The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-09-18
THE CANNELTON POST
OFFICE.
Removal Of Mrs. De In Hunt.
The Wind knocked out or Radical
Newspapers. who have been
"HowIing" over her being
ordered to "Step Down
And Out"

l anu Ouls
Col. Calvin Jones. the editor OF III
ROckport Democrat, throws some ligh
upon the Csnnelton PostOffice affair."
.lC0l. Jones makes the following clea
+, ,lexplsnafion OF the matter:
-One Of the many contemplate thing
accomplished through the machination
riof Democratic politicians Of small cal
iber i The removal OF Mrs Isabella ID,
Ia Hunt. pos'mistress At Csnnelton. thi
State The widow Of a Union soldier
who died in 1s72 Of wounds received
while in the service Of his country. sh,
finally became postmistress in bis place
her father. an old man. being first ap
pointed. Almost from the day Mr.
HDckeby. her father. was appointed. shs
took practical charge Of the business
made ont its reports. etc. and il Is said
lof her that her papers were fsultless
not one Of them ever returned for
amenfmeDt or correction. From 1871
10 1854 she attended 10 the duties of the
Office. and then her father. on account
of old age. resigned. whereupon Presi-
dent Arthur appointed her TO the place,
il being admitted without controversy
she was eminently fitted for the Office.
With The election Of Cleveland. and an
made for the faithful" and
hungry 10 get at these things, IL wss
stili thought that she was safe in posses
sion Of the Office. But IL was not long
until Democrat and a man was sppoin-
ted. At first Congressman kleiner re-
fused 10 listen 10 such q thing. but the
local Democratic press opened its mud
on him. and be evidently cap
aud The abusing editor was Civ
the place - Indianapolis Journal.
We credit the above 10 the Indiana
polls Journal because We clipped the ar
iicle from that paper but the whole
thirg originated here in R0ckport and
lrst come 20 light in the indiana Pocket
Next il appeared in the Evansville
Journal. occupying over . column.
From that paper ii found its way into
the indianapolis Journal, where We
have given II credit.
Now II remains for the Rockrort Dem
ocrat 10 get this mess together and sift III
ont. and see If there j. anything clean
III It,
To commence at the beginning: Old
Josh Hnckebv. and all his family, have
been living of the proceeds Of the Can
Melton post Office for the past twenty
years.
Amer the death Of Capt De Ia Hunt.
in 1871 or lS-2. bis widow. who l. al
daughter Of Mr.. Huckebv. hs- been act
ng assistant in the post Office. I've do
not know how much of the timel but thel
Journal says -frOm 1871 10 1854 she At
ended The duties OF the Office and then
her laiher. on account OF old age. re-
signed. whereupon President Arthur
lpCoinfcd her 10 the place
Now j. there man. woman or child
IN all this district who believes. for onel
that J0-h Huckeby resigned on
account ~ old sge. Iffhere he any such
ct them hold up their right hand. 0nI
he other baud j. there an individual liv-E
~ who believes that Josh IIuckeby
would ever have grown old eno-gh tol
eSign the sofi and easy position he has
occupied Tor twenty long years, with al
Government teat in bis mouth, without
motive IN view
No. gentlemen. Joshua never dream
Il OF any such thing until the people
lecided the question at the ballot boxlI
le must 20. Ii was not uptil Demo-
ratio President was elected. on fhels
orrth day or November, 1884. that Josh
rrived at the conclusion that he was
IA enough 10 resign and let some one
lee take his place.
A. soon A. ii was known that Cleve-
and was elected instead Of Blaine. Josh
thew there were put two ways 10 get
ut OF the Office. one was to resign and
make room for his successor; the other
vas 10 hang Oh until be was kicked ontl,
" order Of the President SO he resign-l
a. But how was this resignaiion
made? Ii was made 10 give place 10 his
lun daughter, mot because she claimed
b be 4 DemocFat,) but IL was done in
rider to keep the post Office in thel,
Tuckeby family. which II did. for oldIl
oshua has been running the Office jmstI,
J he did before the change was made
III Mr.. Iuckeby had wanted his daugh-l
nr appointed to the position as Dem
crat, he would have waited until the
cf Democratic President,
u that was not what he wanted.
lie sent in his resignation TO Arthurli
at a. be was going out of Office,
by q recommendation, t0lr
ave his daughter appointed postmis- X
-ess. that the Office might be kept in alr
epnblican family during four years offs
Democratic Administration.
Cannclt0n II not the only place where
4 attempt has been made 10 swindlel
cmocrais out or the postoflice. ThclI
Imc thing was done In Mt. Vernon. 9