The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-05-11
WISE GETS 1T.

The Washington dispatches today
state that John G. Wise was yesterday
appointed postmaster for this city.
There were three other candidates for
the office-Henry Robel, 7. X. Wiser
and j. w. True. Mr.. Robel had the
best backing that a candidate for
apostmastership ever had, practically
the entire local Democracy going for
him, committees as well as individu-
ais. Had the appointment been award
ed to the candidate most acceptable
to the people, as shown by the records,
Mr.. RObel would have secured the
appointments. AS matter of practi-
cal politics, Mr.. Robel's appointment
ought to have been without question.
OF all the changes of postmasters
made in this county by the Democrats,
not one German has been appointed,
although the Democratic party in this
county is three-fourthS German. With
| the present administration the saying
goes that mo German need apply"
These sturdy German-American citi-
zens will no longer be whipped into
line by the Democratic party lash, if
we mistake not the temper of the ma
tionality. The Democratic party has
been well satisfied to receive their
votes, but when it comes to giving
one of that nationality an office, it is
another thing.
We recall that four years ago, when
Henry Robel withdrew from the con-
test for sheriff and gave Mr.. Glynn
the nomination and election, John G.
Wise, in the editorial columns of the
Revieac, overfiowed with servile graft
tude to Mr.. Robel and protestatiOns
of friendship, saying that Mr.. Robel
was entitled to any Office which he
might ask for at the hands Of the
Democratic party in the future. So
strong did he make this statement
that it is still remembered by many.
Yet, at the first opportunity to repay
Mr.. Robels magnanimity, when Mr..
Robel, backed by the Democratic
party of the city, asks for his reward,
it is John G. Wise Mr.. Robel'S great
and good friend) who selfishly demands
that the office be given to none but
himself Mr. Robel would be more
than human were he to sit meekly by
and accept his promised rewardin emp
ty words and vain fattery. Mr.. Ro-
bel has been put aside every time he
has asked for anything, and given
promises that have never been carried
out.
Had Mr.. Wise been asked to state
his claims on the party for the pOStof-
flee, what could he have answered?
Would he have told Mr.. Cleveland he
had succeeded in turning over nearly
every office in the city to the Repub-
lican party at the last municipal cleo
tion, leaving the Democrtic candidate
for mayor to look out for himself and
coming out in support of boiling Re-
p X. Wiser had many strong sup
porters and would have made a model
postmaster, as would also Mr.. True.
But merit was the last thing taken in
to consideration in making this ap
pOintment, and man once cast out
by the United States Senate, when
named for the same Office, with not
one senatorial voice raised in his be-
half, man having no local backing
worthy of mention, and therefore
forced to go abroad for his recommend
ations, is named for an office which it
used to be thought the people Of the
city had some little right to recon-
mend an appointee for.