Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1893-06-25 | Page 1 | Self-Explanatory Letter

SELFEXPLANATORY LETTER Secretary Carlisles Instructions to Collectors Col-lectors of Customs WASHINGTON June 24The following selfexplanatory letter was sent from the treasury department to collectors of customs cus-toms throughout the country In view or tbe scandals which resulted from 1 maladminlstration in the Puget Sound district I desire to impress upon you the necessity for the exercise of great care 1 the selection of I your subordinates None but men of unblemished unblem-ished character and undoubted fitness for the work to be done should be nominated by you no matter what pressure may be brought to bear on behalf of persons not possessed of these indispensable qualifications Respectfully yojirs yojirsJ G CARLISLE Secretary