The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-11-15
Radicals Rebukfng Grant.-An-
other Opp0sition not 10 his In
lerest 10 Provoke. a.

MANY OF the hauiciu papers are ueSi-
dedly dissatisfied with the choice of
friends which their President has made
in the Cox affair. They had long ago
ceased to claim for him the possession
of any qualification or fitness for his
position except that of honesty. The
"bonesty" dodge had saved them. so
we'll in LINcoLN's case that they relied
upon it largely to bolster up GRANT.
True, the gift enterprise business, the
San Domingo job ard other suspicious
transactions had greatly impaired the
efficiency of the "honesty game as a
straw to float GRANT, but nothing elseI
was left them, and they urged it with
| all the more vehemence. They never
wearied of comparing the revenue re-
ceipts during GRANTS administration
with the receipts from the same source
during the administration of JOHNSON,
and coolly attributing all the difference
to GRANT honesty. In their gushing
admiration for GRANT they ignored the
fact that he had almost nothing at all to
do with it. But it was the one straw
which they relied upon to save their adj
4 ninistration and party from drowning.i
/ 1t is not surprising, therefore, that
when they. see their President deliberate-
lily destroy their last little hope they
grow somewhat indignant. We will not
undertake to say how much of this IN
dignation is prompted by love Of homes
ty, and how much by grief at the dam
tage done to the party. g
/ The following extracts from leading
Radical papers will serve to show the
earnestness with which some of them
disapprove of GRANTS course. It tnust
be borne in mind that these are not the
} hostile criticisms of political opponents,
but the chidings Of political friends:
al tETOu tiic OiHCiuuutl 0d1cttc.1
The removal of Cox was undoubtedly
J triumph for the corruptionlsts.
From the Missouri Democrat.l
The President has delivered himself
Z over, complete captive, to the most
inscriptions men in Congress AT theil
]. dictation he abandons pledges and pro.
fessions, dismisses his most trusty and
honorable advisers, attempts 70 control
! State elections, and makes war upon the
earliest and ablest Republicans for adj
, herring to the very policy to which ht
l pledged himself to support. If he fan
cies that all desire for reform can b
overpowered by his single name, he i,
lmuch mistaken.
From the Chicago Republican, -
It shows us President who virtual,
Q acknowledges himself to be in the hand
/ OF the worst and most unscrupuIou
men in the Republican party, and Wit
readily sacrifices faithful friend and al
able minister rather than make an issu
with them General Grant is all tn
: more inexcusable in this matter becaus
of the great flourish with which, on hi
accession. to the Presidency, he announ
b ced his thorough independence of pol
. iticiars, and his determination to kee
= entirely aloof from them in his admin
e istration of the government johnson
!. folly made the 4.h of March, 1859,
welcome day to the American people
Grants llundsriag inabecility, if persisl
.fl ed in mach logger, ,oiH conuert the At
. of March, 1873, into a .rt occasion 10
; national Thanksgiving.
=, From the Chicago Post.l
81 The President has made mistake
mistake that is painful and mortifyins
He has been surrounded, jostled, ,decivee
u cajoleG, bullied, and at last made pre-
: of, by The swarm of political hummer
~ who live and. thrive by a division of til
. spoils. Misled by these knayish part
sans. he has been induced to counte
lmand the orders of Secretary Cox fe
. the publication of the Interior Depar
ment, to .oserrule and defeat his efior
for the inauguration OF the much needle
civil service reform in Washington, an
mi finally to drive him into premature +
d tireinent ...s..
From tho Cleveland Herald.]
"A Gloss it as despatches may, explain
to the extent of the ingenuity of: Was
iington correspondents, the people b
lheve that the. resignation of Secretal
a. Cox is due to his hrfn cndeayor to I
i'd form the ciy!l service.
Mt From the Boston Transcript
We AFTER the Victory the Plumber"
n the very fitting title tie Washington co
al respondent of the Advertiser gives
the statement that, Secretary Cox g
rid of, New York political commits
OF has begun to assess the clerks in Il
Of Department Of the Interior, refusing
listen to any excuses. For the preser
therefore, it is to be assumed that Il
!, payment of fee for rafty purposes
to be one Of the conditions exactcd
20 those belonging to the civil service, ]
matter how much the civil service su
o. ers in consequence ~
x, From the Pittsburgh Commercial
as II is best that General Grant shou
a know that he canEet carry with him t
xx Republican party or any coasilerai
= part Of the people, outside Of tie ft
es lowers of the fatal advisers to whom
has listened in the Cox affair.
From the Toledo Blade, Nasby's Paper.
q. What are we to understand but tt
q the President, at the command Of t
: invading host of politicians, had sure
or- dered and left no other alternative to /
'pt faithful minister but to resign? w
should be think of retiring if he cou
have the assurance that the alLcontro
ing power of the Presidential off
20 would be used to promote the reforl
CIV on account of which he is threatene
q Radical Tariffs--HOw They WOr
.ot The high protective tariff, it will
Ter remembered, was enacted by the Radio
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