The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-31

the interests Of the Republican party, and
perhaps break up tho curious alliance be-
tween Senator Summer and disappointed
ofhce-seekers
II is surely time now shat we heard some
thing about civil service reform, and about
a further reduction of taxation; and it is time,
also, that our foremost men prepared for
that systematic warfare upon Political corrUpl
ton, local and national, which is the great
necessity of the day. In that issue we have
cause which would attract to us once more
the undivided gympathies of all our old sup
porters. We want to see Government con-
Quoted in all its departments on strictly
honest principles-the aim and object of
every department and every official being to
guard the public interests. We want to see
men appointed TO Office not because they
possess political influence, but because
they are men of proved character
and capacity. These aims are quite practi-
cable, and the Republican party is
in O position to accomplish them, if it will
only seriously address itself to the work.
We ought to fight against political jobbery
everywhere-that, IN part, is our mission Of
the future. When shall we have twenty
column speech from Mr. Sumner on that sub
ject? Senator SchuTzz has, of course, too
many personal grievances TO wipe off to'pay
much attention to the interests of the great
body of the people; but unless some Of the
leading Republicans cone out and construct
a programme" the basis OF which shall be
a crusade against corruption, wherever we.
find il, in our ranks or out of
them, we shall very likely find that
we are wantonly throwing away public conf
dence. Compare the qualifications of the
Democrats for such task with those of Re-
publicans. Ths Democrats are everywhere
the same-they would do with the Federal
administration precisely whot they have done
with New York One of tAeir papers the
other day asked us to point out even some
negative virtues of General Grant. Well,
that was q modest request, and one easily
complied with General Grant, we may in
form this Tammany questioner, is not an
alder and abettor of thieves, as Governor
Hoffman was when he signed the Erie bill.
He has not brought, or even tried to bring,
representative government iato disrepute,
as Hoffman has done in this State. What
the Tammany crew have done in the city
and State. they will do with the National
Government whenever they get chance.
Democrats elsewhere may say that they
| will have nothing to do with Hoffman.
| Suppose they find that they cannot help
! themselves? Tammanys money and Tam
many's agents will be wanted in the next Pre-
sidential canvess, and Tammany makes it a
rule to give nothing for nothing. The
! Sweenyites, and the riff-raff who work for
| tnem, tne men VINO nave Deen IN Jau ana Jne
men who ought to bs there-all are Boosting
Justify now that Tammany will do what it
likes whenever Democratic President is
elected. Let us make that far distant day.
| Connecticut can begin to pave the way for a
Republican triumph. The Tammany bribers
have been sent into the State to try what
corruption can effect. This act alone ought
to induce the people of Connecticut to teach
the Democrats that what is wanted in these
days is higher standard of public life and
politics, not the extension of that system OF
Government" which we witness here in
/ New York.