The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-15
POLITICAL NOTES.


Assistant Postmaster General Jones
has abolished the La Plume post
office because certain citizens who
were dissatisfied with the postmas =
ter at that place had boycotted the
office. Upon account of the action of b "
cotters Mr.. Jones, like Debs, thinks that
innocent people should be put to incon-
venlence, and regards the humble petitions
Of La Plume citizsns who wish the ofticA
restored with the complacency of the Cz ir
OF all Russias. Jones. like many other in
dividuals clothed with fleeting authority,
seems to imagine that the people in every
instance are servants Of the o oflice. holder.
From an unbiased view Of the situation il
would seem that the taxpayers of Lr
Plume had some rights that even the Bour-
bon administration is bound to respect,
The forcing of obnoxious postal officials by
appointment upon dlsgusted people
appears to be one of the policies
of the Cleveland reign. THE TRIBUNE has
heretofore called attention to the injustice
Of this system of rewarding party hench-
men. The unpopular individual in rural
districts who could not be elected by vote
of the people to drive oxen for the road
supervisor, is often Haunted in the faces
Of disgusted citizens of his own opposing
political faith under the patronage system
whereby wire pullers Of greater or less
degree are enabled to cancel their in
debtedness for some cringing favor of the
past. The appointment Of postmaster
in defiance to the wishes ola larger class
of patrons OF the office, for the purpose of
rewarding a higher official who has claim
upon the patronage, is u shameful abuse of
power that only finds parallel In lands
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This years Smull, the hand book which
Is indispensable to students of Pennsyl-
vania politics, has been received with the
compliments Of Lieutenant Governor Wa
tres. The compilation Of it reflects great
credit upon Thomas B. Cochran, former
chief clerk of the senate. 1t would be
difficult to guess what is not found in this
meaty manual. The complete text of the
new ballot law, with ample returns OF the
last February election and all other infor-
nation bearing on state politics thoroughly
revised to date are noteworthy features
We casually detect one error. In the list
of city school superintendent, Professor
w. H. Hockenberry, Of Carbondale is
credited to Chambersburg, and John j.
Forbes, of Chambersburg, to Carbonate.
But in the main the volume is a model of
accuracy and crisp condensation, and
every citizen should have and study copy
with care.
The election in Maine Of every Repub-
lican candidate for state senator and all
but four members of the state house OF
representatives is hint to Pennsylvania
that should not be forgotten In the Twen-
tieth senatorial and four Lackawanna
legislative districts.
There is renewed talk of a new paper in
Wilkes.B Barre, to champion Democ ratio
principles, but In view Of the coming
deluge it would clearly be money wasted.
Ohio Democrats are in quandary. The
friends Of Senator Brice say that IL the
Democratic state convention next week
adopts resolutions censuring him for his
course against the Wilson bill he will at
once resign. This would lose the Demo-
Gratis one vote in the senate, as Governor