The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-10-04
TERRIFIC ARRAIGNMENT.

. TERRIFIC ARRAAGNMENT.
Mr.. Julian speech at Indianapolis las
yeek contains a truthful and probabl
he most powerful indictment of the Re
publscsn party that has vet been fled il
taat great court of last resort-the pop
ular conscience. Being lifelong AbOl
zionist and Republican. as well as man
d genius, Mr.. Julian knews exactly
how il Is himself" and exactly how to
telat The following is the most strik.
1 ing portion of his indictment: d
Has anything been done towards civil
service reform by the party in powers
Te ask this question is to answer it.
Betin the interest of expIicitness and
Particularly let US give ii our attention !;
and in dealing with it, let US remember
Senator Morton's declaration three or
foT years ago, that "ours is the best
civil service on the planet, and his asser-
tio4a few days since that, call things con-
I sldeed, the present is the purtst and best
administration this country ever had. ="
What are the actual facts which supply
documentary upon these perfectly as
tounaing statements? 1t can not be de-
MED that soon after the last inaugura-
| tion, civil service became more glaring
political mockery than ever before. The
enforcement of the rules framed by the
comaiission was only an occasional event,
While their suspension was the order of
the day. Governor Holden, of North
Carlina, who was impeached, convicted,
ani repdessa i@s-fahle OF holding any
asssseSs s7as made postmaster at the Capi-
tahof that State. Sharpe, brother-in-
law of the President, WAS al pointed sur
veYor Of the port of New York, just as if
no civil rules had ever been heard of.
CrSiner, another brother in-law, who had
disgraced our diplomatic service during
the previous administration, was appoint
ed by the President and confirmed by
the Senate as naval officer at New
Orleans. Brother in-law Casey, who
had taken on board a government yes
sci the Grant members of the Louisiana
Legislature to protect them from arrest
and prevent majority of the body from
proceeding to business, because the polit-
ical interest of the President demanded
this lawlessness, and who stood before
the country thatched with political cor.
ruption, was reappointed and confirmed
as collector of the port of New Orleans
Eyeq George Williams Curtis, so long
hoping against hope, and SO faithfully
clingng to the President through thick
AMI thin, was at last obliged to resign his
position in disgust, and to declare that
the appointments of the President show
ed Gan utter abandonment of both the
letter and spirit of civil service regula-
tions.P About the same time, Peter
Cooper wrote a most earnest and friend
ly letter to the President, begging him
to rescue the city and State of New York
fran the custom-house rogues who had
so long disgraced the civil service and
defed the people. But the President
seemed entirely unconscious that any
..saing was going amiss. At the bidding
of Senator Morton, be removed Captain
Brouse from the pension agency of In
diana, wounded soldier and a faith
ful officer and appoints in his place Gen
. Terril whose moral unftness for the
| place is too well known to be character
lied. When Congress abolished the gov
ernment Of the District of Columbia, in
order to get rid. of Boss Shepherd, VIII,
stood revealed as disgraced publ,
swindler, the President Immediately ap
pointed him one of the commissioners O
l-sase pew district government When tn,
sale burglary criminals were on trial, tn
machinery of the district attorneys offic
, was employed to cheat public justice
! and the President, pending the trial
/ made most remarkable demonstration
: upon hejury by inviting one of defen
: dants to join company of distinguishe'
t guests in feast at the White House
D Grantism, pure and simple, finds 40 bel
S ter illustration than in the case of Oh
f Vie Grant. He asked his brother t
let him know when anything under hi
control should transpire by which
i tOrville) could make some money. Th
: President thought it right to crafty hin
y and proceeded to designate certain pos
r traderships which he might control, NJ
e because the incumbents of the place
:. were incompetent or unworthy, but the
t Orville should have the profits, either b
:, levying blackmail upon them as Ii
o price of their retention, or by their RI
i moval, if they should refuse to be bleC
d The department of justice was disgrace
.e By continuing in Office Attorney Gener
IT Williams year aud a half after it hs
e. been proved that he had appropriate
/ the public revenue to the private use
| himself and his family; and this san
J. Attorney General was afterward appoin
De ed Chief Justice of the Supreme Cou
re of the United States. The real workiI
le of the "best civil service..on the planet
I'd and "the purest and best administrati'
in this country has ever had, is ma
ny beautifully manifest in the conviction
ne the Secretary of War, on his own co
OF fession, of making merchandise of t
Up ps4-traderships under his control, VIII
10 thePresldent, who had knowledge of
no criminal acts four years ago, accepts
'ir resignation with "regret' and with su
20 surprising promptness as to prevent
X legal conviction of high crimes and n
nd demeanors by the Senate. The Pre-
I'm dent stood by Secretary Delano in
I'd dizgraceful performances involving I
an management of Indian affairs till fore
to by public opinion TO give him up, u
es, ss7yi.ldicated" him by his customary ia
ife Vel letter Of approval. By one of tn
me accidents that have now and then che
on cred his administration, he appoin
ind Bristow as his Secretary of the Treasu
to and after the work of hunting down 4
bringing to justice the whisky THE
had been resolved upon by the !
Secretary, and while the brave VOL
the t'Let no guilty man escape" we're '
'ars ming the plaudits of the people and f
their way into the party platforms as
watchwords of reform. the Presto