The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-07-17
THE HEADS ARE DROPPING LIVELY.
The Fine Celtic Hands Of NE, Mike
and john Carve the NeCks Of
q Dozen more Minnesota
POStmaSterS.
Il. b. Evans, Of Garden City, Gets
the Dissecting Knife Inserted
Under the Fifth Rib, and DR..
Murphy Is Called to Offlciate.
mike" soalps Five Postmasters In La
Sueur County, and Joins In the
War Dance Over Their
Remains.
The Good Work Goes Bravely On

Tuesday was Minnesota Day" at the
Postotiice Department, if we are to con-
clude anything from the number of re-
movals made of fourth-class postmasters;
and We are told that the good work"
has only just begun. This is the first
batch of fourth-class officials that have
been molested thus far in Minnesota I'M
der the new administration Except
where few vacancies have occurred),
and rs sequence much interest will be
produced in awaiting future "eruptions."
The appointments and removals are as
follows:
Mary Murphy, Pine City, vice Emma
NJ. Wierck; Garrett Murphy. Garden
City, vice +. b. Evans; J. F. McNiel,
Elysian, vice w. NJ. Sterling; Patrick
O'leary, Waterville, vice w. H. Camp
bell; w. S. Broz, New Prague, vice A.
III. Merley; A. II. Pick, st. James, vice
q. ii. Herrick; E. 7. Barrett, Aitkin,
vice Warren Potter; James Sheeby, Jr.,
Montgomery, vice Frank Becker; W. +.
North, Cleveland, vice Z. T.. Lampman
J. +. Quinlan, lie Sueur, vice j. n, Chap
man; Peter Campbell, WATERFOWL, vice
c. c. Halgram; J. N. Hooper, Maple
Plain, vice Bacon; +. p. Douval, Gale
donia, vice p. A. Pope.
1t will be observed that out of the
twelve appointments made, lie Sueur
county, the home of Mr.. Doran, gets
FIVE, Blue Earth one, and Watonwan
one-the balance being distributed
through various portions of the state.
| In the case of the Garden City ap-
pointment, DIR. Murphy and Major J. q.
Thompson were applicants. There are
few men in Blue Earth county better
known than the Major, and none more
entitled to receive consideration by the
Democratic administration than he.
Democrat TO the back bone, a respected
citizen and esteemed neighbor. man
who served his country when towards
were sneaking into their holes and plug
ging the holes after them, one VINO Iosl
what is more dear to him than all the
offices within the gift of the highest civil
power, while battling to preserve intact
the Union and to wipe out the accursed
affection of slavery-his health, it would
seem that hs ut least might be accorded
the pittance asked for in the shape of q
petty post-office. But mol Like others
who have applied for positions of SINH
lar character, he is told that "no ex-
union soldiers need apply" unless, per.
chance, he have the endorsement of the
Minnesota bosses. But the reader need
reflect only moment to see that the
appointment of Murphy is quite in har.
mony with the other selections made in
this county. Renegades, ex-rebels and
shallow brains, seem to take rank over
meritorous and deserving men.
There is one thing, however, when all
is said and done, that may be consider
ed just, and that is that the Irish are
getting something out Of the Minnesota
patronage. They have, as a nationality
been strong partisans, and we hope to
see them catch onto lots of crumbs as
they fall from the "civjl service" plat
ter. Turning Republicans out OF, and
putting Democrats into, Office, is the
Democratic idea of "civil service re-
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