The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-20

TrOuDio beginning.
The spirit of rivalry and jealousy is begin
ming to show itself in the republican organs.
This is particularly evident in the course of
those journals in this city and the temper
they exhibit toward each other in discussing
prominent topics. For instance, one favors an
increase in the Presidents salary, with sly
wink at the great Elect and mouth watering
for the rare viands and the generous wines at
This organ is familiar with high living and
desires General Grant to have salary that
will enable him to maintain luxurious table
for the benefit Of his friends. On the other
hand, another organ opposes an increase of
salary in view of the twenty-four hum
dred million Indebtedness under which the
nation groans, as if the proposed increase
would prove more than drop in wine
cooler as compared with our magnificent
national obligations. This is the cheap-living,
tenement-house, bran-bread branch of the
republican organs-a very noisy, persistent,
hungry, grasping set of political sans cutottes.
Then there is row about the Tenure of Office
bill. One set of republican organs declare
that the bill must be modified or Grant will be
mere mummy President, like Andy john
son, without power to do good or evil-a mere
nonentity, neither useful nor ornamental.
Another batch aver that modification in the
Tenure Of Office bill would be an admission
that the party had been acting wrong and,
moreover, they are not precisely so sure about
General Grants fidelity to radicalism as to
allow him the reins without-to use an equine
fgure-frst testing his soundness and endur-
ance. But, with or without o Tenure of Office
bill, General Grant can suspend all govern
ment officers tainted with corruption, and,
pending investigation, submit their cases to
the Senate, which will be bound to sustain
him.
Still another set Of republicans are crazy
after universal suffrage amendment to the
constitution, forcing, willy nilly, negro suffrage
alike upon all the States. And yet another
faction are positively opposed to such an ex-
treme measure and are rather violent in their
opposition.
Finally, prominent republican organs are
highly exercised in regard to the composition
Of General Grants Cabinet, there being
already formed or in process of formation
Cabinet rings in the East, in the West, in the
North and even in the South, The Eastern, Or
New England, ring has Sumner as its favorite,
with an old regime, but rather enterprising,
B6stou paper as an organ. The Western, or
Chicago, fihg has Elihu B. Washburne as its
favorite, with Chicago guild nunc as an
organ. The Southern, or carpet bag, ring has
a representative man as its favorite, with a
colored organ to groom him for the contest.
But the grandest ring Of all-the great concen-
trio ring, the ring within rings, the ring that is
prepared to dish up Cabinet minister's, foreign
ambassadorships, fat collectorships, and to
serve out according to order all the superb
plums and delicious drippings from the larder
of fresh administration-is the New York
ring, with its impatient, quarrelsome and
troublesome organs. Happily for the peace Of
General Grant either of these organs can fur
nish candidate for place in his Cabinet or
an Enthusiastically abroad without going out Of
the purlieus of their own sanctums.
In the meantime, while oil these political
wire-pullers are in q ferment about appoint
ments and plumber under General Grants
administration that hero visits New York,
smokes his cigar, dimes and chats plea
sanity with personal friends, rides out with
the noblest specimens of horse1esh in the
world, and quietly and significantly remarks
to some who approach him on political topics,
sWhen others have ceased talking it will be
time for me to begin to act" It is clear,
therefore, that the signs Of trouble which begin
to show themselves among the republican
leaders and organs do not disturb the equa-
nimity Of General Grant in the least, but that,
having made up his mind to 60 into the Presi-
Dental Office with determination to reform
abuses, reduce expenditures, and place capa-
BILE, honest and trustworthy men In office, he
will do 80 at the hazard of the opinions of all
political hacks who may think they have him
securely in their greedy clutches. Trouble is
beginning in the republican camp.
DUBLIN IN NEW YoRK.-The following is
list of the public offices In New York at
present filed by the worthy, spirited and
patriotic sons Of Old Erin, God bless them:-
Sheriff.
Register,
Comptroller,
City Chamberlain,
Corporation Counsel,
Police Commissioner,
President OF the Croton Board,
Acting Mayor and President OF the Board OF AL
dermen,
President Of the Board OF Councilmen,
Clerk OF the Common Council
Clerk OF the Board OF Councilman,
Presidentof the Board OF Supervisors
Five justices Of the Courts OF Record,
All the Civil Justices,
All but two Of the Police Justices,
All the police court Clerks,
Three out OF four Coroners,