Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-29

P ZINE" Elk
J. B. RoBiSsoN Committee.
Derby Line July 9Th, 1872.
We believe it was Talleyrapd who
first announced the discovery, that the
true Office of language was to conceal
ideas. But Talleyrand. in his iveliest
conception of this courtier art, must
have been mere novice compared with
farmer Greeley.-the CivI Service Re
form candidate for the Presidency-who
plays fast and loose with extreme men
of the most opposite opinions. We re-
fer, now, more particularly to Mr.. Gree
ley's recent reply to Senator Schurz's
letter upon the subject of Civil Service
Reform; wherein, the attempt to dodge
or turn the point of Mr.. Schurz's pun
gent inquiry,is most artfully Unanswered;
leaving the real question still unan-
swered, and putting forever to the blush
the boasted simplicity and frankness of
speech and blunt honesty of the Tribune
philosopher.
The reader will see by glance at
Senator Schurz's letter that the gist of
his inquiry is, whether Mr.. Greeley, if
elected. proposes to appoint the Demo-
Gratis to office according to the old Jack
sonian doctrine :-"to the victors be-
long the spoils;' or whether he will
adopt some juster system, such as COM
petitive examinations-warmly advocat-
ed by Mr.. Schurz in the Senate. This
meaning of the Senator is all the more
apparent when he asks Mr.. Greeley to
put his intentions, in this respect, in a
clear light" and refers to the charge that
he is "under the influence of politicians
of doubtful character. :"
We ask the reader to scan Mr.. Greeley
letter, closely, and tell us if you see the
''clear light" in which he leaves the
matter of Civil Service Reform. Tell us.
also, If you can learn from the letter that
he will not appoint, to Office, those pol.
iticians of doubtful character"
AS sort of moral salvo to this sub.
ject of reform, Mr.. Greeley tells Mr.
Schurz that ga President should dread
nothing but the accusing voice of history
and the memorable judgment of God.
By this proposition in ethics, which al
once challenges the approval of all, Mr.
Greeley very 'adroitly parties the stroke
of Mr.. Schurz's inquiry. This, indeed
is a most happy specimen of the Talley
randic use of language, and is worthy
the slippery, coaxing genius of the grea
Frenchman himself g
Aside from what the one-term princi
pie may do for reform in the civil service
Mr.. Greeley talks vaguely of Congress
and in more particular response to Mr.
Schurz's allusion to politicians of doubt
full character" he talks meekly of char
ity;
And thus he wires in and wires out
And leaves Mister Schurz still in doubt.
Whether the snake that made that track
Was going East or coming back
But, say the Greeleyitcs, Mr.. Schur
was satisfied with the reply he made
part of his speech at ST. Louis, am
what business have you Grant-men t
find fault with it? Of course, MI
Schurz was satisfied anything to bea
Grant BUTT seems the Democracy ar
not quite satisfied with it; nor are the
any better satisfied with Mr.. Schurz
letter. In the version which they Civ
of this correspondence, they suppress.
bodily, all that portion of the Senator
letter which appears below in italics
also that portion of the reply in italics
They in no way indicate that they hay
omitted any portion, but give only tia
part which suits them, as the whole CO..
respondence. This mutilated versio
relieves it of feature odious to the D.
mocracy, and at the same time strik,
from Mr.. Greeleys disingenuous answ,
much Of its double-entendre. t. s
We call this the Democratic versio
1t is the version of the Lyndon Unio
at least. We presume Republican D
pers. also, may have inadvertently CO
led this same false version; but no o.
can doubt that the mutilation is Il
wo-k of Democratic scissors. The ed
or of the Union says the writer of tt
article while writing for Grant is sig
ing for Greeley" Can he help ..sig
ing" too, for this editorial candida
when the Democracy have to retouch
letters to make them read right?
The following is the correspondent
the part in italics not found in the De
ocratic translation:
G.
LETTER FROM SENATOR scHURz.
st. Louis, Mo-. June 26. 1879