Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03
An Old SANDER Revived.
fpITOR Standard:

EDITOR STANpARD:
UtU SIR: As | Learn that ut the
last hour before election charges of
post oilice defiicatlon Will be made
against me, simultaneously Ill every
precinct, by my old friend Mr.. Gum,
and new frienI Vim. Nc Irving, Il
friend 20 new that be is hardi y cit
zen Of the country, and not se' cd
enough 10 have his name on the tax
hist, thou. hit il would be best tor
me to make II plain statement Of the
iacrs for the benefit of those who
nave ltriy come to the Territory. for
the old residents know ali about it,
Cuder the last Democratic Admin
STATION, DIR. Il. Willard WAS Post
master Ill Olympia. Soon after the
Administration changed | Was ap-
pointed, and as Postnasters had al
ways been allowed office rent ia
towns where til" Government had no
post, tfice bunting, l claimed the
same thing. ! also claimed the rent
for The poa.otlice boxes, which L had
had made at an expense Of upwards
OF one hundred dollars. [, never
bad occurred to me that | could get
my money buci; by charging for locks
aud keys, as i, the present plan,
and each quarter changed up both
items III my returns, with the advice
aud concurrence of both my bonds
men, Me-srs. 5. d. Howe aud c. II.
Hale, who assured me many times,
that L Was entitled to It, and they
would back me in getting it.
The years rolled on, and the time
came when the political ring, with
Mr.. Gartielde at its head, wanted to
get me out to make room for another
gentleman, to whom he had prom
ised 1t for services in political cam
paign, and with my disallowed claims
standing on file against me, which
Mr.. Galfielde had pigeon-ho!ed for
that purpose, he succeeded. AS he
made no effort to present my claims
to the proper department., suit was
brought against me and my bonds
men in this judicial district, and
as my fight was against the Depart
ment, and not in the in the court,
judgment was rendered against me,
much to the surprise of the lawyers
on both sides of the case.
About that time, the late Judge
McFadden WAS elected Delegate to
Congress from this Territory, and 1
submitted the case TO him, who
looked up the matter on his arrival
there, and my whole claim, amount
ing to 81 800 was allowed, excepting
500, which is still pending in the
Post Office Department. and which,
communication lately received from
my attorney there, assures Inc will
soon be settled in full.
At the time that the $500 had to
be paid, to square the accounts, as
settled by Judge McFadden, l
was as poor as at present, and
Messrs. Hale and Howe stood at
my back, rs they had all through,
and each loaned me $500. on my
simple note, without security, and
l now have those notes receipted in
full to show Mr.. Nc Irving or any
other interested party, and also all
the returns l made to the Depart
ment, while was Postmaster, with
the Post Office Department clerks
endorsements thereon.
l will say to Mr.. Gum, Mr.. Gale,
Mr.. Nc Irving, and any other Mr..
circulating and working these sland-
erous reports against me, that
have, during the past % years, given
bonds in official portions of from ten
thousand to thirty thousand dollars,
and l am looking for the man who
has ever paid one dollar on any
bond or no;e for me.
Respectfully,
j. H. MUNsoN.