Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-01-10
Delaware State Journal
wItmISSTON. DEL
january 10, 1874.
a Little History about the POST

a Little History about the POST
Office and other Matters.
The cvTrespol dent Of the kPHbaea'',
an extract fiom whose letter We prilt
elsewhere, eives the frst optn expression
we have seen to the real objections
amoi GET poliicians 10 the appointment
and confirmation Of Mr.. Pyle as Post
master. There was no question but that he
will make good and efficient officer, but
1t was fit that be would rot use the power
and patronage the position puts In bis
HANDS for tie htn,ft of The party. We
ntsd scarcely say to our readers that ills
Is 10 Us lis chief recommendation for the
place. We believe Postmaster should
give his whole ATTENTION 10 the proper
managtHeEt Of tie Post Ofiee and ap-
poirt his suhordinates simply with view
10 promoting the beet administration OF
ils affairs, end not make the place a
hospital for political "Dead BEATS"
But how are we, looking at Mr.. Pyle's
appointment in this light, TO seeouut for
the zeal in his behalf displayed by a
paper which has denounced us as an
enemy TO the Republican party for
Just such exposures Of the wrong dolngs
Of public Officers as made vacancy tor
Mr.. Pyle 10 tlli How can one Put faith
in a newspapers devotion to the principle
Of civil service reform which openly adyo-
Gates the covering up Vf corruption and
mpetency in public Officials for fear
OF injury to the party through their eS
posure Real civil service reform as
impera'lyely demands the wedding out Of
Ulht pfIlce,s rs It does the appointment
OF o. ores. Bpt NO one VITO knows any
thug more than a chid,ol politics in this
State, suTposes for q moment that thr
Commtreiql's zeal arts from any real
devotion to The principles Of this grea.
reform. The Rpn5l.eaH correspcnden.
goes much nearet thc r,al truth.
Everybody familiar with the internal
affairs of the Republican Iary know
shat there are two factlous ia Il, one Of
which absolutely controlled the Federal
appointments OF Gratis first admins
tration with tie single exception Of the
sPI ointu ent Of Collector OF the Port,
aud the appointments dependent on ii.
This faction gave US Lewis and Dunn.
and was faniliary known as the Post
Office Rirg. of Ills Rug lhe Co'amsr
cial was the rtcegllE organ. This fac
don was utterly routt 10 the last Repub
liean Safe Ceny,nliCn bnd took little
part In the last csmpaisu. . his lee
many TO expect that there wou be D
sweeping change in Feiersi ppoiltmeuis
but the htpubheon'. eoutsi ouc ent tx.
plains the oisspit iLtrent VI Ibis exp eta'
sion, as fol owe;
After thu rtaie election Of 1872 the
question of r,apy, /. tin,Iia Was cai
vasstd aid Pretty thoroughly discussed
by the Various Rep 0ncau Orgsti1 ,tiOle
and after col tultstiun With our Represet
tGiive Mr. 1 t-nc, IL was det' ru,i ed /,
try and incuev lAimOiy OF scii0u ~ tn
Republican patty by not Interfering VIII
tho F,d,ral u pVlulnelts.
Thus, II sesus, the Post Office Ring
save ball 10 Keep he = ATE, and kel
their tflcgs Us thtlr leNsld. But ate
the uamsging al osurys which ivIce,
Pot NJ. H,t Ltwis TO i,sien, the lor ges
hesds IL ,le ttl,r iatiiou saw hat theli
oiPru,ily had tUn,r, md they feu'
lie al lOit tustt t. Mr.Heald, ~ 10 Wou.i
Lave 1t.rd sv Maik,d a contIa,t 10 b.
pr dtctsoI ss . have 4 eaIy neutral.t
the .us-e Lewis mi,msusl ement ha
e,ns 10 The lsiiy, AID would have ais
acdtd ~ lie citdil Of tie MN who six
nal Gtd tLsir access GU 10 power BY sue
81 slpoiI lment. THIS toe, would h.v
90 d.Vldtd lhv SYM aIAies and ,G-rts {
ths business mn ttat Nr. Pye Woul
pIobsbA ret Lave l,tn lIestSd % Cut
dcale, MS tfierds beng content Wit
tecum 9 Ter lim h's old pace o. CHI,
Clrk. Bat he "smsll mtn who do
"woik" upst! Sil hat, and all the bus
MISE m,H a. 4 o.htr supporters of CIV
service reio u VI. ed on Mr.. Pyle AID b
appointment Became a foregone eoncll
sion.
Lewis faction vas completely demon
allied by hls oV.Ubrsw, and looked o
the possibility OF Mr, heald's appoia
ment with positive d MAJ. They you,
have hated CAPT. Gs.asber's appoil
ment almcsl equally, Lut they saw 10 b
esndidscy q chance for lis defeat al
the securing Of the appointment
9 man who would II least be neutra
and so they became enthusiasts {,