New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-28
slFtr orleans Republican.
CnncerninR Brothers.In-Lavv.
IRON the New York Tribune. ]

IFrOm the new AoAA AAAbuAcs
II Is barely possible that when the Fiji
savans stands on the broken arches of the
now unbuilt East river bridge to sketch the
ancieut ruins of New York, this fragment
of tbe history of the present administra-
4ior will be left on record: SIT tenderly
cared for its brothers-in-law." There does
not seem much hope for the immortal sur
vival of any other great trait Of the exist
ing domination. Its last year is lapsing,
and its OratOrical champions are greatly
mt about to find anything really notable
10 saw of it: SO, in default of other good,
they fall on things which the country and
the Republican party have done and credit
them To the head and heart of the Chief
MAGISTRATE. If the President is so pressed
for causes for cOngratulatiOn, what can his
tory do3 Let us take heart Of grace that it
NAV say of General Grants brief reign
that brOtheFs-in-law did exceedingly
flourish therein. Disasters attended our
bombshell diplomacy in the CUrea; we
were scOffed at from Copenhagen to Picking;
Offices were given away as holiday presents
70 unworthy men; the resources of the
country were used to enrich personal favor.
ties, but the administrations brothers-in-
law were the wards of the nation.
Why not all brothers-iE-lawl Why make
fish Of one sort and flesh of another A
New York organ of the administration
General Land Office, and exults in the fact
that its late wearer was a brOther-inlaw of
Senator Upton. Now, Mr.. Upton does not
"stand by the administration" therefore
his brOther-in-law, though probably fair
enough man as brotbers-in-law run, is
marked for sudden and swift destruction.
The organ gives us a reason for his or
dained ruin that he is Senator Tipton's
brotherin-law. He NAV have been a good
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man; but, as a brOther-in-law of Senator
Upton, his offense was mOrtally rank. The
Tribune, as is tOlerably well known, does
not believe in the Presidents appointing re-
latives to Office; the practice is bad in NOR
ais and precedent. But is an aaministra-
ton which appears to subsist for the
benefit of brOthers-in1aw to cast the first
stone at these unfortunate relatives! 1.-THE
poor clerk in the General Land Office is to
be banned because he happens to be a
brother-in law of somebody, whatever is to
become of the minister to Copenhagen, the
chief appraiser at San Francisco, the cOllec-
tor of customs at New Orleans, the White
House doorkeeper, and all the vast swarm
of brOthers-in-law of the administration, or
to establish never so remote claim of con-
sanguinity with one of these happy mortals.
is to embark upon food that leads on to
fortune. To be brother-in-law of one who
is nOt for the renominated is crime with
the administration. Seriously, let US have
a clean sweep Of brOthers-in-law. Don't
let us stay our hands with the ex-clerk of
the Land Office, but keep on until they are
all gone-from Copenhagen to New Or
leans. 1t will never do to miss one family
and hold fast to another. To drive out the
Tiptons and keep the Cramers, Dents and
Caseys is not honest; it is only sham civil
reform, of which we have had something
TOO much