Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-07
The Wilmington Post-Omce.


paper of June 30 an article on this matter
that is so far from being the facts that
ask little space to correct some of the
misrepresentation. 1t says the Demo-
Gratis had made no move until this week,
partly because they were DESTROYS of bring
ing matters about in some way to keep
Miss Dix in the Office Now that sounds
well to outsiders, but to those who know
the facts the statement is silly, to say the
least, for it is a fact admitted by some
Democrats too, who cannot be disputed,
that in short time after last election
prominent Democrats said that Miss Dix
would be allowed to serve her time out and
then another would have the Office. That
was all right and what everyone expected,
for this office Is worth too much to let a
Republican receive the benefit of it.
Now don't think it would have been a
great task to have drought matters about"
i'll favor of Miss Dix, if the heads of the
hosts had so ordained, for one of them has
SAID within two weeks ''that with +. A.
Willard, jr., as town committee, and E. II.
Porter county committee, backed by the
state committee and b. B. Smalley the
Republican patrons of the Office would not
get chance to vote for Miss Dix" That
made me think of what an aspirant for a
small post-office in this county said under
Cleveland's first administration, that "With
Hiram Atkins and b. b. Smaley at his
back, God Almighty couldn't keep him
from getting the office" and it proved so.
AS far as her assistant, Editor Jones, is
concerned, we say he is not assistant post
master, but is simply hired by Miss Dix to
assist her in making up of the early morn
ing mail and the distribution of the after
noon or evening mail. 1t does really show
"kindly expression" among the Demo
Gratis towards Miss Dix to kick her out for
the sake of getting rid of Editor Jones, who
has not and does not want to spend any
time there, ana has repeatedly said SO, on
account of his paper work; and as for
partisan salt" some of his accusers were
born so salt that it has worked out through
their clothes all their lives and instead of
trying to rub it in" he has tried to brush
it off, and all admit that few country pa
pers, who claim to be Independent, have
made less mistakes.
Now about that petition which it is
claimed was started by the Republicans.
| The facts are that about three weeks ago a
very prominent Democrat was in town, one
who knows the situation of matters here,
and advocated publicly that a petition
| should be gotten up for Miss Dix, and later
said in a private house that some one
ought to have sand enough to circulate a
| petition, and that it would be a shame to
| turn Miss Dix out;' therefore petition
was circulated by Democrat and signed
by forty-nine Democrats, and the large
number of Republicans who signed it was
! just thirteen. The petition was not in
tended for Republicans to sign. Had il
| OH in ytOttl1 ha ,rs
done so had they been asked. Let it come
to a vote of the patrons of the Office as be
tween Miss Dix and Mr.. Porter and that
will tell how many Democrats "want their
names taken Off" l presume Miss Din
knows what considerations she has re
ceived from the Democrats, but the major
ity of the Republicans and many Demo
Gratis fail to see it; but on the other hanC
the Democrats received the considera
tions" from the Republicans last fall. Ii
Justice to Mr.. Porter We say but few thinl
he wants the office, as he has other bust
ness that pays him better, but the party
could not agree upon any one else so he lie
his name be used. That is the ''twist' thu
Democratic organ refers to as coming from
the Republicans.
One word about the farce called tn
"Windham county plan" You all know
this town is about two to one Republican
When Miss Dix was chosen pOstmistres
here about five years ago, it was by a vot
of the Republican patrons of the office, VIII
represented about two hundred patrons
Now Mr.. Porter is selected by the thirty
one Democrats who claim to represent on
hundred patrons of the office. Is this
step in advance? 1t don't look so to
large majority of the patrons. This pos
office squabble is only in the Democrat
party; the Republicans are "not in it,,
though the Democratic sheet and some c
the Democrats would like to lay it to then
"Give us rest " on the "Windham count
plan" or else something better.
Truth AND JUSTICE.
Wilmington, July 3, 1898.