The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-05-28
ANOTHER COMPLAINT.
senator Coke and the Waco
Pos IURiCe--K'he Kennedy.

WACO May 27.--In this mornings pa.
per l read, with pleasure, the article of
IS. II. - in regard to the management OF
our postoffice |, too, have had letters
TO lie III the postoffice for ten and twelve
days, Notwithstanding / have rented and
paid for the same lock-box four years l
LAY there Is a remedy, and if the citizens
OF this city will but be~tir themselves we
can have change. There is no use of
howlng at our present efficient ~ post
master. He does The best he can.
We have got to get right down and lay
the blame where IT belongs. Senator
Coke Is the man. II it had not been for
him We would have had q new man at
the head OF this office. Charges were
preferred against the postmaster, and
after full investigation by the proper
officer at Washington were endorsed
Sustained" and they can BE- found IN
the proper department to-day. But not
wlthstandIug this, Senator Coke insisted
on having his friend retained and SO 1t
was ordered. | know whereof | sIeak,
and can proove it. think that if Sen
stor Coke can be made to understand
that the people OF Waco know that he is
at the bottom of all our trouble, we may
get change. | am going to send this
to you through our postOtiice, and
hope You WI ! get 1t in time to publish 1t
IN the "sweet-by-and-by." l have no
fences to build and do not care who
has the office so it is run for the accom-
mediation of those who pay the expenses.
G., NJ
The line of thought pursued by our
/ correspondent in the above article. with
reference to Senator Coke, is not alto
! gether original with him. 1t has sug-
/ gested it elf to other citizens OF Waco
But the question may be asked what is
/ expected Of Senator Cnka =" ELL Ise4H-
Ises 1t should be borne III mind that
the complaints about the management
OF the Waco postotfice are hardly of
nature to warrant the removal Of the
postmaster What the charges are On
file at Washington we are not prepared
TO say. Presumably, however, hey are
not Of s. serious nature, or the depart
ment would have taken action, Of some
kind, Oh them. Senator Coke secured
Mr. Lelands resppointment. 1t is fair
to assume that in so doing he was CON
trolled by reasons satisfactory to him
self, whatever this community may
think of the appointment It could
hardly be expected OF Senator Coke that
he should now set himself against Mr.
Leland-certHinly not to the extent of
asking his removal, even were there
grounds for such request. To do this
would be qualification OF his Judgment.
SO rec ntly exercised in securing Mr.
Leland reappointment. Senator Coke
no doubt finds himselfIn dilemma. He
cannot be indifferent TO, nor is he igno-
rant of the fact at however conscien-
tiu5 he WIS il befriendjng Mr.. Leland
be made u mistake that Is working ma
terial d'sadvantage t, the people who
have TO do Y tn the Waco postofiice
PIE My, for tn present at all events, the
remedy for tho oo,,,r,l":.-4- tL"s are so
general aud Just must come from Mr..
LelPud ! mself If he Is not competent
20 lectl'y them there Is a course that
may uggest itself to him which would
relieve il ; senatorial fr.end of embar-
rassmeut satisfy the community and
open the way for business and proper
arrangement of the Office Perhaps this
is expecting too much Of NJ. Leland
But ifit -, the pub &c have oo~,";,,1. %
right to expect that he VI adopt the
other course and remov, y causes of
discomfort