New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-27
THE STALWART POLICY.
THE ALBANY APPOINTMENTS.


TIE PRESIDENTS sTALwAKr POLICY EMPHATr-
CALLY CONDEMNED.
iFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, May 2G.-The action of the President
in nominating John A. Luby TO be Surveyor Of Gus
toms at this port, and James W. Bentley to be Coll
lector of Internal Revenue for this the XIVth Dis
trict has occasioned widespread indignation among
the Republicans at Albany. 1t has been the topic
of conversation to-day in political circles and
is denounced on all sides an outrage upon tho
party as a serious political blunder. Naturally
enough the Garfield Republicans look upon tho
nominations as a distinct and emphatic notifics-
tion that they not TO expect any consideration
not even the ordinary consideration of common
justice and fair play, from the President who owes
his position to the pistol Of GuIteau.
1t was tclegraphed from Washington several weeks
ago that John +. Smyth and Andrew :. Draper
there for the purpose of inducing the Presi-
dent to make change in the Federal Offices at Al
bany. And the dispatch named Mr. Bentley as ore
Of the men whom they pressing for an appoint
mert. The Republicans of the State are perfectly
well aware who these two advisers of the President
are. They know that Messrs. Smyth AMI
Draper are not entitled to speak for
the Republican sentiment of Albany. Mr.. Smith'e
career superintendent Of Insurance was OF
such nature that Senate controlled by the party
pontment. Mr.. Draper, who member Of the
last Assembly, made himself odous to his
constituents by his brazen defiance of
| their wishes during the Senatorial canvass
! in which he voted steadily for the
return of Messrs. Conkling and Plat, that he was
ANONYMOUSLY defeated in his canvass for reelec-
ton in district which has over 1000 Republican
majority These the two men, both under the
ban of their party for good and sufficient cause.
who have the ear of the President, and at whose
solicitation largely he has made the nominations
under consideration. What is the secret Of
their influence with the Administration 1t
lies in the simple act-there can he no other expa-
natiOn-that each of them IL g n Staiwart OF the
Stalwarts," and that the President has determined
at whatever violence to Garfieds memory in all
that it implies, to displacc all Garfield Republicans
in order that their places may be filed by Stall
warts.
But the feeling against the nominations would
not be SO intense were it not for the character Of
tho nominees. 1t is sufficient 10 say that
they are worthy Of their Sponsors" like mas
ter like man" Nobody here supposes that
either Bentley or Luby would ever have been
thought of for the responsible Offices for which
they are named if the President governed by
considerations of merit. They have both been
known for years simply as the plant tools OF
smyth. every ready to pack caucus or perform
any other piece of dirty political work that he
might require at their hands. Both of them had q
hand in the dastardly plot which resulted
in the notorious snap primaries of 1880.
| by which Grant delegation was
| secured from Albany County for the Utica midwin-
! ter Republican State Convention. Bentley was In
| the plot-the meanest and most cowardIy crime
against suffrage committed IN this cty-to the
extent of proftng by it, he being one OF the dele.
| gates chosen at one OF the snap pri'
| fnaries Luby like Bentley. was member of the
| Republican general committee that ordered the
snap primaries. and true to his savish devotion to
| the Smyth-DTaper gang he has never hesltated
| to commend the trick by which "A largo portion Of
| the Republicans of this city swindled out Of
their right TO vote at that most important OF prl-
Tie assertion is not too strong that if the Presi-
| dent had been bent upon nominating two men who
| would prove most offensive to the great boiy of
the reputable Republicans OF Albany, he could not
have succeeded any better than he has lone III nam;
Jimmy" Bentley as Collector.
| And there is another good reason why the indig-
nation excited by the nominations is so deep and
| videsnrea6 The men whom ii is proposed TO
supersode have IN the first place, made an unassail
able record for fidelity and efficiency as public Of
| Gciale and in the second place, they have always
| been Jealous, hard working Republicans. Ralph T.
Iat,roD the present Internal Revenue Collector for
the XlNth Distinct was ior several year, cnaiInan
| and he has done as much TO organize and
| achieve Republican success III Albany County as
| any man that can be named In regard 10
his record as Collector 1t is sufficient to say tina. no
officer in the revenue service has better standing
| ON the books al Washington. AOOut a year ago
| IHE TRIBUNE correspondent was informed AZ the
| Treasury Department that there was No Collector
in the STATE of New York who gave better sdtistac-
| tion than Mr. LathroD. illlan y. ). Sanders the
nreSent Surveyor OF CUSTOMS Is known To all clC-
zens who have had dealings with him as worthy OF
| equal counendatIon. Before being appointed sur
| yeyor he served a term as City Chamberlain and
| discharged his duties III way 10 command the
| General confidence alike Of political freads and
| foes As Surveyor he has cOnhrmel the reputation
| he made as Chamberlain. The only fault tuat can
! hc found with him, and 1t Is a lault
| which he shares with Mr. Lathror. Is that
| he has declined to take his orders from Mr. smyth
| or MIR Draper. Mr.. Sanders Is a member OF me
| 1850 Climb. one 0f the publican organlzations at
| the Capital winch neither SInyth nor draper has
| ever cOndoned, since II has steadily fOug u the
| machine and tie bosses. Messrs Luby anu Bentley
| are melnbe Cf the Grant hlrd- erm cluO' Mr.
| Iothrop l. not a member OF eltler club.
| The majority OF the Stalwarts are III hlgh gee
| over the nominations, but the more tnoughtful
| among them dcprecate with the rest of the true
| RepublicaDs Of Albany TINS introduction OF lire
brand into our local pOitcS, and arc opposed Ia the
removal OF good and faithful publlc servants SIMPLY
because they are Garfield Republicans
| Our postmaster. William h. Craig, In Stalwart
| of the Stalwarts." 1t remains TO be seen whether
the Republicans of the United States Senate believe
| that ali the Federal offices IN thus city must be
| lled by that sort OF Republicans
| RUMORS ABOUT APPOINTMENTS.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO TaB TRIBUNE.
| WASHINGTON, May 26.-rhe rumOr that mora
| N,, Vork nominations we're TO 90 in TO the Senate