New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-14
THE NEW YORK lElloVALs.

cause President Grant to commence tn
work of organizing anew his Federal ap
pointments and when we say political
. We desire to be understood as meaning
public pressure, for, as the great bod.
Of the people elected the President, Sc
they should have an influence in shaping
the success of his administration. Hav.
ing completed nearly one-half Of the term
for which he was elected, President
Grant has learned much from actual expe-
rience that could not otherwise be
learned. He knew full well how neces-
sary discipline is for the success Of an
army, for he had experience as a soldier,
that taught him this, and how necessary it
| is to have brave, efficient, skillful and
trustworthy subordinates to carry out sue
cessfully the plans Of a campaign. Being
soldier by profession, it was his bust
ness to know these things, and his sue
cess as military man has proven how
well he knew them. But when General
Grant left the army to assume the duties
Of President Of this great republic, he en-
tered upon field of service entirely new
to him. He had never held civil Office
that We are aware Of and consequently was
unknown as a civilian, statesman or even
a politician. 1t must be evident from this
that our worthy President, when he
marched into the White House to take the
helm of the ship Of state, was not only
devoid Of that political intrigue and craft
that generally belong to men who make
politics trade, but that he was actually
without that experience necessary to
enable him to successfully organize the
civil branch Of the government coming
directly under his control. The selection
Of a cabinet was important, but |
the distribution of Federal patronage
this vast Republic was some
thing that bore seriously upon the success
Of the administration in carrying out the
policy it stood pledged to, and upon the
success of that policy was identified the
new lease Of power to the Republican
party. When General Grant first as
'umed the duties of President he was
disposed to be liberal in the dis
nbution of Offices. Not possessing an
'ver good estimate of the professional
'olitician, he undertook the organiza-
ion Of his administration with
'ut confning himself strictly in his ap-
continents to the men who are regarded
n their own sections as able men in the
republican party-in fact, representative
nen of the party. Men were appointed
nd, perhaps, good men in their limited
pheres-who were not distinguished for
ervices rendered to the Republican party
q its efforts to restore peace and pros
Gritty to the country. And the President,
4 pursuing this course, it may be con-
eded, has been governed by patriotic
lotives, and yet it has failed to bring
trength to him and the Repub-
can party. On the contrary, it is claimed
some the party has lost strength, and
aould nothing be done to arrest the dis ]
that prevails among many I
epublicans, the chances were good for {
lore losses in the coming fall elections. {
he President seems to have been made E
ware Of this, and convinced of the neces- ,
ty of general reorganization of Federal {
opointments, has commenced the good |
is, to give discipline and {
rength to the party that elected HMM t
lie city of New York. Thomas Murphy has I
cen appointed Collector of the Port in the s
lace of Moses H. Grinnell, appointed /
avail Officer. Nothing could be urged c
,ainst Mr.. Grinnell, further than that he O
not an active and efficient party leader !
e is an old merchant of New York, and :
regarded there as good business man, 7
ith an unblemished character. But be- G
6 a man unused to the workings of y
'litical machinery, and without skill as !,
political leader, he has had to give way
ayounger man possessed of energy, taste v
r politics, and endowed with popular h
|
bits that fit him to be a successful Il
ader Of his party in New York. "
Other changes have been made creating q,
good deal Of comment in political circles. n
,e opposition papers assert that in doing n
is the President ignored the claims of Fl
nator Fenton and the entire New York s
legation, with the exception of Senator ii
nklin, and that the changes have been II
Ide at the earnest and principal solicita- ci
n Of a Massachusetts, Representative in re
ngress-no less a parsonage than the ri
N. B. F. Butler. This sounds, how a,
r, good deal like Democratic at D,
apt to throw bombshell into the Re W
blican ranks. 1t is not likely that the m
,sident has made his present nomina- to
rs in New York without consulting the er
bic interest and the leading men of the &C
ty there-men that have the influence m
unite the party and attract to its ranks
great body of the people. te
The work of reorganization has got to as
continued, however, and extended into til
Try State Of the Union in order to Sc so
re harmony and thorough discipline D,
ong the rank and file of Republicans lit
e success OF the party next fall will be
We great deal to do with the success an
those principles that can but secure If
peace and prosperity to the Ia,
'ple Of this country-principles that III