Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1892-03-11
RECALCITRANT
POSTMASTER.

a RIECALCITRANT
POSTMASTER.
Chairman Spaulding, of the repub-
lican state central committee, recent
ly sent out circular to the post
masters of the state asking for names
of persons to whom republican cam
paign literature could be sent for dis.
tribution. From the postoffce at
Jessie. Griggs county, he received
the following reply, which is given
verbatim ct literatim:
B. Il. Spalding, Chairman, State Republican
Committse-Dcar Sir: Gin reply to your re-
quest Will say that there are no leading re-
pnblicanS in this part of the state, all are
farmers Who have become Disgusted with the
republican Policy of protecting olhers at
their expense; and they are too wide awake
Hireling Partizan Press OF. that foreigners
pay ourrcycnue. We have got to Y and Y on
tho tariff i'll this neck olhc Woods. and there,
fool the farmers of this county on the tariff
or kind OF reciprocity Proposed. and we have
farmers here. Who make no Pretentions to
Education yet would Chaiange any Republic
can, high Tariff Publication in the United
States So give space in their Columns, for the
tlicussion Of the Tariff aud will not conflne the
Privilege of Calling to the. aid, the best talent
they can bring to bear on their Columns. And
all they ask. rs fair play and let the Readers
pendent last year by IS per cent of the vote,
and have made long strides in that Direction
since, as the Bulk of our farmers arc ut
Partisan Press that they are. studying and
they Me studying for themselves. their
Homes and their County, Determined to lay
tsey 70 akf g Se
Land where Politicians of the high tariff
stripe will be scarce" and no Part san Lying
yon send the Republican Literature to this
Office shall see TINT tits Distributed.
1t may seem little cruel to give
away a mans poor spelling and gen
eral ignorance Of the rules of gram
mar and syntax,.as above; but the
fellow is evidently so puffed up in
his own conceit that little taking
down will be wholesome for him. II
he were really such tremendous
fellow as he seems to be in his own
estimation, one who knows all about
the tariff and the financial and in
dustrial and political questions Of the
day, and is capable Of coping in dis
cussion not only with the republican
editors, but with all the statesmen
and writer's they can call in from the
J, outside to assist them-the admins.
tration is manifestly doing itself ar
injustice in allowing him to retair
the lucrative and influential position
of postmaster Of Jessie, Griggs coun-
5 ty. Just imagine what harm he il
capable of doing the republica,
cause. How the "hireling partizar
press" would have trembled, in it
boots before now, il they had onl,
known that such formidable antag
} enist was in existence. The Argu
has some hesitation in making tn
letter public, lest its contents ma,
give President Harrison shock; bu
as the president lis in pretty higl
feather just now. perhaps this is a
good way to break the news to hin
/ as any. Grover Cleveland will un-
deubtedly rejoice and take hear
when he learns that he has such ;
powerful ally on the lines of fire.
trade holding down a pestofice W
in Griggs county, North Dakota
Fargo Argus.
The writer of the above letter, oul
: highly respected representative il
the legislature, evidently did not ex.
pect to see his letter reproduced ii
the "hireling partisan press" and he
is also overstepping his position as :
government official when he write.
such letter in reply to an inquiry
The COURIER man does not lay any
claim to having got to Y and z or
the tariff, but he does know that oul
Jessie friend is mistaken on som.
things. He says that .sthere are ne
leading republicans in this part o
; the state and that this county wen
Independent by IS per cent las
year." This is news to every farmer
of Griggs county. It so happens
that there was no election last yea
so that the county could not yer,
! well 60 independent. At the gener.
al election OF 1890, Griggs county
according to official returns, gave tn.
republican ticket from $50 to 2oe