, 1869-03-06
COMMISSIONERS or INTERNAL RRv,
ENUX

A wise selection Of Internal Ror.,,.
commissioner Is not Iess important ih,n
a "lsc choice OF Secretary Of the Trexsu-
~ Aed VIC ques ion if General Gran,
coo'a hsTe nsde happier selection han
tnat OF Hop. Columbus Delano, OF Ohm.
In this action The new President ,nd,.
cafes bis determination TO hsye the
Aueean stable Of the Internal Revenue
Impairment thoroughly cleautd, and We
Know OF no better Hercules that he ceuld
Lave found. That depsr,mea. reeks with
corruption and ,tte1neas. From carr IN
os1k it Is unsound. No pa1t of ,be mn.
en'nery OF government. SO greatly stands
IN reed OF reconstruction. TIE bsseucss Of
AtdfeW johnson seemed to have pene.
uhed every fibre Il II, and ine,esd AZ !,
department for the callecsiou OF fntcrne,
revenue It has dcgererated into a ueoar,-
ment Of organized robbery. But We be,
neVe Inc right man tor the right pl.ce
has been found in the persou ot Dslano
He was Chairman or the ConmI,tee
On C'aims IN the Thir.y-nin h
congress IRON 1885 10 1857, Al
Ohio cotsmporary rcmarks of him
that "ihe ccunsry has never
bad an adequate ,de Of The v..t amor,nt
"oi Claims flom which, in that cspscltv
ne was Instrumental in saving the Trsss-
ufs. Every form Of Influence, per,opal
ara efhciat, Proper and improper, was
brought to bear upon him and hts eo,n,
"m'''ee, 10 secure their approval Of the
plausible demands Of the cla,man,s. ou.
" he unitornly turned deafeA to solicit.
tatiors wh,ch, ii successful, would have
more than doubled our national dch, y
9eoeral Grant was no: upav.rs n,
1hete services or the innA.e honeatv n,
me msn when be WAS looking sound fr
the proper person 10 I'LL an ttfa.e rh,ch,
ne SAID, was really OF more importance 10
The people to have veil filed than snv
Cabitet position. "Fcw men have c,mc
In contact with the temptations Of no.
"ll'tcal l,ie 30 long aud 50 constantly AZ
be, wi hout having some charge laid a.
their door; but Mr. Delano is a. clear
- OF them tc-day Is he WAS quAster al
- century age. Honest, scrupu 'oo,.
F" high'm n3td, with the mos, uprich,
" motives and ciesress-cut con gict, ons of
duty, he found II easy to shun the fob.
berY t1d ch'c.Eesy OF political l,tr."
LIS public lite is thus described:
II formes fesfs 1T Ue1ano was 4 urom,n.,t
4c:atf Of fna Wing parry OF Otto, e,mp,tn:z,nv
s,ot Mnh H. tss ,ai.lss,l5 ~.ne Of II. o. one oces
s"e : n, ne Gsme SHhln ons vote Of receiving Inc
iominaftn G3seznor Of thar great "a. in
EFnu!n. q quenc and popu'4f can Jsixntrr hr
Htf etmpt of the celebrated ION Cosun
n9t ~ Dctno EtltE'f ,tt'tcr, D .rsaps I serrr
ot cars ago, FEE va 10 Ses York md eIra-ed
II naht tnR. In ibis his d.anc1ai aonlty 1u1 "a.
sscIl ~as anoFd' &c Pc. and he Vas e.utcly
soeesftfnl. Re ut'icG to Ohio be wea ootck;y
ola*s Mto pubic l1fa, Aud svon Arrin
> Se,me e,,a19. pneI,: e Inss'eaer, a. lcssine
" me ltH 5-ElLth tong esp, oeloc thtrmsn If
toe zoe mites on Claims. A,u laklLr n RI IN
rome OF TIC Rft 1t debAles Of Ihst h,sIof ~ M
ry ~ lfAud BIS datr.ct was exIf3cd by thA
kUeHoaats 10 1868 hrs IN q eoots,t he repa,uaI
Y t2t IN he lats tFu!usth} Congress. from
Npsen ns :. trcs 70 acce II tho imppliau po.it,nn
o. neaa o. tac Rev Ene DspanueA It. III. voi.n-
na i,sI, W. ~ ata tas ~ n1h u his tn,eettty. Mr
OGALo dld MT tc- tna on1cr. His gturrons
nMur, eoui leo with 1dab!o enannere and unsnr.
re,seo eoeiAi % lt1e., su1i. ppned AIN N III
waits ol tife with COS Z Of fu~ fteu1e''