Year: 1877

WE never knew before Dut WnaJ tn0 Ia
pre- payment or postage. We never knew
before either that the Republican. MAS In
such "high feather" with the post-office
officials, though we are glad now TO know
reasons a for It being in favor. is the fact thai
1t never fails TO prepay It's postage.
We do not want TO violate the postal
laws and we scorn to censure apoStmhster
for doing his duty. y."-DetGwdre' Republican.
= tits not long since we complained toa
letter carrier that the GAZETTE had been,
without our knowledge at the time, with
held from the mail because the postage OF
that day had not been paid, and the man
expressed surprise and said 1t was very
strange, for the Republican paid only once In
several months and he had been required
to call several times for the bills. This was
said In the presence Of others, So that we be-
lieve the Republican utters what is false In
the above. How many times the GAZETTE
may have been kept out after 1t was paid
for we have no means Of knowing.


The GAZETTE was excluded through po-
litical malice. If it had been known to be
directed TO negro republican subscribers as
the Republican is. it would not have been
withheld. No bill was ever presented to MS
that was not cashed at once. And, some
time ago frequently when our mall boy had
taken the money with the papers he had
been teld to take it back until the next day
because the receiver had not the time 10 re-
ceipt for 1t. And yet when opportunity
offered the GAZETTE without our knowl-
edge was, as we were informed, kept back
because the postage was not paid. There
was no dispute about it in any way. But
its readers, honest intelligent white men
Democrats and honorable Republicans
were thus deried the early perusaal of IT.


The Republican continuing its comm ent
says:


"But then another era is forshadow-
ed. On yes, " time may yet make all
things even," says the "Gazette We sup
pose the time alluded to, will be, when De-
mocracy is in power when there will be
DemOci attic postm aSter, who will open up
an account book for the charging of postage
for Democratic newspapers. This Will be
no doubt one of the reforms so much
talked about in Democratic circles. We
would advise our neighbor to prepay Its
postage, as the law requires. aud as the Re-
publican has always beutg doing, and then
it will be in " high feather too at the post
office"


No; we expect no account book to be





one opened for the Republican, no doubt
notwithstanding it murders the Kings
English SO shocking in requesting us to
prepay the postage as it has always btul0
doing"


Our bundles of receipts and their dates
will prove how punctually we have paid
But the "insolence of office" has grown on
what it feeds on until it is too unpleasant
to bear silently, and although we ask none
of the favors that have been extended TO
the Republican aud other papers, we con-
cluded 10 let our readers know the annoy
ance to which we have been frequently put
because OF our political opinions. We
donbt not "that he can bear 1t, IL the GA
zETTE can." But the Republican furnishes
evidence that the GAZETTE cannot "bear
it," In 1884 the GAZETTE put horse and
rider with mail bag on the route between
Wilmington and Lewistown, and rather
than submit to the insOlence OF office and
the annoyances consequent upon mailing
our various issues it would do so again or
if need be, we can express them TO Newport
| or some post office within reach and mail
them there.


Rnt this is not the only complaint. Our
correspondents letters have been withheld
and kept back until afternoon, when we had
sent for them more than once in the fore.
noon after the arrival OF the mail. We
suffered enough of provocatlons during the
past years when to complain was only to
| be laughed at as committing folly, be-
cause Of the scondaious partizanship at
Washington. But we do not intend to be
so tame when there is come hope OF our
| complaints being heard or needed.


There are good and competent Republl-
cans in Wilmington who would be very
willing to accept of the post office and acl
| impartially toward all; and Mr.. Hayes
might as well have representative man in
| Office here as an admirer OF Messrs Conk
| ling and Blaine.