The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-05-13
THE DIFFERENCE AS TO WHOSE OK
IS GORED.

The Minneapolis Tribune Of Friday
made the St. Paul postottice appoint
ment-a matter which is very evil
IDENTIFY none Of it's business-the thin
pretext for a malicious attack upon
Senator Mcmillan. He is "a callow
and pretentious Senator" who sac
quired his position only through the
laundering stupidity Of his own par
ty," simply because he sees fit to avail
himself Of his conceded right to ap-
point in the city where he resides a
postmaster Of his own selecting. The
attempt of the Tribune following in
the wake ofthe St. Paul Pioneer R'e.s)
to make little personal capital
against Senator Mcmillan out of this
matter is about as contemplate a
piece Of ittleness as has been devel-
oped in a long time. When. w. s.
King demanded the right to control
the appointment of postmaster in his
city, Minneapolis, the Tribune seconded
his efforts and applauded his success.
When Senator Mcmillan makes the
same claim he is stability assailed.
Mr.. Wheelock has held the posi-
ton of postmaster Of St. Paul for
one full term and is now in his Sec
ond. The affairs of the office have
been we'll and satisfactorily managed,
and although Mr.. w. has personally
had little or nothing to do with it, as
the responsibility is his so should the
credit be. Mr.. WIS predecessor, DR..
Stewart, was quite as efficient a post
master as is the present incumbent
and personally more popular but
when Senator Ramsey saw fit to re-
move him andappoint Mr.. Wheelock
we do not remember either that the
people of St. Paul were consulted in
| the matter or that there was any
great howl over it. It was taken as q
matter of course. Mr.. Wheelock was
a man Of good character and a good
citizen the people felt satisfied that
they would be we'll served, and there
was the end Of it. In all its essential
features the case is the same now
Senator Mcmillan sees fit to appoint
DR.. Day to Mr.. Wheelock's place.
just as Senator Ramsey saw fit to ap.
! point Mr.. Wheelock to DR.. Stewards
place. But then, say these "clean cut
and exquisitely sensitive critics, DR.
Day is Senator McMillan's brother
| in-law. Well, what if he is? Is he
not respectable member of society
and good citizen? Will he not make
an honest and efficient postmaster
He certainly cannot have less to dc
with the practical duties of the office
than has had the present incumbent
and sufficient salary will doubtless
secure equally as competent assistants
as are those now employed. We dc
not understand that it is any lesl
honorable for Senator to appoint
his brother-in-law to a public office
than it is for a Senator to have a
brother to act as a go-between in
transactions in which, for prudential
reasons, it is not deemed best for tn,
Senator himself to receive the con
sideration agreed upon as an equiva
lent for his official influence an,
services.
| The Tribune says 1T was under
stood that Mr.. Wheelock was read,
to retire" in favor of Mr.. H. M. Knox
In other words, Mr.. Wheelock wa
willing to dictate his SUCCESSOR
Doubtless.
| At this distance it looks as though
the most sensible thing the independ
ent editor ola great independent news
paper could do would be to lister
down and OUT of that postofice with
out making any particular fuss abou
it. He should remember that, abou
five years ago, somebody had to Civ
place to him and that if he was not ex
actly Senator Ramsey's brother-in-lav
he was very near to him. 1t ais
looks as though the "clean cut" IT.,
bune was going a good deal out of it
way for the sake Of venting littl
malice on a man whose greatest faul
is that he does not always ask tn
1ribu,,c's advice as to what his oficia
actions shall be.