The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-06
The pnrker,burg POstOnIeO.


Editors IntellIgcuSer.
By recent communication from Wash
ington to the Wheeling Register, it would
appear that certain persons in and out Of
Parkersburg, not numerous, however, have
been attempting to slyly GUST our genial
and efficient postmaster, @. F. Scott. Not
because he is incompetent, disobliging, un.
popular, or that any flaw can be picked in
his Republicauism, and not that he is less
n gentleman than any man in our city.
No; but because simply his place is want
ed. A certain gentleman from Charleston,
who occupied responsible office and was
impeached for Irregularities, few years
since, thought to have his revenge on Scott,
because he (Scottl- us q member OF the Sen.
ate that removed the Aforesaid party,
voted therefor. One or two kindred spir.
its even Joined the conspiracy, and upon
going to Washington under his black flag,
came 10 grief the first day after their ar
rival.
Since this little imbroglio which has
arisen here over the postmastership, have
thought over Mr. SCOTS past life, and scan
ned it carefully to see if any Just reason
could be found for his decapitation now.
In these days OF civil service reform, it is
promised that no man shall be summary
removed from office without Just cause,
Since l fail to find any cause for removal
in the Encouragement OF the office here,
I thought would recur to the past Us to
Mr., Scott's record. What do l find? For
twenty wears this man Scott has been prom.
inent in the councils and management oil
our State; and the whole time he has been
straightforward, uncompromising Repub.
lican.
In 1868, '84.'65 no was q member Of the
West Virginia Legislature, then very
Young man, and was on the Judiciary and
Educational Committees, and was promi
nent in shaping our present efficient sys
ten of common schools. He was the author
Of tho banking law, which WIS defeated by
ono vote in 1868, and in 1864 was reintro
duced BY him and was adopted, with but
one dissenting vote. From 1870 to 1877 he
wasa member Of the State Senate, and was
one Of its most attentive, energetic and in
tCligent members, He brayely and ably
thought the bill which proposed the call o
the State Constitutional Convention, ant
more than any other man in the Senate de
ieated the report Of the Finance Committee
presented by Henry G. Davis, chairman
and ]. NJ. jackson, in the. House, which
for purely political purposes, attempted Il
blaCken the characters OF Governor Steven
son and Auditor Boggess, two faithful ant
honorable State officials. remember vel
| tic prominent part which Mr.. Scott tool
in the legislative public debates on all i'm
portant questions in which he left his i'm
press, and always on the side Of right.
This same man Scott, in 1872 was n Re
publican eleCtor; was delegate to tn
Republican National Convention; in 1877
was the Republican candidate for Congress
md made the fight in favor Of sound cul
rency. In short he has been conspicu
Gus and active Republican politician io
many years, and during all that tire h
was true to his friends, his country, hi
marty and his conscience, II, therefore, |
all his career as a public man he has keI
his skirts clear, and during the three yeal
lhe Inns been Postmaster here, he has at
ministered the office satisfactorily, and vii
/ would like to know why he should be II
moved. or why any one should want hi
removed, except it be to make room Il
others less deserving, and withal, less fittC
for the place. JusTicE.