The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-01-22
Monsieur Tonson Come Again.

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That "Fonrth Glass" individual who SHE'D
his castor into the Wing couple of weeks
ago, comes up again last week but not smil-
ing and so risky this time, and makes even
worse showing for the fourth class post
mastersn than he did al first, ifthat were
possible. He starts out with: II have no
desire to continue the controversy with the
editor OF the Journal in reference to 4th
class postmasters.V
The editor Of the JOURNAL meyer sus-
pected there was . controversy" nor has
any person else except" Fourth Glass" and
he only imagined there Was. We mersly
detained him with a short confab that the
public might make note Of this attempted
raid on the U. s. Treasury. In place Of
attempting defense Of this " salary grab, y
.Fourth Glass" expresses sympathy Tor the
weak minded Star Route mail carriers. In
bis first article he abused them for q set Of
moDopolists OF something of that kind.
st is the injustice Of the law, We are
| fighting, more than the enumeration, g" says
ssFourth Class" And that 10 what we
pointed out in the FIRST instance. The re-
Enumeration is enough. But what are you
striving for? 1t seems to be more ''remun-
Grafton" and law to get it. "Fourth Class
admits that the 16 year old girls could per-
form the duties Of fourth class postmasters
very we'll and for less money than the pres
ent lncumbents, in some instances receive,
and thinks they could run newspaper
also, which would prove they are better
qualified than The defender Of the attempted
more salary grab, for no one who reads his
lame championship of this scheme 70 get
his hands into the o. s. Treasury, would
believe be could run newspaper except
into the ground, where he has run his
.sfourth class postmaster cause. He might
run saloon successfully.
This smart Alec 9th district z. M. sup
poses case to weaken his side still more,
and it is that an Office with salary amount
| ing to $999.50, the postmaster is obliged to
furnish his own rent, frewood and coal oil.
while the Office reaching the grade Of $1,000
has these articles furnished BY the govern
ment. Such case would never occur, but
it will do for an illustration that the Law is
one Of class legislation, which should be
changed and the present demoralizing
fourth class post office law made COM
petitive law, such as the Star Route mail
Law, and cost Offices as mail routes awarded
to the lowest bidders, with proper restric-
ltions as TO eligibility Of competitors. Such
law would rescue them from the corrupt
hands of political bosses, and make them
nom partisan. With such post Office Law
In force the public would not be spectators
of ring of Office holders, put in place BY
bosses, organizing raid to get more pay
for services that numbers Of persons stand
ready to accept for less salary than the
present officials receive.
i Three-fourths of the fourth class post Of.
fees are located in stores, and the proprietori
consider it an advantage 10 their business as
the Office draws custom to them. The lucky
incumbents would no doubt feel satisfied
at least they wouldn't object-to the govern
ment paying them store rent and furnishing
them with coal and light. This attempted
i raid on the treasury shows up the more
odious the more it is investigated. Ifthose
petitions were put out again there would be
precious few signatures attached to them,