The New York herald., 1871-01-03


clared General Grant President Of the United States
commenced the intrigues for the succession then
four years distant. The republican nominauon Is
now scarcely eighteen months away. There are
politicians In TINS oity and elsewhere who have
thought OF little else for this two and half years
past and will think OF little else for the next
eighteen months to come. The great field Of In
trigue during the last session Of Congress was OF
coarse this CITY, With the adjournment 1t was
transferred to principal watering places, to re-
turn here again with the reassembing Of Congress.
Surprising as It may seem ut first glance 1t is never
theless well established fact that the man who
STANDS the very best chance at the present time OF
getting the next republican nomination s our adroit
friend
HON. SCHUYLER CoLFAx.
His case Is better and far more adrotly managed
than that OF any other candidate Hts celebrated let
terdecnin9 further political honor and declaring his
unalterabe determination to retire to private life.
was though the cheapest piece Of political clap trap
very generally believed TO be really earnest 1t
was apparently sincere that astute politicians
were deceived by 1t and his most dangerous rivals
completely thrown or their guard. They will now
for the first time learn the fact that Mr. Colfax Is
'rN THE HANDS OF HIS FRIENDs,n
who were too successful In getting him into his pre-
position to relax any effort to put him just
notch higher.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES
Of the Fortieth Congress were arranged by Speaker
Colfax apparently fair and right, but really 80 as
not in any way. to disturb any powerful monopoly.
The Committee on Banking and Currency had on
It three men-good men, sound ana true; but care
was taken TO have large majority who would see
that no efforts should be made by Congress to re.
move or even puncture that
NATIONAL ULCER,
the national BANKING system. AS q matter OF course
the national bank and Treasury ring worked for
Mr.. Colfax's nomination to the first ONCE in the
gift OF the nation but. falling In that. managed to
secure the second, and are now waiting their turn
to try again.
Not only was the Banking and Currency Commit
tee packed with national bank partisans but friends
OF the monopoly stationed sentines In all the
other important House committees. One national
bank president was made chairman Of the Commit
tee on Manufactures another put at the head Of
the Pacific Railroad Committee. One prominent
national bank partisan and special peader was
placed on the Judiciary Committee and another on
the Ways and Means.
In short all the House committees were arranged
so that no currency Dill In the interest OF the people
could have ghost Of chance. Rest assured that
the national bank ring managers have worked for
Mr.. Corax and will continue in that direction dur
ing the term OF his natural ltle They want no bet
ter man for their purposes. He has been tried and
not found wanting.
THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS
was arranged to suit the high tarir league and
the American Iron and Steel Association and at tho
same time choke Off two or three OF Mr.. Colfax's
rivals in the race.
Turn to the HERALD OF May 25, 1853, pages and
s. and you Will find mention made OF a confidential
circular issued by the secretary Of the high tariff
"Indusrial League" to members of its executive
council. In that precious document the managing
officers OF the "League" boast OF having largely
Influenced the selection OF the Committees OF Con-
gress. They also stated that the result OF those
manipuations was quite satisfactory, nearly equal
recommended the raising Of more money. SO much
for the tar1n league. Is IL any wonder that they
support MIR. CofaxS
THE AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL ASSOCIATION
In Philadelphia the electioneertng headquarters
OF Mr. Collaxs especial friends was at the spacious
rooms Of the American Iron and Steel Association,
on Walnut street, near Fourth. This association,
though the weathest IN the country, Is very little
known, even In Pennsylvania. 1t numbers among
Its members nearly all the wealthy iron and
steel manufacturers IN the United States. each OF
whom pays into the treasury OF the organization
certain fxed sum on each ton of iron or steel he
manufactures. IL Is not, therefore, lett with each
member TO contribute what he pleases, as is usual
with similar organizations, but all are regularly
taxed according to capacity It is not strictly
sspeaking secret society, IKE the Boston Cloth
its operations do not to reach the public 1t is
credited with originating nearly oil the tarln bills
from the Committee OF ways and Means. Though
the members are nOmlnally OF both political parties
SeSe feey r
and afllated interests and In the most liberal free
for AL al outsiders e ir fat
loves lowest for for the products they may need to buy Of
Of 9th the members are Interested in national BANKS
and as matter OF course are always ready, IN and
out Of season, to defend that eleemOsynary three
Such, in brief, Is the American Iron and Steel
Association 1t ts the wealthiest and best managed
political close corporation In the United States. 1t
has the the making ana nnmakng n M 81 some m Of the high
the great monopOsts that have here mentioned
are asleep They have thoroughly tried Mr.. Colfax
ana found In him just the material wanted They
made him Vice President and at the next nominal
ing convention will leave stone unturned to make
him President Let other Candidates beware
POLITICAL wEATHERCoCKs
indicate the nomination Of Mr.. Colfax to the Pres-
Clans and on ONCE nolders newer make PRESENTS to any
great extent except TO the coming man. and they
only make them as advance payments for ex-
ohrOnicled the fact that
Woe President CoaI has received from Mr. R. Beardsey
pease % o olive y wood & o oa
Abrahams oak At Hebron eAat q olive wood from the
from the Dead Sea, all beautifully polished
What our smiling Vice President is to do with
communion cup chalice Is not stated but 1t Is very
clear that Mr.. United States Consul Beardsley Is
taking time by the forelock, and expects to stand
well with the administration OF Mr. President Col.
fax-that IL to be.
recent pictorial contains illustrations OF an
elaborate silver service presented to Baby Colfax by
"a number OF the friends OF Vice President Colfax,
of both political parties.n "The whole Is vauedn
we are informed, .at Que thousand dollars.n we
are further informed that
different coors Of gold employed in the carving
and e,ng OF this and the other pieces The handles Of the
bowl find their completeness In FURNISHED lions head the
of the other articles, including the knife
spoon, n a representation OF the human face.
And oil for "one thousand dollars" II the next
nominating convention is properly controlled, "a
number OF the friends OF Vice President Colfax, OF
both political parties,' will surely have their reward.
SPEAKER BLAINE
has not been proclaimed from the housetops as q
candidate for the Presidency, but facts indicate that
he has been and Is now trimming In that direction.
with well grounded hope that something may yet
turn up. He has, beyond question, been attempting
to follow In the footsteps OF his ustri0uS predeces
sor, but with what success we shah see
The impetuous, straightforward but INSCRIPTIONS