The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-18
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IL the telegraphlc dispatch which ap
pears IN one Of the morning papers, to TIT
ehect that President Grant has resolved
70 give tho appointment Of postmaster a
fhiladelphia 10 deputy postmaster,
perfectly competent officer, and not 4
some tavorite Of the managing politicians
be true, II will DO among tho beat new
that has been published Tor q long while
II VIII show, In the first place. that TIT
Republican party Agolng 70 be hiihlul Il
us promises OF civil service reform; and
IN the second place, that the rule Of TIT
barnacles, big aud little, Is coming to az
end. - =. IL : '.''"-' " -
The .postmastership at Philadelphia Il
seems Is vacant, and the politicians, with
their usual insolence, have assumed that
the appointment OF successor belongs d
tnem, and not TO President Grant, 70
whom the people have given 1t In the
constitution. Instantly Q dozen Of them
with Cameron at their head, and Mayor
stokleY, Governor Hartranft and District
Attorney Mann Of the tail, rush 10 Wash,
lngton 10 exercise the privilege Of the
president, or what Is the same thing, die.
tate to him bow he should perform The
duty. That the President should consent
70 see them at all, under the circum.
stances, Is only another proof Of his won.
deriul iorbearance and courtesy, or rather
Of the length Of time q bad practice that
has long been established win survive. .
The President did not close his door
upon these impertinent Intermediates, az
no had Q perfect right to do, seeing that
they called upon him to obtrude advice
instead OF waiting until Il was asked for
but he did tell them frankly that their
mission was fruitless. It is said in the re.
port to which VIC refer, that his reply was
that "the rules Of the civil service 70.
CURED him 10 promote the Deputy Post.
master to the vacancy" and not TO 20 out.
SIDE Tor some seryiceable tool Of Cameron
or other ring.master To reward. That Is
what we suggested the other day should
be done in this city In regard to the sur.
yeyorship, and we are glad to see the
President inclined to tho course. The
tune has come when he and every other
SSs e g sEa.s cESs. cf thees neStiteT:
Gus barnacles that cling 10 every success.
tul party. They are an impcdiment 10
u, source OF corruption and weakness,
and the disgrace and degradation of our
whole system Of practical politics. We
are Indebted to 1t for the Tweeds, Swee-
neys and Fentons Of this State, and Tor
the Camerons, McClures and Forneys oil
pennsylvania, who In themselves are men
Of little ability and less virtue, but who,
be their cunning and unscrupulousness IN
pulling wires, attain q vaster influence
than men OF the most exalted capacity
and character,
NO President was ever In q better posi-
ton for releasing himself from such ex-
crescences than General Grant. He has
Just been reelected by a prodigious ma.
lorlty because Of the popular confidence
IN his honesty and will, and IN spite Of his
party surroundings, which have been in
some respects unfortunate. The people,
North and South, say 10 him, $50 ahead,
according 10 your own better instincts,
which we believe 10 be true! II you dis.
trust your judgment because Of your want
OF experience there are plenty Of eminent,
upright, DISTINGUISHED men, in eachliocali.
", TO consult. ASH them what 1t Is best
TO do; but for tho country's sake and
heavens keep clear Of those vulgar, self.
seeking, often infamous managers, who,
on the pretence Of advising you, are mere.
ly pushing their own fortunes or those Of
somedependent," Those fellows have de-
based and robbed Us long enough; nearly
the whole nation has risen against them;
and We demand ofthe Chief Executivethat
he should begin at once to weed out the
parasites. II is no easy work, requiring
courage, persistency and patience; but the
general who has faced a more open
though not worse enemy, on score Of
6attleaelds, will not, we think, shrink
from the encounter.