Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-29
OUR NEW POSTMASTER.
What the Press Has to Say About til
New Appointee

AT the instance ana recommendation O
Clay W. Taylor, the Postmaster Genera
! appointed r. d. Stephens, of Sacramento
| Postmaster of that city.-[Shasta Courier
RID. Stephens has been appointed Post
| master at Sacramento vice Chris. Green
| suspended. The reason of the change i.
supposed to be that Mr. Green was al
! pointee is not an offensive partisan there i:
not one in Sacramento II Placer Argus.
| r. D:Stephens has been appointed Post
master for Sacramento, to succeed Chris
Green. 1t is said in telegram from Wash
| ington that Stephens petition was pre-
| sented by Clay w. Taylor, and was Endorsed
| by Henley. Judge Field is said to have
had candidate who got left. u Placer
! vile Democrat.
| Il. D. Stephens, a lifelong Democrat. has
been appointed Postmaster at Sacramento
1t is good appointment, for Russ will
make most efficient officer, and an honest
one as well. Our congratulations are ex-
tended to the successful aspirant, whom we
| have known long and WE'LL Mendocinc
Democrat-Dispateh.
1t is gratifying to the Democrats of this
county, who were so gloriously scooped in
the local election last fall, to know that the
Sacramento City Postoffice is to be under
the management of a Democrat, and that
in the person of r. d. Stephens, one of the
pillars of the party in this benighted strip
of woods Folsom Telegraph.
The appointment of Hon. R. D. Steph.
ems to the Sacramento Postoffice is one
eminently fit to be made. He is popular
throughout the State and enjoys The undi-
vided confidence of the people at the capt.
tai. 1t is party appointment of first-class
merit and it secures to the service public
spirited citizen.1[San Francisco Alta.
Russell D. Stephens has been appointed
Postmaster at Sacramento in place of Chris
topher Green, suspended. Russ Stephens
is six-foot-two Democrat of the kind that
has been trying of late to make his party
harmonic. He is a resident of Brighton
Sacramento county Mr.. Green's commits,
sion did not expire until December 6, 1886.
-[Grass Valley Tidings.
The Republican Postmaster of Sacra-
mento, Chris. Green, has been suspended,
and r. d. Stephens appointed in his stead.
No cause is assigned for the suspension. AS
the fall Of the years. at hand, and the DEM
ocratic frost gets in its work, the Republi-
can leaves will begin to drop pretty fast,
notwithstanding the smoke of civil service
reform. [Placerville Republican.
The appointment of the Hon. r. D.
Stephens as Postmaster of Sacramento
meets with the hearty approval of the best
men in the Democratic party of this State
AS Chairman of the Sacramento County
Committee he has demonstrated that he
possesses rare executive ability. and that
he viii make an efficient officer there can
be no doubt. Mr.. Stephens is an old pio-
neer, and his Democracy is of the Jack
sonian ordcr.-[San Francisco Argus.
Russ D. Stephens has been appointed
Postmaster at Sacramento. This announce
ment gives us very great pleasure Mr..
Stephens is Democrat, pure and simple.
He is a Democrat ever bold and ready to
give his opinions as to the policy to be pur-
sued, but ever in the harness, whether his
views are Endorsed or not He is one of
the most level-headed men in the front
ranks of the party, and this appointment
has been fairly won. Russ is never afraid
to take OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sun.
The change Of Postmasters in Sacra-
mento has shaken the faith of the believers
in civil service reform, at least as far as
$1,000 Offices are concerned. However, the
change will not materially affect the in
terests of the service" Chris. Green is a
stanch Republican, and made a good
Postmaster, while his successor, Russ
Stephens, is purelya Democrat, and will no
doubt manage the office to the entire salts
faction of the public So long as the pub
lie is satisfied, there is no reason for a
growl,-[Galt Gazette.
r. d. Stephens has been appointed Post
master at Sacramento, and the appointment
is one of the very best President Cleveland
has made in this State. 1t is true that he
is sometimes accused of leaning toward the
railroad, but be it said TO his credit, he
always contributes literally to campaign
funds and enthusiasm. never bolts the
ticket, is tircless and energetic in his sup
port of the ticket in short, when it comes
to making a persistent, red-hot Democratic
| campaign, he is a fighter from the ground
| up.-[Dixon Tribune.
The announcement by telegraph vester-
day that President Cleveland had appoint
| ed Russ d. Stephens as Postmaster of Sac
ramentO was received with unmixed
| pleasure by the friends of that gentlem n
| in this city, and Their number is not by
any means limited, for if there is a
| man in the State who has hosts of friends
| r. d. Stephens can claim that honor. He
| is known as a veritable pioneer, who has
always been marked as possessed of those
sterling social and business qualities which
commend themselves to all men.-TSan
Francisco Alta, September 22d.
offensive partisanship That's what's
| the matter with Chris Green, of Sac
| ramento, and the reason why he was
removed from the Postmastership, as a
very recent report of an inspector Showed
the office in excellent condition and books
and moneys all correct. Russ Stephens,
| who received the appointment, is an invet-
crate politician, having been Chairman OF
the Sacramento Democratic Committee and
in politics for years. But then, YOU know,
- the Granger is not an " offensive parti-
san" III Democratic sense. This quib-
bling makes us tired. Why don't YOU
remove Republicans because they are Re
publicans, and appoint Democrats because
they are Democrats? At least be honest
with yourselves.-[ Weaverville Journal.
Among the Presidential appointments
| recently made was Russell D. Stephens to
be Postmaster at Sacramento, CAL vice
| Chris. Green, suspended. Mr.. Stephens
was Endorsed by GOO of his felow-citizens.
| who represented in the aggregate nearly
| $500, GOO 600. His claims were represented
by Hen. Clay w. Taylor in an Interview
| with the President last Friday. 1t has been
stated that Mr.. Taylor was an applicant
himself for the Postmastership at San
| Francisco, but this is understood not to be
| the case. His visit there was wholly in the
interest of Mr.. Stephens, whose papers are
said to have been the finest ever presented
to the Postoffice Department. Mr. Stephens
| has never been identified with the party
| factions, has been a lifelong Democrat, and
| it is believed that this appointment will
give general [Calaveras Citi-
| zen.
The RECoRD-U UNION gives a good indorse-
ment to Russ. Stephens, who has Just been
| appointed Postmaster at Sacramento, saw
| ing that there could not have been made a
more acceptable selection to the business
public of Sacramento, and the people gener-
ally, from the Democratic ranks. The new
Postmaster is well known to every one,
having ably served the county in the
| Legislature, is a sterling and thoroughly
reliable business man, and will unques-
| tionably make most excellent officer in
every respect. As to his party standing
he has always been a Democrat of the
| Democrats, and has ever held a leading
| position, not only in the party's councils
in the city and county, but in the State
Mr.. Stephens innumerable friends - in
both parties-will expect to see a model
administration of the Office Grass Valley
| Union.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Regular meeting and In
| S9SSA itiation at Sunset Council THIS
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