Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-03-21
The Republican Harmony.

Tue Republican Harmony.
The harmony in the Republican
party is an admirable thing-on
paper-but DR.. Redfleld, the Wash
ington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial, casts a shadow
of doubt upon the paper story. In
communication dated the 10th
he Says
Ingersoli sneers at the policy OF
the administration. His friends
say there has been no such out
burst of wrath from the lips Of that
wonderful man since the defeat of
Blaine at Cincinnati, when he start
ed for home and swore a blue
streak clear across the State Of In
diana. Bob says he shall gather
up all bis printed speeches made in
the campaign and boTn them. He
thought he had accomplished some
thing by making them, but row
that the fruits of great victory
are being fooled away, in his esti-
nation, it is time to burn his bril-
liant campaign speeches and other
priceless campaign documents.
Among other things Bob thinks
the postoffices are gone up the
spout, as thirty-five or forty thou-
sand postal appointments are turn
ed over to the tender Inercies of a
Tennessee Democrat. The idea
that their places should not be
turned over to those who did bot
work during the campaign, accord
ing to the old spoils system, is
horrifying, That the postoHces
should be mainly retained in the
hands Of those WHO at present re-
tain taezn, provided the officials are
competent and in every way sat
isfactory to the people, according
to the principles Of the civil SER
vice reform, Is past the compre-
hension of those old politicians
They are rampant for the ss,oiis Tor
their friends and co-worke1s, and
angry and disappointed because
their influence here is not so mighty
as they thought it was. Ingersoll
didn't want an Office for himself
that is not what is the matter; but
he does not like the style Of the
new administration, so to speak
The manner of doing business IN
der Grant was more satisfactory to
him. He regards the great work
of the Republicans in the campaign
as in part thrown away.
Mr.. fnsersoll is not alone in his
disgust, but he swears more about
it than some of the rest. Simon
Cameron is not only Disguised, but
he is annoyed. Here is an admin,
istrstion that Simon cannot con.
troll. This is something 50 move
in his experience that he fails Il
find language sufficiently strong tC
depict the situation. Simon was
asked il be did not think it an ex.
traordinary thing to refer Cabinet
appointments to committees. Eyes,
said he, at is a strange business
but this promises to be quite an
extraordinary administration"
Simon is now troubled about the
Pennsylvania postoffices. "How
do We know" says he, "but what
the Democratic Postmaster g ener-
al will I'll our State with Demo
cratic postmastersi He has the
appointment Of nine-tenths of them,
and there is no control by the
Senate" Simon thinks this ap-
pointment Of Key the most extra
ordinary thing he ever heard of,
not even excepting his breach OF
promise suit. But the leaving ont
of son Don is what hurts the old
man the worst. lie could stand il
to lose few fat Offices if Don only
could remain with the administra-
ton and give it the benefit of his
handsome presence and gigantic
intellect. And that Don was not
re-appointed, when Simon asked
IL, he CONSTITUTES as snub, and in
retaliation it is said that he will not
vote for the confirmation of sim
gle one of Hayes Cabinet.
IL Is sad business all around. A
lot Of minor pot-house politicians
are following along 10 the wake of
Ingersoll, Blaine, Cameron and
CoDkling, and making endless com
plants and disagreeable noises
They feel TO say that this Is an
Andy Johnson administration, only
Hayes bas got down to his work