Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-02-01
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coming as irreverent and disrespcct-
ful toward "the Government" as the
Copperhcads. Poor Grant, His term
only half out, and no friends anywhere
except in the "bread and butter bri-
gade" and the Grant and Dent families.
Mr.. Dana, editor of the New York
Sun, who held high position under
the Lincoln regime, and was offered
and refused a very lucrative Office un-
der Grant, although be had never
made present to any member of the
Presidential. families, in late issue of
his paper, pointed out many high.
handed ouirages committed by the
officials of the present National Ad-
ministration. While referring TO the
universal defeat of his party at the
polls throughout the country last fall,
no says:
"Theso lessons are full Of warning to Gen.
Grant. We doubt whether, in the whole history
Of the country my President ever enlisted in his
train 80 unworthy set Of ofhccholdcrs as he. In
the first eighteen months Of his administration he
has changed all the members Of his Cabinet er-
eept one and II is now generally believed that he
is about to recAst it anew; and scarcely one Of
these changes has been an improvement, while the
most Of them have undoubtedly been alterations
for the worse.
A large number Of the most lucrative Offices
have been given to those who had besiowcd upon
him costly presents in houses, lands money, bonds
plate, horses, carriages, dogs, and other valuables.
From the days Of Horace Walpolo till now the an
mails Of political prohigaey may be searched in
vain TO fnd parallel for such barcfaced corrup-
ton in the testoval Of patronage. IT, during the
impeachment trial Of johnson, there could have
been brought home TO him any one Of the score or
two Of facts Of this class which nobody denies In
regard to Grant, johnson would have been con
vcted and ANONYMOUSLY elected from the Pres-
Dental THAR.
Nepotism, in It's most disgusting form, has
played prominent aud unprecedented part In the
distribution Of patronage by Gen. Grant. There
have been eighteen Presidents Of the United States
and the record will prove that the whole Of them
have not appointed one quarter as many Of their
relatives 10 office ~ Grant has. lie has conferred
places upon thirty more Of them, reaching clear
down TO the son Of tho first cousin Of his wfe's
mother, and very dcspicnblc sct they arc. too.--
Could any conceivable degradation Of the Pr,si-
Dental functions find a lower level than this As
high-mndod Republicans scan the long row of
Grants brothers, broihcrs-in law, ncphewf cousins
and other relatives. down to the third and fourth
generation, with their in the public crib do
they not long for the sight Of President who will
give some better proof Of his attachment to the
faith Of the Republican party than in 50 prostitu
ting his great ofice as 10 provide sustenhnce for
the political lutraroni Of his own household
The grand issues Of the last fifteen years are
settled In the next Presidential election Il would
seem that no great issue--ue mean great com
pared with those-is likely to agiiAte the public
mind. Such contest will be apt 20 resolve itself
mainly into a struggle between the "outs" and the
zine" II Grant should be renominated, he will
find arraycd against him not merely the hungry
outs Of the Democracy but the greedy outs of bis
own party. Loaded down with the dead weight
Of his odious ofice-hodcrs. 80 obvious will il be
that be cannot win in the campaign Of 1879, that
u need not be doubted that the Convention Of that
year will whistle him down the wind, and intrusi
the helm to pilot who will stand reasonable
chance Of riding out the Storm
Such is the language Of a deacon in
the Radical church. We're il coined
by Democrat, ii would be treason,
because it is true. Could il have been
proven during President Johnson's
impeachment that any member OF his
Cabinet had made him a present Of
$40, 900 or $4,000, he would have been
convicted. Yet, Grants Cabinet is
based on gifts, and "bloody handed
rebels" holdbigh carnival ut the White
House.