The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-25
Mr.. David Wlimot.

This gentleman has published long and rather abu-
sive protest. filed by HIM the 18th December last,
against the Postmaster General for having appointed
his organ, the Bradford PENN Reporter, 10 pub
lish the advertisement of posroutes in Pennsylvania
In this Mr. Wilmot endeavors TO produce the impression
that the Postmaster General had prescribed that paper
because advocated the Wiot Proviso may, there
fore be necessary 10 state the facts truly The Tioga
Eagle democratic paper in the congressional dis
uct, had published this advertisement in ls4O and in
1874 1t was a strong anii-Wimot Proviso paper and
what Mr. Wimot very modestly desired was, that the
Postmaster General should deprive the Toga Eagle of
this ting patronage and transfer it TO OF the most
rabd and abusive Wimot Proviso papers in the Union.
This request was of course, granted whereupon Mr.
Wimot has filed his solemn protest against the decision
1t appears from this protest. that the Postmaster Gen
era chad received through the hands of the Secretary Of
State, letters commencing that paper he Toga Eage) to
his favorable notice" And what else could the Secre-
ary of State have DONE but hand to the head of the
Post Office Department all such papers which he may
have received Mr. Wmot, however, connects this in
cident with the fact that the Tioga Eagle in
with numerous other papers in Pennsyv ana, had some
time previously placed the of Mr. Buchanan at the
head of its columns as candidate for the presidency,
subject to the decision of national convention Hence
he leaves to be inferred in his proesand it is
distinctly stated in the editorial COMMENSURATE these two
high unconares had contrlved to make one of them
selves President by means of continuing to print this pet
y advertisement in the Toga Eagle Such an absurdty
could never have entered the mind of any man not the
victim of his own morbid suspicious.
But we have a few more words to say of Mr. Wilmots
political course 1t is time that the public should be
ghtened on this subject We have heretofore rerained
from exposing it, but he has thrust himself before the
public and longer silence part would improper.
He objects, in his protest, to the Tioga Eagle receiving
the post Office advertisement because had been opposed
to the tariff of 1916 Mr. Wimot, it is true, did speak
and vote in favor of this tariff when passed the House
of Representatives. We have always given him credit
for this, without animadvertng upon has opposition 10
that measure after it returned from the Senate That
BODY had adopted one unmportant amendment 10 the
bill Its friends strained every to have this
amendment concurred in by the House. We well rec
oect that at that time the fate of the bill believed
to depend upon this concurrence Its enemies believed
that if could again be sent back to the Senate, there
sufficient strength to defeat it there AT this trying crisis
where was Mr. Wmot found We say, emphatically
Nth The enemies of the This we heard at the
time but we choose TO speak from the record. Without
commenting upon his previous vote, this the final strug
gle on the last and great question, Wil the House
agree to the amendment of the Senate'" state he
fact that Mr. Wamofs pote recorded IN the negative
along icih the of oil the enemies of the tariff Of
1916 Vide the journal OF the House Of July 90 1916
page 1876 AT this critical moment he abandoned the
measure which he had at the first supported
In regard to the Wilmot Proviso, we need say bu
little That humbug has welnigh exploded; but in its
time has done much mischief to the democratic party
and the administration. 1t the work OF ADLER and
more designing man than Mr. Wimot-we refer to Mr.
Brnkerhof of Ohio That gentleman has proclaimed
himself to be its author, and has bequeathed it as
precious legacy to his children. Mr. Wilmot merely
his agent if Mr. Brnkerhof is to be believed. 1t was
offered out OF time and out OF place. 1t calculated
to embarrass the administration; and of its true
friends, however favorable to the principle of the Pro-
viso, would thus have thrust before the House and the
country long before the question could arise practically
This could not be until the period when Congress should
proceed 10 establish territorial government over any oil
our acquisitions. Yet Mr.. Wmot then professed
friend of the President threw this apple of dscod into
the ranks of the democratic party, long ago the S
August 1885, and thereby defeated the appropriation
necessary enable the President enter upon negota
tons with Mexico 1t has since convulsed the country
and at one time seemed to threaten the prostraon Of the
democratic party And yet its author seriously and
soemnly protests against the Postmaster General for
fusng to deprive an an-Wilmot Proviso paper of the
mail route advertisement and for giving it to his OWL
peculiar organ-the Bradford Reporter.