Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-01-03

resigned the postofice at LaTimie City, |
W. T.:
POsEosFJeE DIvAS, LARAMIE CRY,
Wis sW BOO October !, 1888.
10 Rte: President Of itAe United States:
:StR.-I beg leave at this time to on
cially tender my resignation IS pOstmas-
ter at this pless, and in due form to de-
liver the great zeal and the key to the
front door of the office. The safe COM
ibinatiou Is set On the numbers 80, 66s
and SO, though do not remember at
this moment wSich comes FIRST, or how
many ttnes you revolve the knob, or
which direction you should turn it
at first in order to make it oper-
There is some Hppining stick IN my
private drawer. In the safe, which have
not yet.rcmaved, This stock you may
have, Il yoa desire it. It is q luxury, but
You may have 1t. have decided to keep
= horse insteadof this mining stock. The
horre mag net be so pretty. but it will
cost less to keep him.
You viii find the postal-cards that
have not been used under the distribut-
ing-table, and the coal down in the eel
lar. II the stove draws too hard close
the damper in the pipe and SHUT the
general-delivery window.
Looking over my stormy and eventful
administration as postmaster here, |
find abundant cause for thanksgiving.
At the time entered upon the duties
OF my Office the department. was not yet
upon paying ,hRSis. Il was not even
self-snstaining. Since that time, with
the active cooperation of the chief exec
jntiYe and the heads of the department,
J have been able to make our postalsys-
tenn a paying one, and on top of that
am now able TO reduce the tariff on av-
xerage-sized letters from to 2 sents.
might add that this is rather too too,
but will NOT say anything that might
seem undignified in an unofficial resign
.atiOn which is to become matter of
history.
Through al the vicIssitudes of tenn
pSstuous term Of Office I have safely
passed. lamai,le to turn over the Office
70 day in highly improved condition,
and to present purified and renovated
institution TO my successor.
Acting under tho advice Of Gen. Hat
tan year ago, Tremoved The feather
bed with which my predecessor, Deacon
Hayford, had bolstered up his admins
tration by stufling the window, and sub
stituted glass. Finding nothing in the
book of instructions to postmasters
which made the feathcr-bed a part OF
my official duties, / fled it away in an
obscure place and burned it in effigy,
also, in the cleaning. This act mad
dencd my predecessor to'such a degree
that he then and there became a candi.
date for justice of the peace on the
democratic ticket. The democratic
party was able, however, with what aid
il secured from the republicans, to pillow
The old man under to q great degree.
1t was not long after hadtaken my
official oath before an era of unoxam
pied prosperity opened for the sAmeri
can people. The price of beef rose tC
\ remarkable altitude, and Other vege
tables commanded good figure and /
ready market. We then began to make
active prep arations for the introduction
OF the strswberry-rOan Scent stamps
and the blaek-and-ta postal note. One
reform was crowded upon the heels o
another Rntn. the country Is to-day upOl
the f0apl-erssted wave Of permanen
prosperity. -
Mr.. President, can not close thi
letter without thanking yourself and thu
heads of the departments 81 Washing
ton for YouE active, CHEEKY, and promp
+eSO-oPeTation in these matters You cal
do ~ you sea fit, of 0ours, about incor
p0rating this idea into yonr Thanksgiv
ing proclamation, but rest assured
would no, be ill-timed or inopportune
1t isnot alone a credits to myself
rejects credit upon the administration
also. sa
need not~say that herewith trans
init my resignation with great sorrov
and genuine regret. We have tOiled o.
together month after moRth asking 70
no reward except theinnate conscious
ness Of reetitude and the salary as IKE,
by law. Now we areto separate. Her
she roads eeem to fork, as it weres an
yol and and the cabinet must leav
pach other st this point.
You viii end the key under the door
fnats and yOu had better tuFHOut th
cat at night when you close the Ofics