Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01
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the Fost~0nice Plight.

Hon. A. B. Turner, OF this city,
Event down from Jerusalem 10
Jerieho" a few days since ''and fell
among thieves" They filched from
him a few sage ideas on the Grand
Rapids post-offiee question and dished
them up, highly seasoned and spioed,
IN the shape OF an interview IN the De-
troit Free Press. lie Is represented as
having characterized the "squabple as
one of the most unseemly and uncailed
for political episodes on record. :. After
giving long and tedious version OF
the origin and true inwardness OF the
struggle, from a Turneresqus stand
point, he gradually works up 10 the
climax Of his souls effort, as the fol-
loving quotation VIII demonstrate:
"Who DO you think will receive the
appointment
THAT Is very difficult thing TO de.
teTmine. l know, however, what /
would do in the premises, were Presi-
dent Harrison"
what would you do?'
"Send IN the name of some third
| party who mas not been mixed up IN
the affair at all. / think such A course
would IN reality please the Grand Rap
ids public-the level-headed public, at
least-better than anything that could
be done. They are tired OF the squabble
aud would not be sorry 10 see few
wholesome rebukes administered where
they are most needed"
This was the grand finale, and eit
Turner, humming:
Lord. | hear of showers of blessings
Thou art scattering full and free
Showers the soul OF man refreshing
Let some droppings fail on me.
Even me-
The second act of the comedy opens
up in Grand Rapids. 1t consists of a
statement published in the Eogle of yes
terday, over Mr.. Turner's own sigma
ture, which runs as follows:
$50 much prominence has been given
to report published IN the Detroit
Free Press, purporting 70 give the sub
stance of "A conversation at Hotel
Wayne, in that city, on Wednesday
evening last, that | do not feel at
liberty TO pass 1t unnotlced.
at is true that l held private and
free conversation with a friend, in re-
spect to various matters, during which
the post-ofiice controversy OF this city
was mentioned, and that the few re-
marks | made on that subject formed
something of a basis for the much
heightened and greatly strengthened re-
port as published. | had not the slight
est idea that the conversation would be
publicly referred to, until after it oc-
Cured. The language used in the pub
lIshed report is that of the reporter
not my own-so exaggerated and doc
toged as TO tit ii for the use of a parti-
san press, ever on the alert TO discover
the slightest indication Of differences
among Republicans. and greatly prom c
TO magnify them. For instance, / did
not say what | would do, If | were the
President; but did express the opinion
that the wisest course, politically, would
be to require the contending parties TO
settle their differences by cOmprom-
isc, if need be, on the basis of the ap-
pointment of some man who would be
acceptable to all. Nor did | say any
thing about administering 'rebukes
where they were the most needed nor
anything even suggestive of that idea.
"A. b. Turner"
Although "the veteran Republican
patriot of the Grand Rapids Eagle"
"deniges of it" quite extensively, yet
the naked eye can easily discern, tow
ering aloft amidst the gloom of OBJ
scuring rhetoric, the same old political
lightning rod, while the unaided ear,
amidst all the Clash and clamor of the
denial and explanation, can readily
distinguish the familiar notes of even
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