The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-03-20

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public o6icsa Ithas ben eonmon pgscdss y
most European and AaiAssc eosssamaAE, ken
times 80 remote that the msnarJ az mas sqn- :
meth not - the contrary. The RA To
torian guard on more than enc ooeasio4 e6eesd
the purple Of tina. vast empire at public auc-
ton, and every inferior sdRds u ASlsAnsht
doubtless had its price. The practices has
been adopted in less corrupt ages and gesern-
ments, and made civilized and respectable.
Many civil sfiecs, and We believe AL the Of
fees in the army in tho French, British and
other European governments, below csrtain
grades, are virtually soldfs price, s Ky l,s
There j., hence, nothing new in Gen. Grants
idea Of giving the offices to those who have
made gifts 70 him. Doubtless Gen. Grant felt
grateful to A. T. Stewart for the ga, 000check
he sent him year ago, and felt like allowing
his gratitude in princely way. The gift Of
ahouse in Philadelphia by Mr.. Borie also de-
served suitable acknowledgement ,FishI
timely check for $50. 900 was poorly repaid BY
the pertfolie Of the State department Hoar,
for the library he presented to Gen. Grant,
could reasonably expect nothing less than o
seat in the cabinet ]. Russell Jones present
of horse railway stock deserved remembrance.
I'D. Webster, for his services in writing VIZ
Reports, deserved recognition; Wilkes win
doubtless get the mission to Mexico for his
present Of . horse, and we presume Marshal
Brown viii not be neglected in remembrance
Of that bull purp.
As the New York World justly remarks IN
this connection: "If it is a horse, good THINK
YOU, If house, still better, and thank you
again. II another house, doubly indsbted
If q $4,000 check, just the thing buinessis
business; let us have peace. But no advice.
Rather have horse" ts,Do a iass#sy n iEsa.
There is only one feature about Grants
''style" that seems Objectionable. There Is
nothing fixed or definite about the pticos If
a fine horse is worth q foreign mission, what
is an assasSorshlp or post Office worth What
did the man get who sent 5000 pair of boots,
and what would $25 pair bring? The thing
loekssat present too mucha like git (ntefs
prise, where de1ar, or afpurp,s ~ araM
ageed thing, and five dollars or pair of
boots blank. We hunhly suggestlsn i'm
provement Instead of gift enterprise, let
us have an auction. If Didius Julianus could
buy the Roman Empire at auction, why may
we not havea Ike bidding for 1 collectorship
Or post Officer Again, ifthis ''style" is here
after = be the legittimsts thing, let there u
some system about the distribution of The
profits. Is it right that they should all enure
to the benefit Of enc man Why not, as in
the sale Of coinmissionssin European armies,
make the business a source Of revenue to the
government tlhq1A .H,i&FEA.I ~
Aside from this disposing Of offices for q
price, Gen. Grant seems to have revived
another practice the very name of which
attestssits antiquity nepotism. The man is
an migrate and wretch who fails, in his pros
perity, to remember his friends, and ssne who
does not provide for his household is worse
than anlinhdel" But the Office sesliag army
at Washington are said to stand aghsst at the
number of Grants relatives that have sudden
ly risen from obscurity and been found pecu-
harly fitted for the duties Of important, re-
sponsible and lucrative offices. Father Grant,
OF course was just the man for the best Office
in Cincinnati Brother Orville viii make IN
Incompatible collector for Chicago; and half
dozen Of cousins can do the state excellent
service in lucrative positions at Washing ton.
But who can compute the extent and ramif.
cations OF the Dent family Every batch of
nominations sent to the Senate contains
Dent or two. Dents in Maine, Dents in CAL
ifornia-Dsnts in the Middle and Western
States--t s@N WNi NNat tsWe%& A
Dents to the right
sT Dents to the left, ~, IL sti
evs3 Dents in front. les e &, ~
s e" Rise up in hundreds. s3 ltssr ~
Not only was-the Dent family amazingly
prolific in stalwart sons, but there must have
been an astonishing host of daughters, for
brothers-in-law Of the President are found in