New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-24

snx rendered 10 their country The
charge that Grant accepted any gu. hollv false He
hos coanod noth,ns of value since his first nomination
mot even carriage and horses although Lincoln ana
did accent carriages and horses after thei eec'on'
ONLY THREE GIFr-DEARERs cohfhsSArhp'
p, a, q, soId that men who subscribed 10 gifts have
hen o,o,nted 70 office and the insinuaon Is that they
were APPOINTED because they subscribed to CUTS
The fact that hundreds who gave nave never neh APP
pointed TO anything would OF ltseH seem 70 "sproFo
Tho charge that official patronage has been used to repay
,,, on,v tbree-or at most four-conributors to the
finds raised for Gen Grant have ever been oheed APP
pontments. and it would seem iaIIieched 10 ,me
who were selected at all But the facts answer
VI" r. stewart subscribed to the Grant fund, did
every leading man II the City of New-YOrk whs then
supported the war and the Republican party Nc man
for the Cabinet refused to subscribe man OF wealth
and prominence belonging to the Union party that
time who had refused to share in offering TO Union
general would have been as mean and as marked as a
member OF church who should refuse 70 pay his part
wealthy who had supported the TO give was mltter
OF course. When Gen. Grant became President had ne
named for his Cabinet f. ID. Morgan, George Opdyke,
jackson S. Schultz. william l.. Dodge Henry CleWs, or
any other leading merchant or banker who supporter
bearing Greek"
The same thing is true of Mr. Borc Of Phadlelpha,
the late Secretary OF the Navy These Cabinet MnFes
selected for two First their supposed
ness, and second, because they were not p0hciins'
Mr. stewards success and mastershlp OF te ufss I q
varied and immense business convinced the PRESIDENT
that he might render great service as Secretary u te
Treasury , hi,
per ship owner, believed TO have large expert
ence and knowledge applicable to the Navy
These facts by themselves might not nave chiseu
these two selections because other men MINT Az, .
been found qualified, and at the same Time KNOWN III
political affairs
THE PRESIDENT MIsLED BY THE TRIBUNE
THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE. and the newspapers which
followed IT, or chned in with It, had more to do than all
else with bringing about the nomination OF MI stewart
and Mr. Bore and Of others unknown in pubic ahafs'
THE tribune had vocferated against politicians 1t
had conjured the President 10 avoid pohticans' ana
had proclaimed again and again. that the country MAJ
right TO expect Of Gen. Grant that politicians" would
not be put in high places but that new men would be
brought in Listening to this hollow buster echoed In
many public journals, the President was nsied s 10 1e
popular Judgment. $500 . -,
His own wisdom taught him that II you want lawyer
you should select who has proved himself a laN-
YER that If you want DOCTOR you had better take one
who has been tried and so want an agent TO MAJ
age public affairs you had better take man experienced
in such affairs But Mr.. Greeley insisted that Cabinet
should be chosen upon the principle on which he Is Try
ing 10 be President viz, passing all the men whom
you know be fit. and taking man AZ venture WIN
no reason to believe him TT Indeed MI. Greeley ONE
told the President that in his opinion offices should
never be given to those VINO eoula take S Sais
of themselves but should be kept for d dhSss
way. Much been said about President Grant'
choice of his Cabinet, but those who know ITS In
side history know that the very men who are now
bounding the President warmly approved OF The persons
named especially OF Mr. Stewart.
The provisions of law making Mr.. Stewart ineligible
were much of the minds OF others as Of the Pres
dent c...o
as were the other Cabinet nominations now said to be
so bad; and yet there sat sumner and Upton, and
and appointed because the President without the SEN
ate could not appoint A. T. stewart and the rest Sew
era old statutes forbid importers to hold sucl places
ana upon the Presidents attention being called TO THIS
he submitted to the Senate suggestion that the law be
Hon IN act
the Treasury. When he rejected on the sul9ect now
ever the President did what no small man could have
ate was much blame he was, or as ignorant as
he was that the Senate, having confirmed MI Stow
art must reconsider its action or share the RESPONSE
bty getting out OF the predcament but he took the
whole blame himself He said, "Ihls Is my nlstake'
will correct IT." He Immediately withdrew ms message
recommending the laws repeal, ana theh ne uu tne
disaeeabe duty OF apprsing Mr. stewart that MS prof.
fered deed Of trust pronounced sufficient by certain
Senator's now rantIng "Reformers" would not do, and
that nothing would do except TO resign ana let anOtner
take the place The Presidents manllness III meeting
everything and Sinking nothing. on ms OCCASION
raised him greatly in the estimation OF all Just behold
ers. He offended Mr.: Stewart and impaired his friend,
ship yet the bald preense is made that he used
official power TO recompense a gift
A TRIBUNE MARTYR-GRAST's ESTATE.
Mr. Moses II. Grinnel was a subscriber 10 the Grant
fund. He appointed Collector of NewYOTk, greatly
to the satisfaction OF Mr. Greeley and the motley
which follows him Did you ever hear that Grnneps
subscription was any objection TO his appointment
TRIBUNE martyr He then asked the President for the
Naval Office and the President yielded to his request
Did you hear this objected 70 because Grnnen was
a " ciftbearing Greek" When members OF Congress
and Senators IRON other IOr one
urged the President 10 appoint Mr. Laiin Naval Ocer
Mr.. GIinne was displaced and then the very men who
prate about appointing those who made presents
denounced the President for mgrattude 10 Grnnel on
the ground that Grnne had subscribed money for the
President. As Nasty would say, " sch is llie:"
No man who knows President Grant, unless he be
knaye or fool for moment believes that the President
dreamed of prosttuting his Office TO pay debt OF
his TO bride, or reward, or repay the gVeIs Oh
The Liberal" idea Of decency and manly war forces
me to speak Of another thing which Will grate upon
your ears The political scavengers pretend that the
President has grown rich President by ct gain and
they parade his property by millions. We have fallen
on sorry times when the Chief Magistrate Of the country
with fame great and pure must give account of his
private property in answer to eleconeerng falsehoods
The President would disdan To do 1t have author
ty to do 1t do not assume to do 1t on his behalf but
venture TO state the facts.
AT Galena. where he tanned hides" he owned a
house and during the he invested the savings
his pay In some lots in Chicago, and In some shares OF
Mrs Grant Inherited her share in her fathers farm in
Missouri and they bought out the other heirs with p0r
ton OF the 100000 presented by citizens Of NewYOrk
This 100000 also paid for house In Washington which
was subsequently sold 10 Cen Sherman, and cottage
and grounds were bought at Long Branch, after the
Washington house was sold The people Of Phladephia
This completes the property of the President, with
exception.
of the stock Of the Seneca Stone COmpany this day IL
has paid nothing partly because the President has inter
fered TO prevent being adopted building
material for the Government One Of the plans sub
mt,ed for the State Department required the
II Seneca stOne and because OF his being stakeholder
the President refused TO allow the plan be
sdered The other stockholders complained OF this
ing they were punished because the President owned
stock The President replied expressing his regret
saving that he would sell his stock give IL away, but
for imputatiOns cast upon HIM by political opponents be-
cause of his ownership but he deemed unsuitable even
TO seem to defer to such calunny by parting with his
stock.
siOus ana they embrace cigars smuggled in the
patcbag no costly works Of art wines bestowed
Dy foreigners, testimonials sent from other lands
gratitude efforts TO tarnsh the fair fame Of his
try. Every dollar he came from sources open
the day and every month OF his Presidency has made
him poorer than the month before and yet the country
and Congress disgraced by nnuendoes and poisonous
tial office.