New-York tribune., 1872-08-08
OUR SENIOR SENATOR ON GIFT-TAKING.
To me Editor or The Trfbuae.

To the EdltOr or me TFtDUne.
SIR: One OF the most singular and, 70 me,
noomprehensibe phases OF the present campaign, "a the
profound contempt which the Grant organs manifest for
the intelligence OF their readers. Indeed, they
times act as if they had whatever. No is LETT
for independent thought. You accept the dictum
OF the editors. They, n fact, protest against
their readers exercising their own Judgment
Unless honest and candid enough 70 look elsewhere for
It. they do not the news, and therefore have no
means Of testing the correctness OF the editorial judg
ment upon IT, And as Il Il with the organs so t Is with
the Administration orators That American Senator
should have the impuden.e 10 stand before his consttu
ens as Senator Conknghas done and endeayOr to hood
wink them with arfu and disingenuous arguments Is
suggestive commentary the decline OF political NOR
alifv and IL in itself su lent Justification for the
OF The saturday Rcveir, tlt politics guided and
controlled almost entrc! 1y cAaI!iiaaS auu ueHl@-
The issues between the Liberals and the "Grant
prehcnd them II honestly stated Dut 20 seems 90 De the
OF the Grant orators ana editors alike 90 dodge them
Nothing for instance could be more dishonest than Mr
COniuss statement 0f the pputs az issue; nothing 30
pitabe as his mean, uumauy, pctt4oSsus style u ar
Let US take his defense Of Cen Grants ifttakine"
a fair illustration Of the manner I'D which NE meets
the charges against his Orn aud MASTER with most
relresning simplicity, le ASKS @Aeie u tleI1 my u
pirudg' involved Ia either the gvef- OF rccipeuts on
9TesiIon coInpIetev at fe- ne cites examples OF ne
way which heroes and others have been rewarded,
borough, Nelson, Fairfax and 20 Coz den aud Bright, IA
Eugland % Bismarck aud Won Moltse, IN Germany
aud the private GIFTS to Mcclellan, sherman, Farrag ~
sheridan. and stanton by The American people. We can
imagine the Senatorial turkey gUbblcr tas Speaker
Blame has chTstened him stTutng before his au1rnce
when he had got TINS iar ana asking IN Ms usual inc
atucal manner. d" We're these things dishOnOraDleP y
Not at all, Mr. Senator. There IS not an intelligent
man in the ranks OF the Liberal party TINT would wag
his tongue against them, ana you are wei aware OF IL
No ever objected 20 the presents made 70 Gems.
Mcclellan and Sherman. But bad Gen. Mcclellan peeu
elected 10 the Presidency, and IN the formation Oi MS
Cabinet selected It's members from among those
who bad made him gs q houses or libraries, horses or
money, when t notorious tlat the men feluctei
destitute OF the most ordinary experience OK
qualification for such responsible trusts then there
would most assurcdY hve been reasonable grounds Ior
complaint Had Gen. Mcclellan as President, appointed
a nOtUTlOus low politician and sh0ddy cohtlae-
tor TO the important post OF Collector or great
city simply I'm fOr his friendship and his valuable
Kits had ne appointed o man o. the management OF
the New York suDTreaEy simply because OF us great
success in eDgdneerlug z subscription Nst among me
mOnied OF New-YOrk for tie President eject, u
would materially aft 90 ones opinion OF gilt taxing
There Is Just the O lection lies to Gen. GRANTS
" "lft-ttking his inclination % Destow honor anu POI
himself and his 4aIDiy, expense OF the tax
payers OF the country anu this n Just the point We1
r COnking and thee Adm. .nstratiun orators 10 genera
very adrOlty pass 10 makes not the slightest par
uoe OF difference whether the gifts we're received aeF
his election immediately before IT, - long as the
donors have been rewarded. Mr. COnkng Ongnt 10 Dear
In mind that it dishonest evade PLAN issue IN thls
way, even If IL is A minor one. l.. y.
Brooklyn, " T., Aug. !, 1874