The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-07-02
Good Work at Washington

Good Work at Washington
While public attention is consentra.
ted upon the miserable squabble at
Albany and the efforts of General
Grant to rescue his political partner
Conkling from the ruin he has
brought upon his own head, it iswell
to remind readers again and again
that something else is going on in
Government affairs which will be of
advantage to the country and re-
dound to the credit of the Republican
party long after the row over the
New-York Senatorships is over. AT
Washington the new Administration
is quietly, intelligently and effective
ly performing its duty of managing
the business of the country in the in
terests of the people. 1t has achiev-
ed already some very notable success
SEES. Indeed, it is safe to say that no
other Administration ever accom-
plished so much thoroughly good
work in the first few months of its
career.
Let us glance for a moment at a
few of the conspicuously meritorious
acts of the President and his Cabinet.
The State Department. under Mr..
Blaine, has defended our commerce
against the unjust and selfish predju-
dices of foreign nations and shown
that the attacks upon some of our
chief articles of export were without
reason. 1t has also asserted very
broadly and positively the right and
duty of this Government to protect
its naturalized citizens, and to claim
for them from foreign countries the
same recognition given to native-born
Americans. This reassertion OF the
American doctrine of citizenship,
which had fallen somewhat into
allegiance of late, may have important
diplomatic results.
The Treasury Department, under
Mr.. Window, has successfully solved
the problem of funding the five and
six per cent bonds-a problem over
which the late Democratic Congress
argued and quarrelled all last winter
without coming to any conclusion.
Mr.. WINDOWS practical business
sense speedily opened way to the
retirement of all the high interest
bonds, and to the saving of many
millions fmeney. The action of the
Treasury has commanded the appro-
val of all business interests at home
and the admiration of the financiers
of Europe.
The Post Office Department, under
Mr.. James, has exposed and broken
up powerful conspiracy for plumber.
ing the Treasury, which has its de.
tenders in Congress and its paid
agents in more than one of the pub
lie offices at the capital. The discoy.
cry of the Star Route frauds and the
new economies introduced in the Dc
partment have already produced
a saving of expenses which will
amount to over a million of dollar:
per annum. AT the same time the
efficiency of the postal service is be
ing constantly improved.
Much might be said in praise of tn,
conduct of the other Departments
All that the public sees and hears O
their management is to their credit
For all the Departments, however
and for their success or failure. TIN
President is responsible. To him a
well as to his Ministers belongs tn
credit of the good work done in tn
various branches of the Executiv
service. He is. moreover, entitled +
high and special praise for firml,
maintaining, in spite of open assault
and the insidious undermining Q
powerful party influences, the con
stitutional prerogatives of his Office
BY his course he has struck death
blow to the twin evils of our polite
State bossism and Senatorial coul
tesy.
Let soreheads, schemers. patron
age-mongersa and the baffied adherent
of broken rings rave as much as the
like at General Garfield's administrs
: ton. The people Judge it by il
deeds. Their verdict is, "We
, done" their advice is, go ahead.
N. Y. Tribune.