New-York tribune., 1872-07-15


movement taken up TO put down rs"p aases me 70 be
were in the Cincinnati PLATFORM and " pio"S'' "- "
able TO vote for Greeley 10 represent them
GRANT THE OFFIcKHoLDERs, NOT IN fbofhh
DATE.
Principles are Of consequence than men. ID, tD'
Cincinnati platform IL better than the one i'Au " -
adelpha. can support Greeley on II because No
II and believes In it. 1 am sometimes told py hepupi-
cans that ,rbt not TO support Greeley Deeause ne -
not the regular nominee Of the PIG - verv sue,sss-
much about party success nave 6 9e ont nv om,vic-
tons and want vote with the patty nov y, tbs r,i
do it. They can't drag me away 10y snu The nomins-
lions af Cncnnat we're freewill ohernss OF tng nea
who MADE them Those made IsrS a. FOR Continuation OF
heir rnje Tor another four years Ihe acI1h :" sce
Pbdadeinh{a Convention spoke the Inlnd OF the liz
panS nobody else. Our excellent friend n9u
TacksOn lneaning Bushl had the Nhge Pssi,I ord
Ai5rs 1snrherl when he went 20 Phadelphla i ahe
J she nomiuatau in accordance with Grant nlI'io s
Ask him why Grant was nominated dONu tleIe .T fhe
how n was done-how that picture came oo%p y ~ hI hnt
os ~ The hall before the Convention ASK nm gDou.
the great shouting ana enLhus.AstfS afrce When
he came home the people demahueu ~
account OF his stewardship There was 10 made
semby the square, no music no deio yras
of the great success az Philadelphia EveIs .las 80
as quiet the grave Where are Ihe 0I .i tbat the
and the Grant enthusiasmsi We St az ~, Pbiiadel-
people demanded the nomination or Grant az
phi yet the people silent aoont IL IA ht , ~ iT are
they speak about Cvn Service reform, nut II 1eS he
going 10 make It, the people are wondering way II NE
been done in the three and nan year. @ OF ol @
we have had We need not go TO new oIk io @ Co.,
OF civil service reform or 70 Louisiana 70 SHOW up cor COZ
ruufons the freclleLIh
~ eo-slafors Judge ScOfed told me that be went %
Grant and showed him evidence that this man casey was
briber Of legislators II was clear case anu S bt
told them be would about IL, and ne s seeing auou
II vet IL had been said By the newspapers that Casey
was TO resign, and it was understood that ne CANT 70
Washington for that purpose, but there came up ueIe
CATION from louisiana believe an hegrOes, Is t ~ on
70 nominate Grant Grant was tOld ~ vas NO. ~ 80 a.
safe to remove Casey because he was sucl useIu an
The President told them he would postpone u, anu th
Casey still Collector of that pOrt 70 help larry on
campaign for Grant. When money can De uade useful
Casey is useful
THE ADMINISTRATION SIMPLY DAMNABLE.
Fellow-eitizeus have SAID more than intended 70
say. [Cries of Go on 90 onP'l The people OF TINS
country ought TO be looking at the Administration on
trial now II is not the Appomattox or the Nieksourg
general but the President Of the United States on whom
the people viii pronounce Judgment. and am willing 20
leave II TO them We invite everybody N every party
under the sun put down fraud and corruption IL is
70 left with them whether We shall Keep OF let peIi
this personal Government There are men IN the al
ferelt places who are a shame and disgrace 70 na-
ton and / know them, and know them Wen. nave
been looking on as witness, ana am copeleu 20 say
mat tins Administration a. whole simply damnahle
ana no other words describe IT, loud eheersl Inc
here in 1sCs He was brought here by a man
IN Detroit, who has carried him IN hls pocKet
ever since. He claims thai the Posi-Onee De De,
partnent ought make money, but is running behind
S5OOOOOO year, aud, assuming retrenchment CIesNeA
recommended the ADDITION OF IInAlAg prLSle- a. q
means Of saving 000O but nothing could save enough
10 make good Postmaster General Of him Ia t1e LAST
days OF Congress az one OF us SESSIONS ds YOU AnVn
there up resolution 10 open and examine cain
Of George Ch0rpennng for carry ing me mail ~
Is wears ago i got through and did not know any
thing about it. The POst-Ofice Committee had recon-
mended It. friend told me about II and kneH lt9usAt
20 De stopped we slouled Lor JttteIs' uut 49, ee - 80
get them. II 25 10 call the Yeas and Nays ana we
shouIe0 LOT mem Dut We Cot.4 , - r-, tla IJ,uss
man had MS AK TO grind ana u Went tlrolgn me di &
and Senate, aud signed by the President And mus
the was allowed 70 pay OUT Si45OJy
on claim, every dollar OF NAch hau oeeL pau
But Dawes, who is an honest man, stopped ~ az LAST e
brought up the House and exposed II ~ speech
showing that il was fraud one OF tie Committee from
New Jersey Our reporter did not caIc4 te hineI lOt
NE he went 10 the Postmaster ana asked nm ABOUT
tbe claim. Tie Postmaster told him IL good ana
gave hm 70 understand that 10 amounted 70 less thau
IN ts pavment The First Assistant POstmasterGe
resigned. and prosecuted the CLAIM ana WOuu nave COZ
eced II but Tor the action OF CONGRESS 70 prevent ~
Afterward Dawes speech IN which he showed up tie
fraud taken Gen. Grant ana the acuOn OF CIts
accordance with his Civil Service reforms No but DE Is
there yet raising other CnOrpeun ana allowing otlef
was inserted that money should be used 70 pay the
claim George ChOrpenning, and SO Congress has 10
help at ALL but leave the IN his place
THE FIRST RESULT oE GIFT-TAKNG.
could recite things Ike this which nave occurred IN
the Administration longer than you could stand and
hear them. Ny mind is full Of them, but vii not 20
over them now. During the campaign am going to
meet the people face and ask them whether they
will be DareeDs erinlintS with this scOundrel Creswe
Ben Butler cked Civil service reform out Of the House,
and Morton, Chandler Co trampled It under foot II
the Senate as dead carcass, and yet they TO Pha
dephia and put u in the platform Hhy have they not
fOrei Why wait until the Philadelphia Convention 70
tell the people thai they believe in economy aud good
Administration IL the future The people are not IL
clned now 10 take the promise OF the Administration
when il has rope over lts head ana already feels the
tw!tching Its neck They regarded not Ine promise
then for they looked BACK upon the past Mleh Grant
came IN power there greater opportunity 70
make a good Administration. lie was ldoLZod 10y the
people r the great work lie had dOue. and he be-
feyed il by great and triumphant party. Did he call
No; but ais first act taking Of $4,000 in cash
as a g1 putting il in has pocket, and appointing A T.
Secretary Of the Treasury. He took up Borie Do you
know VINO lie wasl lAo, no"l VINO dug him upi Laugh
teri Where did he come from ! tell VINO he Is,
and that Is all know about him. he subscribed 5000
toward the purchase Of the Philadelphia house Tor
is the way Grant BEGAN his Administration. was IN
Congress then by the favor Of the people, and when
many 50 long would have been very costly to get
them shaved They heightened more and more they
one asked, Heard the news T. What do you think OF
~ Many of them did not think at all Thanks 70 the
sturdy old fOrefatheTs who framed the Constitution,
they not knowing that Just such blockhead as Grant
would get into the White House passed Law that no
importer OF foreign goods could be Secretary OF the Treas
ury Grant tat il bad investment In the hurry
at military life he had learned how 10 issue an order but
knowing nothing about he sent order 10 the
10 20 anu attack brigade at such point on a battle
field asking the Senate abolish the law which stood
his way Then there were long faces in the Senate,
doubtful and that the face OF Charles Sunner-GOd
bless him. he arose and said in bs well known voice.
over Tor one day After the session they gathered
around Grant and said him, " Mr.. President, you
back out. COnquerOr OF Lee and his armies, the
laws OF America strong Tor you you must gave
up'-and Boutwell, appointed because no other
$4,000 man could be found lying around loose
DOWN WITH CORRUPTIogIsTs.
This bad beginning kept UP and continued 20 grow
worse. could detain you here much longer, but
not disposed to do IT, have words say other
appointments My mind is perfectly full never felt
so troubled and harassed did during the past three
years about the Republican party. helped build up
party and have always had affection IT, IL grieved
me TO dong what IL has been doing The people
are honest, and knew when they the maladmnis-
tratiOn OF affairs going on they would demand a
party. They would say let US have Congress that will
unearth frauds instead shOveng dirt them II
Is good thing 70 have change. Daniel Webster once