The Osceola times., 1876-05-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

Il
REMARKS one of the respectable T"
republican newspapers: The question
is before the people, whether the whisky
rings are able 10 manage the republican
party" Patrick Henry said that we
must Judge the future by the past.
Combined with the other rings, they
have always managed 1t heretofore
St. Louis Times.
The orders Of President Grant forbid.
ding the transfer Of original records from
the various departments to the ihvesti-
eating committees seems to be a part OF
his old game TO obstrict inquiry. A
significant fact IL, that the order was
given just previous TO the arrangements
for an investigation into New Orleans
crookedness, in which Casey and his
friends may probably be involved.
The fact that the notorious frauds
upon the ballot-box in Philadelphia were
not "purifed" by the Grant Davenport
system with secret service money was due
to the other fact that Philadelphia was
republican city and these two facts ex-
tract all the true inwardness" from the
claim of Grants apologists that the
Grant Davenport steal was a doing of
evil that good might come.
THE Massachusetts republican conven-
ton not only failed to adopt the usual
regulation beslobbering the administra-
tion with praise, but the speakers were
careful to avoid saying anything which
could be tortured into an indorsement of
the administration, while some of them
gave IT very sharp thrusts. Grantism is
completely "played out" in the old Bay
state.
TnEunblushing impudence with which
the organs assume that the increased re-
publican vote in New York in 1872 is
evidence of the merit of Johnny Daven.
ports scheme and justifes the sacrifice of
the secret service fund is almost sublime.
The fair presumption is when such a
change'w was wrought, by such hands that a
fraud has been committed, and the facts
bear out the presumption. 1t was to
change the result in New York, not to
purify the election, that Grant unlaw-
fully furnished and Johnny unlawfuly
used the secret service fund.
IT was Grant who stirred UP these as
saults on corruption, ar we learn from
the Cincinnati Times, and it is he who
deserves credit for such advantages as
may accrue from them. Who can doubt
it? Look at his decided action against
Secor Robberson. Look how he fell
upon Schenck, two or three years after
he found out all about the Emma mine
losses in London. Look at the remark.
able way in which he assisted in the ex-
posure and prosecution Of Babcock dur.
ing the st. Louis whisky trials. Look
at his high-toned course in the Belknap
business, when he sent him letter re-
GREETING his resignation.-N. Y. Sun.
The alleged frauds in the treasury de-
partment begin 10 loom up with startling
significance not 10 much because of the
sums claimed to have been misappropri-
ated, as on account of the painful uncer-
tainty whether anybody really can tell
how much was misappropriated. If the
story of Prender and Richardson is trust.
worthy there was quite as much loose.
ness as fraud in the transactions by which
currency certified as Cancelled was saved
from destruction and put where it won i'd
do good to hungry republican officials.
1t will be very unpleasant TO learn, as we
possibly may when the matter is thor
oughly sifted, that the national debt is
larger than has been supposed.
THERE are but two great divisions
among electors. On the one hand, the
partisans of the administration are ar
rayed, sustaining it blindly and reck-
lessly. These are opposed, on the other
hand, by patriots who have widely dif-
fered in the past, but who are to-day an
| mated by the same common purpose of
efecting thorough and radical change
in the conduct of the federal govern
ment. We need brotherly kindness,
where now all is prescription and viru-
lent hate. We need frugal habits, where
now we have prohigacy and thoughtless
waste. We need scientific craftsmanship,
instead of crude and chaotic quackery
Albany Argus.
The colored depositors who hold little
books of deposit, labeled Freedmans
Bank" are now assured by ex-Psstmas-
ter General Creswell that they will real
ize on the money committed TO the keep
ing of their pious republican friends the
large amount of forty dollars out of
every one hundred dollars deposited.
| The colored brother may deveutly wish
to handle that other hard-earned sixty
dollars, but the money will not be forth
coming. The great party of freedom,
etc." which claims to be the ark of safety
for the African, is bankrupted to the ex.
tent that it does mot pay butforty percent.
of money "borrowcd." 1t is the Israel
tics Borrowing from the Egyptians.
There is no repayment.-Courier-Jour-
nal
PERHAPS it is only natural that ex- Gov.
Ames should avail himself of the chance
to get even with his late rebellious sub
ects in Mississippi. After leading him
a very uncomfortable life of it for several
years, they have finished by fairly put
ting him out of doors. 1t isn't in human
nature to relish that sort of treatment
But the fact that he has these personal
grievances would seem to detract from his
value as a witness probably the cause
of truth and Justice would not have suf-
fered if Mr.. BoutwelPs committe had al
lowed the ex-governor to take his way
unsummoned toward fresh (Minnesota)
fields and pastures new. At any rate, il
is to be hoped they will compare and
correct his testimony with that Of less
biased witnesses.-Springfeld Republi-
can.
THE California republicans say that
"the republican party must not rely on
the glorious record of the past, but deal
with other questions, chief among which
is reform in the civil service and cxtirpa-
ton of the spoils systems" They might