The New York herald., 1878-07-12

without consulting hts Cabinet advisers and TOOK ao-
vantage oI the absence OF three OF them when no
ordered the removals made Secretaries McCfary
and Thompson. VIII be remembered are away, 10 De
returned from placing his family IN the country
t Mr.. ConKling is probably In ignorance as yet OF
whAs was To-day, TOR at last accounts no was
journinG at the country residence OF Mrs. Admiral
DahiEren, up In Maryland, out Of immcd .te Ieaen
OF the daily papers ana probably OF the telegraph.
THE PRESIDENTS REASONS.
The following article from the pen OF George Will
lam Curtis, which appears In this weeks Harper's
Weekly. II s claimed by many, gives in part the Pres
deats reasons for tho removal OF Collector Arthur
ana Naval Olcer Corneli:-
JUST EXPECTATION.
By the NATION OF MI. Roosevelt as Collector Of
Now York tho admin nistraiiou declared that in lis
Judgment The pubic intcrest required change In that
ONCE. rne Interests OF Senstor Conkiing, how
ever, required that change should bo made,
aud no was able 10 rally majority Of the
Ssaaic aefcal the nomiaaion. rns situation GER
tanly 10 not diereEt rom that OF last autumu, ak
copt ny the lamentsd death OF Mr.. Roosevelt. Tho
reasons that made n change desirable stiil re-
mlnis,rat,on ought 70 make H. rho New York Gus
tom House 10 precisely what the President holds that
the great pubic olccs ought not 10 be-A centro
p"litical activity ana managemsnL Unfortunately ),
IN his letter OF acceptance and IN hs inaugural ad
os.9s %Ss would bs e ea
dent omited to say that tho kind of politi-
cal activity at which his order OF year ago
was aimed would be considered TO be absolutely In
mpatiDc With such cnicency. This was omis-
son. however, which can readily repaired by 4
simple declaration 10 the proper encc, but II has iur
n,sned an argument /, the enemies OF reform, who
have insisted ,nat no ocrr, however actively engaged
IN tue practiccs which Tho President justly condemns
could DO consistently removed 80 loug ne
ncay enfcieut The result has that tho adm IN
isiraIion ems to have been restrained by IT'S ow
| principles OF reform IRON removing tnosc who arc
VIGOROUSLY aud nagrantly engaged 10 violating those
princip.es
TINS is an absurd situation from which the admit us
tratlon be relieved readily by such declaration
as W. mention and by prompt aod vigorous action.
hA lsnst io hnot
administrator can now mako such chaLscs rs will
| disable II us machi.e without SUBSTITUTING another
| for H. II now, with much oi tho rest oil tho
paonai service IN tho state, what Is generally known
as ~ Ionkus machine, ana as tho pow cressncss of
the Executive over the machine whc The Senate Is In
session has been demonstrated during the late session
moro plainly than ever, the machine Is not aimed
usn, however, By tho changes which II deemed ss-
scntiaI last autump can now dsioca;e the mach 10
and remove an incubus from free popular polit'cal
action. What Mr Roosevelt could have doae Is sui
practcabie II IS possible 10 taKc Tho Custom House
out OF politics. II the attempt snouid be made
Tho next session 10 put It back again But u Is not
possible 10 mako reforms with those VINO not
i,eve In them nor desire them To do this, decisive
steps must be taKcn; but they should not be nj
| tempted II there perfect Willingness TO Dear
the sncer that the administration 10 setting up ts
| own machine in tho place of the old one. rho
service Will not be- the work oil Office o,dcrs whJ
share Mr. CouKlings and General Buffers contempt
The aaministraton Is strong with tho great OF
quiet, parioiio citizens, but IL is weak with the ''po
|
patronage and inc organlzeu action and under.
SANDING oi leading Office holders ana their agents,
elects c0DveDto and dictates platforms. This class.
| Ia order present hold and ascsndancy,
| tries revive old cries and TO insist upon mar
| mony'-that rs, It's own unquestioned eoniroi--in
what It calls the face OF common danger. With this
tho administrator dincrs upon several rad,ca
points, and II Is sustained by great and intelligent
| opinion In It's own party. IL Is morally bound e
maintain us vewsand secure It's purposes by every
| Honorable aud legitimate means II knows that II
/ cannot have tho support OF united party, Tor II
could gain that Of republicans like Mr. Conkilng
| Generai Butler only BY surrender which
| would at once slIennte IT'S present irisnds
| Those who sustain II believe that It's aims
| represent the only policy upon which con
| tinued republican uscendancy eau be maintained.
Between these risnds ana tho Administration there
| should cordial coop ration, but they have some
right think that the does
tue lawful and Just mcaps IL commands Tor the pro
| motion vi the common purpose. The long session o
Congress, ths nrst since the administration
has now closea and the nis,ration soon nov
| much has expect from any other course than
sieHdy aud vigorous prosecution o IT'S own ends. 1t
bttsrest ioes have been those vi It's own party snd ~
xsrru<st trsinds In that party larry expect
Changes which Justly thought necessary severn
months ago, and which wero then thwarted, no,
that they nave become practicable, will certainly b