Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-05-30
WARRINGTON Err.



tFrom urRegultr Clrrcsrondcnt.l
WAsniSGroN, Ma, 20, 1884.
a leading Republican official, who ex.
pecis to be in Logan'a cabinet after the
4th Of next March, said to-day that If he
was President, having 200 delegates Mt his
back, he would do swapping enough to
get the remaining 81 or dish out hia pat
ronnge somewhere else. Now If this Is
not n strange aud strong commentary
upon the weakness of Arthur's admins
lralion, | don't know where TO look I r
tile olner proof, With 10000 well led
office holders at his heck and CALL and
this rand army 80 distributed throughout
the country ns to spring TO the breach nj
every local convention IN every State,
county, town aud school district, IL passes
all understanding that he should be out
generated in eveiy single Slate, his own
included. The gpody gnody resolutions
that have marked the action Of these con-
venlons, and which pat Mr.. Arthur on
the back, are simply the leartlessness Of
politics they mean simply AN invitation
ronage and give the rest OF the fellows II
chance.
Just as expected. The railroad land
grant lobby have been getting in their
work TO some purpose. The House Judi
ciMy Committee report that Congress has
no legal right TO declare the forfeiture OF
any of these grants, because such action
would be in violation Of the provisions of
the Constitution that prohibits the i'm.
pnirment OF contracsl Here il u comra,
nv 10 which was granted one and n half
millions of acres of the public domain, on
condition that the road should lie compile
ted and in operation within five years
This company not only did not complete
their road, but they never even began its
construction. After whiting tour years
without lifting hand toward fulfilling
ils part of the contract the company, with
an audacity worthy only oil souiless cor
pora,ion, attempted to transfer the gran,
10 another company, which OF course in
tended to appropriate it as the company
might see fit, because it had no contract
TO keep with the Government. The Inte.
rior Department got pretty strong seen
at this huge rodent, and nippei the affair
in the bud but the powerful lobby come,
to the rescue and the railroad bpndholder,
will realize the full value of their secur
ties without having invested II dollar In
the construction! II the people don't like
this wny of doing things, they had bettel
ask what are they gong to do about ii
Mr.. Randal's appropriation committed
is doing good work in cutting down the
consular and diplomatic appropriation. II
would he money in our pockets, and the
saving OF a vast deal of public scandal il
about one.hali OF this diplomatic retinut
OF tinselled hmmpuggery were wiped gu
altogether. The moment that an Ameri
can ia clothed with the little brief author
ity of II foreign cousul, lie seems TO lost
all respect for his country as we'll as him
self There Is no more need of cousuls a
tive-sixths Of the places where they ar
now loaing at Government expense, THAI
there is ior warming.pans at Timbuctoo.
1t is a big Job for one man to undertak
when he attempts to reform the innumer
able abuses of this world. He must be
so.. ,f ,,oi;t;c,l ,,nos,ic who belieye
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