New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-22
THE INVESTIGATION CONTROVERSY.
TIE CONKLING NisW.

II is perhaps well, as the result has shown,
iapaclty ioy. hsn airnated from the President,
met thc inWactica,cs in debate and exposed the vie
ugachcry Nv which Trnmhu', SUMNER Scnurz ard their
adhcIentS intended 10 mislsr The power OF the R"pnb
lean majority in Confrcsa (" f,itner mean plot to cir
Cumycpt md defeat that party III The pending Prcsidn
lal campaign The discussion was acrimonious and
heated bat while ii &c, calc the strength OF the Admin
oratlon in tie senate wher" the support OF tho hbic'l
puIest, aid clraIcsteaded of the inenber, was most
s sne Il, m thn c"rcsad nr % r tho Ms
gusc of deer s"atod and all ,borbuE devotion to reform
nrrr a,s thn 1rai at s Early
stag than to permit The con,lirI to gather strength in
Convention might re more dang TO harmony and
,"r s sns i n now BY R as San GsrI%% Ir
having been cylo,ti. lr, are now nn'h more alll
tNpcc,cih III an important emergency
ONLY ANrED IN\EsTIGArION IN THE PROPER
WAY.
FrJr, tn, Ira H1dh (tn p 'g' ,"m| o-c1ol
Those who were 80 ANXIOUS 10 revive the
old JOINT C"u.miir' and accused all senator's who oh
S"ntnc ' % they were H S.k TDy failed to carry
thor first point. ana will probably continue I" row
rirt" power TO send for person, aud par,. they found
tnru>rNcs AomcW hat G'agcrahiy w'tlI The majority.
~ron na Investigation, but tLcy do INSIST upon lis
| h"lu" made !" " proper way.
, LI.pEM riuINNINo WHEN NOTHING :.otE CAN
~ t,' Gt ~ y',. nf cJ ~ :. IT,
We wi-h siHply Ia cal! attention 10 :hn fact
thai The ;rc' Il tie pr"-,.t Administration az ro~
are going n'J Ia" advanced position
el,cuon by putting forward, with great heat
and fnry, tho prc'nmri,%nuwe do not think
that the President Is entitled TO lection A. matter of
n 70 nar ~ no, T., Of thr aa o
known or unknown md clam 80 plain ana ub'i"ns
that all discussion Of H. c>cn Is mark Of treason
to the pir,,' and OF sinister motives; and
all tins SIX months before the nominating con
That think the fact That Gen. Grant comes be-
fore The public for second tom viii the CNI service
tated in single instance III which ii Appeared likely 10
srv the Administration t." %,e The o or 10;
with the election OF Senator's and that he la.
deco, sors excepting Ancw johnson and that the
civil Service is now an eD"rm""" as well aNn corrupt
the Of Itself fun and sufficient
smpor,. least suljrcinG them, before the Conven-
tim meets to the Stlicies scrutiny. No scrutiny on
armed you'' is ZONE which, WHEN addressed to
nhn IAN d t, r and All r -, - mr
ton to tia motives Of Ia" persons m"Lng II. Iasrs
or ar" op,r Thcrr i, otls the people cannot better
afford to TO than LET the person into whose HANDS
II has ,u tlhs vast machine refuse TO allow Any
authorized inIlrcr TO look INTO ITS working. Never
thcrss, Mr'Trlmhnlis prop3sa to revl'r C2nmil,
iawtu question, about the public "liis-lds been re-
sisted ana almost successfully resisted at Washington
tae PrtsiicnGs chanrrs Of renonina'on to winch
he il pIesumptivciy entitled; the other, shat tue
pIoposcr 10 "a 1aet.ous man. wh"-r ans are
no, hch ". do not mean any th,ng person.
We say that pleas almost nrnlci with those
used nv our Ming 10 ward of the examination OF their
ac,ount~ what liai anu CIl"ol.y So va, h"'' ,maa
there wa- nothing wrong Src"oI' thal II IT,. 80 was
anything wrong, they would set 1t right lhrm'r'rs IN
thirdly ih lac motives of the would be Investigators
We shall probably BIO told that our objection to Gen.
Grants r,noin I'D ed Oh the condition Of tho Crh
,rvice has no force. innsmuch ~ ho l, cngrg n
reforming on the very eve q" an election But TO ms
a il, M T,ilfr
of In, la four YEARS threw doubt on his i rrity the
reform now not affect any person now IN Office
The present incnbcns hold their PAGES without laU-
ny to examination. Uut with LIABILITY to nritrary DIS,
m>ou and they are the r'sut OF loIr years eariut
sitting Of the service by experienced hands. 50 That
u bc,ter ulseil ,hhed or more devoted Doiy OF
mcees Las probably hrycr I"ne anT INTO ca a rc
and PROMISES Of reform to TIE GGrEy no S Tn
convention with Grant delegates. no reasonable man
really DOUBTS The reform viii ins begin wnen there Is
nothing more be gained by the ansc We do not say
that tie fact that Cen Grant has not reformed
the civil service. and tht 10 lus used AZ IL
freely Tor elcclioneerins purro-es ana made
mot d,srcpuiabe appointments, are conclusive
r,ason wny lc should not br rcnoInnatcd but We 10
LAY TIA" ncy ars sre T hs fullest and fr Srns
sion anu why every sort OF light shond Dc thrown OH u,
Hy a,s.ing tho persons who propose it should b. +
cmptoy lcnced But no sGh reasons on sn lI swor
freely with prsohs and papers, regarding every l'1
It's conduct is mat 1t holes The pune aud u'oS 'no ioico
Apart rom this general principle. however, there is
elOu
tin for q nj nutry 1t has been marked ny huihcr
,us anal Iuuyy frauds and dcalratlons P0stInastols,
NAN Masters collectors, nssessOrs Treasury clerks and
Ink exa,nincrs lave all been stealing cmhrzz ng ana
mo cr Ilst great scale 1t IA Unly th' oticr
day 1lL IL " fotd necessary 10 count over lhc pVS
"J J n", rv in Tie Treasury ut Washington 70 see
wu,t,.r Inc two clerks wlo had Dteh dtrcteu ~ US
f,riitrr, inc previous week were tLe oLiJ oie.. a
sholt ,Jluc before that a!other CLERK hIh been onnu
oui hcIur kuavisI Congressman 10 R"l yhcht ioi
the nl,au, claims Of shaun suldl'ia snort t,ho oe
fore that, it WAS found that Payhas.r Ia" "m'r
uw,y with $jUJ,0,G almost tit same ua( ~ Wao
fuu, o tina an assistant postmaster 'u stolen toVooV
hnrc thc, "A uun business II IL " Keep tbo GOV
crnmcnt and he ,Dic hfv med VI the condition ot te
Niinn,d Bau Ks Is found have been silent when lie
~ a., 80, =, Inrtcd and ITO have been silent" as
r,,ta " rd ur money" Moreover all those facts
como M rpt AT mo when The country ~ Hihg
'r,iV, ~ lid i,y k.ng; when the tca,uries OF
Sfs and MANY cities are discovered tO bo III tho
nalds % ticc,; when neatly ever! ooa' nS" Anu ''"
il " i.C L..sAC.