The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-18
"TIME TO UNLOAD.o

1t is an open secret in political circles tha
the Presidents belief in himself and his as
sumption of whatever credit belongs to the
Republican party have become so offensive az
to have seriously disaffected some of the mos,
influential of his supporters. His self-com
placency amounts to delusion. In the cam
paign Of 1872 he honestly believed he was
doing the party favor in accepting a renom-
ination and lending the prestige Of his name
to secure its success. It never occurred TO
him that he owed anything to the efforts of
the Republics Congressman and Senators
and Others who on the stump and elsewhere
labored increasingly tor his election.
In his view they were rather indebted to
him for allowing them to use his name in be-
half OF party whose success was theirs
| When Vice President Wilson went to Wash
| ington at the close OF political campaign in
which he had travelled more miles and adj
dressed more audiences than any other man
had ever done in the same length of time, he
naturally expected some slight acknowledge
ment OF his services in the exchange of CON
CALCULATIONS which followed upon the victory.
A man Of more brittle temper would have
been angry, but Mr.. Wilson was only mildly
astonished to discover that the obligation was
all on his side for the privilege he had enioyed
OF running on the same ticket with Gen
Grant and being carried into the Vice Presi-
dency by him. The Vice-President yentured.
as he thought was his privilege, to make some
suggestions as to the policy of the party, and
President Grant not only made him no reply,
but has studiously RETAINED from following
his counsels or asking his advice since that
time. That was the recognition which his
associate on the ticket and his most energetic
supporter in the canvass received at the
hands of President Grant
Since that time there has been much IN
loading. Not by any means, Of consp icuous |
persons who hold offices. Not so far as we
can learn, Of any Cabinet officers, Senators,
or Representatives. Some Of them are
" hanging" as Mr.. Andrew Johnson used to
say, ION the verge" Of the load. but for the
most part they cling The unloading has
been OF the people who do the voting, rather
han Of men who do the governing and office
holding. They have been . unloaded by the
thousands and tens of thousands ard hun
lreds of thousands.
They have been uploaded in every State in
he Union in most Wholesale, sweeping
ashton. And this unloading from the party
las also unloaded both Houses OF Congress of
arlous prominent persons who had no desire
Q step down. Mr.. Butler leads out motley
GLOWING Of them from the House, and Mr..
carpenter and Mr. Chandler with locked
rms precede a charming little procession
rom the other end Of the Capitol And still,
ye presume the President continues in the
elief that what the party needs is to ''un-
BAD" That seems to be his fixed policy.
Never IVES party so rapidly and success
lily unloaded as the party of the Administra-
on during the past two years. and never in
le history OF any party was there such dis
barge OF voters and retention of officeholders
et us give the Administration Senators and ,
representatives credit at least for loyalty, I'M
avering and unquestionable loyalty, to their
liet In whatever direction he points they
0. Forward and back, zigzag nd cross
gged, whichever way be takes they follow
iih hardly protest against the wild tangle
paths in which he leads them. G
His first public act as Executive was to ask
le repeal OF an express statute, to crafty his
srsonal wish in the selection of a Cabinet:
> last. up to the time of this writing was to
form Congress that unless law is pass ed 81
him to override the Constitution
Id set up government to his own liking in
e State of Arkansas he will do it of his own
otion and without authority. Between these
o public acts there has been not much that
IS inconsistent with either.
The unloading goes on. President Grant, n,
der his own construction OF the Constitu- n
N aud the laws, is the State And he bids :
r to unload everything else.-Neao Yorh,
ibune, 12h.
IF Grant is a second Washington" asks
, Pittsburg Post, ''what is the third likely
be? He is likely to be hanged, we should
Courier Journal
That is to say he will have 'full swing
Three hundred pianas of vary Handsome