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Show POSTMASTEK liAHICATT. "Tho king is dead,', long live the king," is a proclamation as old ns is government by monarchy, and even in these republican days it is too apt to be patterned after when any change occurs oc-curs lu the administration of a public office, The retirement of Mr. Barratt from the ollicc of postmaster of Salt Lake will bo regretted by our people generally, gener-ally, not because of objections to his successor, but because of a general feeling of perfect good will toward Mr. Ban-alt. Tho knowledge that the retiring re-tiring postmaster has done everything in his power to meet the public demands for linproved'serviee in the Salt Lake postollicc, and that ho ha discharged bis duties iu an'carnest and ellicicut manner, so far as circumstances would admit, is uppermost up-permost in the mind of every citizen whose opinions are worth having; and it will lake something more than glaring glar-ing newspaper headlines lo convince people who know Mr. Barratt that his removal from ofllco is based upon any "cause" other than political disaffection. disaffec-tion. Caleb It. Barratt is a native of Mary-laud Mary-laud and comes of good old stock. Ho came to Utah from California twenty-seven twenty-seven years ago, and has resided here ever since. Mr. Barratt 1ms hosts of personal friend throughout the enlire couulry, and lo those, let. Tmk Timks say there is not a shallow resting upon Ids official conduct of the .Salt Lake postollico. - It is a mistake lo suppose that Mr. Barratt's term would expire next June, lie was commissioned by1 President Cleveland December 21, 1887, for four years; consequently lie had until December De-cember 20, 1801, to serve. |