The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-21
GhegnteIligsrrcer.

Postolice, and PleFrepont Ior WILLIAMS
as A.,orncy,General, people supposed
=, least some people did-that His EI-
ceIleDcy had cut loose from the Cameron
Rntlcr.EIarlan. DeIano end Of the Repub'
lic,n party aud taken a new departure
n, the better In other words, his ap-
nointment Of the Cabinet officers named,
u lieu Of the schoomen who had pre-
coded them, was considered good omen,
and those who were accustomed to speak
bs,,bIy Of the President because Of his
intimate association with and apparent
ureierence for the "baser element" OF the
Republican party its huckSters and
lrirk,ten-were inclined to cease their
criticism, and cultivate kindlier and
more copgcnial feeling towards him.
But now the old sore has been opened
again by the appointment Of ex-senator
Chsndler as Secretary Of the Interior In
place Of Dclano. Such an appointment Is
a fresh challenge to public Opinion-A
new symptom Of Indifference 10 it, and
will Ike held as evidence that President
Grant is thoroughly untrustworthy on
the0uestion Of civil service reform, about
which 80 much has been said since he
came into office. lie has nothing now to
expect from his former critics, and he
may depend upon it they will not spare
him. They will not and they ought not.
lie richly merits what he will receive,
very decided condemnation. The PreSi'
dent was weight upon the Republican
party in the recent elections, and his
weight will be felt anew in those that are
to come Those who are carrying him
have apparently but one consolation
ahead, land II is indeed a great Consola-
tion,)-via-that in appointing Chand'
Ter he has driven another nail into his
coffin for a third term.
The New York Tribune Of yesterday
wednesday, says that Chandlcr's nomi.
natiOnis probably the worst that General
Grant ever made, But then the Tribune
isa "Liberul Republican" Nnti.Grant pa.
pc, (somo "truly loiI" and thick and thin
administratiOnist will contemptuously
remark and otcourse no body but party
devolee Is fit to make a criticism worthy
Olthe attention Of a thorough.going Grant
man. For such person perhaps however
the remarks Of the Cincinnati Gazette Of
yesterday will have some weight, Dea'
con Smith once dincd with General Grant
at the White House and has been COnSid.
cred an organ Of the administration ever
since, lie says that "the President has
huDga heavy weight around his neck, and
The Republican party should Indignantly
refuse to share the burden" That's
what the "truly good man" Of the Gazette
says. The New York Times, of ycster.
day, an other organ, speaks Of the new
Secretary thus!
"2ack. Chandler has been appointed
Secretary Of the Interior. We believe he
has the reputation Of being 'lirst.rate
story teller and an amusing man to at up
with o'nights. II our readers ask US
whether he has any better recommends
tiona than these for his new post, we must
answer that We do not know. We have
already exhausted our stock Of infOrma.
sIon about The new Secretary"
When an accredited organ of the Nd-
mInistration can say nothing better Of the
appointment Of Cabinet officer than the
above, things have come 10 a pretty hard
pass indeed. But then even party organs
have to look to the rocks that arc under
their lee in the way Of public opinion,
and II Ia a wholesome sign, and one on
which the country Is to be congratulated,
to see that the Republican press Of the
country feels compelled to stand square
up TO the President Of their party and
tell him to his face just what they think
Of this miserable performance. II Ia this
manly way Of meeting and denouncing
sham and yenality in the party that has
'Aved public confidence in the party
at large and kept II in power.
The New York Herald, Of yesterday,
which, as everybody knows, is occasion.
ally an administration paper, says that
Chandler ia ian Inscriptions PARTISAN"
and "the fact that President Grant has
been unable to prevail on better man to
accept this important place is striking
proof tha! tue administration has sunk 80
low that II Ia no longer thought to be an
honor to participate in its councils" The
Springfield Republican, the most indpend-
Snt Republican paper In The country,
speaks Of the appointment as follows:
Ut isa very Grantish selection. The
ex-senator iS very rich, very coarse, very
iona oil pleasure, n thorough materialist
la l noet and life, and has had things said
ABOUT him in the newspapers. These are
,auIai!liGatlon' y not met with every day uni
'et IN the same person.
Ihete are any number Of worse and
;lote gV1 dangerous men In public life than
Mck Chandler. lie will be In several re-
sSPecS an Improvement upon Mr.. Delano.
ihefe Z nothing Of the hypocFite about
num- lie won't steal himself, and lie won't
ssnoWingly allow his relatives 10 steal. II
new. asN@ 70 take notion" he has bust.
w aes ability enough and force enough to
a.! aAte an efficient Secretary, 40 far az the
routine work Is concerned.
,.it But the odds are heavily against his
.aAins motion Of that sort. By temper.
y Simenland lifelong habit, he il a partisan
II me naFrowest and most intense tyre,
!. i., he accepts, he will run his department
primarily AZ a political machine. II he
..'s3t aOsant Wllltully COnhive al and tolerate
sseaIlns tor thesake Of the party, he will
700 much engrossed In politics 10 see IL.
aaint a reforming hair In his head.
Hs,i ~ Mlll be an accession to The anti.teiotm
"stiOn In the cabinet.
10 the tliacnntnrnmnni ani ii..n.l N