The Dillon tribune., 1883-11-17
Peek Don't Like the New Stamp.
From Peck's S,

From Peck's Sua.
The new two.cent stamp has picture OF
George Washington which is not as beau.
t;ful as the one on the old green ,hree.cent
stamp that we all have learned to love and
revere so. i"c old picture represented
Georges massive forehead perfectly natur
al, and then the can't.tell.a.lie expression
is familiar to all. But the new stamp, the
color Of brindle COW, makes Washington
look like narrow headed crank, with indi.
gestion. The firm mouth is lacking, and
picture looks as though he not only
could tell lie, but that he gloried in
his shame. He looks as though instead Of
being the father Of his country he had just
been convicted Of being the father Of twins
that were no relation to him on his moth.
er's side, and he had been sentenced to sup.
port them by taking In stairs to scrub. No
young man could look upon this two.cent
brindle stamp and look up to and admire
George Washington. There is nothing
about the face 10 inspire confidence, and Il
we did not know that the Government
could not put picture Of the sainted Jesse
James on stamp, there would be feeling
that Missouri's favorite son had been made
immortal BY having the mucilage licked of
the back side Of his head, where Ford
bullet struck, byforty millions Of people thre e
times day. tits possible George Wash.
ington may be played out as the front side
Of a stamp, in the minds Of our rulers, who
believe that the picture of a man who
couldn't tell lie is constant menace 10 the
great men Of the present day who can tell
lies as easy as rolling off log, and tina.
they are making his picture a worse look.
ing one each year, hoping the people will
demand change, but the time will never
come when any other American that ever
wore hair can take the place Of George on
a postage stamp. Some Of the latter dav
s'atesmen may b. pretticr thin George, and
they may have more money, and they may
dress better, but knowing their weaknesses
as the people do,they can never put stamps
containing pictures of recent statesmen on
their tongues with that feeling Of safety and
veneration with which they swallow the
'nucilage from George. There has always
been feeling that letter sta, ted for its
destination with green George Washing.
ton stamp on the upper right hand corner,
would get there without much fooling at
way stations, but since the brindlc two.cent
stamp has been on duty, there has grown
up a feeling that letter is liable to miscar.
~, and there is not that confidence in the
postal branch Of the Government there
should be. In many cases the people con.
tinue to use the old green stamp, regard.
less Of the extra cents worth, in order 10
show their love for the man who loved his
country SO well that he would. not steal It
blind. As long as this horrible two.cent
caricature Of Washington is allow I'd to dis.
figure the letters that pass through the
mails no person need send dunniny letter
to this office expecting We will give notice
to it. We are as willing as ANYBODY to paw
old debts, but patriotic love OF &. Washing.
ton makes 1t seem wrong to tritlc with his
feelings by gazing un,noved ON that brindle
stamp. II he had any friends left they
would compe! the Government to desist
from injuring his reputation by that COW.
colored stamp.