The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-05-06
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LAGRANGE, KY, April 4, 1885.
The Hen. Grover g. Cleveland. President
DEAR SRI herewith apply for the ap-
po'niIneDt of Consul to Tahsti,. Society
Islands. In making my application prefer
to forego the usual method OF SEEKING an
Enforcement 70 my petition from Tom, Dick
and Harry; they come cheap aud are. in my
judgment, worthless. L do not even ask our
august Senators nor our less sedste members
OF the House to say word in my behalf. |
could, suppose, receive the signature OF
every official in the State, from Governor
down TO our county jailer, to my petition,
but, as before stated, such things are cheap.
/ base my claims to you favorable considsra-
tion OF my application to this consulateship
on the following grounds:
am forty years Of sge; entered the Fed
eral army at the age of sixteen, and was in
trusted by my superior officers with Office
from the date Of my enlistment, August Is.
1861, until the great leaders arranged the
terms of capituIation az Appomattox, at
which time, before had attained my ms or
ity, / was company commander. After the
var ! fitted myself for life by learning two
tra6et-tbat Of q carpenter and that of a
printer. / laboTeC at tbs former until 1876.
when the bad health of my wife compelled
me to take mp the latter, which I did by
establishing here and meintaing the only
q strickly Democratic sheet and fine adver-
Using medium. I beg to state for your in
formation that am the happy father of six
healthy, bright children, without blotch or
blemish, and am pleasantly situated and sun
making more money, perhaps, theH the Con-
sulate would pay me; but / have an ambi-
ticn-sll thoroughbred Kentuckians jo-to
serve my country IN Office. Ny ambition in
that direction has not been satisfied with six
years service as City Clerk. / confess 1 was
not an ardent supporter of yours at Chicago,
but ] now see my mistake aud recognise in
you all the elements Of wise. discreet Chief
Magistrate.
The fact of my being a carpenter aud
printer and likewise the father of large
family of children, may not in your opinion
fit n for a consulate to these South Pacific
Islands. but / beg 10 inform you, my dear
sir that ar times when l needed recreation
from the duties of editor, 7nspositor, press
man, reporter and mailing clerk in my Office,
l have taken care to inform myself of the
relations existing between this great RspUb-
lie and the islands of the tropical Pacific, and
/ have come to the conclusion that | csn, by
an honest endesvor, turn the mind OF the
reformed csnDibal still further from baked
Brazilian, fried Frenchman, souped Scotch
man, scolloBed German, broiied American
and stewed Britisher. to our own delicious
and more nutritious hog and the Cereals from
which our country suffers by over produc
ton. am of opinion the dignity of my
country and respect for the star spaugled
banner would not suffer If intrusted to my
care in these beautiful, far away islands
respectfully ask your favorable consider
alton OF this, my first, and it may be my Last
application for Executive favor. Respect.
fully yours, W. W. RowLETT.