The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-03

the effort to absorb the Indian Bureau Ii
the War Department; military interior
ence at elections; the efforts to secure the
repeal Of the Tenure of Office Act which
limited the Presidents power Of appoint.
ment, and Presidential interference with
political questions and party movements
an distant States, from Louisiana to New
York. -7'.p .~.. IN
Mr.. Sumner also referred again al
length To- the San Domingo question, In
terms Of condemnation, and said the
whole continuance, besides being wrong
tothe black Republicans Of Hsyti, was an
insult 10 the Colored race, not only abroad
but here at home. How a Chief Magis.
trate with four millions of colored fellow
citizens could have done this thing passes
comprehension.
The colored orator, Frederick Doug.
lass, was selected by the President as one
OF the Commissioners TO visit San Domin.
go, and yet on his return, and almost
within sight of the Executive Mansion, he
was repealed from the common table Of a
mail steamer on the Potomac when the
other Commissioners were already seated,
and through him was the African race In.
suited, and then equal rights denied. But
the President, whose commission he had
borne, neither did nor said anything to
right the wrong, and a few days later,
when entertaining the Commissioners at
tho Executive Mansion, actually forgot
the cOlOrGd orator, whose services he had
sought. But this indignity is in unison
with the rest. After insulting the black
republic, 1t is easy to sec how natural Il
was TO treat with insensibility the repre-.
sentative Of the African race here.
| stay this painful presentlment under
its various heads, beginning with nepo.
tlsm and gift'taking, officials compensated,
and ending in contrivanoe. against San
Domingo, with the indignity to the Afri.
can race, not because II is complete, but
because 1t Is enough. With sorrow un.
speakable | have made this exposure of
pretensions which, Tor the sake OF Repub.
llcOn institutions, every good citizen
should wish expunged from history. But
| had no alternative, The President him.
self insists upon putting them issue. he
will not allow them to be forgotten. Asa
candidate for reelection he invites judg.
ment, and now the question Of duty Is
presented to the Republican party. like
that work. 1t is at the mandate OF duty
that we must act. Do his Presidential
pretensions merit the sanction Of the par.
ty? Can Republicans, without departing
tromiall obligations, whether OF party or
patriotism, recognize our ambitious Cesar
as the proper representative Can we
take the fearful responsibility Of his pro.
longed empire?. put these questions
solemnly, as q member OF the Republican
party, with all the earnestness Of q life
devoted to the triumph Of this party.
With me, party was country and mankind;
but with the adoption Of all these presi.
dental pretensions, party loses It's charac.
ter and drops from It's sphere; its creed
ceases to be Republicanism and becomes
GrantiSm-men. tits no longer politi.
cal party, but personal party. For my.
self, say openly, am no mans man,
nor do belong to any personal party.
MIR. Sumner spoke ut length on the one
term principle. The attempt to change
the character Of the Republican party,
said MIR. Sumner, begins by an assault on
the principle Of the one term for Presi.
dent. The influence of the President has
increased, is increasing, and might be
diminished, but in this excellent work
well worth the best efforts OF all. Moth
ing is more important than is the limita.
ton to one term. There is demand for
reform in the civil service, and the Presi-
dent formally adopts this demand, but he
neglects the first step, which depends on
himself. From this We may judge his
little earnestneSs in the cause. Beyond
all question civil service reform must be.
gin by the limitation the Presidency to
one term, so that the temptation to use
the appointing power for personal ends
may disappear from our system, and this
great disturbing force cease to exist. l!
the President is sincere for reform, it
will be easy for him 10 set the example
by declaring his adhesion 70 the one term
principle. But even II he fails we must
do our duty.
In alluding TO our foreign relations, Mr..
Sumner said he felt bound to say that
never before has their management been
so WuuLInS IN hOlllty ana so absolutely
without character. In every direction is
middle, middle. With Spain, middle;
with Cuba, middle; the black Republic,
muddle; with distant Corea, muddIe;
with Venezuela, muddle; with Russia,
muddle with England; on all sides Que
diversified muddle. Laughter. To this
condition we are reduced. When before
in our, history have we reached any such
pass. as that TO which we have been car.
ried in our questions with England. Are
these laurels, for the Presidential candi.
dateI ID. " s.is75
TIE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION.
Mr.. Sumner concluded-1 wait the de.
termination of the National Convention,
where are delegates from my own much.
honored Commonwealth, with whom l
rejoice to act Not without anxiety do /
wait, but with the earnest hope that the
Convention will bring the Republican
party into ancient harmony, saving it,
especially, from the suicidal folly Of an
issue on the personal pretenstons Of one
man