, 1880-05-31

It will thorcby Iasunu md defend bDfnrc tho
country tho various md numerous scant1nls OF
Ills previous two turns, nil Of which wore tho
result Of personal government. c.Irrcd on by
Ger. Grant with the nelp and for tho bonott of
bis fAyorits. and contrary to tho nlvico OF tho
wiscat statesmen Of tho party.
Gen. Grant fut1ul bnth lIo1Ees Of Congress
overwhelmingly Republican. After eight yenrs
ho left both Hotists Democratic. Can tho purity
ntEorsl to tako him aEnln? II he Is rcnnlnlnntc.l
tho country will mt 10 allowed to forget, nnd
the purity will hare to defend, tho following
among ntfler things:
]. Ono Of hts worry irst nets rs President showed
sInRnnr contempt for 1lw aud rcgurd for hts
own will nlofo. lie nouslnutc1 alr. 4. r. Stew
nrt to b1 Secretary Of tho Trchsslry. Mr. Stew
nrt, undoubtedly n cupnble mnu, cost!s1 mt dis
cnKhge himself from bis vast importing i1tt:-
tsts: nns lNw which had stood fur al1nast thrct.
quarters 0f u century Oh our statute. tt,0ks mt!
whosc wisdom WIS unquesHoned. forbnde mn i'm
porter taking tho oiliCc, because In collecting
duties he would bo n Judge fn his own cnsc.
Whit happened? Did Gen.. Grant submit 10 tho
Inv? No. lilo coofy rr1uircd Republican
Congress to repeal tho act, aud when TINT re-
fused, rs WINS its duty. he lost his temper.
!. Next Grn. Grslnt lrov0 Gen. Cox, Of
Ohio, I'LL abio a1t1 pure mar, tut of his
Cabinet beeausc he refused to appoint corrupt
and inefficient friends Of tho President to eGtco
u
OF Clvll-ServIee rules aud honest government.
.. 1{o forced Joseph Wilson, Of illinois, the
honest Land Commissioner. to resfu1, bccAnee hu
lsad decided u Missouri lant.c!ntm Of the Don't
famiIy adversely to their Interests.
L. IIe appointed a poker p1ayIng Congressman
rs Minister 10 Enxland. nud kept him there until
ho wus threatened with arrest, II puhtc disgrace
at,d scunlal, In spite Of his notorious connection
with the EnltnN Mine frtlll1.
H. Hin fntISttf1 fhF ffnu18fnn nf Ehnr1nx
from tho Semitic Foreign Relations Committee, Il
post which he hnd held for many years, md In
which his services to tho country were Of pccl-
lar Importance, bccaliRv h0 would not support
tho Sur. Domingo schenle.
{. Iie appointed hIs hrothor-ih-1aw Casey to 10
Collector ut Now Orleans, and then maintained
him ih spite OF his proved lucapacity mud hta
open violations Of lAw.
8. When puhItu opinion, outraged boyond cn-
turnnce Mt Casey's misconduct, demanded hls
removal he apparently subn,ltteu by requiring
md ostenstb!y accepting Cnaey's resignation,
"to tako effect on the appointment Of his sue-
cesstr'; but he 4lerer appointed Il s1ietessor,
aAd thus Cnsoy remained Collector iu spite Ut
tho public demand for bis removal.
r. lit violation ut law, he gave his hrithus,
0rrillc Grant, tho monopoly of trldlnR w!t!lccr.
tain tribcs Of Inltans, and cGust.l the excts!p1l
OF other traders certified to be respectable tue,,
10. 1Io Bnvo tl1o Federal appointments !n tho
City OF SGw.Yofk to u wnr1l hummer r,,lttcI,,1,
Tom Murphcy, connected with tho TAtn,,A,,y
Ring, and who WIS his own iutlnnnto; md when
public nriniun Imperutlvey demanded his resig-
! nntiun GranL f1ivn- .hjY2 q letter Of fulspnla
prniAe.
II. disappointed aud long kept IN thoimpnrtnnt
o1fce Ut Attorney General ut tho United Suites
4 ntnn tLa1sdnulet Wiflfans} openly chnrgcd
with fraslds, known to 10 Ignorant OF law, unit
by charnctor and requirements for tho pace,
but notortously s,,bsorvlrnt tool Of his own.
u. 1iu tried to promote this incnpubIc Attur-
ncy-0oueral to tho Chief Justlceshlp Of tho Su-
pretne Court lnado vlcaut by tho death OF tho
great Chase).--n public scandal which WIS pru-
vented ony With tho utmost difficulty by Hoput,-
llCan SCInturS.
IL. lie took away tho custody Of Government
funds from tho solid house Of tho HurinYs, wt,u
lnsl held them stncH tho foundation uf tho Gov
ernmcnt, and lntrustcl tho public moneys to
cicws & fiabIcht, ns q rewilrtl for rotoriouspur-
tsAHserytcest and In spste Of warnings that this
t.ot1sH WIS mt Of good stnndinE. Tho tlr1n soon
hecalue bankrupt, and thu public docs mt yet
know how much tho Treasury LOST by lts failure.
u. tlp Kavc to ono nf hia former military aisls,
1.cct, ami his pnl Stocking, Il monopoly Ut cur
tntn Custo!n-f1ouso hnulIug una wllrchousug,
md maintained them III It Until tho o,ltr1,8ed
snorchanta became too t!lmorous at tho .njus-
ttcO and robbery tlicy weru cuiut,eed to suffer-
REWARDED the Rtscrs With public plnccs for thou.-
selyrs Or their trietltls.
1u. He permitted unl tlefelsleh tho 'ttnot{u
(rattls, hy which tho revenues Of tho country
wrre farnle1l out tn low politicians with tho ,,tl-
d!sgiltstM design Of securing tho pniitcal fort
unes Of sotlio Of his fasorits and auhescnts.
II. tf0 WIS a1ta Ia tho intimate frlaill OF Aex-
amber siiepb1rd. nun oIanay aud Ra1lurnlly Mc-
eazed IT gross HUladm!ntstsation In washing.
ton; and
IL. When Republican ConRrcss, compelled By
n rigid Investigation. toasruyeA tho District Ittux
Government, which Hhephcri controlled, be-
cnt'so In n0 other way cuull ho t,o gt,t. gut IT
p.cu and power, Ornut had tho lntlccency I'd sc-
Nolnlnnte him at 0nco VI the heutt OF tho nav
doSorulncnt,-- "a nomination 10 scaut1uloua that
Republican 6c1ate Immediately and almost
unanimously rpjeuted 1t.
~, III splteM this hu still rttaiuol Shepherd in
fhvor ~ one Ut hla must iutIu,ate associates.
w. lla shocked tho ri,bllo at.lso Ut proprcty
W inviting tn tho White House On q public ou-
cnston ono Huntington. tho confederate. Of
snepheta' at saAs sofy tltn0 undergoing trial for
II felony and never nctl.ttteti OF tho cbarao.
IL. Ito nvo@ went 81 fur W In un uunt1ul u,cs-
sn4o u undcEStalu hy several millions tho lubt
Ut 'ho District OF ColumbIu,-a unns nttonpt h,
uoce.vg tho IMbllc, which waA immoufstalv nx-
passed. ID a Republican Congress-.
e. lla tna.lo md unu4lo Governors In tl,a
Southern atAtea at hfs own Wl, and us>x& thu
army to support his Sayorlts and doposo those ho
did not ltkv.
10. 1fe l,,sultcd tho public sense OF honor aud
dccancy by returning Ar, n9lano ~ Hvcfotary
Ut tho Interior In o!noo long after tho grossest
scandala bud peon pruvul ngalnat him antl
hls son mud subordtnates In the management
VI lndian HtairEi anl WHOM Vt lazt oulupulte<l
ny tho urReRuy OF Hapubliealus, who faazxl
TO lose IN important election, to dEsmlaa him, he
gnvc him strong Testimonial OF character, and
e1prossed his regret at putting With him.
u. In the prosecution OF the whisky thlevcs he
forced out Of oificc Secretary Dststow, ulufos,i
Wllaon aud other honest ot&lcials fur doing Ii er
aaty' aha protected gamblers aud pessonul Att-
herunix whk,Se 1ytulpa wcrp threatanad with min.
jshtnent.
u. WHOM ox-Sonator Henderson, Vt st. Louis.
aa aouest' zealuus prosecuting oilcer, uttered