New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-22
THREATS OF VLNGE1NCE.

Reports multiply that the Administration
managers are medltating merciless decapita-
ton of every Federal offceholder supected OF
anti-AdministratiOn prOclivties. In this State
it is rumored that Collector Robertson and
Postmaster Pearson will have to go aud that
their places will be llled by devoted friends OF
the Administration who will reorganlze the
Civil Service under their control in the interest
of machine politics. A similar purpose is attrib-
uted to Senator Cameron in Pennsylvania. Men
who are known to be in hs confidence are going
about saying he intends to remove every Office
holder in Pennsylvania who did not exert HIM
self TO his utmost to save the Boss in the recent
elections. They Say the President has placed
the patronage of the State entirely az Cam
eron's disposal and that the work of elimination
will be thorough and speedy. It is said to be
Mr.. Camera ns opinion that in this way he can
retain the organization of the Republican
party, can force the Independents ont OF 1t
entirely, and thus have things all his own way.
The simplicity of such programme is equaled
only ty its stupidity.
How much truth there may be in these va
rious reports Of administration schemes OF ven
geance, we are unable to decide. OF one
and that is that if the Administration man
ayers allow their desires to control them all
these schemes will be put in force
They are eager to wreak their vengeance
upon the "traitors" but they are some
what restrained by II fear that the traitors
comprise very large majority OF the Repub-
lean party. Still this fear may not restrain
them. They are doubtless able to see that
nothing that they can do can make them and
their system much more odiOus than they are
at present. They may conclude that being
hOpelessly condemned anyway, they may as well
recognize the situation and enjoy Themselves
while they can. They may say: We'll, it is
"al up with us, anyway. The only thing we
can do is to get as many Of our fellows into
"Ofice as we can, and have roaring good time
" for the next two years" A resolve like that
is entirely in keeping with the moral tone of
this Administration. From the moment it
came into power until the present it has never
had anything which could be called a policy.
1t has drifted along, recommending nothing,
doing nothing, except to find as many vacan-
cies as possible and drop Administration men
into them; or to NEEDLE in State politics for
the same unworthy reason, to win rewards for
its friends.
1t would not be surprising therefore, if the
machine gullotine were to fa!l heavily in this
State and in Pennsylvania within the next few
weeks. We may see Steve French APP
pointed to the Collectorship, and John f.
Smvth, Mike" Cregan or Barney Bigln made
Postmaster. Mr.. Tom Platt will lose his Office
of Quarantine Commissioner when Governor
Cleveland comes into power, and a srug berth
will have to he provided for him some where.
Then if the rumored plan for shelving Judge
Folger Oh the Supreme Bench can be carried
out and Mr.. COnkling can be put into the
Treasury Department, tho reorganization will
be nearly complete. What the emotions Of the
Republicans of the country would be on be-
holding this consolidation Of machine states
manship, it is not difficult to imagine. There
would very speedily be a solid Republican
party on one side, and solitary Ajministra
on, devoting itself exclusively to a good
time on the other.