The New York herald., 1872-07-23

tion should stand In the way OF a thing he wanted
TIE rsEssDEpr = SD prssiGsIrs sMD HIS sSsRouSDn,os
commodati0n, why should he not make the most Of
itf Thus the case presents, presents itseil to the Presl
form, ansnciai meaIGres, and 30 on. Had he
70 ts g. pomo scheme % he might MIC have &C.
compished much. But anybody could ridicule
cyll y service reform and call amnesty national
crime without losing hts favor. There was the dtG
terence between thing the President wanted and
Others he cared little about. Another thing he
Colonel Forney, he must have a second term to
make the first one pay expenses He started out
ence which at first the people were inclined to an.
plaud. Numerous pointed stories, some true and
coon discovered that for hts future success he
needed organized partisan support. 1t was easily
had The required ALLIANCES formed
surrounded by political managers, the Caneronsy
the 1 Chambers the ., MSr3ns S@ S1s the cSnslings
interests Of the President and of such pcliticSi
he aiding with the Executive influence In con-
trolling their States for themselves, ana they civ.
hand iVs Washed @ " the other This waS gradually de-
vcl0ped into system, all cooperation being well
"
influence willing to work Tor consideration, and
thus the system was gradually extended % until m. at at
service and the whole republican party throughout
the land were completely under its control Then
ostracised everybody who refused TO obey Its com,
mands. II gave birth TO
whose s stS tenet Il wSs that President Grant must
be reelected The strictest fidelity to republican
principles was worth nothing unless coupled with
tuted high treason against the party, for which
there was no quarter. Everything else could be
forgiven but not this. Thus the republican Organi-
zation has become personal party, absolutely sub
jugated to the interests Of one individual. re-
ing extent to personal government. Let the
President do what he pleases, he finds complete
personal PERSONAL government m % is sometimes tim I felt t Very
keenly even by the faithful. The President does
not srare their feelings. He tests sometimes
for for ''s his selashness a IS distressiney i fanE
and Ingenious. They want him to ap-
stand what they mean, and they have to submit.
they feel that his nepotism disgraces the govern
. with which they seek to cover him he cannot be
prevailed upon to remove any Of his relatives from
stances, lie Keeps his brother.in-law Casey in
place. although that man Is universally known as
one Of the most worthless Gers in the aad He lie
diplomatic service OF the United States ridiculous
at Copenhagen. And so on No, VIII not wrong
Lampher, who had to resign place In the
revenue service in consequences Of some gross
man i, was then appointed BY the President to.a
place In a land office in Washington territory where
u
ment money but when the same Lampher also In
dulged in fraudulent use OF public funds, even the
good heart Of the President mt could not & n1ld him I'M
board. But he is the only. one. Whether the faith
fl like nepotism or not they must do their best to
faithful like the appointment OF the cecbi aed Tom
Murphy as Collector Of Customs in New York.
have II on COOL authority that Tom Murphys
appointment was not pressed by political influence.
But the President liked Tom Murphy. Tom Muir
exSpressing his personal regard and friendship the
President made Tom Murphy Collector Of Customs.
IT must ~ be anm,sd that Tom Murphy h That
ing the political wires for his friend Grant
THE FAITHFUL IN DISTRESS.
amusement and his sporting propepslties. But the
ment. The Presidency was, in his opinion, not
given to him that he should overwork himself
Long Branch as boy is eager to escape from his
school room. lie decidedly prefers the delights OF
ng The s inspired by his example run
away also, and SO we hear from time to time that
the administration Is out Of town; have actually
looking for the government OF the United States
az for lost Child or horse strayed or
stolen. Such thing was never heard OF in our
past history. The great business Of the government
has never been 30 cavalieriy dealt with. II IL the
country has ever witnessed and the faithful do not
like to see the President use his office for his own
comfort in 80 barefaced manner. But, as they
do it with sefsacrifcing heroism. Even Louis Ma
@ not Ne3n 9e sssvsa aa n s
misfortune, more eagerly deserted than Grant Will
be as soon as he Is heaen Bat M h ne wiz be praised
as long as he nolds power in lis hands
/ viii not wrong President Grant. He is
IS simply man WHO makes use Of his
high oflcal position 70 suit his own con.
does not cit in his closet designing usurper,
gloomily pondering how he may snbvert tue iree
OF rne repupc Ncaer Gs ooes ni ponr
at al. He simply wants TO carry a point; and
When as in the 81: Domingo m, case the c2nst tu
II. He does not mean TO break down the authority
OF the laws: He simply wants them not to hamper
him in his dOings He does not mean systematlcal-
ly to outrage the public sense OF deccney by nepOt
ism and low associations to corrupt the service and
to degrade our political life He only wants to make
his relatives and avorites comfortable TO associate
with men who are congenal to him, and to take
the best care OF his interest he can. He Is
NOT INCAPABLE OF OCCASIONALLY DoING GOOD
THING.
He prefers a good appointment to o had one,
other things being eoual. He undoubtedly desires
that affairs shcyd 20 well, his own welfare Included
The cry for civIl service reform growing popular,
former. He started probably with good intentions,
and would, perhaps, have carried them out had ne
political machine In the old way for his reelection
Then the absolute command Of the civil service
machinery appeared 9 him % mGc rns,y more pe than
sented TO let the Ku Klux law drop by its own lIm-
taton, but, considering his interests IN the pending
campaign he did not blush TO urge his friends in
Congress to continue in his hand the NEST alarming
power to suspend the writ OF habcas corpus while
his own reelection Is pending. He does not
mean to be dcspOt, but he wants to have his Will.
Such Is the character OF his personal government.
We should be doing IL too much honor by calling IL
Cesarism. II Is not inspired by any grand, lofty
and long headed ambition; by the Unsuitable desire
OF genius to do brilliant deeds and to Ill the world
with the spendor Of great name, Ike those OF Ju-
lius Cesar and Napoleon. 1t is absolutely barren Of
ideas and originality-barren OF striking achieve
mcnts void OF noble sentiments and inspiring
example. 1t is simply dull and heavy, stupid and
stubborn In Its selfshness. Those who submitted
to the rule OF Cesar and Napoleon could say at least
that they were bowling their heads before the mag
n1cence Of towering intellect and wonderful ac-
tivty. But here there s nothing to warm the heart