The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-28
FRIDAY, MAY %, 1875.
" BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENTS. {"


BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENTS"
The republicans of Pennsylvania in ad.
ministering q pill to the president, which
should purge the party of third termism,
unduly sugar-coated it. Their declaration
upon that subject was clear and emphatic
enough, even il they studiously avoided all
mention of General Grants name In con-
nection Herewith but what was the ne
cessity of endorsing his administration
as among the brilliant achievements in
Z" the annals of the country? Wasn't that
"laying 1t on pretty thick? Is it true
TO what do they refer Is the reference
TO the "brilliant achievements" of January
in New Orleans? The republican party
did not, do not, endorse that "achieve-
ment,. BY a unanimity, unparalleled in
political history, the republican party con-
,iemned and repudated the reinforcement.
That achievement had its origin in, and
its object was the carrying out of, the
illegal, arbitrary and unjust" acts of the
returning board. The only attempt to ex-
cuse the achievement was the ilimsy one
OF saying that the democrats, in Buchan-
ans day, did likewise in Kansas, and
Mcclellan so acted in Maryland. just now,
the country, and especially republicans,
are Justly indignant at the course of the
democratic governor and council of New
Hampshire in counting out "Natt" Head
because he was republican, and counting
in Crank" Jones because he was demo-
crat. And the worst thing we can say
about it is, that it Is Louisiana tactics. a
following OF the fraudulent, arbitrary, ille-
gal and unjust course of the returning
board.
Is the endorsing of SherJan's 'banditii''
dispatch ,ne of the brilliant achieve
inen,s'? Phelps. and Foster, and Wheeler,
and even w liam Pitt Kellogg give the lie
Ia lis statements, and the testimony Of
every well Informed observer is that Louisi-
ana is to-day, quieter and freer from tur
MOL and political troubles than at any
time within more than a quarter OF cen
fury. Was his Arkansas policy one OF
these "brilliant achievements : Ask
Judge Poland and the majority of the re
publican members of the last congress
what they think OF lis brilliancy. Is his
aspiration for third term, one of these
brilliant achievements" The republ
cans of Pennsylvania, even, think other
wise and have prevented this ''brilliant'
aspiration from becoming an "acheve
ment Are his appointments to office OF
such men as Rev. Joseph Brooks, Volney
V. Smith, the western supervisors of in.
ternal revenue, and the mass of his other
appointments "brilliant achievements" {
If the republicans of Pennsylvania think
so, the less they say about it the better il
will be for the party. Is his retention il
Office Of Columbus Delano, his counselinl
with and following the advice of Alexandc
II. Shepherd to be reckoned among thes
brilliant achievements God fo, bid
Was the force bill classed in the same cate
CORY? If so, whatever republicans o
Pennsylvania may think, those of Ill
country do not agree with them.
If such acts as these, and many Other
that could mentioned, are ''amonG tn
brilliant achievements in the annals 0
90 the country" then, in heavens name
let us have an administration that is inca
pable of brilliant achievements. We d,
not mean to say, for it would not be true
that all of the acts of the present admins
traton have been like unto these, blu
there have been altogether too many O
these "brilliant achievements, and the
have worked an injury TO the republica
party, and have given name to the ad
ministration which time alone, even if tina
can, can remove. We are aware that 1t
well nigh impossible to make perfect
satisfactory political platform, and thu
whatever may be said or omitted, all wi
he more or less disappointed and dissati!
fed. But this calling the present admins
tration one of the brilliant achievements
in the annals of the country seems yer
much like administering dose of sootl
ing syrup to the president at the risk {
affronting the moral sense of the republ
can party. If the..republicans of Pennsy
yania were DESTROYS of "endorsing," the
could have endorsed the war again
CROOKED whisky" the raid of Jewell O
dishonest postmasters and contractors, tt
appointment of Attorney General Pierr
pont and several other achievements
which were really as "brillant" as the
were unexpected. But we will try to col
tent ourself with the belief that this extr,
ordinary coating of sugar was merely tall
ing in PickwiclSian sense.