The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-09-29
BUTLER P0STOFFICE.
The Tumult Above the Waves
is Hide0us.
A Strife to Serve the People
on Small Pay.
Wade's Dream "A Suggestion
From the Bazoo.

Butter, Bates county, a thrifty youn,
city In the southwest containing four Il
Fix thousand souls is all broken up ovei
the appointment Of postmaster V CO q. ID
Austin, present incumbents offensive par
usan resigned.
There are two or three candidates for thu
Office, and the merits or demeri's of the
applicants is not the principal subiec
cnder discussion. The whole fight hir ges
on the
LOCATION OF THE OFFICE
after the new postmaster ge's his com.
mission. n. A. Wade, editor of the Demo.
erat, who is an applicant will, ii is gen
orally understood, KEEP the Office in its
present location, in the Pace block, on
north Main street. ]. ID. Allen, editor OF
the Times, also an applicant, and
who wss oncs appointed, but his
commission never issued, if he sue
ceeds, will, it is generally unters ood
remove the Office to the opera house block
on the public square, and I. ID. Raftar, il
he gets the place, will probably put il on
wheels and
MOVE IT AROUND
as the public may demanl, to suit the no
tons OF all.
The community is thoroughly aroused
ever the affair. The merchants talk moth
ing else to strangers, the lawyers don't say
much, but do plenty of thinking and the
ladies, God bless 'em, are neutral as to
men and location.
"Any news from the postoffce ?" is the
morning salutation when citizens meet.
"None have you ?" is the usual reply.
1t has been so for weeks, will be to-day, to-
morrow and next week until an app oint-
ment is made, the bond filled and tSe COM
mission in the pocket of the fortunate man.
Over this matter there has been consider
able correspondence TO the member of con.
gress. to the department, ard to others.
Mr.. w. Z. Walton, a form'r citizen of
Sedalis, now prominent business man of
Butler, wrote letter 10 Congressman
Stone, an extract of which has found is
way into the papers. The people of Sc
dalia and of Butler, where he is best
known
ARE SLOW To BELIEVE,
In fact they will not, as body, listen to
such a story ss is teipg heEslded over the
Twelfth district, that Mr.. WALTON was en-
deayoring to corrupt membtr OF congress
To the end that the world might know Just
what his neig hbors aid associates in bust
ness might think of the situation, the
BAzoo sent reporter to Butler. The first
man seen, early in the morning, was
Mr.. J. T. WILLIAMS,
who, on being INTERCEPTED regarding the
postofhce matter, said substantially as fol-
lows:
"Our postofEce matters are in considera-
bic of q muddle. Accusations backwards
and forwsrds have been made and the trou-
bic is not at an end yet. The charge of
bribery cannot, in my opinion, be success.
fully laid at the door of Mr.. Wsl'on-at
least but few here so construe it."
JOHN T. SMITH,
ormerly prosecuting attorney of Bates !
county, was next 81 en- in his Office delying
into stack of law books, regarding the |
title TO a church which is about TO engage
he attention of judge, jury, lawyers and ail |
Eoyal deacons. After in reducing his sab |
set, the reporter asked Mr.. Smiths opinion |
regarding Mr.. Walion's connection |
With the postofice complication. Do you |
hink Mr.. Walton intended to attempt TO |
,ribe Mr.Stone?
Ansruer.-No, sir. No one who lives |
here ard knows Mr.. Walton would enter.
tain the idea for an instant, unless it be
some enemy of his in whom The wish |
might be father tooihe thought.
q. How do you account for the facts OF
ecent publications
Il. So far as the facts are concerned |
know nothing of there being such letter
IN existence until saw portions of it in
print. / had nothing to do In any nego-
hot NJ a-l L. |
estsnts, but have represented Mr.. Allen in
he contest since the first of August last. |
10 wholly unable to conceive Mr.. Stones
,olicy in filing and making public Mr..
Walton's letter of February. Ii could not
ave been TO ipjure Mr.. Allen, as MIR.
stone gave Mr.. Allen a most fatiering en-
lorsenent on about the 4th or 9th of
August, which l filed with the depart
nent. The newspapers have certainly
nistook Mr.. Stones purpose, for / have
.lways held him in high esteem, and can't
elieve that he is a man who would pub
ish private correspondence for the mere
urpose of injuriDg the writer. Besides
ont believe that Stone considers the letter |
5 a bride or else he would not {
ave smothered his indignation and {
one on with further negotiation I
I'D CORE spondence with Mr.. Walton and Z
is friends for nearly six months before J
enting his wrath, no SIR, there must his We c
cen some circumstances surrounding that s
which led Mr.. Stone not to $
opsider ii as bribe, or else something I
ould have broken loose before now. ] i
hall await further facts to explain this I
.emiDg mystery of the publication, but (
hatever there NAV be no one will believe \
lat Mr.. Walton offered TO br.be Mr.. Stone I
r that Mr.. Stone would treat the offerer of I
bride as he has Mr.. Wslton since the =
liter was written, esrly last spring. sm a
sorry that the letter was ever r
isclosed, as it will require sn explanation d
ON both Stone and Walton, and explana- n
ons mean war and picnic for scandal ]
ongers. Everybody, / think, regret the v
after in proportion as they feel kindly TO '
e persons interested. e
ED. s. VANCE.
Wslton is a shrewd, practical business :;