Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-12-29

James Leander saith Prominently
Mentioned as n nan.

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friends OF Hon. James Leander Smith,
Of the First Ward, are pushing him
for Postmaster Of Eureka under the
new Administration. What We get
about it is straight goods and to the
point. 1t ZONES from q big United
states Senator who will have a great
deal OF say in the distribution OF the
Federal patronage in this State and
on this Coast and in the nation. We
are right in our information. II is d.
rect from official headquarters. As
the cards are now stocked our dis
tinguished fellow-townsman is a sure
winner Of the place so admirably
flied BY Postmaster Bartlett. Moth
ing can beat him unless they change
the cut on him, which is not likely.
We trust we may be excused for CIV
ing away this grave State secret OF
General Harrison's Administration.
Our newspaper instinct won't permit
| us to cling exclusively to matters oil
first importance. We must share our
confidence with the readers OF the
| SENTINEL. They are entitled TO the
| news. News is news these days. Con-
| sequential local transpirings are none
| too When We strike a lead
we must work it for all that there is in
it. Hence this profusiveness, so to
| speak. We would cut off our pros
| pective P. NJ. with less ceremony but
| for the scarcity Of things. A new
Postmaster, even in the dim future, is
an event. Locally it is as important
as a Cabinet minister. ltcomes home
| close to the people. The postal ser
| vice is the Federal thing that strikes
the great popular heart bill in the
nose. You feel il and see it every
time you stick your in the win
dow for your letter. We all have q
soft spot foI the man on the inside il
he be courteous and obliging and
prompt, Promptness is about the
biggest thing in the business. Bart, "
and his bright Vol George, cover and
embrace all OF the prerequisites and
qualifications in all of their dips,
angles and spurs. Billy Smith before
them did the same. May the coming
Smith teach us all TO cherish him
equally well. Cleveland's Admins
tration was not a total, dismal failure,
There were bright spots in it. We
are basking in the sunshine OF salts
faction right here in Eureka. Bart y
is a boon. 1t would be high treason
to Civil Service Reform 10 think oI
firing" him before his term is out,
He has a commission for four years
which makes his title to our Postmas.
tership as good and as valid under the
law as the title Of young Tippecanoe
to the Presidency. Besides, the Re
pubs owe US Is months Of uninter'
rupted official bliss and quiet in this
office to make things even. We al.
lowed Billy Smith to serve US in his
efficient way for Is months after Cleye.
land came on deck. II will be the
fair thing to permit Bartlett to reach
over into General Harrison's term foi
a like period. II this is not done
Civil Service bedamned. The Re,
publicans in their national platform
promised to give Civil Service Reform
even a more liberal Interpretation and
a fairer trial than Mr.. Cleveland had
done. We shall not ask them to dc
any better in the matter OF our Post
master. We will be content with
square deal. That will be decent poll,
tics all around with no kicks due tC
any one. Let us not be understood al
desiring TO defer the hopes of oul
friend, the Hon. James Leander, a.
the other end Of the street. "Hopt
deferred maketh the heart SICK" say,
eth some one who had brains and dis
cernment. We are fond OF James l.
He is one OF the good old pioneers O
the Base Range. He was here wheI
Prospect Mountain was still a hole in
the ground. We would as o sec
him nibbling at the public crib as any
gentleman in these parts. We would
be glad to give him a lift, az far as 9
Democratic lift will count, when the
time comes. But there al be no lega
vacancy for about Is months. Life il
short and uncertain and that is a good
while to wait. But we must insist OF
" Bart " remaining until he has served
out his four years sentence. And We
have some inalienable rights in this
business ourselves. The SENTINEL il
a full-hedged American institution
1t has more to do with the mails
incoming and outgoing, than any othel
concern in town. When the SENTINEL
is satisfied with the administration o
our local postal affairs there car
hardly be room for others to find fault
Our exchange list is quite heavy anG
we receive it by every mail from every
direction. We have had a satisfactory
service here for ten years. All Of oul
people are content with it. 1t should
not be changed for light and transient
causes. Bart may be a violenr
free trader Except on lead and boraz
and b~eeswax), but he discharges the
manifold duties incumbent upon hin
as Postmaster General OF this neck o
woods with industry and intelligence
and fortitude. We are for him first
last and all the time. We shall also
be for u old friend j. L. s. when the
occasion is ripe. But the fruit is no
yet ready to be plucked. A long Il
months intervene. 1t won't do t.
bounce Bart" simply on his politics
If General Harrison does, his nam,
is Dennis" He can't do it without
kicking the stufing out of the Civi
Service plank of the Republican
platform. Can he do that? Hardly
We notify Senators Jones and Stewart
that this journal will view witt
disfavor any interference with on
local postal affairs that is not dictated
by fair play and eyen-handed Justice
We shall not object to the gentleman
who has been mentioned in connac