The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-30
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the Internal Revenue system-The Presi-
dents Brothcrs-in- Law-Jccss II. Grant.
Correspondence OF The sun
WASHINGTON, May 20, 1s7o.-In, coaversation
witt Senator whose political shtewdness Is pro
verbal I asked him who Is to be tho. next fresi.
| dent :" HIS response was, Cen. Grant He IL in
possession and will succeed in keeping up the Gov
eminent credit and making the payment OF the bonds
n certainty. There Is other question upon which
the Republicans are agreed, and the Democrats
| agree rpon none. This will elect Grant next time,
for there Is no man rising in the Republican ranks
TO take his place and although he IL merely mega
tive man. an roor party man, he will 20 In again
| on his military record and determination to pay the
bonds Ills second will be like that OF Monroe,
known as the Era Of good feeling In which both
PARTIES will dissolve and new organizations VIII take
| their Races Grants second term viii end the Re-
| publican party"
| The Senator who expressed these views Is Re-
| publican, advanced In years, and capitalist. His
| interests lie with those of the bondholders and
capitalists with high priced pig iron and gold bear
ing bonds and while do not question the sincerity
OF his convictions, think Shakespeare truly said,
| MEMS judgments parcel OF their fortunes
| A stranger accostcd me on the avenue claiming
the strangers right to civil answers regarding tho
public buildings. lie was from Western New York,
and on his first visit to the CAPITOL he sald and, his
curiosity satisfied, he branched out iuto commenda
| tons Of the Administraon-,he one idea being
at is pGyingHe national d.Jt"
This appearo 10 be tho Eastern motive power. but
west OF the Allcshanics is not so potent. There
It Is to be accompanied by the grossest tyranny
OF taxation. Even In Pennsllvan as Gov. Geary
himself says, Commissioner Dclano's speeches cost
him twO or three thousand votes, and would have
Lost him the State IL he had not stopped HIM Dela-
nos universal theme was bis and the Presidents de-
Ill. ~. auI sNny The hon Ne
THE CRUELTY OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SYSTEM
with It's machinery rermcating through the privacy
OF every mans lite and business, its foul spawn OF
corruption and brood OF spies aud iniormers,
could only eommead itself TO the indignant
and yindicye IL beet. a morbid appetite for
crushing tho unfortunate. destroying regulations,
IN iermining prosperity, entrapping the unwary,
scdncing the thoughtlcss. Yet Deiano likes IT, IA
Barrtre said Ia Ninuc4ton OF the French Terror,
I'VE sweep no money with the EuiIloiine." 50 De
lnno thinks this tax grinjrg machine with its hor
rors and infanies, ought - be made into depart
men, with Doirpo ~ serrstary. Did the French ex.
ecutioner ssk 10 be made Minister OF slater
In reality Ito poodle begin 10 revolt At the Inter
nal Revenue System, and the demsnl of Senator
last week for its total abolition was but the fret
muttering OF the coming thunder.
"powS WITH TVS INTERNAL REvRsug !!
will be party cry in the Presidential election
There are upward Of G,00o ONCE holders commits
stoned for this Bureau and in addition to the com
pcnsation credited them In the reDor,s, 10 make n
irr estimate Of tho cost OF collecting the internal
revenue. well TO the people as tho Government
we should have 20 ascertain the number Of cases
reported at tho different Courts and Collectors
= oHces, the fees paid District Attorneys. Marsh's,
clerks, and so on the moieies raid hformers, the
per deus taid witnesses and tho cost, paid to Com
4 al
were over 800 indictments fr breach OF the Internal
Revenue law at December Term last, which, at the
moderate estimate OF $25 average, must have in
4 VOWED an expenditure Of tia,jOO These were gen
orally among the poor and ignorant.
TINE PRESIDENTS bRorHER-iS-LAw,
Mr. George W. Dent, lately confirmed as Appraiser a
san francisco, IL n good Democrat, who refused u
: support tie present occupant OF tho Presidential
clair in 1sCs. because he HoB,i,atei By he re
: pg,lier party ard nat party oas not ~ 10 eortro
tie GorernmSat. He made declaration 10 that ef
feet to the late Sub-Treasurcr OF Slu Francisco OF
the steps Of the Custom House In that city just be
, fore the last Presidential election. or course he l.
not 70 blame, anil everybody must admire the
PREsm.Srs NAGSASINITY
toward his family connections. Your question, asked
the other day, TO rho o1ged hb otter brother N
i0tp, Consul Kramer, In the streets OF Leipsic, M
= not yet been answered lie viii probably recalled
and promoted TO balance the now dignity conferred
i on the Dent family, for the Grants are some sha
f jealous Of tho Dent innacnce.
Old Jesse Grant, the Postmaster at Covington
. Ky, who Is father-in.law Of Kramer camo I
Washin gton some three months ago TO effect his al
vancement lie reported hi. Intellectual effort in thi
J. wise: " / told Iysses that he mustnppolnt Krame
c to one Of them seventy-hye hundred dollar mis-
sons; hut Lysscs he told me didn't like 70 dot
hara mada 40 much talk about li
. printing his relations once. Then ups and tell
n Lysses," said the venerable r. NJ, "rve got abou
J., $4,000 sailed down, which expect 10 leave benin
me; and II you don't give Kramer one Of them Sc,
enty i've hundred dollar missions I'll leave the Who'll
OF 1t to Kramer's wife, and won't leave you any"
The force OF this reasoning has not yet beea mad
= apparent, but the Dent triumph must certainl
Il stir the bile OF the Covingon p NJ, and the Rev
e Consul cannot remain at Lopse after the dplomati
D. diniculty telesraphed over the cable.
A bank officer from Covngtop, who was here Il
= other day, informed me that the bank sent Its ma
. to the Cincinnati Post once in consequence Of tn
= bad management of the Covington Office, and tbs
u thore 10 but opinion OF the Postmaster OF thu
l. town, and that Is he is an inefficient onicor.
= COLLECTOR CASEY, ANOTHER BROTHER N.LAw
70 of New Orleans, has been here, and ridiI
pt out with the ladies' ofthe White House frequently.
Il awaiting the issue OF the present contest bewee
8 himself and the united Republican strength OF Loui
b. lana; all the representatives and Senators havn
r. demanded his removal. The late Secretary Of Wa
A. Rawlins, had an opinion Of Casey that would hav
made any application for his removal from ono
:. unnecessary. lie kept within reach to the day
- his death rebel mail captured by him In Kentuck
IN which Gen. Smith advised him to burn, becau'
r II compromised a Generals brother in-law."
G. --@.
" Dexter-A CorrectIou.