The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-08-04
The Jonah in the Ship.

The Jonah IN the Ship.
President Grants strange course in turn
ing out Bristow and every man in the Trea-
sury Department who sympathizcd with and
aided its chief in his war against thieves his
unceremonious dismissal of Secretary Jewell
and those under him who cmtlcavored to run
the Post Office Department upon sound and
honest business principles, has not endcarcd
him to that portion of the Republican party
that is opposed TO rings and in favor of re-
form. On every hand dcnunciatons, loud
and deep, are uttered Ivy the party press, and
there is an evident disposition to throw upon
General Grant the responsibility for all the
bad government, the corruption and cXtrava-
gance with which the country is cursed un-
der Republican rule. This feeling LAS be-
come so intense that the utter reputation Of
Grant and all his works is openly demanded
by the New York T,fjaRC, as the only es-
cape of the Republican party from utter ruin.
That paper says:
"Thc popular Judgment Of President
Grants administration is already made up,
and cannot be changed There is but one
question concerning it which has any cur
rent interest, and that is whether the Re
publican party proposes to carry the rcspon-
sibiity Of it and to delind it through the
Presidential canvass. The Opposition is
anxious that it should, and will leave no
means unused to so handicap it. Tie only
escape is for the party to say distinctly in lis
State Conventions in the first place by ia
nominations whether it proposes the con
tlnuancc OF Grantsm, ana III TIE second
place by It's resolutions whether II approves
The course Of the liol0rmels WtiD have been
kicked out by the President OF the conduct
0fthe PIesiuen, ia kicking chem out. Tnat
is question that has periincncc, and it VII
be wise in The light OF recent occurrences to
consider IT. seriously.
The T,tjHae ignores entirely the lac. that
the Republican platform heartily endorses
and approves the administration orPrcsident
Grant and Mr. Hayes N his letter Of ACCEPT
ance declares that his views coincide with the
platform
General Grant u doing all that he can to
further the election of Hayes and to continue
the policy he has inaugurNtcd. To this end
he will persist in sweeping from the depart
ments every vestigc of reform, so that the
yost army of oflicc.holders may be united by
their instincts of sclf.prescrvation in sup
porting HAYES. The election of the latter
would furnish powerful argument to the
world tina, the American people endorse and
npprovc Grants administration. This of
itself would induce General Grant to give
every possible aid to elect Mr.. Hayes.
V1lor these circumstances, what reforms
r,u rbc American ncople cxncc, under
HAYES If he should succeed Grant there
will be no charge Of policy to- mark the com
r,rg,gnrnt Of an c,A Of reform, The odd
ei,r,.bcr,5 If ,i.aui & T., familiar FIR eioi,t
vo,r, win Ina ,,l,r, In,,,, and Iaycs &, On
suhs,,tntrd The sa,,, dishonest clerks who
served tbr old firm will he retained in con.
silcration of their services in bcnelfof HAYES,
snd emboaenrd sim mare liz sl,ccss cor.
un,ion and cxtroyananc. ,xi}, RIM riot nj
WASHINGTON
II 10 dorhtf,l rc,crtho,,ss ictho an,o,ioo,
neonlc will stand Ibis effort in bcholf Of thc
r;nre and II &c ,hrrcC,rc MT ot MI e;nrulor
,hot tho ,-;sor orl mana horoct po,,,J;oors
eboul1 COO tho do,r,r ohcol ond ehoulI on.
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