The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-04-11

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svse1 bo6y cad ovsfyshine. and polls ~
stdGbs V1lch HAxe the pappets dance.
Nov, In ~ 49, Of ell ths goos ~ occ' :
soea wtos msse dog Murphy fseo' tnas
he b grown % gfsaif
The secret Of this curious state Of tnines
lies 10 she fact that Grant has given MUIR.
ply immediate control Of The vsst fscsfh
patronage Of the state Of New 1ork.
Even Senator Contling, who u . greas
ssisklst for thing, has, tor reasons trans
fsrrsd nsarly ali bic privileges In tnis mat.
ter - murphy. Murphy was snoooy
contractor for ths army Of the fotomsc
during the var and - that time, ~ some
means Or Other, acquired 40 extraordinary
fsvorits With hin. When Grant became
wished; and Murphy took the fatsest Of.
Gee that exists under The government, the
eolIsstorship Of the port Of New York.
The collector there generally runs the po-
l'ticsl machine, and manages the party,.s
interests, and be 10 helped 10 this work
BY the fact that hs he's st his disposal,
something like thousand profitable and
pleasant places which ere eagerly
sought for BY the working politicians
Of the city and state. 4ur-
ply held the place for less than two years,
but during that time hs had proved him.
self . particularly ssrvicesble man TO
Grant snd his sdministration In . great
variety Of ways. When Murphy wss
forced 70 resign, owing 70 the scandals Of
ale ofaosal career, be held IN his hands oil
the wirss which hs had pulled in the ser.
vics Of GRANT; and, - be ana Grant had
grown shicker shss ever, Grant gave him
Ibs run Of The federal patronage Of the
sssie. A. collector be had merely had the
custom-houss, but this wss Q small thing
compared with what he had now got hold
Of, which included the sirS syor's ONCE,
the internal revenue Offices, the post-of-
dee, the sub-treasursr's once, and numer.
Gus other departments Of pablic service.
Murphy, IN fact, had the running Of the
machine. He could give places 70 ell his
friends and tools In proportion 10 their
value. Whoever wanted anythinS had TO
ssk him tor IT, Whoever wished to do
anything had to ask him about IL 10
shis country party interests are largely
managed BY once hoidsrs. They work
up Shings In their wards By die
.ricts, and - they have particular reasons
tot WORKING harder than nyb0dy else,
and their sxpsrisnce and position. enable
them 70 manage tribe better than most
other people, they easily GET the leader
ship. Hence man who csn manage the
managers, Who can make and unmaks Of
scs.holdsfs ia state like New York, 10
sure 70 become the eontroiling power 10
politics. II vss Tom Murpsys luck 10
become "Bossn 10 this way through the
particular fsvof Of Grant Murphy knows
what be b sb0u, 10 the exercise Of his
powers. He can. ct the Same time, serve
Grant help Coukling, and take care Of
himself. He can smile on one aide Of hii
face, or on both sldos Of once. He got his
principal sdmirsr appointed his succssso.
10 che custom house; and lstsf be has had
., bis dispossl . vindfsll Of big places, 10
GLIDING the survsyorship, possmsstsrship,
and msrshslship Of New York, all ol
which fell 10 men vAo "knev Murphy"
I, 10 cay, under the circumssances
for Murphy 70 put himself 81
the head Of . municipal "ring." II II
easy for him 10 appear - . great poli,ica
leader, whose words are the voice o! tie
party. IL 10 sssy fer him 70 work tpor
the legislature. There are two or thrss
wsys q working on Il. In the arst plsc'
there are said 70 b . good many mem
bsrs vhS can BE- Influenced BY the patron
age which Murphy has st his disPosa
10 the second piscs there are May VIII
can b. Influenced By the demands VI th,
party" which Murphy represents, and b!
the party pressure which Murphy cal
bring TO bear. In the third place Their
are many who are Influenced BY the ne
cessity Of securing the party support. 10
wit: Aurphy's support 10 their distric
10 the neat election, and who know tina
Murphy can hurt them through tools IL
ONCE, and Who consequently dislike TO OF.
fend Murphy. and thus injurs the party
II 10 complicated business, this; but thu
attentive reader will see how everything
when traced back 70 the starting point
hangs on the fact that Murphy manage
the federal patronage.
Msrphy has been using this patronag
70 put himself ct tho head Of the new mt
nicipsl ring Of plundsrss. He 10 not %,
; is6sd With federal patronage There
ter times - much 70 be made out Of munic
pal patronage, - Tweed, xurphy's o
friend, has shoan. Grant has bssn To-
Of Nurphy's sehsms, and has got war;
ing Of the way Murphy 10 working thing
The committee Of seventy have utterrs
THAR protest; the reform mayor has dor
the came thing; % has the philsnthr'
pist, Pete Cooper; 90 have the able
newspapers IL New York. But Ora
can't tar himself away from Murphy.
This devotion Of Grant 70 Murphy,
the expense Of every body else. and 70 q
disgrace Of politics and the damage Of u
public service, 10 . queer piece OF bushes