New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-25

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the contrary, it leads to an accumulation
of powers in the hands of a single person
which may in time be exercised against
his followers as well as against his
foes. Those who read the works of
those grand old English Republicans
whose descendants had to finish in
America what had been defeated in Eng
land know that executive power and pa
tronage were the dread and detestation of
Bradshaw, and Ireton, and Ludlow and
others who cut off the head and crown
Of king for precisely these abuses OF
power and patronage. In nothing then,
We repeat, has President Grant shown
himself more a Republican than in de-
ferring to the will of the people as ex-
pressed through their representatives. In
nothing has the popular and able General
shown his subordination to the true prin-
ciples of the party which has chosen him
to execute law as enacted by their Con-
gress and expounded by their judges.
The same Difference for this principle
has governed his nominations. He has
not, like some arrogant king, pressed per-
sonal favorites, obnoxious to the people.
He has, in several instances, Withdrawn
names which were objected to by the Sem
ate. He has never screened an official Of
fender from investigation, but has even
changed the administration of depart
ment, when connected with scandalous
abuses of the revenue laws. Perhaps the
most signal example Of determination not
to allow his administration or his party to
suffer for the gain Of a ring, is to be found
in the dismissal Of the Washington City
municipal administration, and the substi-
tuition Of government commission. No
doubt these officials deemed themselves
safe in following the example of Tweed.
They supposed the Republican party
would defend their robberies. On the
contrary, the Republican party cast them
out from the offices they had dishonored.
The Republican party in Congress was
indignant at the impudence which, having
purloined public money in the name of
the Republican party, sought to throw
upon the party the burden Of defending
deed by the many which went to the |
gain of the few.
The Democratic party was defeated by
making common cause with it's defaulters;
the Republican party will cast out to the |
people all who have defrauded the people !
in the name Of the Republicans. Any
honest man or party may be deceived by |
an impostor, but no honest man or party
will make himself an accomplice by con-
cealing or defending the criminal.
President Grant, with that sagacity
which distinguishes all men really fit to
govern, has seen the dangers of patronage.
He realizes that when a man procures
himself to be appointed or elected through
party machinery and then employs the
position so secured for his own personal
gain, that this patronage is abused. He
has seen that while such officers exalt and
enrich themselves the whole scandal of
their acts must be met and defended by
their party and its press. We need only
point historically to the Democratic in
ventors of the doctrine that the spoils be-
ong to the victors to show themselves
he victims of their invention. 1t was
he host of defaulters under the public de-
oosit system that defeated Van Buren,,
he Democratic nominee It was the
oloated and arrogant Tweed that scattered
he sachems of Tammany throughout
canada and Europe. 1t was the Spartan
10Y who having stolen the fox, concealed
under his garments and allowed the
nimal to tear out his vitals rather than &C.
the theft or surrender the sub
ect. The President has seen the danger
f leaving this nitro-glycerine of patronage
0 be handled by careless or dishonest
ands. Hence he has subjected subor- i
mate employees to rigid examination be-
ore competent boards, and so discharged ,
imself from the responsibility of choking !
p the fues of public action with the ,
oguery, ignorance and insolence which G
ends to accumulate in such channels. 4.
With these principles for his guidance,
e doubt whether the public service has
yer been better performed than at pres
at. There has been, of course, immense r
ressure upon victorious General, from I
omrades and followers, to whose aid and h