The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-03-28
THE POST OFFICE WAR.
The Fight 10 Ended and w. O.
p. E4ilsdale Will Cancel
stamps for Five Years.

A change OF postmasters is ALWAYS
matter Of absorbing interest in any
community, great or small. There is no
public official who is in such close touch
with tie great mass Of pvople, and 1t is.
therefore, very ma tural, that everybody
should feel direct concern in the matter.
Ever since early in the winter there has
been a teverish feeling relative to the dis
position Of the Sank Centre post office.
c. c. Tobey, prominent democrat, and
experienced official and popular bust
ness man was nominated by President
Cleveland to succeed ]. M. Thomas
on. whose term had then expired. His
name was sent to the senate tor confir-
nation, and the matter was referred to
the committee on post offices and post
roads. And there 1t slept until CONC ress
adjourned. 1t was never reported hack
to the senate for executive action.
What means were employed and what
influences were at work NAV not he jeff
nateIv stated, tor only those interested
in it really know Suffice il to say that
Senator Henry Keller was opposed to
the appointment, and opposed to the
confirmation, and lie made trip to
Washington ut the same time Michael
Dorian, Dan LAWYER and r. T. 0 Conn or
chamced 10 lie there. Whether Mr.. kel-
ler's business trip to the M tional ca pital
happened co-incidentlv with that OF the
others named by accident or pre-ar-
rang ement il not known. He went md
they went. William Camphell's neai-
nation Tor the marShalshp WIS defeated,
and MIR. Tobey's nosniratin" was hung
up. Congressman Baldwin was urgent
lar Mr.. Tol,cs although it - currentlv
reported that lie had repeatedly sari
that lie WOULD not recommend him,
when approached upon the subject.
Back OF any personal feeling that may
exist between Messr<. Keller and Tobev
is the matter at location of the "fficr, or
perhaps it would lie more accurate to
say, ihe accommodations, tor it Is
change from Thru to Main-St., that
they were not influenced by the location.
hut by the FAC. that the present quar-.
tel. alr lar better adapted Tor post
office han that proposed, n case MIR.
Tobey were mad. p stnaster. Be that
as 1t NAV. ! he friends of the present
site urged Mr.. IfSas.i;le To apply tor the
"a pp.,intin. ut. with the understanding
that no change in location should l,r
i,,aile III, case lac we've successful. So it is
to he presumed that lie officc will re.
mann ~ he Rarto building.
That Mr. ro!~y IS St,rclv alisn p,),inted
Is proi,alhv true. lie had d right To ex-
.,act confirmation. Under the previous
Cleveland administrator lie II I'd served
the patrons ot ti,,. .,fflce faithfully and
neii, Icing de factO postmaster, al,
though his bro.llc,,, u. NJ. rubrv was
'nv icai n.cnmlwm. NJ Iau worthy OF
cuiis,,ierati,n MIS- eyer found with his
administration st Lie office. Prompt,
accurate and cou-tenus. e. MAS ~ model
fficcr
.'h;.t Mr. iiiisilale will make an
.qn:'ii, g.""l rrey'rd ~ NOT questioned.
Ii will he inIaht 81 lns ;,l,antn'n To give
u,n xc, pi"'nai l. ssryit,, ami he will do
It. 81 f-.r as ti,c B,atrO,,s ni the office are
|c,'.cci'w.i there viii ,s ~ grounds tor
complaint. AS "A HHitrr al practical
party tA'htics the ,'utcnn,r will have al,
nhncncs. hus only wiihin .ienocratic
iInr>. IL - - unrS,i,n at b'>Sssns and
sup. So tar rs the success
mi and GeIcHir,i C:luiiiatcS are colt
&C ned, bul as iet wvru the men with
rnu,, 81 k,> u t;,encr ~ shaping re-
J >ult.. A. II stands l. -,iav Tie Keller
~ al H. ~, the ASCENT ut.