New-York tribune., 1872-04-09
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
ALABAMA.

ALADA1A<A'
ADMINISTRATOR MIsMANAGEMENT IN MOBILE.
20 tAe Bdtfor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The Administration has without doubt
made serious blundors IN OF its late changes and
APPOINTMENTS 10 Office this section. The Republican
party here losing influence and tending to dsines
In consequence Of these mistakes and It has aso
thrown away opportunities Of recruiting itself rom 'ne
hest class OF navo citizens Mobile citizens busy them
selves little with politics being concerned mostly with the
receipt and shipment OF cotton, and tho proecuon VI
carrying out of various railroad enterprises when ann
60 keep the city abreast Of IFS commercial rVs' Aho
important Federal offices hero were all hled AZ s' u!
mon who had the respect and cohldencc VI
the business community, and this was having i'S
natural result in concating the good VIII OF the COM
,ori classes toward the party in power. Mobile had
few citizens Of finfuence-prominenty, Judge Horton
Snd The Mcssrs. Brombevg-who stood stoutly to the
Union through the and suffered for the faith that
was i'm hem OF these since the war, Judge Horton was
for a time provisional Mayor Of the city, and MI +. u.
Pronbcrg Postmaster, till within few months These
MN oYccrateA during the excitements during and imme-
daly following the war; stand higher than ever now In
the community; would be preferred IN Office by the
citizens TO either "carpebaggers from the Norh OF
ropcntant oxC0n;cderates who might be suspected 10
have cponod for the sake of oieo and these ana Ike
men should and might have been the nucleus for deve-
open OF the Republican party among the native white
population. TITS practicable for large proportion
Of ihc business men here Of Northern or Eastern
orn and might be expected, when the irritating causes
of the war were withdrawn learn to think and feei
with tic Republican party.
But Of late the Administration has taken course nero
not adapted TO win IL the party 1t represents the
scnshie and substantial classes. Mr.. f. g. Bromberg,
WHO had held the Post-Oce for about two years, was
removed some months SINCE TO make way for MI Geo
l. Putnam, a Northern man Of recent immigration Inc
change protested against formally by the business
community on the ground Of want OF confidence In the
ehorarfer a. the CHARGES had been MADE OF
IFS squandcrng the public school money and committee
az investigation OF the Republican Senate published
resolutions stating that money had been Illegally dra"n
ana used by Putnam. The removal OF Mr. Bromberg on
tic other hand took from this important post man IN
whom the community had confidence for capacity ana
Integrity am told that The Montgomery State journal
flriustra,ion of March 23 speaks OF Brombergs TO
ova 80 tie worst blow the party hashad In this region
The eject on the German Republicans Is particularly
had Mr. Putnam ard his family, and Others have been
ocrving rs residence part of what is known ns the
Bue College," an institution Tor the &C. edncatlOa 0i
Siven u for the purpose by the Frcedmcns
Euroau with Presbyterian aid, and now In the has o.
icueyod by The people here, be turned over 10 the
Commissioners OF Public Schools as they are ready 10
o N for the free education Of ell the blacks, and are
n comretcnt body. The city schools for the colored
Children now accommodate many more scholars tnan he
80 - - me officers OF the American Missionary
Assocaton far as can learn the work done at
to fuis used elsewhere by the Association A3d il
College" turned over 10 the ScHVol
hard II would be used entirely for school purposes,
doubling tie present accommodation. winch Is 100
limited. ,.. l., A.. .
But 10 return 10 politics.: Another grievance IS tho
removal OF ainr Pierce Assessor OF Internal Revenue,
nnd of excellent repuie in behalf OF young man from
Northern Alabama who is spoken OF as having been a
pemoc rat be here recently. The present in
cumbcnt CT the CustOmhOuse, who has been once re-
moved in n mysterious way and as mysteri0usy ap-
IOuled again. IS well spoken Of personality but II IS un-
evtOod that Collector has been obliged TO submit 10
some bad subordinate appointments Altogether, AFFAIRS
oprar TO have been most deXterousy miSmanaged here
tor ftn lf1- 1
ore concerned. though the interests OF Senator
tpeprer and tie Represe utative from this district,
ad their friends hay evidently been well locked after
The oil Union here and the party which had Deen
gathering around them are depressed and dlsco9raged
Tie s: Of element were tired OF the
old Democratic party, and rpe Tor a change. Much iD-
terest in the nominations 70 be made at the
cincinnati Convention. The name of Charles Francis
Adams mas already been ndorsed by The Mobile Tribune
Iforsyths paper), AMI would apparently be received
with much fayor by large classes here The change in
tone which has the Southern people during
thc last year marked and ought to be taken account
of by politicians their preparations for the next cam
paicn. Good men in Office and the sweeping away OF
party hacks Will be stoDg wachword here as else
where. u d.
Mobile, AID, March 30, 1872.