Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-01-31

estly ask at your hands the reten.
ton of Major Edmond Mallet of
Washington, D. T., in his present
position Of Inspector of Indian
affairs.
We are impelled to ask this
favor of your excellency IN behalf
of Major Mallet, because wa earn
estly desire to have a man OF our
nationality, of worth, capacity and
integrity possessed by him to bill
a position Of that dignity and I'm
portance at the seat Of the govern
ment of our adopted County under
your. administration.
The grounds among which we
most respectfully submit to your
excelIency that the reappointment
and continuance of Major Mallet
in said office would be a wise exer.
else of your appointing favor and
at the same time a gracious act
towards him and your petitioners,
are as follows.
His unquestioned qualifications
for that office, assured by the ETH
cient and upright manner In which
he has discharged and performed
his duties during all the time OF
his incumbrency Of that office.
His having been an union SOL
der and able officer during the war
of the rebellion and being disabled
in battle and honorably discharged
from the service.
Also the further fact that his
appointment to the said Office by
President Cleveland, was Of an en-.
tirely non partisan character, and
was made solely because of his ex-
cellent record, character and abb
lily to fill this office.
Upon these grounds and for the
reasons above stated, we now
most respectfully and hopefully
solicit your excellency to renoml
nate, appoint and retain Major Ma
let in his said Office of Inspector
of Indian affairs under the admin
istrations Of your excellency.
Sir. In conclusion, We beg to
assure your excellency that should
you be pleased to grant this mark
of recognition Of the honorable
military and civil career, service
and record Of Major Mallet in this,
the land Of our adoption.
We, therefore, the undersigned
French Canadians and American
citizens Of French descent, as VIII
herr in Minnesota, where he is we'll
and favorably kuowu rs throughout
the United States, would b. high
gretifed and honored by yoar
action in this hehalf, and that his
retention in said position by your
-xcellency will b. accepted as a
mark of esteem ana good will
towards the now very large pro
portion Of French Canadians and
Of french descent, now citizens OF
and residing in thu United States,
the cherished land OF their adop
ton.
Nous osons esp6rer que tous les
centres Canadiens : FranGais du
Minnesota auront a coeur de prem
Dire part q ce movement national
qui a pour but lie maintien, dams
une tres haute situation, dun de
nos compatriotes les plus unlver
settlement connus ct les plus pro-
fond6ment estim6s.
Null doute que nos confr@res de
la presse de FEST ne resteront pas
en- arriere, ct que les efforts com
bin6s de notre nationalit6 seront
couronn6s de success.
Pour son compile personnel,
rEoHo DE L'OUEsT SO porte garant
que la petition quill a lanc6e
sera pr6sent6e au President Har
rison soft par le S6nateur M.
Washburn, soft par lie D6put6
au Congress NJ. Snider ct que, dams
tous les cas- ellie sera chaudement
appuy6e par les deux repr6sentants
du Minnesota aupres du President
DIES Etats Unis.
Que chaque centre Canadien
Francais, que chaque Etat suive
l'impulsion donn6e, que des petit
tons innombrables couvertes de
signatures soient remises par les
les Senator'S GU les Repr6sentants
au Congress al premier citoyeo de
la R6publique Am6rlcaine, ct il est
certain que M. lie Major Mallet
conservera la haute situation quill
occupe au]ourd'hui.
A leuvre done! c'est pour
Phonneur de notre nationalit6 que
nous travaillons.