The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-17


When Eogues FalI Out, &C."
The driving of Gen. Cox from the
Cabinet has raised quito row in the
Radical camp, and many of tie papers
of that party are pitching into the
President most numerically on ac-
connt of it. They aiiege that General
Cox was removed because he would
not lend himself TO the schemes and
purposes OF the demagogues and cor
rupt schemers of the party, and that
in driving him from the Cabinet the
President has made a surrender to the
base political bumners ui the party.
We copy the following compliment
ary notices OF the President Oh account
of this affair from some of the most
prominent and Influential Radical pa
pers in the country:
The New York Eceniag Post says ::
"Secretary Cox's resignation a few
days since declared, was procured by
"the intrigues OF a parcel OF men in
side politics, who could not misuse
his department for their own purposes
while he was at its head, and TO whose
solicitations-P President Grant weakly
succumbed. 1t is not pleasant for
those who have long been friends to
the President, and who would be glad
| to support him, to know that in this
matter his course has been totally in
defensible and that it is not for the
good of the country, but for the ad-
vantage of set of corrupt and cor
rupting political schemers, that Gen
eral Grant has suffered General Cox
to be driven from his side"
The Chicago Post says:
q" The President has made amistake
"a mistake that is painful and Inoati-
flying. He has been surrounded, jos
tied, deceived, cajoled, bullied, and at
last made prey OF, by the swarm of
political bummers who live and thrive
bya division of the spoils. Misled
by these knayish partisans, he has been
induced to countermand. the orders
of Secretary Cox for the publication
OF the Interior Department, to over
rule and defeat his efforts for the in
auguration of the much needed civil
service reform in Washington, and
finally to drive him into premature
retirement" ~
The Chicago Tribune speaks out
thus emphaticalIy on the subject:
" For the first time in our national
history, and let us hope for the last, a
Cabinet officer has been compelled to
| yield his place because he would not
allowit to be turned into sponging
house. Cameron and Chandler, who
are said to be at the head of Mr.. .Cox's
pursuers, are pair of high political
In accomplishing the removal of Sec
reiary Cox for the reasons assigned.
they have done both the party and the
President the greatest possible injury.
Cameron nearly ruined one Republi-
can Administrasion in the short space
of nine months, and he win ruin any
other that he is allowed TO have any
influence with" .r-a{. sGa
And this from the Chicago Repu6-
lean: ava .3..3al
&c 1t shows us President who vir-
tually acknowledges himself TO be in
the hands of the worst and most un-
scrupulous men in the Republican
party, and who readily sacrifices a
faithful friend and an able minister
rather than make an issue with them.
General Grant is all the more inexcus-
able in this matter because of the
great fourishswith which, on his ac-
cession 10 the Presidency, he an
Z nounced his thorough independence
of politicians, and his determination
to Keep entirely aloof from them in
: his administration of the Government.
Johnson's folly made the 4th of March
4 1869, welcome day to the American
| people. Grants blundering imbecili-
lty. If persisted in much longer,-sED
convert the 4th of March, 1878, into q
fiji occasion for national thanksgiv-
4 ing" a9 a, .CfI - sg
{ The Missouri Democrat says sGo Ell
"The President has delivered him.
self over, complete captive, to the
most INSCRIPTIONS men in Congress
/ At theii. dictation he abandons piedg.
4 es and professions, dismisses his mos
trusty and henolablei advisers, at.
Temps TO control Stale. elections, and
makes war upon tile earliest and ables
Republicans Tor adheling 10 the very
policy which he pledged himself to
support. Ii be fancies that all desir,
for. reform can be .oVerpowered by hi
single name, he is. very much mis-
taken" q '42 ~ iiz'.
The Boston Trdascj47ipt, the Wash
ington correspondent Of the Pitts
bnrgh Gdzetts. the Pittsburgh Com
mercids, the Cleveland Harazd, th,
Toledo Blade. the St. Paul Dispatch
and other leading Republican journal
are equally decided and emphatic il
their condemnation Of Grants cours
in this matter.
! Tits turning out exactly as the Dem
ocracy predicted before Grants cleo
ton that they would 'Ssour" on hin
before his term Of office had half ex
: pjred, He isn't as much G; Secon,
: Washington" as they took him TO be
( and they don't like this business 0
3 electing "no policy u Presidents a
we'll as they thought they would.
"Let us have peacel" - '''7