National Republican., 1882-12-19
.INnce the Music.

HArToSs NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, published n falSe
statement yesterday which brings this matter di-
recty before the public. THE REPUBLICAN, de-
clRres that from the adjournment of congress
until the night Of the election there was not re.
moval by the President in the state Of New York,
except in single instance, and that was for al
legged misconduct, and upon the report Of special
agent" The exception made is presumably
the case Of the Salamanca postmaster, who
was removed for alleged irregularity of ac-
counts. 1t is ridioulOusly untrue that this
is the only removal made between the
adjournment of congress aud election. lmmedi-
ately after the session ended, the president re-
moved whole batch of New York postmasters
and other officials, whose successors the senate
had neglected TO confirm. One of these cases, and
the most notorious, was that of the Utica post
Office. The president tried to get the senate 10
consent to the removal of Erastus Clark in the
middle Of his term. ami the appointment of Jud-
son T. Stevens in his place. The senate failed TO
give its consent. As soon as the senate adjourned,
the president removed Clark and gave commits
sion to Stevens.-Aibdny Journal
For the benefit of the Albany Journal, which
we will assume desires to be fair THE RE-
PUBLICAN will state that it is not the official
organ of the administration or any other
kind of an organ of the administration. Its
editorial opinions are no more controlled by
the administration than are the opinions of
the Journal. Probably not so much so. THE
REPUBLICAN is neither controlled by what
the President does or does not do, while the
opinions of the Albany Journal are possibly
controlled entirely by what the President
does not do No doubt if the President should
receive instructions from the Journal man
and always act favorably that paper would
find no fault with him. THE NATIONAL RE-
PUBLICAN, however, does not consider it nee
essary to advertise its independence or its
-organship by abusing or misreprescnting
the President.
And now as to assertions of the Journal
THE REPUBLICAN stated that the whole
sale charge, which has been iterated and re-
iterated, that the President had used the
patronage under his control to influence the
action Of nominating conventions was ma
lignantly false. The Journal is the first paper
to deny the statement and its denial is rheu-
matte and lame. The Journal says " tbs ridicu-
lousy untrue" that but one removal was
made in the state of New York between the
adjournment of congress and the election,
and it adds: Immediately after the session
ended the President removed whole batch
of postmasters and other officials" and
then, with the characteristic fairness of
the Journal class of papers, it names the
case of the postmaster of Utica, The RE-
PUBLICAN challenges the Journal to a pub
lication of the batch" 1t must know the
names of the persons so removed. Its bare
assertion will not do. The two cases it cites
show its lack of knowledge of the whole sub
ject. The Utica postmaster was removed be-
fore the senate adjourned, and the Salamanca
man was not removed until after the
election. True, when the FAST removal was
! made papers of the Journal stripe Immediately
made the charge that he was removed because
he was unfrcndly to the President; but when
the facts were made public, and it was shown
that he was removed on charges amply sus-
tanned, they dropped him with alacrity. The
Journal evidently doesn't know what ii is talk
ing about.
And now why didn't the Journal deny the
assertion of THE REPUBLICAN in reference ia
the position in the gubernatorial fight of the
prominent New York federal Office holders
Did the President demand of the United
States district attorneys that they should sup
port any candidate for governor? Did
he demand of the collector of New
York that he support any particular
candidate. Did he intimate to the postmaster
of New York that his support of either of the
candidates was desired? Does not the JOurna
know that three district attorneys supported
candidates for governor other than the ont
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candidate? Has the journal heard tha
any one of these prominent officials whC
! did not give their support to the candi
date whom it was said was the President
candidate, even the one who followed hi
opposition to Mr.. FoLGER to the ballot-box
has been removed? Why not be fair ant
meet the case squarely? If TIE REPUBLICAn
were an "organ," as the Journal so witheringlS
} remarks, it would indorse the President il
not removing Mr.. STEWART L. WooDFoRI
after his dosertion to the democratic stump
= which it does not do THE REPUBLICAN
does not hesitate to say that if Mr. WOOD
FORD is not manly enough to voluntarily
vacate the position he received from a re
publican administration, after taking thu
stump 1Or Jnb uGlnOCrdllC UlCkeUj ne SllOulu D(
invited to step down and out, If THE RE
PUBLICAN is ian organ" it wants to bC
excused a few minutes while it says it canno
indorse the Presidents leniency in this case
OF course the JOyrla will probably say thi
is political bitterness, and it will probabl.
say it, forgetting that for four long years tina
paper insisted upon the removal of the post
master at Albany for no other otiGnse thai
that he did not agree with the present pro
priCtors of the Journal,
Once again will the Journal give the name
of the " batch of removals made to influenc
the action of the Saratoga convention and viii
it answer THE REPUBLICANS question: W.
do not intend that it shall dodge,
. Three Important Steps.
A republican triumph is quite within tn
grasp of the present congress. The recon
mendations in the Presidents message SCUM
! the keynote of success. 1t may not be- an
doubtless is not, practicable to carry out thos