The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-08-21

ence for an Office, nor to obtaining Il
from Tammany Hall and keeping if
all through the exposure of Tweed
and the rest Sumner, with a brother
in-law in Office under Andrew John
son. was Influenced by his removal
and did not hesitate to make known
his displeasure. Even Greeley did
rot scruple TO cOun.enance his broth
er-in-law In obtaining the most lucra-
tive Collectorship in the United States
nor has be hesitated TO urge appoint
ments clearly unfit on the ground Of
intimate terms between himself and
those be urged
Governor Hoffman. in 1861. when.
MAYOR Of New York, appointed his
fathe--inlaw. Starkweather, Collector
Of Assessments. and be remained IN
ofice until jug 1871, receiving as
compensation $500, ,s24. Among the
worthy and needy provided for bv
St-akweather was Wm. II. Tweed,
who received, for nothing Sl0l SIS.
But if Grant has done wrong. the
crimes Of others cannot help him.
What did all these charges Of nepotism
amount to +! Since President Grant
came into Office, but seven persons In
all connected in the remosest degree
with him or his wife have held p0liri-
cal ofice under the United States. OF
these, two were appointed By Presi-
dent johnson. five received local OF
fees Al the request Of local represen-
tatives and only two were directly ap-
pointed By President Grant himself.
As to the Presidents appointments
being partisan. the speaker cited the
cases Of Mr.. Adams, appointed Arb
traitor az Geneva, and Mr.. Evarts.
who were not his partisans, and
Messrs- Gushing and Curtis, political
opponents, as counsel The speaker
then, referring to his relations with
Governor Morgan, said they had been
in the best accord untii the advent Of
Morgan's successor. Mr.. Conkling
then spoke Of his and his colleagues
early attitude toward the President.
and said II had been intimated that a
Senator addressed the President
letter allading TO his own aspirations
for The Presidency. and Offering TO
withdraw and give the State Of New
York TO him provided agreeable uu-
derstandings could De lad concerning
patronage
The MILITARY ENG, &c.
Referring to the charge that tie
President was surrounded hy mill
iary ring, Mr.. Conkling, said:
This URg consists Of three persons
who write for the President without
any expense TO the Treasury. As to
the Presidents lettering, they were
o8ly eight hours from Washington,
and nothing can occur demanding his
immediate attention without his being
within immediate call Ii was the
practice Of runners in al countries 20
tarry at a distance from their Official
residence during a rortion Of the
wear.
Mr Conkling then referred 10 the
foreign policy of the Administration
applaaded the success of the Wash
ingtOn. treaty negotiations.
The finances was the next question
taken up, which the speaker showed
70 be in a satisfactory condition.
OF Civil Service reform the Sens
Tor said the present was the best Ad-
ministration Of the Civil Service the
present country ever had Delin-
quents and defaulters had been fol-
lowed ont with the utmost rigor, and
when caught nothing has protected
them from punishment
The Senator then ;eok up the
charge Of Capitalization He said the
cry was 3 mere fetch. Horace Gree
lev and others who most loudly ap-
plauded the ku-klux are those who
discover the eentralizing tendencies
Of THE Government The real danger
vas from decentralization. which
means States Rights in the secession
senses-~AA the eentralism we have
now, he said, * the strong and stable
Government under which the nation
prospers with safety 10 properly,
labor, liberty and life
Referring TO the fourteen inyestiea-
tons ordered by both Houses he said
the only result was the strengthening
Of the Administrator
THE COALITION CANDIDATE