The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-27
Auti-@nuupolist.
wARO THE POST OFFICES.

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Tn our issue of the 18th inst, we COM
mented upon the fact that 5. ". Fur
Der, postmaster at Cottage Grove, had
returned us, as REFUSED copy of the
Ayrr-MoNoroL1sr, directed to J. II.
Swaziland, and for which Mr. Sweat
land had already paid us $500.
Last week we received note from
Mr.. Furber, enclosing notice from
J. II. Swaziland, in which the latter
says that his paper was returned to US
by the postmaster by his authority.
We at once sent this notice to our
agent at Cottage Grove, Hon. j. A.
McCluskey. We have received from
him the following reply:
COTTAGE GROVE, MINI,
Aug. "a, 1874
Editor Anti Monopolist:
have received your favor, enclosing note
OF J. H. Swaziland, in which he states that
he authorized the return OF his copy OF the
ANTI NioHoPoLIsr to you, through .. w.
Eurber, P. NJ
In reply, desire to say, that I have not
seen Mr. Swaziland since its receipt. Fur
Their, that on or about the 9th OF July, Mr..
Swaziland paid me % as his subscription
for your paper for one year.
About two weeks ago Mr.. Swaziland was in
my store, and in the presence of my clerk,
Geo n. Elwell, (who heard the conversation
and will testify to it, if necessary, MIR. Sweat
land asked me why his paper did not come.
| then showed him the slip taken from the
margin of his paper, bearing the inscription,
eDo not send me this thing again, J. II.
Sweatland;" and he assured me that he had
never written it, or sent it, or authorized it
TO be sent; that he had not returned his pa
per, and on the contrary, desired to receive
and read it; and he referred to the fact that
he had paid his money and wanted his
paper. He spoke emphatically. To all OF
which I am ready to make my affidavit at
any time. Very respectfully yours,
J. A. McCLUSKEY.
We know not what powerful inhu-
ences were brought to bear upon Mr..
Swaziland to make him sacrifice the
money he had paid and write the notice
enclosed in Mr.. Furber's communica-
ton. One thing is very certain: he
never wrote the impudent message sent
to us on the margin Of that paper,
sDo not send me this thing again, j. Il.
Swaziland" An examination of the
handwriting shows that it is not Mr..
Sweatland's work. If he authorized
the postmaster to return the paper ''re-
fused there was an official and cour-
teous and proper way of doing it. The
Postof4ice Department at Washington
furnishes every postoftice with printed
blanks to send to the publishers of pa
pers in such cases. But this polite and
decorous notice did not sastify Mr.. Fur
Der. he must enclose the paper itself in
a wrapper and write an insolent mes
sage on the margin of it. He thought
he vas making his little point, and by
the time he gets through he will be
fully satisfied that he has made it.
We expect in all cases decent treat
ment. and are ready to reciprocate it;
but we are prepared at the same time
for anything and everything; and those
who want war can have it.
Ten days or two weeks ago we re-
ceieved, from the Minneapolis postofi
notice that j. G. Bugbee, who had
subscribed and paid for the ANr1-Mo-
NoroLIsr for six months, had refused"
TO take his paper out of the office. We
supposed that this was true, and struck
Mr.. Bugbee's name off our list. Now
we get a letter from Hon. j.
B. Bassett, in which he says ::
There is no paper comes to this
office for J. G. Bugbec. He has been to
the postoffice three times, but gets no
paper. Where is the mistake 2"
Why did not the postmaster tell Mr..
Bugbee, when he called those three
times, that his paper had been returned
to us ''refused."
A week ago the same postoffice re-
turned us David Morgan's paper ''re-
fused" while the same mail brought
US a letter from Mr.. Morgan, expressing
the greatest interest in the success of
the paper and enclosing list of new
subscribers
We are sorry to have to notice these
things. They are in marked contrast
with the fair treatment we receive at
the hands of other postmasters. More
over they will all prove unavailing. The
growth of the ANrI-MoNoPoL1sr cannot
be impeded by any such tricks. They
will only result in personal damage to
the men who practice them.' Let us
ask these gentlemen, in all kindness, to
remember one thing - it is never wise
for you to do the dirty work of poll
tics; for you become thereby so be-
fouled that the very men you serve will.
sooner or later, be compelled to throw
you overheard, to save their own
credit. You can never strengthen your
self by degrading yourself. Try and be
gentlemen. even if you are federal
office-holders.
THE TRUE DOCTRINE.
The Henderson Times very Justly