, 1874-05-28
THE REMOVAL or CLUsB.

confidence in him aha1l laBt very long, Scarcely
has Ills voto OF imitation clcitod enthusiastic
thanke from mon at the North who caro for thu
national honor, scarcely has his recognition of
Daxtor aroused tho admiration Of nlou Of tho
south who long for escape from tho domin-
| ION OF plunderfng carpot-bnggors, whom Grant
takes pains to remind honoat and decent
| oltizoha everywhere, by his removal O..
oluss, that he is tho same prosidont
WHO appointed shephord, mud has obsti-
natoly kopt him In Office; who appointed
and still retalnB ntchardaon, in spite Of
tie sanborn raacalitios, who appointed Murphy
md rewarded his misbehhvor with public lot
ter OF compliment; who aont Loot to Now York.
and Kept him in Office after hs Wholesale p,un-
dcr had boon proved; who sustained Casey whom
convicted Of outrageous misconduct, md re-
warded him by rcappointmont who keo1s in
Office Postmaster Fi1loy, Of st. Louis, convicted
OF s per cent aBseaament OF Ills clorke. gawyor
and Banfcld, convicted Of participation III tile
sanborn swindlo, schonck with his Tilt
tie Emma" Job, Robeaon with his secor
Job, and Croswoll With bis Chorpon-
ming job. Othor honora Grant rnay from
tino to tino earn, or soom to hayo enrnod. But
In ono respect, his pre-en1incnce amoug preBi-
oenta Will bo undiaputed; one honor he LaB
achieved which belongs to no predecessor in
that high Office, and which he sosms determined
not to loso.-he will bo known in history % tho
American President who mover failed to defond
IN oitietal who WIS accused Of misconduct.
The American people, with a little Of tho French
merc11rlal tompor, and pronencas to forgot tho
crimes OF yesterday In tho gloriea or promises
OF to-day, Stands worry much In need
Of just such frequent reminders Us Grant eiyes
them. Two months ago, nearly the whole In
telltgent and honest portion Of tho Republican
party was at tho point Of open royo1s against this
loader who Ind dragged it into such disgrace.
sanborn's frauds, slepherd'a measurements.
moioty rascalities In chief commercial Cities tho
appointment Of sinmons aud tho general favor
Of Butlerism about the Administration. tho SAL
ary-grah and the appointment Of Bingham Min
iater to Japan, tho disgrace OF Cranlcr, tho
shamo of the Exposition at Vionna all
had contributed to disgust tho bettor
mon Of tho Republican party with Grant.
aud made 1t ripe for political revolution, Thon
camo tho voto, as Welcome rs 1t Was unexpected.
and after it the recognition Of Baxter. suoh
was the roaotion OF fooling which these two acts
produced that. for the moment. President Grant
1oal1y appeared to have regained tho entire conf
donce Of the very mon who had been most dis
gusted with his administration. mud was oon-
nured only by tho leaRt worthy elemonta of h,s
own md Of other parties-by. epeou,ators and
bankrunts. demaaoruea and rcnpd;otora H..
eminentlS respectable gentlemen Of Maasachu-
sotta aoenaoa to forget that Grant had fortified
1snser with hiBpatronage, 10 oVerjoyod were they
that tile veto had made Imitation impossible. Tho |
solid morchanta OF New York seemed ready to
forgive all tue robboE1os and blackmailings per-
petratod by Grants suboEdinatest In their Joy !
pec"uae ropudlatton was checked. Tho property
owning cltlzons OF the South suemad willing to |
believe that Grant could now be trusted abso-
lutoly and forever, bocnuse he had set aside in |
ARKANSAS usurpor who had boen Liberal |
to sustain Baxtor who had become |
Governor by the same frauds which gave the
electoral vote Of the State to Grant. Did
they forget the recent insult to d
Of tax-payers from son,th |
Carolina. or 2 tho work OF Brothar-in-1aw
Casey and his Gatlng guns In louisiana In
decd, such was the popular tempor that third
term soemod poBsiblo- Something was neodaa |
to remind the country what manner of nan n
was that they were about to restore to Unlimited
confidence. The President himsolf haB taken
care to. supply that reminder In tho removal OF !
Ciusa.
We strain the truth nowhere whon .ye sav t,at
no other American Administration haa ever toon
mixed up with so dirty 3 njoco .,
business OF this management Of t1a noora ~ ,,,h
ic Works in tue District ot co1nmh,.
The appointment Of coo,a v.a o,,n,., J..