The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-04-24
A Novel Applications.

Altogether the funniest thins
connected with that rather solemn
establishment, the White House, /.
a petition recently forwarded t
the President from Kentucky. L
is ''mighty good reading" and is
sent herewith in full:
OFFICE OF THE OLDHAM COUNTY ERA,
The Only Seeond-Class Paper in u. S. )
LAGRANGE, KY, April 4, 1855. }
Hon. Grover s. Cleveland, President:
DEAR SIR | here With apply for
the appointment of Consul to Taha.
ii Society Islands. In making my
application / prefer to forego the
usual method of seeking an en-.
dorsement to my petition from Tom,
Dick and Harry ; they come cheap
aud are, in my Judgment, worth
less. l do not eve ask Il august
Senators nor our less sedates mem
bers of the House, to say IA word in
my behalf. | could, l suppose, re.
ceive 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. l base my claims TO
your favorable consideration of my
application to this cOnsulateship on
the following grounds: l am 40
years of age, entered the Federal
army at the age Of 16, and was in
trusted by my superior officers with
Office from the date of my enlist,
ment, August 10, 1861, until the
the great leaders arranged the
terms OF equalization at Appoma.
tox, at which time, before l had at.
tanned my majority, | was company
commander.
After the wal l fitted myself for
life by learning thoroughly two
trades-thdt OF IL carpenter and
that OF a printer. | labored at the
former until 1876, when the bad
health of my wife compelled mt to
take up the latter, which | did by
establishing here and maintaining
the only second.class newspaper in
the United States, a strictly Demo
cratic sheet aud fine advertising
medium. | beg to state for your
information that | am the happy
father of six healthy, bright chill
dren, without blotcll or blemish.
and am pleasantly situated, and am
making more money, perhaps, than
the consulate would pay me but /
have an ambition-all thorough
bred KentnckianS do-to serve my
country in office. My ambition in
that direction has not been salts.
fed with six years service as city
| confess | was not an ardent
OF yours at Chicago, but
SEQ my mistake aud | recognize
n you all the elements OF IL wise.
discreet magistrate. The fact of
being a carpenter and printer,
likewise the father of ii large
amily of children, may not, in
our opinion, lit me for Il consulate
o these South Pacific islands, but
beg to inform you, my dear sir,
hat at times when | need recrca.
ion from the duties of editor. com
'osltor. preSSman, reporter and
mailing clerk in my Office. | have
aiken care to inform myself of the
Citations existing between his
'reat republic and the islands of
he tropical Pacific, and | have
ONE to the conclusion that | can,
Y an honest %endravOr, turn the
of the reformed Cannibals
ill further from baked BraziliauS,
led Frenchmen, SOuped Scotch
zen, scolloped Germans, broiled I
-meIicanS and stewed BritiShers !
Il own delicious and ~nutrious |
DgS, and the cereals from which '
II country suffers by over.produc. :
on. |
l am of opinion the dignity Of .
y country and respect for the !
ar-Spangled banner would not =
Iffer il entrusted to my care M !
.ese beautiful far away islands. :
l respectfully ask your favorable =
nsideration OF this, my first and =
may be my last application for u
ecutive favor. |
Respectfully yours, )
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