Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-08
THE POST-OFFTCB.
Letters from Brnttlcboro Republicans
on ~ Tonic Of Current Interest.

ter from Mr. Edward Crosby in answer 70
the letter Of Citizen" on the Bratteboro
postmastership printed in that paper Mr.,
Crosby forcibly says that the majority OF
Brattleboro Republicans prefer to act as
they talked before election that they are
not over anxious for the spoils that they
believe in the retention Of good and faith
full officials regardless Of their political
preferences, and that they believe in the
declarations Of the Republican platform for
civil service reform as firmly now as they
| did before the election. Mr.. Childss petit
ton, he says has on it six names that re.
| ceive more mail through the office than all
| the rest Of the town combined. The move
ment in his favor, instead of being inspired
| by Democrats, as charged, was made
spontaneously by Republicans, purely ON
principle and in the belief that Mr.. Chids
is the right man in the right place" Mr..
| Crosby thinks that the fact that one half OF
Mr. Childs's force in the post office for the
past three years have been Republicans
proves that the office has been conducted
on business principles and he cannot see
how his disappointment can be detrimental
to the Republican party In conclusion
Mr.. Crosby says
II have labored in the Republican ranks 80
years aud still believe in the principles Of the
| party rs laid down in our platform and so often
Itla.'u ny Iu' ,.. ,,,i' ~ rg,,i
their former declarations as 10 civil service. Dur
- NJ uar,is,,,, In. R.n,,tI{',ns 1f Rratt.bnrn
were Outspoken in favor Of Mr. thll1s being con
tnued as postmaster Some Of our leading Re.
,siti,,n Iai,n,.j tbat ,ur ,,atv rnust n.t
in accord with the spirit and letter Of civil SER
vice which was u Keep good men in Office no
a., IN ,,, .IansJ f,, s,t,,,i tbat tb,r,. ,,,us tp a
clean sweep aud all Democratic heads be- tumhlrd
~ tbev sneak for if certainly cannot b4 found i'm
| The Rspublicon uatforn neither i'm any uttar-
anr. iron, th,. pr.si4nt il,rt hence. if seems Ia
me that Republicans should sci a better example
AMI ,'t 49,. tIir ,ir.,.,s,nsIL ,r.,.J fnr nf
ice and that they should be- SLOW To- condone
thns. nra ,tg.s they have ~ often condemned ina
tb Dtn,,,r,ti. t,,yt 4 durin tt I,st f.,i,r y,.r.
fspi.rtain "A hi,L rssy,,rj fpr Mr. Tbnmt,sir, and
,,i,i..r H., " ~ i non, I'M f,ir ,,,,.,,,.,
III. mater arrI,l sit.rsti,r nIist stand in
Tho trin.i,,l,.s ,.frr,.I H., AMI tb. continuous
havi utt..I,.d rit,l, tb,. at. .aun,iyn II il the
strsii far The. mn i,,siy 1,s,,ips If The ott,s
tinn and Tor 6riu,,iua, Mr. Tbntni,s into the field
II months t..fnrn tn s,tirott, If tt. nr,..,.ut
| iu,.1ul.nt's term
Another BrattlebOro Republican sends us
the fnIl,,.inr, communication
us
The Post Once Question.
=, y,, 81.
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r. t,,,.i,.-. W g. $50 e., =, ,,i. 800, ,,I
80 p,'. = ,i, a ty 'f H. Inn 'i,a,gi
rnc.s therein II il ttit,. evident that t.Cuiz,t"
nt ,nl. faiig a. rii,,ni, ma tr,t is NOR. no.
,,, Iay a,i,, b,,t al.,'tbat II ,I p,,,f,li,ia,
party would retain the confidence Of the int..
49,, "a WV, n.t' ~ , J.. tt a. h. tt
Az ~, ~ a., ~ s I rf, "
The writer saws in substance: First that the
, ~, y" ,,''''i''iS a. l'','''i i ii,,
| tration is Of Democratic origin second. that
oStt uhllls haS ,1rI one %, 'r cnlg, proHo'pis
uphiicars w. vii a. br,s.r,ts IT, nv L,i,llf
/ rrappointpd." and third that 20 W Wilcox the
/ efficient first assistant should have the lions
| .har,. Of prais,. for any and all improvements
| which have been made IN the post Office and pos
/ tai service here.
Neither Of the aforesaid proposti1ts is true.
and Citizen ought and without doubt does
kuoW his statement. in this REGARD 10 b.. IS holly
| without foundation ia fact The administration
If President Cleveland started Iu Win l,II prnfu
,.-s Of reform ~ all the departments pt tin. GOV,
/ eminent and wa, snlruiuly pledge hou,,tI, and
faithriIl, la administer tb ,iyIl service. law. of
] th. country II Wa- clearly tb. anti. .i.,.fiou
/ pledge, of TN, Democrats. party aud it, ,audl
dates ia respect to th,-- matter, that gave them
The, victory in ISL It's actual administration
thereof from the beginning a. tn. end. has been
a hiir-Iu. and a sham to- Inc ills .st 1f ain -.ni
/ citizens 4 falur, To- keen NJ. rl-i.,.- with the
people was an important factor iu bringing about
H. defeat In th. last election Th, ul,l, Of tG..
Republican party and its candidates were. fully AS
/ IMPORTANT iu securing unto il the victory Il
-laulI not b.. forgotten that the I,uulli,.t' marty
u its last national convention r,.lfiirul.d ~ d...
aration 81 ISL Gayins, r,f..r,.r,. r.. he. cans. f
reform IN the. civil ..r,,. t,i.,iuy itself t favor
au extension Of th. system not only To- all grade.
/ To- which it Is now Applicable. b., law. but that
/ TIM, spirit and ptrtv- If the r,foriu should L..
/ observed in all executive appointments" and
| declaring thai ali laws mt Variance, ther,.Ni IN
/ ought 10 b- repeated This wa, in fun accord
I with the well known previous declarations Of
/ GEN Harrison both upoi the stunp and In tb,.
nitd States senate: and in his better of ACCEPT
nc,. he. ,.nors,i Ill.,. ,,rip,.,,s vitb,,,t my
/ cation or reservation
| The postmaster /, An officer ,tap.lin., uu,l
nearer thu. r-opl. than any other thai can h..
| named This will not h.. denied by ANY one how
/ ever strong a partisan he may h. D,.m.lrnt.
ought tu liz. ,-uiallv Interested with RruuIIiaus
in securing and maintaining the lest lryi ar
/ tainahl. M such an Office. Being Of it, patrons
they ought To- nav. "A yni,, in maxim, th.. s..,.
/ non 0f a postmasr..r inr movement. however
tn s,rIr,. Ia, t,..ut ~ ,aut tIill. t tt
rypiratinu Of his ir.s.rt term of t.ry,,. has l,
nf Rapublicau nriyin entirely II ms he,n al,it..
generally Recognized and freely admitted thar h,
was Thoroughly Devoted Ia th. ser, ,. ,yas mn,
larly fitted Tor it, duties had t.-.u indru.f.l.ut
/ and strictly uutartisau in the Administrative If
th. otfi,, and had yiyrri Ms s.ryic. NOR. ,.r,
/ p-tr and satisfactory than this town ever mad
/ - IN. - il a. -, -. al - ~ E"','tt'
ful nfirs II yys VII tnor ia az a' t ,i,,,
of his Amendment cant Chilts OWN, L. his t,,
Iitiral ii,'l.t..uli.u,,. 49,. rnt ia. - 49, g
The .D.m,t.rati, s-,s'' in V.ri",,It. vas r..
] uumrruusly and strongly ,udnrs,.d i,,. PluuIJ
cans than by Democrats. and h.. r.-,,-.-,,ilis tL
fact that he is largely Indebted To Rrattirls,rn r.
publitans for hi. Amendment
/ As matter uf party policy viewing the situa
tinu frnm ill.,. stat,iI.,itt ,f a sIiist,,e, IL ,,I4
| In. much better for tn. democracy that cam
Cnilds should not liz, rrauu,iutrd mi an liz. ,.,iu
trarv b.4 removed In rith.rry,nt they rnulj rasf
the charge into our teeth that W. had not keIt
,rir t,.l',..s v,tb III. ,.,,,i In, i,..,l -. r.
them -, tb yi,,t,r. l,llnig tt. s,,ii - 'r
year the. .conscenc,. voter i, beron,ip,, In,,,
and more Formidable, in our politics and il II iuurb
better tnat tart.s and .auji dates sIj t,.,,i
cred their plrI,,s ut,,n th.. str.nafh .f ,,ti1b
they received tn. r..,tl,.,s sIl,tnrt III. nm b.
passed when IN. n,itirian ar nNir-holdr , 'l,'
I safely saw "Oh, platfornIs annunt IN nor IN
they are made only tn tickle the. ear nf the y,t.r