The New York herald., 1874-11-22
THE REPUBLICAN PAP.
The RumOred Changes To Be Made In
the City Federal Offices.
rs THERE TO BE A CLEAN swEEP9
What the Custom House Wire-Pullers Think
About New Deal-The Probable Ef.
fects and Probable Coming Men.

The republicans who have for the past few
years looked upon the Custom House maguates
and the grand mogus generally, who by the grace
OF the President have for years held comfortable
positions under the federal government, as tho
only leaders In the party they were bound to fol-
low, are Just now In very unhappy frame Of
mind. The fact is, they have come to the conclu-
sion since the election that the President has ae
last got his eyes opened and has discovered
greatly TO his surprise, that some or the men to
whom he has all along Afforded the best chances
OF getting rich in wonderfully short time ana
whom he has favored because OF the 'spulln no
thought they had In securing large vote for tho
party on election days. have never had any real
pull at all. Indeed the feeling that the results OF
the late election would bring about
CHANGE IN FEDERAL POLITICAL CIRCLES
in this city, where everything has been snug for
so many years, has for the past two weeks haunted
the rank and file OF the faithful who all get their
little pickings for doug their duty to the party
without question, but up to day or two ago their
fears were not confirmed by anything that could
be considered reliable But all Is now agony and
suspense for 1t has leaked out that the President
has really been
LOOKING OVER THE FIELD,
and though the gentlemen who are supposed to
know the most about the probable changes that
are to be made are the most silent about the mat.
ter, it ia whispered about that the Presidential
"looking over" bodes storm to como.
The present Collector General Arthur.
says he knows nothing about It, and
his fond hope doubtless is that there
will be no change, although there are many
good patriots who believe there's millions in 1t.
The pious Lanln, too they say, believes the say
ings and doings OF the Naval once people during
tha hav rhn roc M 01
ton OF all true republicans, including the presi-
dent; and, as for General Sharpe, the Surveyor OF
the Port, he certainly would be able to show to
his own satisfaction, If ASKED by single rule Of
three, that, had he been candidate in the grass
hopper Congressional district the warlke Willis
would, in all probability have never puned far
ahead OF the tide as he did. Even Mr. Acton, who
has been assaytng
THE MINT WITHOUT THE JULEP
for long period, and George Bliss, who believes
that to be a simple attorney to the Board Of
Health Is not half so nice as to be United states
District Attorney, can see no good cause for q
general change; for didn't both OF them spend
their evenings during the campaign in the rooms
OF the State Central Committee when they ought
to have been home with their families, and In
conjunction with General Arthur and General
Sharpe and Ex-Governor Morgan, and General
Knapp and General Glldden and Isaac Abraham
Bailey ana Appraiser Darling, make up map tn
red and white OF the battle ground, and ngure up
sure majority oil thirty in the Assembly for tho
party, not to say anything about tne
tinted paper to the rural regions with the post
down. down to twenty thousand" And, again, did they
not meet In the same rooms the night after
IN ae ss
mscalculation, ana what tremendous vote they
S up nsx @ poo
poohed the idea OF change after all the hard work
the ri sSa s Srsss
love they bore the President and the contempt
they had for their own situations which do not
pay half 80 well as II they were attending to thet
THE CUSTOM HOUSE suBoRDINATss
who do the wlrepulling IN the Assembly dtstrictay
1t must be said. were as indignant as their chiefs
when spoken to yesterday as to there being G
their official shoes. Had they. too. not toned
night and day for the party during the campaign
had they not held their own and did they not al
ways hold their own and more, too. wnen they
sS aSteT But tH It Is to DC added these suoordnates
are wise men in their generation. Ior when the
Of Mr. sse Hous s
region they had nothing but kind words TO say OF
the man OF war in time OF peace. 1--WE ALL" said
lieve that General Arthur Is the right man in the
right place. but we think that General Hustled
made ColecIor7i Further than TINS they were
dumb oysters. The question Would he not
be more actlve man Tor the party-a better Or
I gamer than General Arthur and questions of
similar import seemed too deep for them al
together. AS for General Hustled himself he is
such thorough politician that 1t would require Q
good sized army OF intervlewers to get nim to
commit himself as to matters with which his own
4 name Is 50 prominently mentioned. He smiled
genally when HERALD reporter asked him II he
! was to be
THE NEXT COLLECTOR
I but, like the modest man that he Is. he declared
that he knew nothing about the matter; he did
not know OF any changes on foot IN the republican
army. But, despite the GencraPs modesty, there
are those who contend that the President not
only contemplates change IN the head places in
some ol the government ofnces but tnat he has
been advised that General Hustled Is the man
who ought to be Collector, or. In delaut OF
that, Naval OfIicer. II is claimed. on what
seems 70 be good authority. that General
Dix and other men nigh in the part!s
councils have had serious talk over the
advsabity OF putting young and active man
the city, General Dix advising that every effort De
made to secure the cooperation OF the at pres
ent disafiected republicans In the reorganization
OF affairs so that by the next election the repuo-
! icans will present an unbr0ken front to the COM
mon enemy. In other words IL Is said that ne ad.
! vises that the word "proscriptiOn" be regarded
lexicon. IL Is not 10 be wondered at tnat every
! body who Is suspected OF knowing about the
changes that have been talked about, ana the mere
rumor Of which has created such
i WIDESPREAD CONSERVATION
/ in Custom House circles, should deny any KnOwl.
/ edge OF what has been done or what is proposed
4 to be done In the matter oil ringing out the old
and ringing in the new for the benefit OF the
party. They haye very good reasons for 1t; but In
/ week or so, unless the powers that be at Wash
\ ington take the notion to let things remain in
\ stdtu quo for some time to come at least until
Congress reassembes there Will be lively shaK.
ing up OF the dry bones In administration circles
in this city, aud places that know certain men
| well now win know them no longer forever.
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