The Butler weekly times., 1893-06-22
FOUR YEARS AND OUT.
Republican POstmasters Not to
Serve Life Time.
'"ngrfsSmen are Saii-fird Il hry VIII
Now Send in Two Great Big


Washington, d. c., June l5.-Now
hunt up Tarsney, Dockery, Dear
tnond, Burns and Heard The agony
OF doubt, uncertainty and suspense
is ended. Congressmen who have
been lingering in Washington not
knowing whether or not they could
go home In honor may close up and
depart in peace. Postmaster Gene
raj Bissel has resciuded his order i'll
regard to fourth class postmasters.
This order required that charges
be filed against the incumbent even
though he had served his full term
Of four years. The department took
the position that as a fourth class
postmaster is not aprointei for any
specified time there was no reason
why he should not continue to serve
indefinitely so long as he makes a
good officer. Owing TO the number
of offices and the influence exerted
in all sections of the country by the
incubents, congressman took the po-
sition that the continued enforce
ment Of the order meant the
disorganization of the Democratic
party. As one irate representative
from New York remarked to Mr..
Bissell:
'You keep that order standing
and in four years we will not have
enough good Democrats lett to yell
fire."
Congre ssmen furthermore believed
that while republican who had
served his term of four years mad
been furnished his full share of pie
and it was not their place to spend
their lives in telling the Post Office
department it's plain duty in the
premises, or to furnish it with mate
rial for the removal of officials whose
terms have expired. Things were
consequently at standstill and the
representatives were wroth--not
more wroth, however, than the rank
and file of the party who saw them
selves kept out of places they
thought they had earned by voting
straight. Many representatives. have
left the city in disgust declaring 6
when they boarded the trains that a
longer stay was useless, as they
could accomplish nothing. Their
early return may be expected though
there is little use in it. as they will
be able to do as much at home
Representative Pendleton of West
Virginia called upon Mr.. Bissell to
day in relation to other business and
after finishing his talk, looked at the
Postmaster General and said:
MIR. Postmaster General, how
about fourth class post-offices?',
The Post master General looked
at him in turn. -Four years is con
sidered resignation" he said. l
YOU wish the removal of men VIII,
have not served their four years
you must prefer charges"
MIR. Maxwell is happy. He doe
not live in vain. Before him lies th
road pretrodden by Clarkson an,
Stevenson. At the end of it lies th
goal OF fame aud in the grand stan,
near the goal sits an expectant an'
grateful party. He is feeling wei
There will be few removals as reput
licans here and there will resig
when their time is out knowing tha
they will be cut down like flower
anyhow. Mr.. Maxwell is preparin
for his great work by sending ever
representative request that lis
be furnished of the offices ir his dis
trict in which the incumbent has ser,
ed his term supplemented by th
name of the man who ought TO hav
the place.
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