New-York tribune., 1872-01-30
DRIFT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
ONE FRIEND NOT BLIND.

fOm
The Administration leaders in the Senate have
already laid heavy burdens upon their Chief and this
action concerning adlonrnmcnt 1nrea.enS TO prove
the Republican party active and earnest IL asks but
bread and II is not 70 he content with stone As usual
Wilson is wiser suoh points us these than tho
most of his associate supporters OF the President lie ~
and sincerity Of the agitation in the Republican party
for better things and for more rapid progression IN prac
President Grant and his friends cannot afford
look this feeling and ignore its demonstrations.
liberal Republicans q Missouri and its significant and
popular reform platform. Gon Wilson says tnat
leaders OF the party at Washington, that their
prominent suggestions and demands must he complied
election Of GEN Grant are to be secured they
these obviously practical and pertinent reforms nre
neglect Gen. Wilson predicts the Administration Will
ranks and most likely find itself In danger OF defeat
These words of simple wisdom the warnings OF prae-
tleal good sense VIII tohRnng anu morton hnd IN id ~
themi
TIE FOUNTAIN OF CoRRUPTIoN.
Ths Mnnf Journal
The evidence before the CustOm-h0use lnycs-
tigation Committee Is getting worse ana worse. we
which have been made render etenstence Of the new
York CusomhOuse, itihas been conducted IN te I'M
OF the pronlnent officers have deliberately pernrcd
themselves In their efforts 10 eAicate tein,e,es from
oorrupton OF New York can attributed 10 the Oonk
ling faction which succeeded III obtaining control OF tho
were brought against II 10 connection with tho manage
ment OF the affairs in the Cusomhouse HAD testimony
ronEne Controlled the patronage Of New.York e sub
serye his own purposes, and hoodwinked the Admins
tration the real condition OF affairs In the New Otk
CusoInhouse But the testimony which has been
ELECTED in the Investigation the course OF & E r "
every corrupt oflce-hoIder in tho NewYork Custom
house or 1t win suffer Tainmany win have been broken
ed % ast Tho AgsTsea Ynr nanspss nrg
the atmOsphere OF the Custom bOuse, and th0 people
should finish tho work by hanging the thieves
Is CONFIDENCE IN THE PRESIDENT lMPAIREDf
Fyom Boston Adr,rttser
The DEVELOPMENTS i'll the Custom housc er-
animation at New cannot be regarded otherwise
than with sincere regret by the true friends OF te M
iniststol sd tngy diS saeS wh"ss tp bs siaEdn
would amount guarantee that every abuse will im
Order and carriage business At the Hew-York Custom
house have been treated az mere money naking con
by individuals sent tsero ~ DnaTtn D o'Tsl si
tho true interests OF the Government haye not been
10 imputn bame to the President, who acted through
out from kind motives but whose nppontees appear TO
Treasury which fail to place the business Of
fhe ON just basis should instantly be hb
TSssssa nsssoa Of 1hS S reqie re- knowledge integrity aes
and patriotism all abuses will readily be corrected ana
the SasolT SsSt intended sH @ sS r. %r Incidental win
time be accomplished the Clty OF new-torh .r MI mn
duty who viii consent for u time to aDan-
don lucrative professions or business ~
YsasT % m bs ose sasactory at this ancc wond
ouir, sl sbnegation Of SELF freedom from connection
state Of New.Yor and the possession OF qualities that
create strong desire to promote the Iubilo welfare
may name M wsm saneep E a the bar as a%ons
.ho.e ho wSS are 70 perform this public service
Ana spD, %9GiS the eonndsnes in the Presdet
impaired by what has occurred NJ New-hSsk. pos III 10
would be uOsafo to suppose thatn may not DO " c'o