Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-02
POSTMASTER CARR RESIGNS.


Manchester, Iowa, March 2, 1921.
To the Patrons of the Manchester
Post Office:
On the 7th day of next month will
have served you as post master for
six years, and in the near future l
will resign, my resignation to become
effective on, or as soon after April
7; 1921, as my successor wishes to
assume the duties of the office
Inasmuch as President Wilson re-
nominated me last March for another
four year term, and that denomination
was promptly confirmed by the Sen
ate, feel called upon to tell you why
I am going to tender my resignation.
To commence with let me assure
you that I am not resigning on ac-
count of any postal difficulties or any
dislike on my part of the duties of a
postmaster because the contrary is
quite true.
I have reason to believe and do
believe that the record Of your post Of
flee at Washington and its service
record here at home are not excell-
ed by the records of any post office in
the state of Iowa. And for the high
rank your post office has reached
and kept both you and are quite
largely indebted to it's faithful, loyal
and efficient postal employees. claim
no special credit for myself. I have
never had a trouble with one of your
postal employees, never gave one OF
them a demerit. And, as patrons OF
this office, you have been very kind
to me. I can not now recall single
unreasonable or bad tempered COM
plant made by any OF you.
I did not ask President Wilson to
renominate me, neither did ask Sem
ator Cummings or Senator Kenyon to
secure my reconfirmation. knew that
they were honorable men, and that
they would do what they considered
right regardless Of requests.
: While I did not at any time in
tend to serve out full second term,
no matter who succeeded Mr.. Wilson
as president, I did desire a renomina-
ton and reconfirmation, because 1t
would have been discreditable had
l failed to secure those Endorsements.
I now come to a reason which may
or may not have hastened this an
nouncement.
AS a rule postmasters are allowed
to serve out the terms covered by
their commissions, regardless Of their
politics, but six years ago that rule
was wantonly disregarded here in
Manchester. Our then congressman in
sisted upon Mr.. Rann's resignation
before the expiration of his term of
office. The rule having been disre-
garded six years ago, I could not rea-
sonably expect different treatment
from that accorded to Mr.. Ram, al
though I opposed the action OF the
Congressman, even going SO far as
to make my opposition known to Of
ficials at Washington. I went to that
city and personally assured, the First
Assistant Postmaster General that Mr..
Ram had given the. people OF Man
chester good and satisfactory postal
service, but was told by that. official
that my statements in Mr.. Rams
behalf had come too late; that his
resignation had already been called
for. In this connection it may not
be out of place to say, that Mr.. Ram
served for more than two years under
a Democratic administration, but
have no desire to continue to serve
as post master for any such length
of time.
No one other than it's owners, has
ever had a string on the opinions OF
the newspaper that l have been con-
nected with for so many years, and
l trust that no one ever will. The
political activity Of that newspaper,
which l would freely admit, might
be made a ground for my removal at
any time.
In any event, by resigning now l can
look back upon my six years as post
master as six bright pages in my life
work, and I do not want to take any
chance Of having them marred or
blurred.
With best wishes for the continued
success of your post office, l remain
Sincerely yours,
E. M. CARR