, 1876-04-14
THE PRESIDENCY.
TIE OFFICE AND THE MAN,

aols, u secona choee Anu III no esens 1of MoE1oa'
~,,e oorc,0enov
Ire FHEol0SNe1.
TIE OFFICE AND TIL. MAN
To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune:
LINCOLN, ILL.,. April live remember that
dnripp Tim War OF The Rebellion ettt.pc
process bccamo necessary TO detesmlne who were
tho proper pefaooa 70 nave shs principal consfol
In tho'held Of our national army. Al ons time
1t was thought that Mcclellan WAS tho man.
Oshorn vcro eubscquentl, ttted. an Of whom
ton Of even high claracsor. but pot the men
to haso tho eh'sf command OF tue arm1os' Tho
process AnAlly doFcloPc0 tHat dFantt oue{mau+
Thomas, and Sheridan "cre tho men. Tho In
a''1'taD1o Potnoso' u4Au' -" w sono.s,
~ .I .o ~ III. Wa wsr u bsaeht lin
ou'"'h ~. 'H.t's .,su y. w.. "'' -. .a- 49,.
prominently pe1o1e tue countly Rs III pefaon
f0s President; ,,, ,,,
Aue "oPuoAcau Fa's5' ~ 10 s'"''soa'T .'oo'ou
htm, md his Administration was regarded 10
..sa. asu " s.,,as. 49, a,,,. ~
ehtlfo hdn1hletfaton. no" nearing soe close o'
49, -, ,oos4 ro..oets ~ om;nsnt - socesos 1,at
anu III uo"' fo"!'e'n D' ona..ou' o"eGrss' .nA*
has ecen on snn pa.t o. no 10 rfesaen sesh9 non. o
Tho most that ca, e sottl acoiuat Il Ia that tbs
Ires'dent has not IN al cases o1ercsed tho best
luuHlheut y. eeleetsnE A!h oaono. aas!nr.a, ~"
ttonB Of tr1Bt.
No have not pennod thoac facts for Tho puF-
poso OF pairing tho way 10 q third. torn atiyo-
.nti tnn fnvoi IL hiH oo,+v fctItv u
haa, oxar aern, -, ..noc,s IN - ;c, IN f,st
ist " .il'y !sa .sst*d y !as Iea'o;{asy ioF r.
'ss1s %s .as asoes sss sar v .. .As b.
snGas Far a nreoso os of asna Who the
~, nan 70 rrasnt u u shs coo fr to sosusbic
Fqs acyolyns o thS n.ns1 a9e M onv otys
,. a1so tr,n honest nnu capAbe ono Who ca 800 tlc
rshs, RAJ III nas tho nsrso 10 ezecuo H. snd tbs ttnaeity "a
Eu,s mn IN w. no .nors neccssary to control ;bs
% srms durina thc War, than lis aoyssuuont ia thia
Ro,no leners in tho tjmcs Of long sgo,-we forget
shannon ti1o cyo OF An expected tattlo that sas
' r.; 1s:a s L. dfssss s sy IT,
snmrd ba Tim motto of thu Republican party In tt.
scicstton Of etsndafd.beaTetn tbs present. year. Ii
otter Il the tr,cst man. md, ali The eircnstsuces
hoss interests Of r. soa,r{ fs2aFs
70 TN nomnste mi III Sss m.n. 1 ''"'' '@'''
Ihat sn s !, u ~h9 az n. ea' onss T
ta .ssc. ns liz neonic Ind he noss.saue fhoee au Ill
wno ~ hs H. hae " ost ,ith9i "nd 1r,u IL tht
rair%. ros II nnbtin or oiJ,c;ai dnty
~. na shc 'nst.on eraatcd ths nncs1sy of rstsIn,
roycnues from souTces anl hustnass hat tad no
rtHvma.v iaoa directiy tarcd md It lilo BROUGHT h
aq 1a, sa ne Nv M BUSINESS o. III
aeiy psus W -, ~ ~ nsa hra,tiy ,nt1slsd Thnn
sanaa of men were necessarily .a smpo'sa ps e e., sol
!cet tuo t~u.enus' ~ an.uaho c'' nMs ~ - ~ ~
~ rasa oe1ps1 .9 .satutn9 So, 80 h'nn 49,, - !,
lIoasury. @ onlofi,a.c ai, nGeit a;g Man. Ell ~, :. =
t1is HefV.ee 1oMe esuouest ou!eam. a.an5 ntav. M
Who wese hln nsse. GeuusHs, neen anasdy !. ~ * ~
rsanned. ra ~ M S,a sna 1,,iisso iss = ~ %
efea q u o1nosn6 sae anu o has nv ns,, ~
mails Ms aase no aioKy 70 nue ~ .n sus
cause soma ot ~ anssen.s nnss piosea
80 snsS ~ .asn; .nse ~ mS ~ ~
PETTY PETTY t1 noIv hnr4or All o!cnansI1 yciIant
esana sn H. ao5 e..5 " HII ~ ~ ~ .,c
espospa the tsn .. tep.usus ~ ~ ~ ~. r. III ILL.,. ~ y
have been: hcHnpd 70 prosecute " EuL1s. laose =
thefr rotlca! i1ihi IN lse. Wpu'a pseiSs taa' ~ ne
raeheaa Hoa.A r. un~asS; ~ 3S,Iu; ~ ;su..1 @aos
n1s coasesun , eo1u @ ~ nsoe4sa sscns - r -.
guilty q poen!s:ou. n.,.., ~. .oa. roa.....
Yhs III ~ H. ~ she r.
nus tot te 49, ~ HIr ~, ~ 1s.uiian .irnniGr,
ehecks, ot !seP1oIcAns anu lGlauuGau Auaiasttt
tloh "ou!o M.Aa ounEsns nosx , =. uan ~, ,i n.e "
oAotn ~ tslo. tasy n.e s'.ni! uuotsas ~ ~ -
houhaak ; T,.sip. aak ~ ,rtshn,.ns ~ ].
| Rames H1!o hoPupae"o1 4eeA >1e foaA'0nnss@t VI
VINO Tse.aso tue w, IT, y,.,,,. .t ,,.-,,,,u..
AZ r. tho dsys q no ossqn m .ao r1,
.n' \. m n1lvs tns p1estpt a hs M III hoss
20 piins ssia' ~ us;a ~ ~ h,unn l.mneTs. ~
ss na uu oi o Eli tom i
eean'ry sna sSsss .ta sa .'A
many ithaaa Neso auaoEes eoaL.aasIinns th.t :.
| war III cohheenou "" asnay .olinn' Wa hnvsxe
ahsocessoa Gess to rstsf 70 sne. not s.ndl
but ons thst oecurfS1 = in - .i1 H. at1
pzcsrtas ot iao vi H. ~ Il @ nas,n m'a II III H. o
crment ii a.st was transferred TO that Of sccoa