Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-25
UNION STATE TICKET.


The Administration for S~paIdfng-
The Departments AZ Washington
Working for Him.
We have reliable information from
Washington 10 the effect that the entire
influence of the federal administration is
to be used in this district TO secure the
reelection of Judge Spalding to Congress.
The departments, under the control of the
Cabinet ministers and plant tools of An
drew johnson, are warmly enlisted in his
favor, and it is announced that every Fed
eral ofics-holder in this district who does
not support johnson and SPalding is to
be removed. Collector Parsons is marked
for decapitation, and the heads of all
stockholders who oppose Spslding and
refuse to swallow "my policy must fol-
low his into the basket. 1t is not proba-
bic hat any removals from Office will be
made before the meeting Of the Congress
slonsl Convention, for Judge Spalding,
who is running the machine, knows very
well that nothing would more utterly an
initiate him than to have it known that
he is making any removals for opinions
sake. But soon after that convention
meets, should Judge SPslding succeed in
receiving a nomination from it a
wholesale removal of ofice-holders will
commence which willnot stop until every
man who does not support johnson and
Spalding has been behesded.
1t is always d~iscreditable for Il member
of Congress to use his influence with the
departments at Washington to promote
his own interests, to punish those who op-
pose him, aad to secure his own r~e-elec-
ton. In this case the wrong is made
more fragrant by the fact that the patron
age which Mr.. SpsIding invokes in his
W behalf is welded by a President
whose treacherytO the party which elected
him has made him infamous, and by Cab
met Secretaries whose plant subservience
TO their traitoro us master has brought
them into deserved contempt. The fact
that the influence of the johnson admin
istration is at work in behalf of Mr..
Spalding is cause enough for the
radical Union men of the Eigh-
teenth District to oppose his renomin-
alton.
The energy expended by Colonel
Senter in behalf of Mr.. Spaldin &,
the ardent support which the Cleveland
Herald and Akron Beacon give him, the
eagerness with which the New York
Times to his rescue, and the facile
readiness displayedb by "Mack, " theProsPec
tive photographer of the Presidentin eulo-
giving him-these facts had led us to sus-
pect that the Administration was especial
ly interested in securing his reelection.
These suspicion are confirmed by recent
adviees from Washington, of the most re-
liable character, announcing that the Sec
rotary of the Treasury and Postmaster
General are using their influence and pat
ronage il his behalf, and that if he is
successful the head of every Federal
Ofice-holder who opposes him viii be sub.
mitted TO the guillotine.
This action on the part of the Admin
istration presents q plain, sharp, decisive
issue 20 the Union men of the District.
1t is simply this viii you allow your
free choice of your Congressional candi-
date to be interfered with by the dictation
of an Administration opposed to you on
all the vital issues::of politics ? VIII you
permit Andrew johnson and William II.
Seward to take your saffrages from you,
and nominate your representative in Con-
gress by their patronage? Will you ac-
in the removal from office, by the
hand of Mr.. S~palding, acting throug Sec
McCulloch and Deunison, of
faithful Union men, because they oppose
Andrew johnson and Judge Spalding?
That has become the issue, and the con-
of JulyslOth will settle it.