Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-22
WHY BRIsrow RESIGNED.


President Grant very promptly &C.
cepted the resignation Of Secretary
Bristow. Why the Secretary retired
from the Cabinet Is exciting no little
interest all over the country. Some of
onr contemporaries assert that he is to
be rendered the second place on the
ticket by the st. Louis Convention.
We think, however, that the better
solution of the question is to be found
in the fact that President Grant ap-
pointed an objectionable person to the
Collectorship of the Port of Philadel-
phia. The San Francisco Call thus
sheds some light on the subject:
"Some weeks ago Alexander p. Tut
ton succeeded Seth P. Comfy as Col
lector of the Port of Philadelphia.
The former gentleman is pretty we'll
known to the country as the persuasive
orator who induced President Grant to
rescind q certain order which had been
issued by the head of the Treasury
Department, at the suggestion of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
intended to aid in the detection Of
frauds on the BY this q
ton, which Mr.. Tuition persuaded
President Grant into, the st. Louis
Whisky Ring was enabled TO continue
its profitable business some months
longer than II the Treasury order had
been carried out at the time. Subse-
quently, when Babcock was on trial at
st. Louis, under charge Of being con
nected with the Whisky Ring, Alex
ander P. Tuition appeared on the stand,
and, by his testimony, raised u doubt
whether Babcock vas responsible for
the resembling of the order which had
so greatly helped the st. LouisW Whisky
Ring. The doubt Mr.. Tuition raised
insured Babcock's acquittal. Mr.. Tut.
ton is now appointed Collector of the
Port of Philadelphia-he third Office,
in a dollar-and.c cent point Of view, in
the Presidents gift."
The Philadelphia Times declares the
appointment of Tuition "sn insult to
the commercial classes Of that city,
a blot upon the public service and q
stab at the integrity of Republicanism."
These are very strong words, and
coming from a Journal published at Mr..
Tulton's home, they would seen to
indicate that that gentleman was moi a
fit person to occupy the responsible
position to which he has been appoint
ed. The Call further says:
1.-THE appointment of officials Of the
rank Of Collector rests with the Presi.
dent. 1t vas in Mr.. Bristow's power
to retire from the position of head
Of the Department, if Objectionable
s~ubordinates were appointed him, but
not to dictate to the President as to
who should be appointed. An Execu-
tive who desired to retain the services Of
u member of his Cabinet would cer-
tainly consult that mslnber in an APP
pointment of so much importance
within his department., and defer to
his wishes. To do less, would DO not
only uncourteous to his Cabinet Off
Ger, but absolutely unjust, as the latter
is Immediately responsible for the
conduct of his department. Under
the circumstances, therefore, the
nomination OF Mr.. Tuition was an in
direct intimation to Mr.. Bristow that
his resignation would be accepted. 1t
may not have been so intended, but
neither Nh. Bristow nor his friends
could regard it otherwise. The nomi.
nation Of Mr.. Tuition could but be OBJ
jectionable 10 Mr.. Brlstow. 1t was
Tuition who defeated Bristow, or i'm
paired his victory, in his contest with
the Whisky Ring at st. Louis. 1t was
Tuition who saved Babcock and re-
lieved Grant from the suspicion Bah
cocks acquittal would have caused.
Possibly, Tuition was entitled to a re.
ward, according to the code political,
but hardly to an Office in MIR. Bristow's
department.. We thus see the color of
some of Mr. Bristow's personal reasons
for retiring from the Cabinet"
--
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. We acknowl-
edge the receipt of complimentary
tickets to the Grand Centennial Ball of
the Sarsfield Guard, TO be given al
Gold Hill on the 4th proximo. We
shall hardly find it convenient to be
present, but wish the gallant Guard a
magnificent time all the same.
Elk Gov. PACHEco, is mentioned In
connection with the Republican NOM
inatiou for Congress In the California