Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-02-12

fgvat dea, Sf e0mment has Ieon
accustomed by the changes made IN the
Federal offices ~ Philadelphia on last
Friday. BY some the action OF tho nd
minislraiion in the matter Of these mp
puintmcnts Ia attributed 10 the anxiety
Of Nj. Hayes TO provide II lucrative po'
silion f,r ox.Governor Hurtranit BY
Others il is thought that the admins
tration chooses this plan to revenge IT,
soil upon Senator Cameron Tor taking
sides with Conkling IN tho late strug'
gle over the confirmation Of the New
York appointments. But Chose wh0
seq farther into the milestone believe
that the New York and Philadelphia up.
,,ointmonts have been made simply and
solely in the interest Of John Sherman
as u candidate for tho Presidency. IL
il now generally understood that Mr.
Hayes Secretary Of the Treasury
means to mako himself the Republican
nominee for President in 1880. Re-
Gently tho Grant movement began to
develop sufficient strength TO give the
willy Sherman serious alarm. The elec'
ton of Conklipg, Cameron and Logan
to the United States Senate, with the
threatened return Of Chandler of Mlchi.
gan to the seat which IL was believed
Christiancywould soon resign, are moves
on the political chess board from the
Grant side which Mr.. Sherman found
il necessary to cheek-mate. The coun-
ter moves ho has made consist in the
appointment OF persons TO fill the Fed
eral offices in New York and Philadel
phia who will not use their places tc
promote the nomination OF Grant but
who on the contrary may be relied on
to bend the holy commandments OF the
civil service rules just to the extent ol
securing Sherman delegates from Their
respective States TO the Republican
National convention. While II may bt
true that Mr.. Hayes took malicious
pleasure in removing Senator Gamer
on's faithful fuglcman, Hiestand, from
the naval Office, and while he may have
bcen actuated by motives OF charity IL
appointing Hartranit to the Phlladel
phla postoiiice, the man behind the
throne, the Mephistopheles OF th,
whole busih Jss, who prompted and
pushed on the appointments, had hls
own purposes to subserve in tho mat
ter. Little does John Sherman car,
for the petty cbullilions oftemper which
have characterized the conduct o.
Hayes in regard to appointments. Less
still is be troubled by claims OF candi
dates for Office based on emptiness o
purse. He is as cold blooded ~ tn,
anemone Of the ocean depths and lik,
that floral gem of the briny deep only
opens his tentacles in order TO minister
to his own selfshness. He has uset
the Hayes administration to carry GU
his ambitious views not only in respect
OF appointments to office but in shap
ing the details OF its financial policy
IL will be found in due time that th,
most powerful banking institutions II
New York aud elsewhere will activel,
abct the movement in favor of Sher
man Tor President. Indeed Sherman
is the only prominent candidate io
nomination by the Republicans wit
VIII be able to control the monied in
terest against General Grant. VIII
the Federal Office holders and th
banks arrAyed in his favor other aspi
rants for the honor OF Republican
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