Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-25


ariah Chandler.
The Worcester Massachusetts,, Gasstts
says:
Senator Chandler, Of Michigan. 70 rich
man, . very rich man indeed no 10 said to
be ono Of the richest men in the Senate.
A such he 10 doubtless ent tiled to respect,
yes, exceeding great respect. But we con
fess that We are hardly prepared to 60 quite
as far IN our reverence for wealth as he cv.
identity thinks the people Of the United
States ought t. g. In n recent debate in
the Senate on tie payment of certain rebel
rsyenue collectors. mir. Chandler took the
Secretary Of thc Treasury severely 10 task
for his agency in their appointment. lie
sigmatzed him as pauper, and OF course
rs bsing nnaeserving the confidence OF the
people. He came 10 Washington, Mr..
Chandler said, from little bank out in
Indiana. aud took clerkship Of some kind
winch paid him about $4,000. That was
twice as much as he was worth. lie
wouldn't give him more than 81 600 to be
a clerk in his bank or in his dry goods store
IN Detroit Now il seems almost incredi.
ble that Senator Of the United States
should have permitted himself, even in the
heat Of debate. to have used such language
IS this toward an officer Of the Govern ment.
We ere no admirer Of Mr.. AcCulloch's
politics. We believe that when he vudsr.
took to advocate the Presidents policy. he
undertook work to which he was utterly
incompetent. and his mistake 10 evident Is
the whole country. But because be has
proved himself 70 be short sighted politi-
ciau on the reconstruction issue, Il does not
follow that he 10 10 bs ssproached for HE
want Of wealth, ~ Il not to b. rich 10
Washineton was crime. Had be bssn The
keeper Of dry goods stere in Detroit, OF
the founder Of wildcat bssk il Michigan,
had he spsoulated In pins logs N besseWsd
meney and mode fortuns, hs would doubt
less, in Mr.. Ohandles's cst,matieo, have
been very acceptable man indeed.
Carlyle, in . severe satire on Enelish
snobbery, speaks Of . person Who was
called to testify before zoe Of The eousto %
70 thcSsocial position of . certain party.
On being asked u Ne individual ssfesred to
vas respectable person, replied. "why,
should think 20. be keeps gig" We sup.
pose Mr.. Chandler. Of Michigan, has come
such standard Of responsibility 10 his mind
- this. II man owns bank, u be ksspo
dry goods store. II he manufactures cloth,
be u d cotton or Of shoddy, il be owns
coal mine. o. has s'stsuck ile," and Is rlch. |
he is very respectable man! Nov oil this
IL sufficiently disgracsful, and We hope Mr.
Chsndler will soon have the gracs and the
decency to be ashamed Of such language a.
ne is reported to have used, end nsks the
dmende hoaordble, at the first fitting oppsr.
tanity. Povesty is not crime. and should
not be considered disgrace except q being
the result Of misconduct or extravagancs
Tor which there 10 no reasonable excuse -
10 the sense in which Mr.. Chandler used
the term, many Of the most distinguished |
statesmen the world has ever seen were
''paupsrs." William Pitt died poor Dsnl
Webster could not pay his debts, aud Alsx> |
ander Hamilton. the sblest 6nancier the Cow
crnment ever hsd. vas poor man. And
% Mr.. Fesaenden sharply said in reply 10
Mr.. Chandler. mems nwledge of states |
or finance Was not always in pro-
psrtice y The length q their psrsss = dc |
depth Of their pocksss"