The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-03
URGE PRESIDENT
TO RECONSIDER
BIG MASS MEETING PROTESTS
AGAINST REMOVAL or POST
MASTER JOHN JACKSON.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
Sent to The President, Congressman
Padgett And Senators Taylor
And Frazier.

sentatives OF Columbia and patrons OF
the local postofice, assembled at the
court house on Wednesday night TO
protest against the removal Of John
W. Jackson as postmaster. All the
various business interests of the com
munity we're represented in the meet
ing and a good deal Of enthusiasm
was manifested. II was evident from
the large attendance and the interest
which the people here have shown.
that if Mr.. Jackson is finally retired
it will be against the will of majority
of the people who receive their mail
at this Office.
Strong resolutions expressing regret
at the action Of the President In with
drawing from the Senate Mr.. Jack
sons nomination and approving the
administration of the ONCE which he
has given the people were offered by
w. ]. Webster and unanimously
adopted. The President was asked to
defer further action in the matter
until the people of Columbia could be
heard. The resolutions were wired to
the President this morning and also
to Representative Lemuel P. Padgett
and Senators Taylor and Frazier.
H. F. Fariss, former postmaster,
was elected chairman Of the meeting
and W. A. Quarterman, was elected
secretary. Mr. Webster was the first
speaker He paid warm tribute to
Mr.. Jackson as a citizen and as an
official and spoke in the highest terms
of the manner in which he had met
obligation devolving upon him as post
master. He offered the following res
olutions, which were adopted with en-
thusiasm and without a dissenting
vote:
BE is resolved that:
I'VE the citizens and patrons Of the
Post Office at Columbia, Tennessee, in
mass meeting assembled, having with
sincere regret, learned that President
Roosevelt has withdrawn the name of
Postmaster John w. Jackson from
the Senate. take this means of ex-
messing our sincere and heartfelt re-
greet for said action, and to give ex-
preston of our approval of the very
careful, painstaking, eficient, satisfac-
tory and gentlemanly manner in which
Mr.. Jackson has discharged the duties
of his office.
knowing as we do, the esteem In
which Mr.. Jackson is held by the
patrons of his Office, the earnest and
untiring efforts he has made to faith
fully and worthily discharge every
duty encumbent upon him, we feel
that, the action of the President is a
distinct calamity to this city, and we
earnestly ask. that no further action
he taken in the matter until Mr.. Jack
son can have an opportunity to be
heard. and until the citizens Of this
community in more positive man.
ner show that Mr. Jackson should be
retained as postmaster
Former City Attorney j. c. Voor-
HES was the next speaker and he was
followed by Sims Latta, Sam Harlan
J. M. Dedman, E. A. Timmons, A. U.
p. Nicholson, Jr. and former Mayor
Yoest. The latter was Mayor of the
city when Mr.. Jackson was city mar
shall and he spoke in high terms of the
services of Mr. Jackson as the CHIEF
peace officer of the city, and said that
the only possible complaint that ne
could make against Mr.. Jackson was
because of his politics.
A petition endorsing Mr.. Jackson's
| administration, urging his retention In
the office and asking the President to
suspend Judgment until the people
| here could be heard was circulated
and obtained more than 300 signatures
Of the representative business and pro
fessional men of the city.
| Mr.. Jackson was called to the stanc
and spoke briefly, expressing his higf
appreciation for the action taken.
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