Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
STILL ANOTHER BAD APPOINTMENT
The GouIdsville, VT, Postotfice.
Cor. Boston Record.

Gouldsville is IA small manufacturing
village III the town of Mortified, about
ten miles south of Montpelier. The post
Office there is used by about POO legal
voters, about one-half being Republicans.
The postmaster for the past eight years
has been b. +. Andrews, whose store near
the large mill and at the centre of the vii
lage is the best and only convenient place
for the office. Mr.. Andrews is a quiet old
gentleman very popular with all his pat
rons. and, though Republican, he Is
man who has never been thought of par
ticularly either as Il Democrat or a Re
publican. The only outward manifesto
ton of his politics has been that when he
voted he voted the Republican ticket. 1t
has been the almost unanimous feeling of
the people of Gouldsville that Mr.. An
drews should be undisturbed. \ few
months ago, however, l.. ;. Hutchins,
who moved to tins State only a year ago,
protesting to be Il Democrat, expressed II
desire for the Office He got no encourage
ment at home, but by some one at Mont
pelier ne was advised to start IL petition.
This he did, and obtained the names of
about dozen persons. When it was dis
covered what the latter had done, re
monstrance against the appointment of
Hutchins was hastily prepared, signed by
about forty Democrats and thirty Repub-
lican patrons of the office. Notice of this
remOnstrance was given TO the Democrat
ic delegate to Washington who had the
petition of Hutchins in charge, but hay
ing promised Iutchins help he disregard
ed the remonstrance altogether and press
ed Hutchins's claim. AS the result of his
labors the appointment of Hutchins was
announced almost before he had left
Washington.
The presumptive conduct of the Wash
ington delegate in this matter is aggrava-
cd tr,. h..r ain ,Stu nsA in a
OF the twelve or fifteen names on Hutch
mss petition, two were his own sons,
some of them were not patrons OF the
Office and about half of them have since
said that their signatures were obtained
by misrepresentation made by Hutchins.
The latter is not a legal voter in this state,
and his residence, where the Office Will be
is nearly a quarter of mile from the bus
mess centre of the village. 1t transplres
that the charges preferred against MI
Andrews in Hutchins's petition were OF
the most tlimsical character They are
denied by the people of Gouldsyille, and
seven-eighthS of the Democrats of thai
place have over their signature protested
against them. These charges were three
that Mr.. Andrews had too many to hell
him III his office that lie was Il partisan
that i'll delivering the mail he made Dem
ocrats wait till Republicans were served
That such wilful disregard SHOULD
be shown of the feeling of al
classes OF voters who are patrons of tina
Office, and that a change should he forced
upon them, has aroused the indignation
of all TO whom the facts have been made
known. The citizens of Gouldsville will
not accept the new postmaster, but are de
termined that his appointment shall b.
recalled. They have forwarded to Wash
ingtOn a remonstrance signed by over Ii
patrons of the office, including seven
eighths of the Democratic patrons, set
ting forth the facts and asking for a IT
consideration of the appointment