The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-05
Special plrpatoh to tho IntolllEonoOr.

Special DIgpatch to tho IntellIgenccr.
WASHINGTON, D, C., Dec, 4.-Tho
people OF Edgwater. TNyctte county
arc indignant over the dIscontlnuance
OF their poatofIlco. They have made an
earnest effort to have tho order re-
selnded and the postotgice re-estRb-
lIshed. Congressman Huling has Wig
tied the department and bombarded 1t
with letters, all to no purpose. Edge
water 10 n coal mining town on the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. About
400 persons got their mail there.
1t appears that the postoflce depart
rnent has adopted rule that postof-
fees shall not be closer to each other
than three miles. There are numerous
exceptions to the rule, and In the same
region. But for some reason II was de-
terTfiined that Edgewater should not be
one OF the exceptions, and II may be
that we have the reason. The order
dlscontInuIng the Edswater office was
issued early last spring. CONGRESSMAN
Hullng took up the matter, called on
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell explained the situation and
protested against the action OF the de-
pArtment. He represented the hard
ships II put upon the people OF Edge
water and called attention to the num-
her OF Offices, all of them necessary,
that would he abolished by general
enforcement OF the three-milo rule.
A BROKEN PROMISE,
Nothing was done and. Mr.. Huling
wrote to the fourth assistant postmns-
ter general, again submitting the facts,
This officer said the case would be given
due consideration" But Il wasn't
and Mr. Hullng addressed himself to
Postmaster General Wilson in letter
In which he said some things. Here Is
a pointed paragraph from Il:
at Is thought by many peOple In this
district that this matter Is controlled
by my predecessor, and that this Is
one OF the reasons Why the said post
Office was discontinued"
This brought from Postmaster Cen
cral Wilson this admission, which con-
tnins everything but the name OF eX-
Congressman Anderson:
As Il Is generally necessary for the
department 10 have some referee In
such cases II has always been the GUS
tom with both parties In power 10 refer
such matters for recommendation TO
the member of Congress who Is OF the
same party with the administration, or.
II there be none such, to some selected
refer.e IN the district, frequently the
last member OF Congress of the admin
istratIon party"
PECULIAR CONDUCT.
So 1t was Mr.. Anderson who refereed
the case md threw Edsswatcr. against
the strong desire OF the people OF Edge
water without regard to party, In
stead OF being guided by the facts in
q business matter knocked-out poll
ticlan was permitted TO do the think.
ing for the department. The last word
from that source was from the fourth
assistant postmaster general who ad-
vIged Mr.. HulinC that mo further Rc-
tion in the case Is contemplated" The
referee had accomplished his purpose
and the cnse was closed against Edge
water.
The active and effective interest OF
Mr. Anderson In the matter may have
been aroused by the vote of Edge
water IN the election which defeated
Mr., Anderson and elected Mr.. Hullng.
Edrewatcr cast 1871 votes. Mr. Alder
son got but II of them. Whether Mr..
Anderson submitted this one-sidcd vote
to the department there is no means OF
knowing, but there Is no question about
his success as referee In the cnse OF
Anderson ngulnst the people OF Edge
water
DID THEM UP.
He did them up in one round, knock
ed them out before tbdH knew the ilGht
was on. For this noble pirpose the
administration was at his command
If he had owned tho department It
couil no; hnyc served his turn better
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