The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-03-18
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The Republican is very anxious
bout Gen. Grants appointments
} the subordinate Offices Of the
Government, and elaberatest thro'
column. the policy and necessity
{ making such appointments with
lain reference TO the maintenance
{ the integrity and the promotion
{ the interests7of the Republican
bartY. There is an, ill-concealed
pprehension peering through this
abored effort, lest the General
hould give offices to any but thor
5ugh-paced partizans, and carry
DO far the new tangled doctrine
Be appointing only honest and ca
pabf6 persons a doctrine which
you'd Seriously limit the number
of the party from which the choice
eouId be made. Hence the Re
DubIcan's reproduction with favor
bf the old Marcy maxim, "Fo the.
gictors belong the spoils, a max
M which. we have always regarded
as abhorrent to all just and honor
bible ideas OF republicanism, and
an honest civil administration.
II we Have understood the po-
sition assumed by Gen. Grants
friends, from his first nomination
Tor the Presidency BY 4. Z. Stew-
art and others il, New York, down.
30 the nomination as Secretary of
the Treasury of the man who had
FIRST indicated this policy, its lead
mo characteristic was to be the
Expulsion and exclusion Of .politi-
af'haoks and managers from the
bower and offices of the Govern
ment, and the conduct q Of affairs
nDon broad national and patriotic
pttnciples, with as little regard as
possible to the perpetuation OF
barty domination and the eontin-
nance of the vile system of main
banning in Office professional spoils-
nea and partizans mefcenarIes.
We conclude that General Grant
was committed to Che main ideas
and political schemes ofthe party
which. nominatedh him at Chicago.
There will be little complaint lof
his adherence to that policy,
the people have been led to ex-
,act from him q modification of
the harsh and vindictive measures
1oursuSd by that party toward the
Sorths But. this did NOT bind
Gen. Grant to perpetuate the adeF
grading system of parceling the
Ronors and emoluments, the places
of trust, the Offices of the Govern
mle9nt, among the hungry and rye-
nal horde Of party hacks, which
infests the country and besieges
the appointing power. The South
has been the special sufferer from
this system, and Gen, Grant could
confer. no greater boon upon s. our
people thar by relieving them OF
the swarm of incapable, irrespon-
sible and .characterless adVentur-
ers. with certificates of party fl
deity but none Of personal res
pectibility,) who have been from
time to time foisted into the offices
of the South The radiealismi or
ultra partyism Of these officials is
the least objection to them. If
they were ordinarily honest and
capable If they were IN ever so
small "a degree identified with the
prosperity Of the country; if they
did not make thessl offices densa OF
corruption, and prostitute the
power and patronage Of the Gov
eminent to the hasest schemes OF
personal speculation, their ultra
political views would give little
reason for dissatisfaction hhs
IitNow all the South asks and eZ-
poets from General Grant, is to
lend the influence Of the Govern
pnent to relieve our people OF this
oppression and ignominy to send
us for Federal officers, men who
will not give their aid to nouTlsh