The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

Under no circumstances, cam Rus
sell be postmaster of Sedalia. See St.
Louis papers, as heve just been inter
viewed by reporters Of the Globe and
Republican"
The interview is as follows:
Getting Hot.
Washington, D. c., July 3O.-The controversy
over the Sedalia postofice is becoming heated A
statement has been published in Missouri 10 the
effect mat Mr. john u. Russell me pro9r! . o.
pointment by the president and by MI. Vitae
This was shown TO Representative Eeard, OF The
5edalia district, and he was asked this evening
what there was in il.
Absolutely nothing" he replied with en-
phasis There never was uttered or pubhsned
more arrsnt islsehood than that Mr.. Russell ne mas
received any such promise from either source. The
day before ] left Sedalia a gentleman informed
me that Russell had just told him that the presi-
dent had promised him (RusselD that he should
have the place within three months from the date
Of the promise, which time would expire in J uly.
Of course knew IL was not true, but on arriving
here mentioned it 10 the president, who said,
with some warmth:
"'Ir LIE,
pure and simple If ever saw the man In my
life don't know il. End would not know him if
he were 20 enter this room now. / have never
thought OF the case, and suppose thai when 4. q
II then suggested that Russell claimed TO have
secured MS the pIeslden5ts iaTor through Some some
land r. piled:
"dEonsense. You know, Mr.. Heard, that I
never promise anything, even II L am going TO 90
il in five minutes.
"A few days ago." continued Mr.. Heard, 81
spoke 10 Gen. Villas about the Washington tele-
gram of the 18th of July, TO the effect that the
president had sent Russells papers to the postmss
ter general with Endorsement requesting InYest-
cation and action, and that he Villas had sent 10
Mr.. Russell for q
DETAILED STATEMENT
in writing Of the whole trouble between Russell
and myself Said Gen. Villas, with broad smile /:
"'Weil, MI Heard, you might have contra
dicted that statement without waiting TO see me-
II replied that knew there was nothing In II,
but that wanted his authority Cor saying SO, when
he said:
HTYou have il in the fullest measure. II Mr..
Russell or ybody else brought papers TO my office
which related TO ANYTHING connected with this de-
psrtment, 81 would very naturally say, File your
papers for consideration at the proper time, but
ments from the president, requesting anything IN
connection with this that the case has ever
been considered by or spoken OF
BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND MYSELF,
or that have in any way given Mr.. Rsssell any
intimation Of encouragement in connection with
this matter, is absolutely untrue
Said Mr.. Heard, in conclusion "Russell ana
his friends are circulating these reports TO encOuI-
of the appointment of lairs successor and to in
duce persons 70 come to RusselPs support am
not a. all uneasy about the result"
The manager of this paper, was a
candidate for no position at the hands
of Mr.. Heard, or at the hands of any
one else. He sought no appointment,
and asked for nothing except the rec
IGNITION of the claims of James Mont
gomery, w. A. McNees, j. M. Of
field or some other suitable person for
postmaster at Sedalia, who had been
his Heard's) friend. We objected to
the recognition of an enemy, during
the trying hours of the July days of
1884. This, the BAzoo had a right
to do, and it had a right to expect
that such would be the case, for if the
wishes and work of enemies had been
successful, John T. Heard would not
have been in position to assist either
friends or enemies to places of honor,
trust, or profit.
Mr.. Heard's perfdy was complete.
He turned his back upon his friends,
those who had barred their breasts in
the hottest of the fight for him, and
had carried his burthens in the heat of
the day to a successful ending that he
might evolve profit.
Shame upon such treacheryl--
Shame upon such moral cowardice, and
shame upon the man who now seeks
another preferment at the hands of
those whom he SO basely betrayed.
These are briefly and pointedly, the
reasons why the BAzoo opposes Mr..
Heard's denomination, and aloso why