The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-07


cisive, until within three weeks OF the
election.
THE yARYAN CASE.
TIVE Independent opinions on The AreIs-
i Presidents Aetian.
m. Y. Tribunel
The stories which have been put forth
by the friends Of the President to excuse
the removal of Mr.. Yaryan only make
the matter worse. 1t Is now alleged that
Yaryan was discharged in consequence
OF the testimony OF o special agent
named Moore, who told the committee
investigating the whisky frauds that the
notorious Detective Bell told him that
he had been told by q man named Wood
ward that yaryau blackmailed the st.
Louis distillersl Whether the commit
tee regarded this chain Of heafsay re-
ports as evidence we are not informed,
but on the strength Of IL Gen. Grant
his friends would have Us helieve-re-
moved an officer whose integrity, eff
cheney, and great value to the service
are praised in the very highest terms by
the Secretary Of the Treasury, the Soil
citor of the Treasury. and the Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue. II it were
true that Gen. Grant discharged Yaryan
on account Of scandalous accusation
resting upon no better foundation than
this, his conduct would deserve the Sc
vorest censure.
But 1t Is not true. Moore's testimony
was given 50 long ago as the 26th OF
April. Why did not the President act
upon 1t then? It has never been sub
stantiated on the contrary very
slight examination was enough to de-
stroy IT, Bell is known as u romaucer,
and Woodward, being called by the com
mittee. repudiated all that part Of the
tale attributed to him. 1t is very plain
that tho revival Of the slander IL an
afterthought of the whisky or White
House ring to excuse q removal made
on other grounds, and to blast the char
acter of faithful and Jealous officer.
II the President has any good reason
for his conduct, let us hear 1t at once.
| III he has not, the Republican politicians
who are interested in the success OF the
ticket in November must lose no time
in relieving the party of all response
bility for this action Of It's official head.
This is not q time when the friends of
Gov. Hayes especially can afford to
have IL believed that the Republican
party is in sympathy with the whisky
ring, or willing to tolerate vindictiye as
sault upon the Treasury officials who
sent 50 many members Of that organi-
zation to the penitentiary.
| IN. Y. Herald
| The documents which we print this
morning seem to render 1t almost GER
tain that Yaryan, the internal revenue
| detective, was removed with great pre-
cipitation, and not only without
adequate cause, but without cause at
all. The act Is the President own, and
the Republican party cannot properly
be held accountable for 1t unless it ac-
cepts and adopts it. To do this there is
apparently no disposition on the part OF
the Republican leaders. Already there
il talk Of asking General Grant to dis
miss Babcock from his civil appoint
ment as Commissioner of Public Build
| ings and Grounds and to take steps for
his dismissal from the arthy. As mat
ter Of course the President will decline
to do any such thing. IL was out of his
blind friendship for his secretary and
crony, il we are TO believe the weight Of
the testimony already printed in regard
/ to this singular action. that Gen. Grant
/ dismissed the detective.
/ Even the reason assigned FOR his
course, which would have been more
than sufficient II we'll founded, seem to
fall to the ground unsupported, and the
/ President, according to present appear
ances, Is In the pitiahle attitude OF dis
missing a faithful officer only because
he discovered the wrong doings Of one
OF the Presidents official family. It
| this Is in reality the ease, there can be
| little wonder that the Republican lead
ers are alarmed and wish to q sume
none OF the responsibility. The Presi
dent, however, seems willing to take it
all himself, and intimates q desire for
the party to 20 its own way for the
future, leaving him to pursue his durins
the rest Of his term. There is an odd
kind Of fairness in this which no public
man except Gen. Grant would be likely
to think Of. much less adopt.
The President has all along regarded
/ his high office rs q sort Of personal APP
/ pendage to q successful military leader,
and his regrets seem to have been that
he could not always exercise his official
prerogativeS according to his own sweet
will. Now, however that there is moth
| ing more for himself, and since he eau
only serve his party by keeping within
party bounds, he is anxious for the par
ty to take care OF itself and leave him
to himself. Such "a remarkable propo-
sition could only emanate from such a
source, and as the days Of the Presi-
dents power are short, and he can do
less harm with the party out OF sympa-
| thy with him than II he held it In ac-
cord, it is best. perhaps, that he should
be allowed to go his own way.
What IL more beautiful and poetic"
says an exchange, 81 than the child's
idea Of ice water gone to Sleep
Why. the mans idea Of it dew from
the Elysian fields compressed by the
gods into the most convenient and Sc
1 ductive shape for transportation and the
ending OF an Arctic ravishment to a
mint -julep Children don't know what
they are talking about. Courier-J Jour
nal.
The parents OF a young man over in
Indiana attempted to prevent his mar
riage with a young lady Of the neigh
borhood by hiding his clothes. But it
was no use. He married the girl in
spite Of them. They might have known
that night shirt was all he needed
Ex.
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