Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1885 — The Removal of the Remington Postmaster [ARTICLE]

The Removal of the Remington Postmaster

W. T. Moore has retired from the editorship of the tVinamac Republican* and the proprietor, Mr. Jenkins, will attempt to conduct the paper himself, for a while: The U. S. supreme court has decided the Edmunds anti-polig-amy bill to be constitutional. A decision which will be received with gratification by decent people, and with rage and) disappointment by the Mormons.

The article from “Soldier,’’ on this page, in regard to the lying, demagogic report of (k/??niissioiiier of Pensions. Black, is from the pen of one of the most estimable citizens of this county, and a man who stood in the way. of several rebel bullets, in war times, and i«j well entitled to sign himself Soldier. Indianapolis is at last, seemingly, sure of a new union depot, that will be a credit, and not a disgrace, io our beautiful State f'apitol. The depot will be built next year', and cost upwards of !?1,000,000. The President and General Managers of the various roads interested took final action in regard to build-, ing the depot, last Friday.

It. is certainly a remarkable fact that the President neglected to refer, in his message, in any manner, to the death during the past year of one of his predecessors in the presidential office, and the most einb nent American of his day. ’"«n it be possible that he and his whole cabinet, (for they all seem to have had'a share in writing the message) totally forgot that General Grunt died a few months pgo?

Senator Harrison has iutroduc-' ed a resolution calling upon < ’ominissioner Black to furnish proof for some of liis outrageous utterances, in his report referred to in the article from “Soldier:” Black and that midnight assassin of character, Giteau Vilas, are an even match, and a brace of the most fanatical and unscrupulous partiz:tn demagogues that ever disgraced an American administration'. ._A clear toned fire bell lately put in place ih Remington, was the gift of Mr. Treat Durand, ■*. wealthy and public spirited citizan of that town. Remington now! li.-is a tire'opgiue to Irght fire xvith, and a bell to notify the people when the overt don comes to use; the engine. Th:''same town also I maintains good, lights at alb thej ’prominent street corners of the, olac?. Ought the much more; wealthy ami populous county seat; permit itsell to be outdone in such good works m this manner?

There is a largo balance in the town treasury belonging to the corporation fund. We understand that the town council are of allowing this sum to lie in the ’treasury until another year, and then use it in inipioving the streets of the town. It certainly is very desirable that a liberal expenditure be made on our streets /nor i year but at the same time w.e question, whether the wiser.ami more popular course for theJLouneil to adopt would not be to expend the wh'ole, pr.fhe greater part of flhr’corpoia--tion fun 1 now now on hand in the purchase of a .fire engine, and iu providing other neeys-arv means for fighting H.re', aii'.l to trust, to a n'ow tax leyy . for. ineaus for ‘improving the streets. For our part we can not Ihit believe that it is not tin part of wisdom and true veimomy tortouger delay making; some adequate against the fires which, sooner or later, are sure to occur. /

And Sbmte Pertinent Reflections TUereby Suggested. Editor Republican : The official ax of the clean mor-al-reform administration has again (descended, resulting this time, in the decapitation of out vetetan post-master, Geo. B. Clark. Mr. Clark received his first commission under Grant’s administration, in November 1870, and has been continued in office under all the subsequent administrations, up to the present time, w;hich is proof positive that the afiairs'of the Remington post-office have been conducted in a manner wholly satisfactory, both to the Government and to the people. In addition to discharging every incumbent duty as postmaster. to the entire satisfaction of every body, Mr. Clark built and fitted up one of the neatest and most convenient offices to be found anywhpre outside of the cities. He Iras beeiran invalid:for years, physically disqualified for competition in avocations open to his able-bodied fellow citizens Pie has not taken any active part in politics for some years, and it can not {truthfully said he is an “offensive partizan,” yet lie was removed without even the flimsiest sort of an excuse. The only possible' reason for his removal, so far as yet known, is the insatiable yearning of the hungry maw of Democracy for office. It was generally conceded, even by >a ’ few Demo: crass that he would lie permitted to serve to the end of his term, nearly three years hence. When our citizens learned from the Chic? ago of last week, that W, A. Traugh was made post-master for Remington, many were greatly surprised,- for reasons above mentioned, and the additional reason, that during tire sbmewhat exciting campaign preceding our last town electioif? a threat was made that if the Republicans persisted in their evil designs to elect Republicans to the various town offices, the post-master’s official head would immediately be taken off, but if they repented of their folly sufficiently to elect Democrats to certain offices, then would the venerable post-muster be permitted to retain his head to the end of his term. How faithfully the prouiise j was kept, I leave to the ileeision of the poor, simple minded, easily' duped Republicans, who were so cheaply sold by the astute leaders of reform Democracy, at the said town election. It is modestly suggested that those Republicans who lent themselves a§ tools to do •the bidding of the Democratic bosses, have now' u verification of the duplicity of al! such promises, which are only intended to hoodwink and mislead those -who are incapable of thinking for thPTnselves, and therefore, lack the courage to act on their own ccmvictions. Disclaiming the privilege of guiding the actions of others',it seems to be the part .of wisdom, when iu search of information, to apply for it where it is to be found, and hence, when -Republicans become too conscientious to vote for members of their own party; for fear of offending Dehiocracy, they shculd.not apply for, and act on instructions from members of the opposite party, but should dismiss such matters with members of their own party, which seems to be in harmony with the theory, that, when in need of assistance, application is always made to known and tried friends. One of the singular things about the appointment of AV. A. Traugh is, that no one had put forth airy efforts in his behalf, if general rumor is to’ -he believed, but that the good Mr. i Cleveland was impressed with an • ungovernable desire to do a" good i thing tor the fortunate gentleman i and the Remington Democracy. Hind therefore, directed the good Mr. V ilas to make the appointment It is not to be wdhdered st that a rumor oil this kind would be circu- ' lated, in a community where the majority are 'so eaffiy gulled by tlie minority, in matters political. -Now that the post-office, can no longer be imnlo omexcuso for promises and threats to whip the simple minded Republicans'jn and out of (:.he traces at widj it excites the’ cufiosity.oi" the average'citizen to know wiiat pretext will next be , resorted t > by the wily local politicians of Democrniic proclivities. Perimjt' me to, sax I cfom closing (hat Mr. Clark has.no knowledge of this comm unication, thlto writer having had no conver. uinpi w ith him since ti:e appointment, "to jbs successor, whuJs a gentleman well qualified for the position and a of the strictest -Bourbon school ' Honoi;ijih-?,ht. Rimiiixt m, Indiana, I i-. Dec., Bth, l>tßs. i