Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-11-25
The President and the McGarrahan
Claim

Some days since the Cinci M att CONNER
cal asserted in so many word that &" Mr..
Louis Dent, the Presidents br other-in-law.
ran to Long Branch, and procur d the Presi-
dent interposition in favor of le McGarra-
nan claim" The Commercial IL seems. was
mistaken for Mr. Dent writes under date
Of the 10th:
was not al Long Branch last 4 ugust, or at
any time during the las, eic hts IN months
During the President stay a. Long Branch, or
while he visited Washington during; lesummer.
never made any suggest n to him Or had any
conversation with him, wrote lett efs 10 him
relating to Mr. NeUarrs nsn's claim, O the claim
OF other persons 10 tn Panoche Grande. As to
this letter Of the Pre- ,ent's to Scored " Cox,
never knew OF IT'S ey istcuce until resd It in the
Washington CAro7 irl. about two weeks ago.
The New Yorl Ercaipg Post, comment
ing On the abe We says:
The (Cincin' iati) Commercial owes Nlr. Dent
anu me FRESH eHt prompt apology for a state
inent "nlcf sas injurious TO the chs racters Of
DOM v -ich is thus shown 70 he false, I'd which
il ma no r GIT TO make except upon he most
PR else inf rmation. 1t is not our way 20 at
.ack With false reports and as We reprinted and
comment Ell upon the Commercials statement,
We haste o to make public Mr. Dents Tefutation
Of that The good repute Of the President Of
the Tn ted States ought TO be dear to every citi-
zen, nc matter oc sFhst party AMI it is grossly
wrong to attack il without just AMI certain
cause.
The Boston Advertiser Of Saturday, dis
cussing the President position with refer
ence to these matters, says:
Hi- inte-position in favor Of the McGaTrahan
claim consisted Of request that his name should
not be signed to "a patent until the matter was
disposed of by Congress, where il is now pend
ing His interior ence with MIR. Cox's appoint
ment was in indor sing the petition Of an appli-
can't He issued DO order reversing Mr.. Cox S
instructions in r gard 70 the clerks voting
that question was decided by the acting Secre-
tary of the Interior on his own responsibility,
the President resi- ectfully giving his opinion, in
this as in all cases, when ne Was asked for it.
lie has taken No part in the discussion about
these small matters. by way Of defence or eI-
plsnaton and il is not possible for him to do
SO. l. is only incidentally that the truth in
such matters can be partially known. But in
the case as it STE nds before the public, there is
literally nothing. We have said before, to dis
credit the Presid ents integrity or his regard for
the publ; welfare. We say this with the great /
er pleasure, because, in common with other
journals, we have printed all that could be said
in his disparagement There was nothing in it !
to justify the impression It calculated to
cite In this matter the President stands fair
before the country. and il entitled to the loyal
support Of every citizen. 1t is not by degrading
him. and striking treacherous blows at the sd-
ministration, thst any good is to be done to the
civil service or any other reform. We should
10 lad he " 81
lie patronage could be put a different bssis,
and regulated 10y law. But it will be done
through the agency Of the republican party, or
it will not be done at ALL