Show THE CITY we do not know how bow many candidates there are for the position of postmaster of salt lake city nor do we know or particularly care wh who 0 thy are they are one and all good men for the position doubtless in this respect resenie ling the present incumbent and hla his predecessor and most of those who have preceded them their fond expectations being admitted and their generally conceded we are somewhat reluctant to remind them of a ruling recently made by postmaster general bissell which seems to have direct reference to their case came it appears that an illinois congress man was persistent in requesting the appointment of a certain democrat to e fat in hla his district but the present incumbent has not served his term out yet 9 replied mr bishell Bl BI perhaps you do not understand the circuns ances 11 1 suggested the congressman the incumbent was appolin ted fed only a few mouths since to succeed a republican who had died just before the expiration of his bermand ter mand who was put in office peremptorily by the republican administration three years before mr clevi Clev elands appointee to the same office finished his term Is it the rule of your office to respect tenure 01 oi cafice to the extent that a republican appointee appoint ev named only to till nil a vacancy cancy shall be considered conal dered as having entered upon a full term and the te per bitted to serve undisturbed till t is enuta the case I 1 have cited shows that the post postoffice office department under the lost last administration did not do buoi bucl hees in that like way abat is the rule nevertheless mr bissell is reported to have rejoined gland and the conduct of the last administration which you rafer to so approvingly may have one c f the chief reasons why the party of that administration was turned out of power the congressmen congressman Is said to have bit his lip in anger and hol holding diniz lis his tongue retired from the bissell presence in disgust we quote the incident for the pecuniary and mental bent fit of local aspirants f hr r placed already capt capably I 1 ay filled find and kaill why may not what to is given as a rule in the illinois case be the rule in utah also 2 mr the postmaster ot of salt lake city has scarcely entered upon riia his term if by the latter Is meant the date of his appointment without reference to the unused remnant of his s hold on the place if they could be convinced that three years or more must yet elapse before their claims can be consid considered tred certain democrats that we hear of would wisely decide to quit office seeking and go into some kind of busineau buel busi neef neav they ought to thank the NEWS for pointing out what their duty and prospects lo in the premises are |