Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1886 — About the P. O. [ARTICLE]

About the P. O.

To the many, friends in Rens, eeleaer and vicinity whose repeated acts of kindness during Ana’s long illness helped smooth her pathway to the tomb, we ret turn our heartfelt thanks. We appreciate the respect, esteem and sympathy manifested by the large attendance on the funeral ceremomonies. The many letters, too, received from associates, ccmpnn. ions and friends in this and other States, while they do not fill the aching void, ara consoling, as all bear witness to her lovely character. “Your Brother” does not love the “Republican” who writes for the “Sentinel”—not very much.— Not unless he could make a “wheeler” out of him. But then our ‘‘Republican” does not like the mt - thods of “Your Brother” in ‘ooseing” nominations any more than he does the attempt to defeat the nominee with “fraudulent tickets. ’ Our “Republican” is a sort of a straight “cuss,” if he is a Republican.

Monticello Herald: We regret to note that a Mr. Bates has been appointed postmaster at Itensselaer. AVe regret it, because we had hoped that on- old neighbor J. AV. McEwen would receive the appointment. He has been true to his party through thick and thin and has for several years been publishing a straight democratic newspaper in a county where his party is largely in the minority and consequently his support has been meager at best. Wo believe in rewards for meritorious service and that “offensive partisans” friendly to the administration should hold the offices. Therefore Bro. McEwen was justly entitled to the postoffice at Rensselaer and we are sorry his claim has been ignored and another chosen. Delphi Journal: We are not much interested in the action of the present administration, but we had hoped that our old friend, J. W. McEwen, of the Rensselaer Sentinel, would receive the appointment of Postmaster, as he has worked long and faithfully for his party. Many Democratic editors of this district have been rewarded. Why not he ? Kentland Gazette: Non-partisan lightning has struck Rensselaer, but some way or other it did not ft.’ike Bro. McEwenjff the Den o crat, as was expected. N. S. Bates was the man who had the “poll long enough to reach the persimmon” and got the postoffice at that place.

White County Democrat: N. S. Bates has been appointed postmaster at Rensselaer, vice H. E. James, commission expired- Mr. Bates is one of the staunchest democrats in Jasper jcounty, and the appointment is a good one, alt’, o’ we can’t help feeling that our old friend, Jas. W. McEwen of the Sentinel, should have been the appointee. Mr. McEwen has run the Sentinel for years without any of the patronage of the county, and hard as is the luck of newspaper men generally, as been more than usually so.— While we regret that our old friend has not been honored with the appointment, we congratulate Mr. Bates on his good fortune and Rensselaer on securing an efficient postmaster. To our brethren of the press in this district who have so kindly and freely urged our claims for the position to which we aspired, we tender our sincere thanks.