Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-05-10

II has recently occurred 10 us to be
inquired Of separately by two gentle
men who are freiuds Of President
Grant, whether we cannot desist from
attaching him. AS The subject is one
ofa public nature, we can only give u
public answer.
During the war we stood by Con.
Grant from first TO last 1t waa our
fortune TO render him such service as
perhaps il happened to no other man
to be able to render. In the first half
Of 1868, when he was digging canals
opposite Vicksbnrg, VIC saved him
from being relieved from the command
of the Army of the Tennessce and
sent back to Galena TO remain in OBJ
security for the rest of his natural life.
We were also aiterward able to con,
tribute TO the success Of the movement
which promoted him to the chief com,
mand of all our armies
But Immediately after his elevation
to the Presidency, Gen Grant began
TO manifest change, almost incrcdi.
Bile, which sudden aud enormous pros
perily, unboundcd fattery, and child
ish admiration of wealth and wealthy
men, had wrought in his character =
When we knew him in tho war he
was exceedingly modest, sensible, un-
pretending, aud ready TO take ad-
vice from those in whom he had reason
TO confde. His first acts on taking
Office gave n rude shock to this im-
preston hut still We stuck by him,
refusing to believe the evidence be.
fore our own eyes. However, we be-
gan to have serious misgiviugs. But
he wont on appointing men 10 the
highest offices who We're unfit and un-
deserving, for no other reason than
that they had given him presents, and
quartering upon the public treasury,
without regard to decency, his own
relations and those Of his wife TO tho
remotest degree of affinity. lie also
engaged in the fraud OF appointing
Mr.. Boric Secretary Of the Navy un-
der false pretence, SO that Admiral
Porter might have control OF naval
affairs he was cnticed by Abel Rath-
bono Corbin TO support conspiracy
to put up tho price of gold, out of
which S25, 600 was paid 10 Mrs. Grant,
which has never been returned nor
accounted for; he appointed one Ford
to tho valuable Office of Collector of
st. Louis, apparently without reason,
until il turned ont that during tho
war Ford bad been partner with
Mrs. Grant in a trade store at Vicks-
burg; and nc allowed Jay Gould to
pay $1,000 upon his (Grantsi sub
scription TO the Rawins fund, and
never repaid it, even after he had
quarreled with Gould. We were thus
obliged reluctantly, butnot equivocally
to take the position of frank and
unreserved opponent of his adminis-
tration and exposer Of his misconduct.
Now, from personal feeling, we
would rather have been Grants sup
porter than his antagonist. We ex-
periencc, after all, certain inexpros-
sible regret that nc has so dcmeaned
himself after the services which by
the aid ofJohn A. Rawlins he rendered
during the war. But as we parted
from Grant on pdblic grounds, we can
answer the request to favor him only
upon the same grounds. He must en-
tirely change his policy and course of
action. II he will do so. we shall cor
daily approve Of such Change
But as this is rather general, let US
state moro paftieularly that il is that
we require President Grant TO do
!. Lot him pay back to Jay Gould
the thousand dollars which Gould paid
on his subscription to the Rawlins
fund No President should allow the
blot Of false prctenccs TO remain upon
his personal honor.
II. Let him dismiss the military at,
iaches whom he keeps as ushers, mes,
scngors, lobby agents, and pretended
secretaries, in violation of the law,
about his person at the White House,
III Let him dismiss from the pub.
lie crib bis Office pcddling father, his
humorous brothers.in law, cousins, un.
clcs, aunts, and near relations whom
be has appointed to places of omolu-
ment and authority, without regard
to their personal political, or business
qualifications; and let him vigorously
observe the principle laid down by
Thomas Jefferson, that the family re-
atons of the President are not 10 be
appointed to office.
~. Let him return TO the donor or
donors the cottage at Long Branch,
presented TO him us giit-since his
l.. ~ D..atInpf
" Let him turn out of Office every
man who ever gave him present,
and make It an insurm0untable obsta.
Gle to tho appointment of any man to
office that he has ever given him q
prosont.
VI Let him dismiss Bancroft Davis,
the bribc takor, from the Department
Of State.
VII. Let him rcorgauize his Cabi.
net and I'll its offices with Republi-
cans of capacity aud reputation, whom
tho people know and can have conf
denoo in. In SO doing, let him aban-
don his foolish notion that q corporal
or private musician can safely be pro-
NOTED at ono jump to be u major gen,
eral and put in command of an army
corps
VIII. Let him earnestly call upon
Congress to reduce the rates Of taxa
ton. abolish the unconstitutional in
uvmv ta1, aud rcliovo industry and
commerce of the burdens that are now
making the rich richer and the poor
poorer, aud crushing enterprise and
honesty to the earth And it his Sec
retary of tho Treasury will not agree
to these measures of reform, dismiss
him.
/ TX. Lethim Introduce common sense
into his appointments, and leave of
dividing, distracting, and breaking
down that noble organization, the Re-
publican party.
X Let him send adrift the ring Of
military money makers who surround
himaud exercise malignant influence