Year: 1872

purely pOntlcdl ones Wncn originate with the
managers who invoke the Presidents aid secure his
own reelection and renewed lease OF power for them


THE SENATORIAL RING"


The Senate had to be conciated Its executive power
In the matter Of appointments had developed under
President johnson into such proportions that President
Grant he must share the patronage with It. SO he
picked his men. He gave New-York to Conkling Penn.
sylvania to Cameron, Indiana and to Morton with
lesser territory TO others The effect OF this
has been TO transform the Senate into an Executive
Council, governed by what Mr.. sumner very properly
Senate man and wife. The House OF Represent
aves is the only body TO which the people look


hope Of Independent action but this too is honey-
combed with corruption Its members largely inter
esed IN subsidy Jobs, land piracy and ring specuatOns
well as the White House. but the great source corrup
tion IL the Executive patronage. WIN TINS members
silenced secured, legislation enforced, and
the Supreme Court controlled.


II representative hesitates to obey Presidential
wishes his friends removed from Office and Fed.
eral instructed to defeat his renOmna-
ton and election Look at the recent effort 10 defeat
cut. An the usual means at the disposal OF the
Administration employed, but failed because King
Caucus dethroned In the Legislature.


THE SUPREME COURT INVADED.


Take the case of the Supreme Court decision against
the post acO operation OF the Legal Tender act upon
private contracts. This decision did suit certain
large corporate interests all powerful at both ends OF the
avenue, and 80 their influence secured the re-
tirement of judge whose We've they did
not like, ana the appointment or two new
Judges committed beforehand TO their side OF
the question. Then the Court hitherto respected the
most august tribunal IN the world was made 10 commit
judicial hdrf-kdri and its decision Thus you see
the independence OF the Legislative and Judicial De
partments is isIoverthrown; and the marriage OF the
President and Senate leaves the people without redress
except through immediate change OF the personnel OF
the Administration aud the adoption OF one term for
both President and Senators In the future


OUR CANDIDATES,


Gentlemen, there are many other topics involved in
this contest but time will not permit to touch
upon them have not said word about the ticket. II
Is like good wine which needs no bush. Horace Greeley
needs 10 euoRy from His life is before the country
an illustration Of purity, integrity, labor temperance.
charty-a Journalist the head OF his profession second
20 in dignity and power. believe with Varnhagen,
IN his letter Humboldt that political business obtains
s Importance because everybody has agreed TO
slider IT, but that is nhntey easy to write pOl
cal dispatches than good newspaper artcles Our printer
statesman Franklin is the prototype OF him We wish to
elevate that he serve and Jefferson and hadi
son, the most literary OF Presidents, made good
executive officers. 1.-THE pen Is mghlier than the
sword" We have had enough Of the latter lot us try
the former.


Our candidate for VcePresdent GOy. Brown. is also
an vi ot1ors-a ooh0LAI ststesIual and ~ sditor-