, 1869-03-20
GRANT AS An QR9ANIXkR.

PleSiocnt Grant has pc4un tue work
Of oIgArizire en administration by iu-
resu1E each Of his subordinate ci1cees
With clear and undivided power IN his
sphere, 80 A. 10 secure clesr ard undi-
vided Responsibility on the part OF each.
Q1s chfcf qu atty a. G=Eera! serves him
well ss ffe;!dcus. This Is ,hc capac;rv
to dis 1iru'e duties auong b,s sutor-
dina.e. 20 shss cach would keep within
his own sphere and 10 his own wotk.
certain that ht would be removed II be
tailed. When asked why he rsmove1
o9e Of his c.rps commanders, Grant m.
swerfd, THAT man Dies not oreaujz..
"He dare Eos 'russ his Division Qencr-
"s1a. nor dare they trust their Brir..
"ditrs Consequently, when be oueht
"to be handling I'll bis divisions, he is
"on'y handling one. snd the o,aers arc
"getttug whipped" Prcci.elY nj, wan,
Of system. Of clearly dis.ribused powers
and Te,l7ltaned Responsibilities, was the
baIe of Ara1ew Iohusot's adminis:ra-
ton, but especially OF tbe Treasury De.
pastnent. There arc 5000 officers eu-
eaged oaly in co,'ec,tsg an1 d.t-
hu1a1nE the revenue Andrew ,hnson,
Sectetary McCull}ch, Commissioner
Rollins ant eEvtrAs oshtrs had "a Auges
in the pie" ~Geneyer any OF these were
to be removed, OF anything was 70 be
done by any Of them.
President .Iohn&oa could not be entirely
-SeAponkibic sor s1yshiag because the
multiplicity Of his dates EscdtreA 1. toa-
possible for him TO attend to it adj. uyw.
ever great his ttcn! y fer mischief, much
Vas done OF which he kutw nothing,
hcCnftoeh, IN ilge manner had No CLEAR
power, and hence no respo asi oiilty. Be-
LEG man OF putty be a,med 10 please
eSerJhsoy. L lie the good man in tho
iabtc, be f5'sl rode h's asa, and then
Welksd behs1d hsM, atd a. last e.r1i.d a
him On his back, in hope 10 o3lige the
Th'm ot the last fAultfltder /; nus he only
suscecded in satisfying then all of hi,
ciose resemblance 70 the snimal with
which be SO often changed places. Mr
McCusloeh had NO orgAnsz..ipn. The pc,
tiess buslness oons By subordinate va
liable TO be undone by appeal t.
him. H;s Own acsion was con
sssnt1y. undeEe by appeal to th
President. C.mmikstoner R1llins had 4
power over those peiox, nor Mfluenc
With thcfe above hln. All this disorder
dEcord and confusion resulted, as Com
mlEsicnet Wells staea IN his report, I
the loss Of eight millions internal Teye
Iue, be6ices thit1 as much from Gus
tcme.
General Grant begins by rc7crai,R a
this. Ha first 8 ep has been 10 civ
notice TO politicians and the couusxy, lhu
all busines,, ~he:her coscsrn1ng app ppoint
mtnt CT othtrw'se, must be ,ransscte
with the vsro1s departments, tnrouR
thear spprorris,e besds. Appointment
IN The internal Revenue Departmen
must be ua1e through C1nmtssioue
.De'src, head Of that buresu. Mt cyel
the Secretary cf'he Treasury will inter
aeze with them. 1t Ar. Delauo Is no
competent to sIgat,ze tte Ihte1nai Rsve
nuc Bureau INTO honess and working
order, e,1 moths Wal prove It, aud ht
muss give vsy 10 some more efacicn
map. So with he Stcsetsry ofthe Tlcas
nry AID his chief anbGFulphtes,
THIS sy stem ro' only increases the II
sportibi',ty BIZ lesters by orc-'hird th
t.taI amount OF labor tuvn1v.tI. and hepc
lefasns TIE Timber oi cfiic.rs !. qutleu
1un tbe Ecv.1nmcps. Jnbnson's horde
Cf6cehOIte1s WIS an inorganic
mob. Crafts Will be well discipline
force, Hence, wiHc It's number snou
be rcpnc,d olcs hIIt, ia thcsency mig
be trehled. We want 10 see this wol
Of o,gRn,zat!ou, reduction and retor
begun vigorously. ard tothas erd let Il
rei1s be fully comnit.ed 10 Preside
Grants hands, Even ii tie hundr
armed B1iA1eus Of INF reyenne p1oc1eEe
throws him In hts ftss effe1t-a no at
nal has ever done rct-~e pledge q
ultimate and fundamental greenbs
thAt he sill Ees tee better Of tho be
btiole bis lcrm is cut.