Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-12-13

patrons OF this post Office who sup
ported him for that position. The
petition was circulated in
this vicinity and signed by about five
hundred persons:
he undersigned citizens of Marshall
county, Indiana, obtaining their postal
matter at the Post Office in the city of
Plymouth. would respectfully petition
that David f. Caldwell be appointed to
the office of Postmaster in Plymouth,
when the commission of the present in
cumbent expires; he the said David E.
Caldwell being well qualified for the
position"
1t Is gratifying to us to know that
so many citizens representing the
wealthiest and best class Of farmers
and business men in this vicinity
should express themselves In favor
of our appointment to the Office. We
have no means Of knowing, but are
told that our successful competitor
sent on a petition signed by less than
two hundred persons. In addition
we were commended to the depart
ment by private letters from num-
Der of the truest republicans in this
county. The following document
speaks for itself:
Estate of Indiana, County of Boone. We
the undersigned, county officials, and
ri Toha In harahu OF that
we have long known David L. Caldwell
formerly of the city of Lebanon, now of
Plymouth, Indiana, and from our long
acquaintance with him can fully testify
that he is an inflexible republican, man
of high honor and integrity, and well
qualified in every way for the position
of Postmaster We therefore respect
fully commend him to the favorable
consideration of the department for APP
pointment."
This was signed by every county
official Of Boone county, Except the
sheriff, who was away by the Mayor
of the city Of Lebanon, the chairman
of the Republican Central Committee,
and by some ten or twelve profession
al men Of that city. We thank them
all for their commentator.
The press gave favorable mention
OF us and to the members Of the craft
we return our sincere thanks. We
copy only one extract, which is from
the Logansport Journal:
d. Z. Caldwell. editor and proprietor of
the Marshall County Republican, is an
applicant for appointment as postmaster
at Plymouth. Mr.. c. Is gentleman OF
high character and excellent qualifica
tons for the position he seeks, and as he
is struggling to maintain a sound and use
full Republican journal in a strongly Dem
ocratic locality, 1t would seem that the
emoluments of the position Of postmaster
could not be more justly and judiciously
awarded than by giving him the appoint
ment.
We think we showed to the depart
ment our complete fitness for the po-
sition, and a majority of the patrons
Of the Office, who expressed them
selves on the subject, were in our fav-
or. Yet we were "scooped."
The editor of the Warsaw RepuJH-
can who called on us last week ex-
pressed a doubt as to whether 1t
would not be to our advantage to be
refused the appointment, and we are
OF the opinion that he was correct;
especially since receiving the follow
ing letter from q famous postmaster:
CoNFEDRIr ROADS,
WIcH Is IN THE STATE Nv KENTUCKY.
Mr.. CALDwELL-Having heard that
that yu was kanidate for postmast-
er. I hav awaited with tripidashun the
rezult. I am trooly happy that yu
amt been appointed, fur bein post
master IL not what its kracked up tn
be. I thot postmaster had an cay
time Nv it, and he kood sit around
Bascom's grocery and do nothin, with
plenty NV kredit. BUT I waz mistak-
In. Bascom gave me kredit for
awhile, but hav had tn 90 without q
a snifter for day. because he dared
to treet ny offishul potassium with
contempt. Bein postmaster IL
fraud, with the only excepshun that
a fellar kan gin-erally sit around &
du nothin to an unlimited extent. II
yu had bin pointed postmaster 1t
wud hav bin money out Nv yur polk
ct in tho long run, for yud hav devot-
ed your time tn some foolishnuss and
let the nusepaper go, which liz wurth
more to yu than two Plymuth post
offices-which office / kno somethin
nv az 1t IL tn Injiana what the kon-
federal kross roads IL to the state NV
Kentucky. Take warnin. and by me.
Pm In the sere and yaller leaf, and az
I drop down the tide o. time, look
back on my many yearz Nv offishul
life and wonder whot mite hav bin
II I he'd bin free white American
citizen. insted ov bein' only a post.
mastor. Sum NV these day. my Ok
upashun will be gon and then whot
viii bekome NV me?"
Afiiicktionately, Yurze,
PETROLEUM v. NAsBY.
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