Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-10
81. LOUIS.
Preparing for the Holidays--Thc Fight
Over the Postofilce- -Aspirants
for Couyress

for Congress.
Correspondence OF the Gazette,
st, Louis, December 6.-The city Is
just now in The pleasing agony OF yet.
ting ready for the holidays. The shop
windows begin TO glitter and glow
with all manner of gaudiness. Stocks
OF goods are being overloaded, every.
thing sober and solid is being tucked
away out OF sight and the thousand
gayeties and trinkcts and gorgeous
fabrics which people buy only to give
away are being pushed into promi.
nence and marked up at high figures,
IL would probably be an act OF wisdom
for people to walt until after the holt
days before buying their Christmas
giiis. There IL always q big tumble
III prices after the rush Is over, and
one could afford 10 do ever so much
better by his friends. However, there
is nothing In the American
character 10 give support 10 such a
thrifty course. The man who can't
afford 10 send IN his gifts at the right
time is looked on IA a failure in life.
To judge from appearances everybody
Is going into the gift enterprise on n
big scale this year. The depressed
condition Of business in general does
not seem TO reach the holiday trade,
though no doubt IL will be felt In
diminished aggregate snlcs, Throngs
of women bravely deckcd ont In iinery
are already making trips of inspection
10 see what they can ilnd that IN nice
and within the reach of their purses,
and throngs of men go shuddefng
past these same shops and shoppers,
wondering how in the world they are
going to squeeze through the financial
pinch that always seizes them ut this
merry season.
The speatership contest gave the
politicians wild thrill hcrcabuuts,
but that excitement has subsidized into
u state of tranquility which indicates
clearly enough that the satisfaction at
Carlislo's election Is not tinged with
any unhappy apprchcnsions Of un-
pleasant results TO the business or other
interests.
Just at present the postoillcc contest
occupies a prominent place In the pub.
lie eye. Our postmaster, Mr.. Hays,
took 10 specializing on change. He
was unfortunate aud became what IL
sometimes called "bard up" lie took
TO borrowing the government money
from time To time, and replacing II ny
he realized on his deals, An inspector
dropped in one day unexpectedly and
found n due.bill In the till In place of
cash. Mr.. Hays made good the money,
hut he will not be rcappointed. The
fun now is In the fight for his place.
There are half dozen asprants, all
working like beavers, and among the
number is Chauncy /. Fillcy, Missouri
member of the Republican national
committee aud cX-postmnster.
An incident of this fight II the
avidity with which DIR j. IA. Mclean
IL reaching out for reelection 10 con-
gress. Mclean lately served u very
short term, and he wants To 20 bncf.
The man who stands In his way for
the Republican nomination next fall
Is Hon. Nathan Cole. Mclean has
accordingly been working with all his
might To get Cole 10 take the posioillce.
Fillcy has been under II cloud here
for sometime, and now II leaks out
that, becoming doubtful rs 10 his
chances for the postoilice, he has
quietly turned around and thrown all
his influence In favor of Cole. with the
that he (Filley) In TO
have the position of assistant post
master. The purpose OF such AN ar
rangement IL manifest. Filley hates
Mclean, but has maneuvred 80 as 10
get the benefit OF McIean's influence
At the same time he intends TO push
Cole for the congressional nomination
next fall, beat Mclean and open the
road for his own promotion from as-
sistant postmaster 10 postmaster. IL
was very pretty scheme, aud u was
really too bad that IL should have
leaked out. No publication OF IL has
yet been made, but the various candi-
da,es for the office ARE all working 30
hard that there II no such thing ~
keeping secret any movement of i'm
portance. Tn. fight Is II very peculiar
one In many respects.
II IL said that Mr.. McGullagh, the
able editor Of the Globe Democrat, IL
doing all he can TO assist George w,
Flshback TO be postmaster. Fisbbncll
was nj one time proprietor OF HE old
before II consolidated with
the Globe, and Dan Houser, senior
of the Globe-Democrat, has
no love for him. bat IL working for
man. No explanation OF this
divided policy on the part Of the editor
and proprietor of the Republican organ
IA NJ ,s.f h.uu rnadp uullic