The Springdale news., 1889-04-26
Wanamaker RecOuping.

We presume there IS no one, eith- CT Republican or Democrat, who has the least doubt that Mir John anamaker was appointed Postmaster c eneral as a reward tor bis very large subscription to Quay's campaign fund. In view of this in- disputable fact that he had thus bought the place, one of the objec- tions urged to hls appointment was that man who would buy Cabinet office by raising a corruption fund might naturally be expected to avail himself of the opportunities afforded by his office in recouplng himself for the outlay. When this sugges- ton was made in sundry newspa- pers, including the Republic, it was vigorously denoun ced by the Re publican organs as an insult to high-minded and puolic,spirited gcntIeman. We confidently predict that these organs will have nothing whatever to say about the follow ing cirla which has been sent out to postmasters by MT. Wanama- ker's tlotr ag firm, and a copy of which was forwroded by the post master of Virginia town to the New York Times:
 WANAMAKER < BROWN,
 OAK HALL tAPRILS, 89.
 PHILADELPHIA.
 POStmaSter-:
 DEAR STR: We want an energetic man in your village as sales agent, and if your time is not all occupied with the Postma8tership we believe You will find it profitable to represent us.
 No doubt OUT house is known to you as we do the largest clothing and mer- chants tailoring business in the United States and have agencies in every State and Territory in the Uoion.
 Our sales agents must be active in- teligent men, who can devote a certain porion or the whole of their time to our business, by soliciting orders from bus iness men, w0rkingmen and others.
 Having been established more than a quarter of q century, we think the people of your town are more or less f Xr~it1 1iDl, ,,r clothing and our reputation for correct dealing. and would welcome all oppor- tunity to be served with goods at Phil adelphia prices.
 If you wish terms and full particulars for yourself please fill out the upper portion of inclosed postal card, other wise kindly give us, oil the lower DOT tion, the names of two or more with whom we can correspond We prefer men not connected with any clothing house. Yours truly,
 WaNAMAKER & BROWN
 In printing the circular the Times offers to furnish Postmaster-Gener- al Wanamaker with the name of the person s6nding the circular, if the Postmaster General will denouncc it as unauthorized. The Times will do this in order that MT. Wan amaller may take the proper steps to defend himself from the charge that he IS making open and scand- alous use of his offico to extend the business and swell the profits of his clothing house; but We venture to ss sert that Postmaster-General Wan amaker will neither rep udiate the circular nor demand the name of the postmaster who furnished 1t. We doubt very much if he will sec any reason why he should be asham- ed of tho circular, or why he should be criticised for sending 1t to off cials who are appointed by him and subject to removal by him. It can not be reasonably expected of a man who bought a Cabinet office by rais ing corruption fund Of s3000,o00 that he should be very punctilious In the matter of refraining from what has tho appearance of an effort to recoup himself by means of. the facilities which the office thus brought affords.
 Ii is probable, however that the people of this country at large will Do more shocked by the indecorum ofa shopkecping Cabinet officer try ing to convert his official su bordi- mates into agents for the sale or his goods, than by the moral wrong Of raising huge corruption fund 10