The Osceola times., 1876-08-19
spes~-r's lsas-~~e with Gr.ss.
New York Sun.

Ahc Vi'h rcfNiVc eNs ou Improving
every day at Washington in the most ex.
emplary style. G. G. Sheats, formerly a
scalawag member Of congress from Ala
hama, Was made sixth auditor of the
treasury by Spencer, the bogus senator
from that state, after he had been left at
home by his constituent In the last con-
gress. lie had the auditing Of all the
postOffice accounts, and Spencer intended
10 Use him to levy blackmail in the set
Elements Of contractors, as he used 9TH
ers, like Kinds and Kettle, TO procure
contracts by fraudulent means.
Sheats was willing to obey orders, but
he WAS 70 densely ignorant and worth
less, that they were forced to turn him
out for utter incompetency. lie has
been adrift ever since, until few days
ago, when Grant nominated him for ap-
praiser Of the port Of Mobile. That Of
flee has been vacant for nearly two years,
because the collector had reported II was
unnecessary. Now, however, it suits
Spencer to fill the. vacancy with salary
OF 5000 year, upon which he proha
bly, levies his own toll, and Grant makes
the nomination and Morrill, acquiesces.
50 they go.
Spencer is undoubtedly the NEST pow
erful Of his tribe at the white house. To
him personally, more than to any other
influence, may be charged the removal
OF Jewell from the postofiicc. The fact
Is now positively known, Boss Shepherd
played an inferior part compared with
this bogus senator, who carries TO Grant
all the gossip Of the senate, who serves
him as slave, and who is capable ofany
iniamy for which pay can be obtained
willingly or extorted by force or fraud.
He Is the head Of the kitchen cabinet,
and IL far more indulged and confined in
than Fish and all his associates.
why Mr.. rsrh GeAwia tliscraD VIII
vese Fsr Tisaen.
From His Letter TO the New York Tribune.
And now, appealing to every impartial
member of the conference to dismiss his
ancient party animositics and prcjudiccs,
| ask him TO consider the words of our
address describing the political situation,
a. l have just quoted them; | ask him
to consider the demands it made of the
conventions and the character OF ofcandidate
1t presented, as sine qua non, and then
say which OF the parties has most nearly
met the requirements The republican
party, which Is responsible for the greater
part Of the whispered decentralization, is
substantially unchanged. II will be for
the next four years what it has been for
the past eleven years. A candidate
chosen expressly for his neutral qualities
will not direct its tendencies or inflise
vigor or consistency into its councils. Its
leadership will continue to be, as herto.
fore, in the hands Of its Blaincs, its
Conklings, its Mortons, its Camerous, its
Iogans, snd its Kelleys. On the contrary,
the democratic party, atjuring its former
errors. and rising to the full demands of
the situation, puts itself into essentially
new hands. Its standard-bcarcr, a
ssgscious, prudent, most accomplished
statesman, Injured to management and
fresh from desperate conflicts with the
enemies Of pure government, has lifted it
to 4 higher plane OF practice. But he
must he sustained by good men every
where who sympathize in his objects.
He has brought us the rcinforcements OF
a mighty organization ready to adopt
our cause, and to fight our battle; can
we turn il away? Can we, sinking back
into blindness Of mere partisan feeling,
neglect this glorious opportunity, which
puts an overwhelming vote at our dis
posal, for the rescue of the government
] do not see how there can be two answers
but be that as Il may, |, who have for
many years stood by this noble man. and
been the eye witness Of his gallant fights
with "the beasts of Ephesus," would be
recreant TO the labor and aspirations OF
my whole life not TO lend him my hearth
est support.