Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-31
WHY
A Decapitated Postmistress Asks
Congressman Wilson Some PERTH
nent Questions.

MoNTEsANo, Jan. %, 1890.
EDITOR STANDARD:
Please give me space enough in
your paper to state a few facts in con
nection with Congressman Wilson's
application of scripture in my removal
from the position of postmistress Of
MOntesanO. The somewhat remark
able telegram seems to have beer
pretty generally published Throughout,
the State, and my silence would seem
to indicate the truthfulness of said tel
egram. l am told that all is fair in
politics, but had heretofore supposed
that that doctrine was construed with
that other To the victors belong the
spoils," but am now practically con.
WINGED that it is capable OF a much
broader application.
The honorable Congressman is frank
enough to say al wanted Republi-
can" He did not say "The leading
Republicans of your section doubt your
Republicanism and ask for your re-
moval." He did not to any extent in
dictate that the wishes of the people
receiving mail at this office entered
into the matter at all.
1t was simply the wish of our hon.
ored Representative at the national
capitol. This wish seems to be based
upon the assertion that Jacob should
not enjoy Esau's inheritance" which
Invested of its rhetorical clothing and
expressed in plain English means, that
Democrat should not hold an office
under Republican Administration
This l do not oppose, but when our
honored Congressman intimated that
l am not n Republican, he did it
wilfully while in possession of infor-
nation to the contrary. Can it be
possible that he doubted my Repub.
licanism when it was vouched for by
personal letters to him from such
men as ID. r. Jones, Auditor of this
county, Judge Mason Irwin, Judge of
this district. and State Superintendent
of Schools, r. b. Bryan, all honored
Republicans? ] can scarcely conclude
that he was convinced that all these
men had falsitieI to him.
Now another word as to my Repub-
licanism. While Congressman Will
son was still small boy, with yet
many political tricks to learn, four
OF my brothers enlisted in the Union
army and went honorably through the
war, two of them in the army of the
Potomac, and two of them with Sher-
man. The fact that two of them were
in the First Pennsylvania Cavalry, in
dicates that they did not wait until
drafted into service. One returned a
Captain. My brother-in-law was
Colonel of the First Pennsylvania
Cavalry. My sister was hospital
nurse, while | went to the field and
did mans work in order that they
might go. My grandfather Worth
ington fought through the Mexican
war. Perhaps ! may be pardoned for
saying that some of my brothers
smelt the burning powder in fifty-two
battles. These facts ought to be suf-
ficient to establish the loyalty of my
family, and the personal letters to
which have already referred ought
to equally establish my Republican,
ism and | have yet to hear charge
that | am incapable of performing the
duties of the office or that / have ne
elected to perform them. Still Con-
gresham Wilson had HIS WISHES and
selected as my successor young man
all the way from Sweden. l confess
that when the whole matter is sum-
med up, / cannot understand why
the young man from Spokane should
consult only HIS WISHES in the prem
Uses, disregarding the dear people
whom he was so anxious to serve six
months ago. Still l am young in the