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


throne the world thought 1t was like snocurs
for Papal nephew.
nothing has seemed more natural than In
trusted with affairs 10 employ and associate with them
relatives not In all such cases II the person be IT,
little harm can be DONE but n he is UNIT sa, wrong
ment OF re, relatives be crime great many men m
be great criminals. Andrew Johnson his Cabinet and
chief officers must have been huge OFFENDERS for
which thought of at the time though every
President Jchnsons was his chief private score.
state Edwin d. stanton,s son was clerk in the War
d ss nav Gideon %s SON S was chef clerk
Wells employed relative at great re-
that he paid Just sums 70 relative, but that BS
paid such sums at ALL Reyerdy Johnson Minister 10
John A. DIX Minister TO France did The same fbp"g
with his son. All this ws under Andrew Johnson, 6at
when dragn OF criticism and impeachment was cast
over him, these things were not caught up.
REFoRMRRs RELATIVES
The rueful Reformers" themselves viii bear ex.
animation this point. Mr. Schurz pressed his brother
upon the President and obtained for him
tive Office and when Mr. Trumbul caused his removal
upon statements impeaching his ftness, Mr.. schurz
ragged against the President for removing his brothern
law. Mr.. Trumbull seems 10 have procured appoint
ments for his brOhernaw, his sons, and his nepbews,
and he broke is SAID with the President because he
refused to appoint Mr.. TumbulIs son Office.
That shrill and risky "Reformer" Mr. Upton, al.
though colossal himself, would need scales to
be weighed along with all his relatives he has helped to
in Office with other things for other relatives did not
satisfy his Liberal" ncnations, but he vigorously
piled the President and the Secretary OF State 10 give
valuable consushp to another son. and after they de
cned ne frequently ayowed once pipiney 70 the fres-
ident himself that the refusal was the cause OF Lib oP
position
his influence for Office nor to obtaining 1t from
Tammany Hall and keeping It, through an the expes.
attached to 1t equivalent 10 the pay.
Mr. SUMNER with brotherln-law In office under
not hesitate to make known his displeasure
Even Mr.. Greeley did not scruple to countenanee his
ship of Internal Revenue I'm the United States Nor has
he hesated to urge appointments. clearly unfit on tho
DEMOCRATIC PREcEDESTs.
Odline Democrats weak the new and buzziDg
in regard to relatives Kentucky is the bestex
ample of a Democratic State Government, pure and
simple She has q Democratic Governor, Treasurer,
AdutantGeneral, Attorney General Clerk OF the Court
of Appeals Auditor and the keeper of the Penitentary
and Of these there not free from appointing rea
tves to Office and thing is true in numerous
instances OF members Of the Kentucky Legislature;
The City OF New-YOrk, with It's unmtRated Demo
thngs The Governor OF New-York, having TUNED
reformer," must be considered high authority When
starkweather. appointed. May l. 1891 Collector OF
Assessments" In form; the appointment was mace
by Street Commissioner Mclean, but Mclean was APP
pointed by Hoffman Tweed succeeded Mclean, put
Starlweather was continued by tweed ana never REIN
s1I being four wears and two months sarkweather
ceyed in tins Office sco2i 81 as appeared on TIE eGoh,
under the influence of Hoffman 10y his fathern-aw and
Hoffmans wife is his fatheTinlaw's only child. Tbs
makes the closer and snugger thing than
be found even in Summers history OF the Popes:
How far such sum could fifty be taken by stark
5 Pc S from FePo! amaze Aldermen Gn eD
Committee of Finance the report is signed by Charles
p Hart and Charles C. Pnckney. and relates TO the Col
ocor of Assessments and his fees read from the re-
Your COMMITTEE the entire duties Of he BgIsaa
these employees OF the fees Of the oee to the
divided between the Collector Deputy Collectors
time time appointed ess gp 10 s Ceeor tie dSaes Of
the Ba lSa ae''''
If The Collector car himself manage the affairs o. e
bureau 6 the annual eaf1GFe o s's b ne 81 for IT,
gnier is present nsnsgemeHt a. an s9n1 cost n S
Among the worthy and needy provided for by Mr.
starkweather. was VIM. NJ. Tweed. who received Tor
Did You ever hear this reeng and fostering job talked
"nepotismP While Gov. Hoffman was Mayor his
was Clerk of the Cleaning Commission OF which
Hoffman Chairman. thus holding two offices under
tive OF the Governor held Office at his hands,
PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES IN OFFICE.
But Gen. Grant has done wrong, the crime OF others
cannot help him Let look into his case You might
suppose from the noise that he had used relative
peg for every hole in the country and that he had put
round pegs square hOles and square pegs In round
holes everywhere. 1t has been said that lie has APP
pointed 30 relatives 40 relatives, 80 relatives and Mr.
Sumner estimates 10 relatives, to office. None OF these
statements are true. Since President Grant came in
but nine persons in ALL connected in the remoest de-
gree with him with his Wife, have held political Office
Ihave a list OF them, and do not speak without infor
nation. Nine is the total number IN pont'cal once
This does not include OF the President sent as
pupil Point long before his father became Pres
ident does it include his brotherlniaw, Dent VINO
has long held commission IN tne aluf py tSc Sa
tenure under which sherman ana sheridan, ana every
other officer of the army holds his place. ana when the
President has more power to give or take away hsn
the man I'm the moon. - -
appointed by Andrew Johnson W. I,e hth
father Postmaster at Covingon, KY, ana ne Drotnsr
Cramer transferred from Lelpsc to DENMARK oy
President Grant on tine n6 oher we'll Rno%P
persons friends OF Mr.. Cramer Being the brotherln-
Jaw the President he OF course, became marx Tor
liberal" abuse and was charged with drinking beer.
and being refused membership OF social CLUB
But comes the Cincinnati Metho list Conference
about as respectable a body has met in Cincinnati
lately certihes after full investigation, the utter
falsy of charges Their reports fortified by letters
from Copenhagen, and by statements OF the ohcial
Journal and other newspapers there indignantly Iepel
ling the aspersons at Mr.. Cramer and prOnouncng
him blameless officer and man.
Deductng Jesse II. Grant and NJ. j. Cramer, appointed
by Johnson seven instances OF relatives IN ponueai
Office remain and of those but two Were IN truth and In
fact appointed by the President, as Will show you
ONLY TWO KINsMEN ACTUALLY APPOINTED
Orlando II. Ross. cousin Of the President holds
clershp under the third Auditor Of the Treasury lilo
was soldier in the war, and Gen. Logan as be stated
in the Senate procured his appointment at the Treasury
Department without the knowledge Of the President
who in fact heard OF it until he read 1t in news
paper This leaves six and OF these four hold local
Offices viz George W. Dent, Appraiser at San Francisco
James f. Casey Collector NJ NewOgcaus one br0ther
and the other brother-inlaw OF Mrs. Grant feter
Casey Postmaster at Vicksburg, Miss, DioIAer OI
brother.inaw OF Mrs. Grant; and george Is Johnson,
Assessor of Third District OF ONO, "Lo mafrieda
third cousin q President. These men h.u iocaI
Offices and were selected and put forward as mas Dcen
unyeTsII in both political parties of 90 years Dy the
local Representatives s,-.,.. o.,.ao.
When the member OF Congress from district certlnes
thn nhnrnnter m an nnnlcant for pOstOiice or any