The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-30
| Splendid Chance for President johnson.

A Splendid Chance for President johnson.
Does President Johnson desire TO 20 out of
office head up, drums beating and colors fly
ing, like Old Hickory, or would he prefer to be
regarded like Captain Tyler, of 80 listie conse-
quence on gong home as W find himself, with
his household deit,es, goods and chattels, too
late for the steamboat? He can still choose
the one alternative or the other He has no
favors to AJAX of either Of the two great parties
of the country, and nothing to fear from them.
The republicans have cut him adrift, and the
democrats have swindled him. Seymours
juggling with the Chief Justice in view Of the
but it was mere bagatelle compared with the
swindiing of Andy Johnson by the democratic
politicians and spOilsmen. From the day that
he was proclaimed by the lamented John Van
Buren, the right man for the democracy in
1868 the hungry democratic politicians, in
their demands for Office, harped upon that
string, down to the Tammany Convention, and
then, with few fine words of fiattery, they
turned their backs upon their benefactOr and
whistled him down the wind. But fine
words butter no parsnips." Mr. Johnson has
found it out, and yet the democratic spOilsmen
are pursuing him and badgering him as if the
glory of his administration depended upon the
election of Seymour.
On the other hand, with their Tenure of
Office law and their threats of impeachment,
the radicals, in the matter Of the spoils and
plumber, seem to be working to some purpose
in their efforts to prevent the President from
doing anything at ALL One would think that
they had really frightened him, and that from
his narrow escape in his late trial the once
bold and plucky Andy Johnson has become a
little weak in the backbone. Surely, if it
were otherwise, he would not keep dilly-daly
ing and shilly -shallying from month
to month with such Executive subor-
dinates as McCulloch, Rollins and
clques and combinations from which the
Treasury is depleted at the rate Of hundred
millions year. We submit that tho Presi
dents true policy, regardless Of radical
threats or democratic badgerings, is to make
clean piece Of work in beh ,lf of a reforma-
ton OF these Treasury abuses, including new
Gd interim Cabinet out and out if necessary
The Tenure of Office law still allows him the
privilege of suspending Objectionable subor-
dnates. Let Mr.. Johnson, then, try the remedy
of batch of suspensions beginning with
McCulloch and Rollins, and get his reasons
ready to submit to the Senate on the 10Th of
October, and let us see what the Senate will
do with them. While he is in for it it may
be as well for sheep as lamb-as well for
a large batch as small batch of these in
competent revenue officials and Treasury rob-
bers. Next, in making his changes, let not
Mr.. Johnson call in the thimble-riggers Of
Tammany Hall, or any clique of democratic
loafers around the White House, but call in
General Grant and ask his advice as to the
proper substitutes for the unsatisfactory Of
icials to be suspended. In this way, by
heading ~ thu extrcms radical managers,
Wade. Sumner, Butler aud all the rest of
them, and by giving General Grant the inside
track against them President Johnson may
not only snap his fingers at the cry Of impesch-
ment, but may do great deal towards shap-
ing the policy of General Grants administra-
ton. Seriously, we submit these suggestions
Us worthy the immediate attention of the
President and as an invitation to splendid
stroke of policy against the tricksters and
traders and knaves and imbecilcs Of both
the republican and democratic parties. Mr.
Johnson goes out on the 4th of March next,
and he must do something in the interval that
will make deep and lasting impression or he
will retire at once into the obscurity of the
utterly cheated, defeated and used up politi-
cian.