New-York tribune., 1872-02-29
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DRIFT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
A RIGaT TO BE INDEPENDENT.
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TIE TRIBUNE is IN d different position.
Before Gen Grant nominated for the Presidency it
honesty we pfesuine-hs idelity to Repuolican prn-
cples regarded the coOred people II IA possible 10
the present has been good one, while at
the time the denomination " the President Wond
not be to the best advantage of the Republican party
Tagging REFORM.
F-om TIE Altonv zrgss.
For more than two years Leet and Stocking
and their Washington partners have Oied the ereI1ns @
% Yea, and half ago the President s stenDa was
reasonable time and finding nothing done, again
urged the correction Of the abuse, but 70 no purpose
Then came the Patterson Committee OF h
CustOm-hOuse, but still In vain Finally came the expo
sures brought out by the recent lnVes1aCn m s
only after the strongest opRostOh on tno pdEe Vi 0
Administration Senator's
HOME HINT TO THE BAY RUN SENATOR
From Utica Observer.
Why could MT Mr.. COnkling let well enough
alone comm lsersng country was disposed 70 orR9.
him and his mseres for fe. x Sg has @ cador
sehurz the reuch debate, when ne RACES INTO
the ring again Ms Conkns may sncceeG SS ~ nan on
that 3ehurz, Fenton &C. have applied TOT pubic pap ~
behalf OF their Republican constituents but ne eannos
avoid showing at the time that tne,r So ~
have been manly dsregarded and thRt the Onces naV
uniformly gone 50 subsery1en henchuen as
and himself. That's the trSuDie "D"u' '''
the Republican party.
A GERMAN VIEW OF THE RESULT " ihh
CUSTOM HOUSE INVESTIGATION.
FrDra tn Ne,e.Y SId1n Z'.nH7 @ re-. 20; -.
NDtN1tnstd0nlnG tnt tACIlioup
been made on the part OF phe AdinnlstrauOh 70 plu
the discOntinuance u the Custom house
still enough has become known 70 the PuOnc IesPostsnh
the corruption regning there TO render some
necessary what value the alterations III tnc
Order business announced Yesterday may hsFe w 80 -
unable determine and Will sincerey nope ns, n -
they have any value they win be carried INTO ,na
The rage into which the Grant Ping was thrown over % ne
ueeesaity OF making thiI admission can De easily
imagined Only as the result Of the f0onsn anger W. an
measure be regarded by which the President % s
70 revenge himself on those who nave maoe .hT
compromising statements before the senate
According TO correspondence iusa puDlsheu ~
the Attorney Cieneral and the DstrictAttOne! % % ,
District, the latter is instructed by the iOIt 80 ~
authority ne President OF the Uhted olaCsa, s1an,
yesfigate the cases OF smuggling ana prpthg i sn,a
house. officers. which came to ngnt tntous ana
Committee, and 10 prosecute Doth tne Snd ir,
tue bribed II the Attorney donets. n.e
pressed upon the mind Of the Dsuics "a "a anos
the Necessity for general watchfnlness anu nso., ,,
in view OF the revelations which have teket tr
would have been perfectly prOpct II ~ ~ IN
the revelations which were made AZ tne i5 80 dnsa
question IL should have been Win tDe u1eas
pate as beyond doubt the exemption ol tno as,iit
who made the declarations, from al crltii @
Instead OF shis he inveighs against 1tJ
and Inn rally these men alone. and the
ney In hs answer recites the care us ~ "'' '
Ouly To be directed against such persons
NOW To SWEEP THE FIELD.
5,,n The LyHcAbsrg ITgiHtdR
Tbcre are thousands of good, patriotic men,
All -, 81 RAJ. ouutry who sincerely desire 10 secure
uulOu of All the mDegite CONSERVATIVE elenleht1 IA O
;O5iiion tD the dnbauchrd aud Tocsiees pArV no" ~