New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-27
TIE PRESIDENT AND HIS "RICKED
PARTNERSD
ABsUqDITY or PUTTING TIIE RESPONsIWIIrY FOR
BAD APPOINTMENTS UPON ANY ONE EXCEPT


From The Nation
We suppose there are few persons who, in
hot Win The appointment of Tom Murpy as Collector
port the President entered on new he OF pOcy
by putting himself iuto the hands OF ne class OF men,
and adopting new ret OF methods for main aDiug his
relations with tue managers or the party mat appoint
men however. and the testimonial which was bestowed
on Mr Murphy when lie withdrew from the Office were
very sklfny prevented from having their due irnu-
civ service which va. most adrOtly begun about half
A wear before the meeting OF the nominating conven-
way with the dafung Of rules which IL announced,
would effect revolution in the character OF the admin
the Commission. was pat Mr.. George William Curts,
whose seemed the Oest possible guarantee OF
taken and who had extraordinary facilities in the press
ana on the platform FOR explaining ana defending H.
IA praetce; appointments OF the worst kind continued
be made ana even Tor conspicuous POSITIONS Dnt ne
gronndsOne was that he was waiting to begin until
rules were reI 80 ana be advce Of Se oca
leaders In Congress. what can ne Know nhsel IL vas
said about all the candidates ior ONE s
well known the low comedy Of our day, OF the truly
S s s s9 Of Gs Pftbc TO support and
struggle with evil Our one nope OF reform It was said,
lay in Gen. Grant He represented as carrying on
deadly struggle with ConkllDg. and Morton and Bout
we'll ami Butler and the other bad men OF the party;
policy was to stand by him. bear with nm
and finally TO reGlect him, which we did The finishing
touch given to the frcefor farce we now see TO
have been-by putting strong cIyit-serSicereiorLa
plank In the philadelphia platform. The fact was that
banking Boutwell, IL Co. were all the while having prl-
vate laughs at our expense. BouiNel was indeed so
f OF humorous ntempt that he calmly told Us that he
wished the Treasury be let alone, as he was training
up young to De doctors oil medicine and nins'
tiers Of the Gospel! $500
That the President has been badly advised is, under
the American system Of government pot deteuse but
charge. 1t his business TO avoid bad advice or not
TO heed it, 1t is for this nc chosen end paid 10 say
that he the hands OF bad men, and acts under their
nstgation is accuse him OF grave miscemeanor 10
saw that he does not know good adviser from bad
one IL to accuse him OF ncompetency Or COURSE
allowance has be made in every case for the newt
able weakness OF human nature, and Gen Grant was
certainly entitled to very large share OF H. not because
he feeble man, but because Ne aa NOT teeh inc
Office which in measure forced upon him. and
he had IL the military neId rendered the country
extraordinary service. He had right to ample time 10
which TO learn his business, ana lie got IT, All the
errors and SHORTCOMINGS Of his first term condoned
At the end OF years he thanked and told to try
again, and we ourselves were OF tue number OF those
who Uttered themselves that his evident capacity for
learning would his second term from the faults OF
the first one But we would ask those good men in
their supplemented President" had been imposed on
by Batter, whether they DO not think that, on any
rational view OF human falllDnty, TINS pea has Deeh
IN there ever was time when it was necessary to
appy the strctest rules OF discipline to public servants
when it dangerous to listen to any excuse for neg
geuce slOh II II the time In which We i've. And we
would Boston friends to observe US mai Illus
trlton OF the Inc xpedeucy OF the rule by which they
are Judging Gen. Grants conduct, that MS simple
mindedness grows him instead OF improving under
the influence OF experience. Instead OF geng sharper
under our Indulgence. he grows duer. His advisers,
nste,d OF growing better get worse. HIS unfortunate
capacity being influenced by those around him OF
wlich we hear much, ought surely to put him now
and then in hauds OF good men, Instead OF winch.
lie mad en seem to have IL all their way With him,
until finally he has, defiance OF all the uslges OF the
Government and the traditions OF party politics. ana IN
yni,t,n OF one OF his own pretended reforms, taken
me Greatest rascal In the country his principal
se0r The American people ought not 10 De ASKED 10
e,utlty itself TO Ihe point Of treating these things as
the acts OF a snpeton, and We warn all concerned
that no such folly can In our day be perpe'rated with
IMMUNITY.