New-York tribune., 1873-07-25

further back. Davis and Clark, repre-
senting the two adverse factions, betook
themselves to Washington and soothed
the attentive ear Of the President with their
varying stories of hopes and wrongs. Ac-
cording to the Hon. William T. Clark, Post
master and ex-Congressman, Gov Davis has
cost his associates dearly. The Hon. w. T..
Clark declares that he has spent $4,000 of his
own money to "carry" Gov. Davis, and III
an interview with newspaper correspondent,
the angry Postmaster of Galveston, who as
pires to be the Leader of the Republican
Party of the Southwest, exhibited the
washing bills and the bills for sundry shirts
and shirt studs which he had paid for the
Governor Of Texas. Mr.. Clark, with a fine
burst of Indignation, declared that he thought
a man who allowed another gentleman to pay
for his shirts, washing, and shirt-studs, to
the tune of 1,700, was scarcely the man to
lead the Republicans Of Texas to victory and
Office. Then he summed up the whole case
by calling the Executive Chief of his State
"a pusillanimous cuss," which is strong lam
guage-even in Texas
But Gov. Davis IS not to be put down by
epithets, however unsavCry. He has an arrow
in his quiver, Of which the Postmaster OF Gal
weston little dreamed. Two murderous Kiowa
chiefs, Satanta and Big Tree, regularly tried
and convicted under the laws of Texas, are IN
the custody Of the State as prisoners for lfe.
In an unhappy hour an agent of the Presi-
dent Capt. Alvord) promised the KiOwas that
If they would keep the peace their chiefs
should be released unto them. The triting
-. IL, LoI strpIu
dictiOn over these captives was overlooked
with that calm self-cOntainment which embel-
fishes the modern National Administration.
The Executive veraCity is pledged to the
KiOwas; but the means of redeemng 1t are
in the keeping of the Governor of Texas, who
alone can pardon Satanta and Big Tree. The
average reader may behold the key of the sit
uation with an unassisted vision. Gov. Davi5s
opinion OF Postmaster Clark is no whit higher
than Postmaster Clarl1s for the Governor.
When these two worthless met in Washington,
the Governor threatened that he would not
have done with Clark until he had him out of
office. TO this the ex-Congressman placidly
responded, awe shall meet again as friends"
The serene reply of the Governor was: 81
"shall never be in friendship with fraud and
dishonesty Then was unfolded the tale of
the shirts, the shirt-studs, and the washing
bills.
A Republican paper of Texas, which speaks
of Gov. Davis with contumely, probably
voices the average desire Of the State when
it says: "All the Republicans of Texas ask
"o of the General Government is, hands of, and
"leave us to work out our own salvation
But both leaders (or would-be leaders, have
rushed to Washington and implored the Pres
ident to intervene. Each man wants the
leadership each man wants the Fed
eral patronage of the State. We have
said enough to indicate the temptations and
the difficulties Of the President. What will
he do about itl The concession of efficient
patronage to either of these fiery chieftaina
would be fatal to the budding hopes OF Civil
Service Reformers. But, with such pres
sure, is it any wonder that the President finds
Civil Service Reform difiicult9