The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-07
ORGANS AND PETS.

ORGANS AND PETS.
Sam Baird has been forced TO retire
from the Atlanta postoflice. His term of
Office expired July LIST but he didn't want
to go and said he wouldn't go, because he
had neither resigned or been removed HE
bondsmen, however, cut off his supplies,
and he was forced to go. Sam was right.
He had not resigned, neither had he been
removed he had only been superseded.
1t was the work of that terrible postmaster
general, and Sam knew that the president
and Bill King had once euchred that
guardian of the mails in reference to the
Minneapolis postoffice, and so thought that
be, too, would come out 80. k" Sam was
the postmaster who, when, months ago,
he was notified that his official head was to
drop, wrote to Jewell inouiring what was
the matter If he hadn't worked enough
and talked enough for the party even to
the exclusion of his regular business And
that hard hearted official told him that was
just what was the matter. He was
altogether too Unanimous and "sloshed
around too generally" whereupon, Sam
said he would sec the "old man," as he
lovingly styled the president, and he knew
he would take care of him. Sam evident
ly knew in whom he trusted, for he had
been made governor of Idaho territory,
and six months service therein not showing
it to be congenial field for his peculiar
talents, he resigned and turned up the
Unanimous" postmaster of Atlanta and
''an earnest supporter of the present adj
ministration."
His interview with the "old man" didn't
result in his retaining the postoflice, but it
suggested something better, as we presume
from the fact that be has started an ''or-
gan" at Atlanta. This "organ" is called
the Adpancc, and if Sam has Murtagh's
luck, he has got fat thing, and the cor
gan" will prove better investment than q
postofilce or anything else, unless it may
be, as is sometimes the case, a man has the
inestimable privilege of running both a
postofllce and an organ at the same time.
Sam has only to go to work as Murtagh
did, and he will be all right, and from his
reputation, there is no danger that he will
neglect his opportunities. This Murtagh
is the editor and proprietor of the WASH
ington National Republican, and this is the
way he did it, even without q postofiice.
He concluded that his "organ' needed a
new building to store it in, and accordingly
commenced the construction of one but
the contractors wanted money little faster
than his pockets could furnish it, and he
was in quandary, but only for short
time. He was equal to the emergency and
coming to the conclusion that an organ was
useless unless it could be made to grind out
money, proposed compromise. He told
his builders that he was ''short," but he
could get them paving contract if they
would allow him twenty-five thousand dol
lars for it. Barkis was willing, the con-
tract was obtained, the Republican building
was erected, Murtagh was out Of debt and
owned the building without investing a
| dime or wasting any more time than was
necessary to ''see" the influential men of
the party in Washington.
This was not all. The Republican COM
menced to grind out pleasant music. AS
the New York Times says "Murtagh and
his organ were enthusiastically sup
porting tho government. Nothing was
too hard for them to undertake. Mis-
takes or jobs simply set them wild with
delight. They thought the first nomina-
" tions for chief justiceship were the
result of almost superhuman wisdom.
" They highly approved of the third term
" idea. In fact, they supported the gov
eminent at such rate that the govern
ment was brought into contempt, and a
heavy blow was struck at the reputation
" of the president by the semi-official ut
q" terances of Muriagh and his wonderful
organ" And 30 he made his second
strike, and proved the truth of the scrip
ture that 'laborer is worthy of his hire. "
Boosting of his great enterprise in furnish
ing certain official matter in advance Of
his contemporaries, he, at the same time. by
tho influence and personal solicitations of
the private secretary of the "administra-
ton" Vermonter in Washington, Bah
cock by name, succeeded in having his ad-
vance ne,os rated as an official advertise
ment, and received therefor seventy
thousand dollars, of which fifty thousand
dollars was clear profit. And so Murtagh,
by knowing which side his bread was but
tered, and grinding out music accordingly,
nettcd some seventy-fve thousand dollars
in six months. Here is Sans opportunity,
and he says he knows, the "old man" will
take care of him. If you can't have both,
Sam, 1t Is better to have the "organ''
rather than the postotllcc-in the former
you can be as ''unanimous' and "slosh
about as generally" as you please, and the
more the merrier.
The Tunnel Route.
The Fitchburg railroad company have