Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-18
WAS READY TO QUIT.


signed His Place.
DR.. A. M. Riggs, described az q pro-
mincnt business man and postmastcr
here" in a special dispatch from La
Toilette. Tenn, to the New York Her.
aid, has followed the example recently
set by Mr.. McAdoo and continued by
several other governmental officers.
In brief. DR.. Riggs, has given up his
government work because there Isn't
money enough in 1t. Goaded into ac-
ton by letter from the post-ofice
department asking that he resign un-
less he could devote all Of his time to
the business Of the office, ex-Postmas-
ter Riggs wrote and forwarded the fol-
flowing firm epistle to John c. Koon.
first assistant postmaster-general at
Washington:
Sir
your kind favor Of the 4th inst. re-
ceived, informing me that now the war
is over and consequently less demand.
ed of its loyal citizens, the government
can now manage to wag along without
my ser ices as postmaster at La Fol-
lette, Tenn, unless devote my entire
time to the office. Therefore.
II resign.
1T pains me to do this, and I shall
ever look back with regret to this rude
separation from this ideal position res
quiring twelve hours day service
with the munificent compensation (af-
ter paying all expenses) Of two dollars
a day. I have neglected my personal
affairs to serve the government; do
ing any and everything required; sell.
ing Liberty bonds and War Savings
stamps galore, carrying water and
sweeping the floor, as Uncle Sam bad
studiously avoided making any ai-
lowance for Incidental expenses.
Selling War stamps and Immediately
cashing the same has been one OF my
pet diversions. When I realize am
no longer compelled to do all these
, things, and a host Of others equally
edifying, such as explaining why the
mail carrier took the fiu, and the post
master on q certain occasion (as re-
ported by an inspector) sent an en-
ployee to the office for his mail IN
stead of going for 1t himself; and why
Rockapelter g. Co. were not deprived
of a mail-box the moment they failed
to pay when due; why the flies were
allowed to speck certain lobby notices
required to be kept posted there
when, I say, I contemplate all these
things,
II again resign.
"I am made to cogitate on the fu-
tility of so conducting the office that
patrons do not complain, OF property
keeping the records and punctiliously
accounting for every dollar OF Uncle
Sans money, made to understand that
Il in the midst of the fighting must
be on the spot eight hours a day ana
every day, regardless, nothing else
sufficing.
"I would gently inform you, my dear
General Koon, that what you need is
| man as pOSlnidoscA hSAS
support a family Of eight on two dol
lars a day. I frankly confess that
do not know how to do 1t. Do your
Realizing this, it is with a comforting
sense of resignation that
II resign some more.
"And. now, in my grand finale OF
resignation, avail myself Of the op-
portunity of congratulating the United
States of America on having SO EN-
cient an assistant postmaster-generai
as your honored self. am convinced
that nothing escapes your viSilant
ewes. I am made to shudder when 1
contemplate what may happen to this
great country of ours when the fate
full day comes when you, even you'
will be summarily and unceremoni-
ously kicked from office (the public
welfare requiring IT,, as you now'
without feeling or justice. deprive me
of mine.
"Crape is on the post-office door,
and the town is in mourning. God save
the Republic!
Respectfully and dejectedly yours.
"A. N. Riggs"