The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-03
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. 3. 1874.
POSTMASTER TO THE HOUSE OF REP.
RESENTATIVES.

POSIMAS1ER III 1HE I1OOCE VI NAIA
RESENTATIyES
After the vote in the House on Wednesday
last, designating the day when IT would so into
an election Of Postmaster, a sound and sterling
Wing happening accidentally to take seat by
the side Of a member, both being entire strangers
to each other, the following interesting and inn
portant colloquy ensued to which we would
particularly call the attention Of members Of the
House Of Representatives, and commend it to
the serious consideration of the people OF the
Wing Well, how about this election Of Post
master? What's the game baa adT
Loco. How about it2 Why, am astonished
that you should ask such a question Inv
Wing. You need not be astonished at all;
for it is subject about which have not pur-
sued any inquiries. a5s as r -
Loco. But an, astonished, and do not hesi-
tate expressing it for this Office is one Of great
importance to Us. III, a.I n 90sl t.ia
Wig. Such may be the fact; nevertheless
you must permit me to say that do not dis
cover it.
Loco You must then be stupid indeed; you
are the first Of our friends that have yet seen,
who is not fully mp to The game. Do you
not recollect that the presidential campaign
you not further understand that our Postmaster
toihe House holds an important position, and,
if Of the right sort, may be Of great service to us
Wing. Oh, / understand understand How
very stupid in me not to have comprehended this
matter rightly before! Isee it all now!! 5lll ?
Loco You will be prepared to act with us
now, hope, when the question comes up. We
have il all arranged now, believe, and shall
certainly carry it next time. m
Wing have doubted all along the propriety
Of change in that Office; but | understand it all
now. Good day, SIR 5as7f 3aa aidt l hass 31ii'
AOFFIcE OF sGREAr IMPORTANCE TO Us"--
"HoLDs AN IMPORTANT POSITION" &C. 1t will
be recollected the said Postmaster has no frank
then why valuable or important to the Locofoco
party 2a Here lies the secret: his duty, or part
oft, being to make up the mails at the House,
he has it in his power, with the subtle tools he
will gather about him, to SUPPRESS THE DIFFUSION
OF WING SPEECHES, WHO CIRCULARS, AND WING
DOCUMENTS =! This is the dirty work the party,
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il would appear, design that he shall perform !;
and now let us see whether they will find them
selves able 10 place their tool into the Office they
would thus disgrace and degrade. Tomorrow
is the day on which the House has determined
to 90 into an election of Postmaster. We APP
peal, in view Of the facts herein developed, 10
all independent Representatives to interpose their
vote, and prevent the contamination of the
avowed base purposes Of Locofocoism.
The present incumbent Of that Office, Mr..
Mccormick, has rendered faithful, honest, and
unremitting services for the past eighteen years
and now, it would seem that such fidelity TO the
trusts committed to his hands, is no recommen-
dation to the majority party in the House, when
beset and imporiuned by hungry, cannibal, jaco-
binical Locofocoism, whose perpetual din, SO long
as any one man retains his office, is '.SPoILs!
sporLs GsUe us of the SPo1Ls!