The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-29

REPUBLICANS THE FRIENDS OF LABOR.
REpoRTER.Has the republican party ever tried
to conciliate the party OF laborg
Governor JEwELL-we have always tried to give
them everything IN reason that they wanted.
have strongly urged their claims myself for two
years-tO sdch an extent indeed, as to lay myself
open to some criticism by my own party. was
prove their condition. and If they have wr0ngs-nO
matter whether great or small-t0 right them
S Sy Just pano s9 ss or
that have grave doubts whether the leaders OF the
socalled '.abor party" are all equally honest In
their intentions. Some OF them came to me last
year and asked me to lend them money TO start an
organ for the dissemination OF their views. They
and. having looked at It as q business man. de.
clined II on the ground that the paper would not
pay That may, perhaps account somewhat for
their action at the present time.
WORKING MANS GRIEVANCE.
REPoRTER-DO you know Of any special grievance
that iaboring men have just right TO complain Of
Governor JEwRLL-Yes, there is one reform which
&c IN my last annual message es Inc
ment than they have now so as to put them, as
manufacturing laborers upon an equal footing with
the agrlcuturist who enjoys the benefit or the
Homestead law. My recommendation In behalf OF
this measure, however, was not iavorably received
ported upon by the committee 10 which 1t was
referred.
PROSPERITY OF THE STATE
REPoRrER-Tne general condition OF labor in this
State. however, compares iavorably. believe, with
any other state.
better or than that or any State IN the Union not
to speak OF foreign countries. The state IL more
tory and every branch OF Industry Is in
q very dourishlng condition. just as an
in m our mat e
was about AZ great as our entire State debt-neary
SIX millions. And we have also the most orderly
and hopeful and apparently cOntented and law
abiding set OF laboring men IN the world. Althonph
we are great manufacturing state we very rarely
Thanking the Governor for his courtesy the cor.
respondent OF the HERALD then Withdrew.
How MIR. Hubbard Peeps Into the Cupboard
A Scathing Review OF tho Administrations
The Presidents Love for Racing and Bar.
: becues-HOw the United States Should Re
Governed--At the Polls.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, March 20, 1872
At a meeting Of the democracy this evening,
william w. Eaton, President, introduced Mr.
Richard d. Hubbard, VINO said OF himself and
his personal relations to the canvass he had
but one thing to say. He had been
saluted with many personal illusions and
he had nothing to say, except that he
did not propose to quarrel with his honest
critics. He dig not profess to have attained the
perfection Of Just man made perfect. Some Of
the accusations he believed to be false and scanda-
lous but he should not attempt their contradiction
for 1t Is an old prOverb that "a lie travels
in seven league boots" while he wore
very small boots. bold party press may circulate
reports which need not be answered. Like the
philosopher kicked by the jackass, he should
not attempt to retaiate by kicking pack
Let him eat his thistle and grow
lean upon 1t. Political place Is not the criterion Of
success It is often the reward OF junketing and
dealing and sometimes the use OF money.
WHAT A CANDIDATE SHOULD BE.
A candidate should not be an ONCE be0gar, or
solicitor or purchaser Of votes. and he could
not become one and would not. 1t will require
something more attractive than ofiice and more
terrible than defeat to swerve him one hairs
breadth from this mark my adversary represents
istratlOn party-and II he does that he repre-
sents multitude OF sins-and the party
have done well to put up such q man TO drag their
hIppodrome, for they say he can drive 100 horses.
lie congratulated Messrs. Grant, Pomeroy, Morton
4 Co. having respectable representative; for
platter.
PERSONAL REMARKS ONLY.
The contest Is not personal one. II It were you
would take no interest In IT, II the President IS
to canter out the oces 10 brOthersln law, to Leet
Co., and to spend third OF MS official year in At
tending horse races or barDacues, and Is to the
1000 Offices TO reward his friends, and punish his
enemies; to fatten COnkling and famiSh FentOn; n
men are steal their way, like Fenton. to Congress-
whether Whittem0re and others are to auction on
the cadetships or stokes to swndle the government
roDberies-lf this Is all the questOn-then the game
Is not worth the candle.
BETTER GO TO CLEANING SEWERS.
II that were oil, we had better go to cleaning
sewers, or into some other respectable occupation.
trusted different things. 1t means the breaking up
OF the cast iron mOulds OF dead Issues; that II pOi
cal parties necessities they need anpulaon
that the administration Is covered with ulcers and
purified sores ana needs to be taken out OF sight
and out OF smell; II means q standard against rob-
bers in Ofice-lf 1t does not mean tnls 1t does not
mean anything ior you or me. We need
tics. 'u and he repeated it as the profoundest
article OF his political faith IL must begin at the
polls anu ne e awe c We
law. We must drive from the polls everv base
purchaser OF votes, every ballot box suffer and
every other infamous viper OF fraud. II we fail to do
this our work OF reform Is but nalf accomplished.
The vote is in the private property OF the
VOTER but In the right sense 1t is his sacred trust
II sell out my vote sell out the right OF every
other man, and he who Is guilty or selling out his
suffrage Is guilty OF more treason against me
he hoped for law that would impose perpetual dis-
reimbursement. He VINO hath ears to hear let
CORRUPTION IN VOTING CONNECTED WITH OFFICE
Under preceding administrations an order was
issued to the bureaus OF the civil service that no
officer OF the government should levy contributions
for party purposes. Gideon Wells signed that ORDER
How Is It now me emerging iS Oh 6lacsma h upon
up States has come to be one OF the recognized
conditions OF Official tenure. II Is time there
should be an end OF this thing, and the
question now before the people means that there
snail be q change. some OF the merchants OF New
York rendered to Andrew Johnson horses and
carriage, and he rejected the tender.
PRESIDENTIAL GIFTS FROM CITIZENS.
Now 1t has become to be one OF the accepted con-
dtions OF ONCE TO accept gifts. He did not mean
to say that President Grant has been corrupted by
gifts, but he would say that the custom
is an evil example. For one 1.-THE OF the offences
committed during this administration term Sir
Francis Brown went from the woosack to the
Tower. Naman was struck with palsy for receiving
gifts. Now Is not the time for receiving last
horses and blOoded hounds. 1t Is an
offence which pervades the administration; but
how shall he rebuke the ofence VINO sets the ex.
ample2 few months since the most shameful
frauds were exposed in New York, and at that time
there existed fraud In the Custom House.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE CABINET KNEW 1T.
The senate COMMITTEE and the Secretary OF the
Treasury knew It. Yet IN spite or this 1t was al
lowed to continue unexp0sed, and until q few
weeks SINCE, when an investigation was proposed;
and how was 1t receivedf 1t was urged that 1t
would be attack upon the administration.