The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-11
The SPoils-The Spoiis-Poiicy Of the Adj
ministratlOn.

| ministrat1OD.
With twenty hungry applicants for each desra-
Bile Office, and with every desirable Office al
ready in the possession of a good democrat,
who was faithful to the Cincinnati nomination.
it may be supposed that the distribution of the
spoils will be no holiday amusement. But with
an adopted policy on the part of the administra-
ton, looking rather to the ends of public
duty than to the satisfaction Of ravenous Office
seekers, the business of dispensing the loaves and
fshes may he accomplished without any of the
disastrous consequences resulting from the buck
stering spells experiments Of poor Pierce.
| 1t is understood that Mr.. Buchanan has decided
upon the policy of rotation in Office, and that at
| least as soon az the commissions of the more
conspicuous oficeholders, foreign and domestic
shall expire, there shall be applied to them this
nfexible law of rotation. The necessities for this
course are selfevdent. Without it, the late sue
| cess Of the party will have been o fruitless
victory; but with it, much may be done to
reconstruct the administration upon coh-
astent and homogeneous basis. Mr.. Calhoun
was right Political parties in authority are held
together by the cohesive power of the public
L
the plotting and contemplating chiefs Of wrang
ling cliques is loves labor lost
Those Of our readers therefore. DESTROYS that
Mr.. Buchanan shall escape the calamitous conse-
| quences suffered by the late administration on
| account Of its miserable spoils policy, will be
gTatified to Learn that in the distribution OF
| the federal offices Mr. Buchanan will pursue
wholly different course. He win not attempt 10
conciliate this or that plotting and mischief
making clique by subsidies from the public trea.
sury. He desires nothing of the kind. He does
not wish TO surround himself with rival conspira-
tors and factions devouring each other, Gripping
and demoraliziDg the government, and bringing
disgrace upon the country. The tate of poor
Pierce stands before him as wholesome warn
ing against any experiment to consolidate the
party or to administer the government upon the
wretched game Of buying and selling with the
spoils.
We have here in New York two or three dirty
little rival democratic factions. Under thes poils
policy of Pierce they have reduced the previous
| ly triumphant democracy into most contempt
| be minority in the State. In Ohio, in
| Indiana, in Virginia, in Georgia, and in
Pennsylvania, there are also existing the
materials OF clasbing and lighting factions; aud
to bring these conflicting materials into full
developement, it will be only necessary to give
this busy politician with his retainers, or that
scheming head OF clique with his followers,
TAT Office or two. For example, there have
sprung up in this metropolis since the election
several clamorous and ravenous spoil and plum
der ciques They have broken up their previous
party arrangements and the harmony of Tamma
ny Hall, and each squad is struggling TO garroLe
the others. and to give this or that champion the
Custom House or the Post Office. But let the
Custom House Or Post Ofice be awarded to any
Of the chief OF these grog SD OF combinations,
and the old squabblc of the Kilkenny cats will
be renewed again. The same suggestions will
apply more less to the various spols and plum
| der cligres and coteries in other cities aud
| States.
Upon all these points We are assured that Mr..
Buchanan Is pretty thoroughly pos ted and firm.
| ly resolved not to be vic.imizcd by the Whites
| Blacks or Browns old clques or new cliqnr-
insiders or outsiders We are also advised that
| the President in bis appointments, foreign and
| domestic, viii fall back upon the old Jeferso
man principle Of honesty, capaliity and it-
ness" Tor the place. wholly regardless Of the
threats Of managing and pipcllying spoilsmen
| old or new, great or small-that the capable
and honest mau who has been living
heretofore the life OF quiet, useful and
respectable citizen, Will be preferred in
| AL cases to the professional Office seeker the
scbcminp and noisy representative Of miscbiev
Gus faction with flock OF crows aud vultures
at his heels. Il is only. too, upon this Jcncr-
soniaD policy of distribution of his patronage
that Mr.. Buchanan can recover the adminstra-
ton from the blightng influences Of the las.
four years. The policy of rotation is the true
policy If wisely applied; but it were better not
to attempt Il if II is to be followed up with the
pitiful blunder, crimes and iolies Of poor
Pierce.
The independent position Of one term Pre-
| sident which Mir. Buchanan occupies relieves
bin Of any necessity Of STOPPING to conciliate
rival aspiran,s for the succession. or rival fac.
| tious Tor The spoils. He has nothing to ask and
need have nothing 10 fear, from any Of them.
On the contrary, every incentive TO an orderly,
harmonious and successful government involves
the duly Of keeping the administration free from
these local ciigucs and squabbles OF The party.
We receive The information. accordingly that the
doctrine Of rotation and the Jciersonisn policy
OF appointments will be the law applied TO Office
holders and Office seekers, and tha; the favorites
Of all those noisy little squads and knots Of va
giant tpoilsncn viii b. treated IS traitors in the
camp, and as sisturbers OF the public peace
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