The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-07-09
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The Omce MahIa or ihe Rodicai Parry

The Omce Mania Of the Radical Party.
The New York Zines of Wednesday,
under the caption of Hints To- Our City
Republicans, " gives vent to its disgust of
its party in the city ofNew York. and says;
'Hoping we don't intrude, we venture TO
suggest to. our Republican brethren in the
city that they run some risk Of making
very great fools Of themselves. Their
action and speeches in their general nnd
district committees leave anything but n
pleasant impression on the public mind. II
Is not merely that they wash their linen in
public, but there is so much of IL, and IL is
so uncommonly foul; and what is more,
they seem 10 have no linen which is clean,
or even clean enough for common every
day use. They hold meetings nightly in
one part Of the city or enthusiastically
to take measures 10 promote the welfare of
the repubfcani party; butftho only subject
they ever discuss Is that of Office, and the
burden of their song is always the same
abuse and denunciation of the leading Off
Gals for not giving them all the offices they
want
cat one meeting, Collector Grinnel is
roundly scolded for not allowing a district
committee to make his custom-h6use APP
pointments for him. At another, Postmas-
ter Jones is abused for being 'inacoessi-
BILE" that is to say, for wanting some time
10 himself for his official duties, instead Of
surrenderingit all TO the ofice-seekers.
But, on the whole, Marshal Barlow is the
most savagely belabored, for nghaughty
insolent and disloyal to the republican par
ty, because he will not allow every knot of
scheming ward politicians to bully him mt
discretion; take what offices they want
themselves, and dictate to whom he shall
give the rest.
"The general impression made by these
proceedings upon the public at large is,
that the Republican party in this city is
made up OF q miscellaneous packiofvery hun
cry ours, who regard the offices Of the Gov
eminent merely as bones 10 be growled
over and scrambled for and whose attach
ment TO the party, and respect for its prin-
ciples and leading public men, depends
wholly on their sucoessin running of with
official plundor.
"This impression is scarcely calculated to
increase respect for the party through the
country ut large, or TO promote its perma-
nent ascendency in public affairs"
The Times might, with truth md propri-
ETY., have headed this article, 'Hints TO the
Republican Party Of the Country" We
have no evidence Whatever that the Radi-
calls of the city of New York are any worse
than they have shown themselves 10 be
everywhere else. Spoils, for struggling for
which the Times repIimands its city breth-
ron, has been the constant cry, night and
day, ever since President Grant camo into
power. Every door Of every official who
had anything TO give us has been besieged
by strings Of the most persistent, hungry,
indecent, and beggarly beggars that ever
asked political reward for alleged services
rendered. They remind US more ola crowd
Of Italian laZzaroni or Chinese mendicnnts
logging the steps Of every N whom they
think has Il copper TO spare. Whining and
crying piteously for aims. Such an indie
cent, disorderly, mixed, multitudiunous
scramble for spoils was never before known.
The entire radical party seem to have given
themselves up 10 an indiscriminate scrim-
mage and raid upon the public treasury.
Now they are meek, upon their knees, beg
cling ~piteously; and now they are violent,
treading over on, aud down everything in
their way, forcing open, rs il were, the
gates and doors, and demanding with bois-
ferrous insolence and open NAV reward for
the not over reputable work they claim to
have done during the campaign and for the
success Of the party. They will not allow a
man OF patronage, from the President down,
to sleep, or take his meals, or retire for an
hours recreation, or TO walk the streets,
without the whole herd being after him
with their jarring importunato demands.
This city, the fountain head whence flow
the refreshing streams that these political
mendicants are thirsting 20 lap, while Con-
gress was in session aud the Executive at
his post, was more like n grand elecmosy-
nary institution, where the srowding poor
were fed, than the capital of the nation.
Such exhibitions as were made ut the exec
utive mansion, in the halls of Congress, in
the lobbies and reading rooms of the leading
hotels, at tho corners of the streets, and,
indeed, in all places, public and private,
were ofthe most disreputable and disgrace
full sort, and showed a degree of shameless
ness and badgering in pursuit of Office al
most beyond belief. A stranger here would
would be likely to wonder and ask, What
does all this mean? And n candid resident
be obliged 10 reply, il means simply
that a large portion Of Tie American people
have turned beggars, and arc running to
and fro. holding their hands for polite cal
aims. To such a sorry pass have the abom,
Unable and unbiushing raids of the Radical
party for spoils brought us.-Ndtiondl Intel.
liJeRcer.