The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-26
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1869.
,OY GEARYS TRUE CHARA CTER

s,,bstantiated everything which has been pub
ushed in these columns in opposition to his
claims upon the position which he now hollis
and to which he has just been reelected.
The correspondence between him and the
ex.Attorney- General, Hon. Benjamin II.
Brewster which we publish elsewhere, proves
him to be a man of ungenerous instincts,
who is capable of degrading the high Office
which he has held for three years, and to
which be has Just been reelected, and whose
word is quite unworthy of belief We are
not the champions of the ex-Attorney-Gene-
raj, having Joined in the demand for his re-
moval. because there was sufficient evidence
70 show that his incumbency of the Office was
detrimental to the Republican party, as we'll
as in opposition to the best interests of the
Commonwealth But Mr. Brewster has
been guilty of no act either as man or an
officer, that warrants such treatment as he has
received at the hands of Governor Geary.
Indeed, if he had proven himself to be as
utterly unfit for the position which he has
lust vacated as is the Governor himself there
would have been no justification or excuse
for the latter to convict himself of falsehood
and duplicity before the people who have
twice honored him with the highest Office in
their gift If there was any Just reason for
desiring the removal of Mr.. Brewster from
his position-and we believed and still believe
that there was-the removal could and should
have been effected in fair, open honorable,
and dignifed manner. The correspondence,
however, shows that it was brought about in
manner directly the reverse of all this.
On the 3Oth of July last, the Hon. John
Covode, as chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee, addressed a note to Mr..
Brewster in which he requested the resigna-
tion of that gentleman for the good of the
party, concluding with these words: :-"This
position has not been taken hastily, or
without the approval of the GocerRor, ,oh0
authorizes me to aorite this letter." We have
been assured by Mr.. Covode that this asser-
ton ON his part was strictly true, and John
Covode is too wise man and too skilful
politician to permit himself to be guilty of
.falsehood, even if he would not scorn resort
to such an objectionable device on high
moral grounds But no sooner had the sub
stance, if not the exact words, of Mr..
Covodes note been given to the public in
these columns, than Governor Geary
hastened to assure Mr.. Brewster, through
special messenger, that it was unauthorized
by him, coupling with this assurance the re-
quest that he would disregard its contents.
But Governor Geary was not content with
this indirect display of his proclivities, and
only two weeks ago sought Mr.. Brewster in
person, and, in the words of the latter, ''said
that al Of tile action Of Mr.. C6UOde X
9caS uaaalttorised and in severe terms con-
demned his conduct as brutal and meritng
punishment"
Here we have the true character of Cover
nor Geary set forth in the boldest relief, and
we sincerely trust that his most devoted par
tisans are edited and gratifed by the specta-
Gle. Pre0i0lS to has renOn1a10tSOn, as aceH as
subsequent to 1t, we warned the Republican
party and the people of the utter unftness of
the man for the position of Governor of a
great State like Pennsylvania, and for SO
doing were severely taken to task by his
friends and pretended admirers. But they
were quite as well convinced of the truth in
the matter as we were, having access to the
same sources of information. The interests
of designing politicians and false and per
nicious theory of party devotion prevailed
however, and Geary was renominated
to the imminent peril of tn
Republican cause in the State. Fortunatel
or unfortunately, as each man who voted TO
him chooses to regard it, he was again en-
dorsed by the people, but it was clos
scratch, and he barely escaped the defea
which he so well deserved on the grounds O
personal unitness. "He e0rRed long 0gO I'll
distaWst Of his party, says the Morning Post
journal which defended and supported hin
through thick and thin during the recen
canvass; sand hiS reelection by mQj0rt
thousands less Han that Of Judge IVlWian,
qoas due only to tie necessity Of defeatn
Packer" If the entire Republican press G
the State had been as thoroughly devoted t.
the interests of the Republican party as tn
EVENING TELEGRAPH and the Pittsburg Con-
91erci0l, his Ten0HajnGtt0n ao0ldd haze bee
S,apoSSiJle and both the party and the Stat
would have been saved from the crowning di
grace which has now been heaped upon then
The requisite courage was wanting, howeve
and the journals which gave their hearty an
unAinching support to Geary have now tn
proud satisfaction of being compelled I
swallow their own fulsome praise of him. an
partaking of the responsibility for his di
graceful disregard Of truth and decency. I'll
Moyai,,o Post. for one, has acknowledged i
fatal mistake, and says this morning. in add
ton to the words we have quoted
''Ihe mere change of one man for another IS