be questioned, and that he can commit no abuse of that power, they have put an interpretation upon the law which no sound lawyer would put upon it, and which will set back the cause of civil service reform seriously.

TIIE INDIANAPOUIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 0, 1885.

It i? to be hoped that tho President will correct any mistake that may have been made in their recommendations. As to the last examination by the local commission, the only charge we made was there was such irregularities as to create suspicion that it had not beeu fairly conducted. I have very high Democratic authority for saying that it was a fraud, and while 1 told tho commission when in "Washington that I could not prove a fraud, I believed, and still believe, that it existed." MR. .TONES IS SATISFIED. A Journal reporter called upon Postmaster Jones, at his residence, and informed him that the civil service commission had completely exonerated him. “Well," said Mr. Jones, “I have been of the opinion from the first that I would bo exonerated by the investigating committee. I have endeavored constantly to obey the let cer of the law, and I do not consider that I have violated it in any particular. Naturally, lam opposed to civil service reform, but as long as the law demands that the rules of the civil service be 'enforced, I shall be guided by them. The charges of making unwarranted removals are untrue. In making up tho examining board I appointed Mr. Eiliott, a very able and experienced Republican, as one member of it. and have been very materially influenced by his counsel in whatever new ventures l have made. Another thing, I appointed and gave preference to those who stood first and highest in the examinations conducted by tho board. The charge that i paid no attention to the recommendations of tho examining board is utterly untrue.” "What view do you take of the report by tho investigating committee?" was ask^d. “In my opinion," said Mr. Jones, “it will settle only one question. That is, that I am not guilty of the charges preferred against mb." “What is your answer to the asset tion that President Cleveland ha3 purposely whitewashed the whole matter in order to avoid trouble?" “Nonsense; it was the duty of the President to make a fair investigation, after the conference he had held with Mr. Swift, who made the charge that I had openly and wilfully violated tho law. The President was sincere, and so, also, were Judge*Thoman and Chief Examiner Lyman, who conducted the investigation. I am sorry, however," continued Mr. Jones, “that the name of Mr. Hendricks has beeu dragged into the matter. Not a word about the trouble had passed between us. When approached by others on tho subject, he has invariably said that I was postmaster, and would have to conduct my own affairs.. The press has not acted fairly with Mr. Hendricks in speaking of his Ration to tho affair. Indeed, he has not been m the postofiieo but once since I received my appointment." Mr. Jones seemed to be greatly relieved by the information given him by the reporter, and expressed his sincere thanks for being awakened to receive such cheerful news. He concluded the talk with tho statement that he would prepare for the press in a day or two a written account of tho trouble, giving bis side of the case in detail. THE FINDING. A Report with Which the Postmaster Should Be More than Satisfied. Washington, Aug. s. —The Civil-service Commission to-day made its report to the President in regard to the charges against Postmaster Aquilla Jones, of Indianapolis, referred to the commission for investigation by tho President, July 18. The commission begins by stating ihe charges as follows: First—Whether for the purpose of securing patronage, or for other unjustifiable reasons, ono or more persons had been removed by tho postmaster in violation of the civil-service act or rules. Second—Whether the postmaster had, by his public conversation or declarations, at the times referred to in the charges, expressed a purpose to disregard the law and rules, especially by selecting only those of his own party and by rejecting those of the other party among tho applicants certified for appointment. Third—Whether the examination hold on the 10th day of June last at his office, or the mark ing and grading of the papers of those examined, was so irregularly or unfairly conducted as not to do justice to the applicants. The report then says the charges were forwarded to Mr. Jones, and his written reply is submitted. Commissioner Thoman and Chief Examiner Lyman also went to Indianapolis and •xamined twenty witnesses, whose testimony, filling 131 pages, is submitted. Tho commission states its conclusion as follows: First—lt does not appear that tho postmaster has made any appointment or removal in violation of any provision of tho civil service act or r ules. Only the first and second ruies put any limitations on the authority to remove, and no violation of either of them has been charged or proved. Second —Tho facts as to the conversations or declarations charged, related rather tomatters of taste and official propriety, than to anything which is, in itself, a subject of investigation, except ir. so far as these declarations might shed light upon any questionable case of appointment or removal. Tho evidence shows that the postmaster, in conversation, declared a purpose to make removals and appointments according to a theory of political discrimination quite repugnant to tho civilservice law. Such declarations very naturally awakened distrust and a suspicion that Ins act had been in accordance with his words. These facts naturally resulted in the presentation of the charges, and the commission has found abundant reason for thinking they were presented with a commendable purpose of promoting the just enforcement of the civil service law and rules and that they are likely to have that effect. It is due to the postmaster to state that he declares himself not to have well-informed as to the full effect of the rules in regard to political discrimination at the time of the conversation, and that what lie ‘ stated as to a selection had referencee to places not to be filled through the examinations. In dismissing this part of the subject, as to which it is not possible to reconcile the testimony, tbe commission thinks the postmaster had not, and he has not now, any intention of resisting the rules, but that he now. more clearly than before, understands that any political discrimination in making selection’s from among those examined will be a violation both of the spirit and tho letter of tho civilgervicesrules. Third—lt was a matter of regret on the part of the commission that it was not practicable for the chief examiner or one of the commissioners to be present at the examination of Juns 10. in asmuch as only one of the three examiners vat familiar with the duties of his position. The investigation has shown that the examination was not as thoroughly supervised a? was desirable, but tbe most searching inquiry has failed to show that there was any cheating attempted or any injustice done; indeed, there is no evidence having such a suggestion. Commissioner Thomau and Chief Examiner Lyman reviewed the markiug of the papers of near ly half of all those examined including those marked highest and those marked out. and failed in a single case to discover any unfairness or discrimination. It will be borne in mind that the papers can be remarked as readily aud accurately one year as one day after au examination. It is a’ signifi* cant fact that not a single person, whether marked high or low, or altogether marked out, although the opportunity has been ample, has complained that any injustice has been done him, or that any favor has been shown to any other person. In view of these facts, ar.d making due allowance for inexperience, the com mission regards the action of the examiners as creditable to their intelligence and sense of justice, and finds not the least occasion for disturbing the examinations. Licensed Physicians. Licenses were granted the folio**.’.;-./ named physicians yesterday: Daniel 11. Pruc ~ rnuel A. 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