Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-14

,ck Rowlett's Application for Con-
suiats and ais Business Ways.

pnek RowIett's Application for Con-
sulats and ais Business Ways.
From the Louisville Times.
,souire Buck Rowlett, editor Of the Old
4 -, Fra. declines the Consulate at Tim
4 eaotoo. rendered him by the Times, and
q Id forwarded to the President the follow
;np unique application for a place at
\ Tahiti:
OFFICE OF THE OLDHAM ERA1
THE ONLY SECOND CLASS PAPER
IN THE UNITED STATES.
LAGRANGE. KY, April 4, 1885.
uon Gr0rer C1erei0nd. PYcSjdent:
MAR SIR herewith apply for the ap-
comment OF Consul to Tahiti, Society
Islands In making my application, !
-reter to foregO the usual method Of seek
ino an Endorsement to my petition from
T5m. Dick and Harry; they come cheap.
and are. IN my Judgment, worthless. I
5s.at even ask our august Senators, nor
,r loss spdate members of the Hnuse. to
nv VOID in ms behalf. I could, sun
nose receive the signature of every otli-
oa n the state. from Cove nor down 10
or county iailer, to my petition, but as
4 1aforp stated such things are cheap.
base my claims tn your fav0rab bic con-
slarlt'an Of nv application to this Con-
s,a.-~hp OF the following grounds:
am forty years Of age; entered the
Fedora army at the age Of sixteen. and
Was irtrusted by my superior officers
with office from the da e of my enlistment.
August 3. '6l, until the great leaders ar
ranged the terms of capitulation at Apo
mgtteX. at which time, before had
attained my majority, l was company
commander. After the war fitted my
self for life by learning, thoroughly, two
Trades. that Of carpenter aud that Of
priuter: ] labOred at the former until 1876.
when the lad health ofmy wife compelled
i me to take up the latter, which ] did nv
establishing here and maintaining the
4 ONLY sscond-class newspaper in the Uni
ted States. A strictly Democratic sheet,
and fine advertising MEDIUM.
beg TO state for your Information that
lem the happy father Of six healthy,
bright children, without blotch or blemish.
and am pleasantly situated. and am ma
|lkug more money, perhaps, than the Con-
~ suate won q pay me. but have an am
4 buion Can thoroughbred Kentucsians do
To serve my country in office. MY ambi-
ton in that direction has not heen salts
fe1 with six years service as City Clerk.
confess | was not an ardent support
er OF YOURS az Chicago, but | now see nv
mistake, and recognize in you all the ele-
meuts OF a wise. discreet Chief Magis-
trate.
The fact of my being a carpenter and a
4 print +. and likewise the father of large
Il family of children, may not in your opin-
+. ion I'll M for a Consulate to these South
Pacific Islands. but beg to inform Won.
A my dear sir. thar at times when | needed
recreation from the duties Of editor, COM
\ pasirnr. pressman, porter and mailing
clerk i'm my office, hava taken care to
/. infom myself of the relations existing
4 between this great republic and the is
lands of the tropical Pacific. and have
come to the conclusion that can, hy an
Il honest endeavOT. turn the min1 of the re-
formed caunibals still further from baked
H Braziians, tried Frenchman, souped
Scotchman. ecailOned German, broled
i American and salad Frenchman to our
i own delicious ard more nutritious hog.
and the cereals from which our country
suffers by over production.
am of the opinion the dignity of nv
country and respect for the STAR pangled
4 banner would not sutfar If entrusted to
my care IN these beautiful, far-away is
lands.
respectfully ask your favorable con-
sheraton OF this, my first, and it may be
H my asst, application for executive favor.
4 Respectfully yours, W. w. ROwLETT.
Squire Buck Rowlett, editor of the Old
n ham Era. LaGrange, and the only Ken
q lucky applicant for the Con sulship at
Tahiti, is in the city to-day, and says that
his application was forwarded to the
President last week. printed in red, whit
and blue col0rs. Fearing that this might
miscarry in the mails. he sent a package
containing about peck ofdup'icAte cop
jes to Secretary of State Bayard. and is
qui tly awaiting an official response
esquire" said a Times man, Il wish
you would exnlain WHY the Era. printed
on Friday, within q miles Of Louisville,
doa not reach here until Monday or Tues
dr. ?"
"la r. o0sily DONE" said he. "You
So ~ running of the paper. a
H me in who wants a horse hll
printed e., and work on the Era is
Immediately suspended until his vents
are supplied. A good deal of % work
means % slow issua of the Err, and some
times the paper runs over into the next
week. never disappoint a man vita Il
. cash ioh."
Nh BOwlett viii remove his office to
Tahiti aud continue to edit the Era on
Foreign shore, where horse bills will not
disturb nor jack cards make him afraid.