The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-12-30
wasu1SaroS. December %. 1876.

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W1suISeToN, December %, 1868.
FEARS OF A ROW IN THE RADICAL CAMP.
The fears among the Republicans of a
rupture between Grant and the Radical par
~ IS deepening daily. General Grant is
known to be in favor of repeating the Tenure
of-ofice Law of the passage of Jenckes'
Civil Service Bill of the transfer of the
Indian Bureau to the War Department ; of
stopping subsidies to railroads, and of break
ing up all the Radical thieVing rings through
out the country. Fearing his power the
Radicals appear determined to hold on to
the Civil Tenure Act, in order that when
they get one of their own kin in Office they
may be able to keep him there. LII
BY the transfer of the Indian Bureau to
the War Department, they will lose a large
amount of patronage in the appointment of
agents, superintendent and; other ioficers,
and a large amount of per centage On con-
tages on contracts and annuities.
Jenckes' Civil Service Bill would cut off
an immense revenue of public plunderers,
whose appointments the Radicals hope to
control for party purposes, instead of making
the offices contingent on the capacity of
candidates 'l
"A on REMOVALS.
To all of these sorrows of the Radicals IS
added another, and a feather which will
probably complete the burden of their en-
durance. This is the assertion Of General
Grant, recently, that he considered the
faithful administration Of public business
Head and shoulders above the claims of
party, and that he is IN enemy heneeforth
of the principles that party services that he
will not remove officers who have been
faithful to their trust merely because any.
political party demsndsit.
This being his declared intention, the
question comes up as to the disposition of
the large number of faithful officers already
in the Government whom the Radicals de-
sire to get out of the way in order to make
room for those who have been of greater
service to the party. The Radicles are al
so incensed at Grants Teticence on Cabinet
matters. They advise him very freely, but
they complain that he does not manifest any
disposition to act on it, and that they are
ignorant as to his preferences of men.
Altogether, the fight seems to have fairly
begun, and it may be looked forward to by
outsiders with rare interest
TREASURER sP1SNER
Is preparing another infection on the
public in the shape of an additsonal letter on
finance, which the Associated Press is going
10 advertise for him. The present manifest
is also to be addressed to David Wilder, of
Boston, in answer to the latter's theory of
compromising the National Indebtedness, by.
paying it off at the rate of seYenty-fv v cents
or the dollar.
THE EFFECT OF THE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
Is the subject of some speculation, and es-
Ipecially as to the Indictment against Davis.
To dispose of the letter, it is suggested that
be must surrender himself into custody, get
out a write Of HABEAs CORPUS, &c, 3 &c.
There is no doubt here among officials about
the professor. mode to be passed. The
proclamation has pardoned Davis of the Of
fences upon which he is held under in.
dictmsnt. The attorney for the Government
can o q dismissal, or NoLLK PeosEoUL,
and he win undoubtedly do So, or, if it should
become necessary, the attorneys for the de-
PENDANT would make a motion for the dis
charge of their client based upon the proc
lamation. l.,J. tia q
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