New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-27

| appointed to fill the vacancies thus made
known Republicans when General Grant
was elected President? Was his chic
deputy, or any of his deputies
or the superintendent of public ware
houses know Republicans at that time
Or lid they, when installed in Office, assis
MIR. Casey in appointing Republicans te
| even more subordinate and much les;
lucrative positions? Not a bit of it. They
| assisted in the appointment of their OWL
relatives and friends to under Offices
totally ignoring tie claims of known Re.
publicans. To have been known as an
| active Republican was sufficient to damn
most men with Mr.. Casey and those he
had called around him to assist and advise
him in all matters appertaining to the tunc-
tons of bis Office; and so unfairly has the
business of his appointments been con-
Quoted, that in most instances needy Re-
publicans who have solicited interviews
for the purpose of presenting their appli-
cations, have been denied even this poor
privilege. And not until after the Repub-
lican party Of this State-through the Re-
publican State Committee, the press of the
State, and public meetngs-had been
compelled to speak outagainst Mr.. Casey's
conduct in this respect, did he see or &C.
knowledge the injustice of his course; nor
was he even then aroused to full sense of
his duty. He has fought every inch of
ground with them as persistentIy as
if they are in reality his po-
litical enemies, compelling them
finally to ask for his removal as the only
means of obtaining that justice which he
has SO often pledged himself they should
have, and the full need of which he still
withholds from some-to them-unac-
countable cause. His whole course has
been SO vacillating, weak and undignifed
IS to convince them that LIE is not the
man for the place, and that he has not the
judgment even to select good advisers, or
even the good sense to adhere to those who
in reality adhere to the President and his
administration. Therefore, the Republican
party has been compelled, as a matter of
self-defense, and for the support of those
great principles for which it has SO stead
lastly battled in this State, against such
fearful odds, to ask for Mr.. Casey's re-
moval. They regret this the more be-
cause he is the relative of the President;
and presuming upon his relationship, has
done things that men Of stronger minds
and much more intellectual ability and ca
pacity in politics, would never have
thought OF doing. But however much
they may regret the necessity of taking
action against him, they feel sat
isfed that his removal is the only eifectual
mode of putting stop to his perversity
and folly in thwarting the interest of the
party; and therefore do not
hesitate to speak out even against this vain
and Boosting relative of the President. It
is duty, and they feel satisfied the Presi- |
dent and Secretary of the Treasury will so |
regard it, when they are made aware,
through our Representatives at Washing
.on, that the Republicans of this State
ire unanimous in their demands for
he removal Of Mr.. Casey. Let every
Republican paper in the State speak
,ut upon the subject, and teach men hold
ng Office under Republican administra-
ion their duty. 1t is not personal mat
er, nor should it be selfish one, but
natter OF principle; and, therefore, of
igher consideration than mere taste for
ficial position. For these reasons, the
republican party, through the action of
ne State Republican Committee, the voice
the press, and the efforts of the Repub-
can clubs united, demands that our Sem
tors and representatives., in Congress,
mite in laying before the President and
he Secretary Of the Treasury the reasons
r asking tina. Mr.. Casey be removed.