New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-27

ot n, osr,,, nor,a,n oatcrs in New.York who, whib
they essay 10 defend his character for Integrity on.
tary as TO MAKE IL matter Of that their words do
not belle their defensive papGSesS stnscns 'her ,s %
York Custom house had the
Of the head OF the Government ~ - q tbe inc . so
profit and to the injury Of tho commercial and mercantie
Interests of that city, But al ms p Stamina on fIe
men he has recommended TO office. 90 te a. ~ %
fcasnce show that others do every DAY M presdent IN
connection with NewYork Custom house s
and why should newsPapers proesSst s pointbIank
admission instead Of strainlng 'nsiI ,SS e. dce,,er
fact and foster the Implication tn .nf hneye in he
quality of honest devotion however may assert tse
whatever direction but there , tag which
would urostrate soul and conscience where thefe ~
neither incentive encouragement hos onha8cy "a
sense nor policy in the saeritce-such s!CoPhan.y &c
Certain NewYori Journals just now use so Gisgraeefay
and demeanngly In their treatment OF the
investigation. t.. 4I fHtf1 ~ % .l y
THE MIsFoRrUNEs OF THE ADMINISTRATION
Fforr Philadelphia Enquirer, .,.:
II ia one of the misfortunes OF the hdminis ,
tration that there attach themselves to IL men W9Se AZ
tchment has no stronger reason than that OF pon ana
advancement. tho United States Senate iast Web
r m"aiaeT ths C Service Commission rules
and It's examinations What the indivlduaI oplt a.
not likely 10 concern Itself. But when he an adteI
representative OF the policy ana ~ 3PiniC ON the
occasion referred to- that the President Is not sincere
his expressed desire for civil service T9io nonnces
Carnenter challenges attention for he either ann9nIes
new departure OF the President or ne II sncecb
of the he pretends to serve MT Carpef, occa
was not much an argument as dlspiy y, and
sonally brilliant more frequently dull Vut tha, the
commonplace lie could not have forgotten na' Con- on.
President has strongly recommended 70 -
gress the system evolved BY the Conn, rcon
or. that In consequence OF the TX Conress 10 is
therefore, clear that Mr.. Carpenter nnung ndtaraI
tirely cut off from the fruitful source OF az i
,oantNpoItical patronagedd not hesitate TO ms
represent tho Administration and TO appear inst ony
reform of the Civil Service. Officials have Deen or tSo
long time appointed merely Tor pOllllcal ieooo y o.
@ endnre and though Senators will BE- thereby de
priyed OF o their patronage, the oJ1uaS con-
demands that Civil Service Eeiorm s"aN W 'O"
THE "pRUING OUT" BUSINESS.
From The albany Erpress.
Several of our Republican cOtemporaries III
th State talk lust a, though they believed II would be
most excellent arrangement If Horace rrecIet' LII
TEnuSr ard al who sympathlze with him and H. coiu
be driven out OF the Republican party, ana maao
10 act with tho Democracy beeause Ia Al" tbo Pc
onblIcan ORGANIZATION "a well outside of IT, there are
not wanting those 70 proclaim it the enemy OF ne kpn
With TGE TEBvSE ard Mr. Greeley are too numef'
GUS " DE spared If success - mnat has fat
tened itself upon any part Of our organization,
what more appropriate remedy there than the heroic
Tgs T%T \. let US not dende ourselves into the be-
lief that all officials are spotess because tcy - rt
chosen by the Republican party ana let US nor a"np
70 shield from Investigation those whose acts excite s
pciOn through fear that the party may tlereoy DC u"
aged In all these matters tbs policy OF honesty the
best policy
THE WAY TO ASSURE THE SUCCESS OF The
PARTY.
From Th> 1rcnOa SninfL -,
We agree with The TRIBUNE III thinking tnat
the lob" Of aducing that Journal because OF s nde
pendence in ferroting out and exposing wrong uoinS
among nominal Republicans had better De leI 10 JSur
mails and individuals who have loss Tor MOI chsr-
acter 70 lose /" than The Netcark AdreruSer. for
"a certain as the rises and sets VIII any Ioui
nal, or any individual lose character-aha ~ the
so.yho attempts mnzze the Press, ana make ~ so
mere sycOphan OF certain ciques, rings, or
TUg TRIBI ia doing more to-day toward securing Io
success OF the Republican party next ta 1nan ~
Journals OF less decided character. a FARMER Iio '
unit trees from rotten and dead branches tna Wnao
mains may be more thrifty and productive ino S""i0
rule holds good with reference 10 pOntlCai pirti'''