The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-27
The Politicians after Grant.

From The ~ 7. Herald.
The commencement of every new national
administration in the United States is like the
opening of new spring. As with the balmy
airs, refreshing showers, and warm sunshine
Of April the birds begin to chirp and twitter
and sing, hopping from branch to branch,
Iutfipg their feathers and searching for mate
nal with which to build their nests, so with
the advent of a new dispenser of patronage the
politicians commence to make themselves
heard, and put on all manner Of airs in their
efforts to secure comfortable quarters and
plenty Of food for the next four years. The
first indication we had of the approaching
change of weather in the political world, after
the frost of disappointment had nipped the
hopes of the Blair family in the bud, was fur
nished in the noisy chattering of the Wash
burne breed in the West, and now the chorus
is taken up and swelled by the sparrows,
robins, and swallows all over the country,
until it is made evident that spring has opened
IN earnest, and that every political bird calcu-
lates upon the enjoyment of the sunshine Of
the new administration, and hopes to be able
to feather his own nest in fine style.
The politicians are after General Grant in
earnest now that the time for his inauguration
draws near; and as the whisky rings, with
their plunder of one hundred million dollars
a year, are just now power among the poll
tcians, it follows that the organs and leaders
OF those rings play prominent part in the
attempt to capture the new President. In
this city we have four distinct divisions Of
these ar piring combinations-one under the
management OF Greeley and Company, another
Iun by Raymond and Company, a third repre-
stpted by Dana and Company, and fourth
with ThnrlOw Weed at its head-all Of them
eager TO take Grant under their special care
ard to instruct him how to dispense the
patronage of four hundred million dol
lars a year for the best interest of
the country and of his patriotic advisers.
Greeley aud Company have experienced
some serious drawbacks in the misfOr
tunes OF Callicott and his particular ring,
in the original opposition made by them 10
the nomination OF Grant for the Presidency,
ard in the breaking down of the Fenton party
in the State. But they hope, with Butler in
Congress and Greeley at the organ, to bully
Grant into recognition of their valuable SER
vices, and they will make a desperate effort to
name the next United States Senator and to
defeat Morgan, in order to impress the Presi-
dent elect with wholesome idea OF their
strength and influence with the Republican
party in New York. Raymond aud Company
embrace the whisky ring OF the anti-impeaoh-
ers, and as they nave succeeded in humbug-
gipg or Tightening Andy Johnson into non
interference with the revenue frauds, aud have
managed to keep themselves in .tice during
his entire term without getting into the State
Prison, they believe themselves smart enough
TO pull the WOOlloy over Grants eyes and to
insure for themselves new lease OF power
and pluuder. Dana and Company represent
Morgan, the CoDklings, aud the old Tammany
building pool of three or four hundred thou
sand dollars. They seek to cut between the
other two factions and to carry off the oyster
while their neighbors are quarrelling over the
shells. They make their point on Morgan,
and trust to his advancement to the Cabinet
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profits OF Government Offices. All these poll
ticians are just DOW very busy birds, and are
singing their own praises at q great rate, aud
endeavoling to attract Grants attention to the
brightness and beauty OF their plumage.
The Thurlow Weed combination, however,
comes out in a more impressive manner than
! any OF the rest and bids fair to take the rags