The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-21
A ROW IN THE KITCHEN.

From the Harrisburg Patriot
The rumor that Mr.. Forney has again be-
come the victim of Pre- ,idential migrate is
fully confirmed He announces his determi-
nation to dispose of the organ in Washington.
and devote himself benoeforth to his beloved
Philadelphians in the Press When the great
patriot became convinced twelve years or so
ago of the lngratitude of Buchanan in refus-
ing to give him Cabinet position, he rushed
from the White House breathing vengeful
quotations from Byrons "Mazeppa," aud
started newspaper. Under a keen sense of
like injury at the hands of the present occu-
pant of that mansion, his first impulse is to
sell a newspaper. Then wrath and revenge
impelled him to write. He now expresses
bis resolve to withdraw from the editorial
service which has brought curses instead of
rewards. The duodecennial which has wrought
such changes on all else has had its effect on
the Philadelphia patriot.
But little while ago all was serene. The
air was filled with pleasing rumors that
Pennsylvania was again to have a place in
the Cabinet of President Grant and that
Forney was to be the man. 1t was believed
that the President was anxious to get rid of
Postmaster General Creswell who: had shown
no political power in Maryland. Some peo-
pie of course there were who affected to be-
lieve that the telegraph wires from Washing
ton had been skillfully attuned by Mr.. Forney
himself. All the while the Chronicle was
working most vigorously for the administra-
ton. Inspired by Cabinet expectations, the
faculties of the editor seemed to expand,
andIfresh tales of Ku-klux barbarity were daily
served up to his patron in the White House,
In the very excess of his adulation, he lavished
his praises on that clumsy mosaic, the Presi-
dents message.
All is changed now. Forney realizes that
he has been deceived. Creswell is not going
out of the Cabinet, and if any of Grants adj
visers withdraw, the editor of the Chronicle
will not take his place. special Washing
| ton correspondent of the Patriot has given
some of the details of this second of Mr.
Forney's Presidential quarrels. 1t seems
that Grant insisted that the editor should
''pitch into" Sumner and Schurz. This he
refused to do, giving the excuse that they
were his friends, and that he had done enough
of that sort of work without receiving any
substantial recognition of his services. Grant
was probably asking too much of Forney in
requiring that he should abuse Sumner but
| it must be remembered that he witnessed
the abuse which the Ct10ntcle had
poured out on Fessenden, Trumbull, and
other Senators because they were honest and
| fearless enough to discharge their duties in
the impeachment trial. in defiance Of party
| clamor. Grant has his own views of the rela-
tions between the head of an administration
ana 1ts organ, ana tney seem 10 De quite cor
rect. Forney was entirely willing to perform
the services required of him, but Grant did
not show any disposition to reciprocate. For
in the position of Postmaster General, he
would have made war on Sumner, Schurz,
and any other political friends with the same
facility which he evinced in reconciling him
self with Senator Cameron. In consequence
of Grants obtuseness, Mr.. Forney withdraws
from the organ, and Sumner will have the in
finite satisfaction of retaining his friend.
When Forney is gone, who will invent those
Ku-Klux tales which filed the souls of the
faithful with horror and furnished the ready
pretext for military interference in Southern
elections? Who will interview the 'intelli-
gent gentleman who has just arrived from,
Texas, or the ''devoted loyalist who gives q
thrilling picture of the outrages committed on
our colored fellow-citizens in Alabama
Grant will yet realize the extent of his loss in
the detection of Colonel Forney. There is
no one to fill his place.