Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-02-26
TRIsrsIERs.

iinziy compliments the kePnDIcan
partv. and General Grant in psrtic-
ala-, xhen il assures It's traders thai
On tie Generals accession a differ
ent order Of things will exist in the
yAri9us departments, and especially
II connection with the collection Of
the revenues. That paper appears
= he blind to tie fact tina; Andrew
JOHNSON, though elected IS Repnb-
Lean. has aposf4tised TO Democracy.
and that bis appointees are as a ma
ioritv Democratic, many Of whom
we're confirmed in order TO eli Offices
made vacant by death or resignation,
hat were obliged to be filed in or
der to keep in motion the wheels Of
Government. else no such confrma-
ton would have been made until
the President should have sent in
The names OF good, competent, hon
est and loyal men. The Herald
pirates of tsx-ridden nation in con-
nection with the names Of Senator'S
and Congressman. and Of unfaithfui
revenue officers, as il these repre-
sentatives Of the Republican party
were alone responsible for the short
comings OF Government servants
The names Of Andy johnson and a
Democratic Cabinet are never ailud-
ed to as sharing in any degree the
odium Of bad appointments yet We
are told that General Grant will rid
the revenue department Of the incu-
hi Of corrupt administration, while
by inuendo and side remarks the Re
publican party are inferentially
charged with past evils, and the sup
posed reformation Of Grant IS attrib-
uted to a hoped for leaning to Con
sentative Democracy.
The editor of the Herald, while
affecting independence, is in reality
shaping his course for popularity
with the ruling power and would de-
light in rupture between the Pres
ident and the party that elected him,
in order that he might constitute bis
paper the organ. in California, Of the
party that held in his hands the reins
of power and commanded the dis
tribution Of the patronage.
The Herald. in the olden time,
was high-toned and independent,
though the organ of Il corrupt De
rnocracy. Since its independent
and bold stand against the lawless,
in 1855 4, it has te.t apparently the
necessity Of trimming for popularity
The editor in 1923 did not hesitate
TO avow sentiments as radically Re
publican a. the blacklist Of the
black, and was elected Secretary o
the Senate in 1868 on that issue.
The nomination of Mcclellan, how
eyer with the detection OF Louii
McLane, VIM. T. Coleman and othei
influential men Of San francisco
frightened the hopes Of Democrat.
in California, and VIC find the whilon
Black Republican Secretary working
zcalously in the ranks Of Democracy
Mcclellan was beaten, Lincoli
murdered. johnson apostatised an
We find the trimmers again changing
front and opposing Congress in tn
interest of power. Simultaneous
with the election of Grant we fin
the Herald resurrected from min
wears sleep and espousing his eaus
in a sort of left handed way so as
beiu position for any popular chang
that may suggest itself
The Herald is not alone as trim
mer the country is full of trimmer'
and we mention that paper as prom
iuent trimmer from the t.;ct that se'
eral articles in late issue prove on
assertions SO plainly that the Tempt