, 1875-06-03
COLLECTING THE REVENUE


Mr.. WAuswonTn, Collector OF tie 1nterunt
Revenue for thia collection district, hns re-
fused to resign his otllcs at tho request OF tho
Government, preferred through tho Commits.
sioner Of Internal Revenue. This refusal is
ptaccd upon tho ground that Mn. Vans
wonru's character is Of value to him, TINT Il
request to resign implies something dis
creditablo, and that bofore he resigns thera
sha1l be distinct md specific charges made
against him, and TINT La shat1 10 hoard in de-
fonse. This, the ofaco-holder'a general pro-
test upon leaying oalce, is thus formulated
by an organ Of the policy Of not hurting the
party by prosecuting revenue thioves:
The rp1ucat for hts resignation Ia bold demand
upuu Officer onfg recently appointed, to surrender
lila uiee OF tia ground tLat the good Of ths Borylce
requires thn hs should Ia a%grared. Now, ws hola
that tia Treasury Department nhy 10 great 1sngths
10 bring about tho detection Of past frauds, aud 10
sahful collection Of tho In tho tuturt
atl We will sustain Becretary na1srow In synry
nessure tootng sotsy to that End. Duk neither The
Eeeretary nor tho President haa tho mor1i right 10
AAcr.co the reputation of tbs hu.nscst lndtriiual In
tito an 10 what Is commonly eactt tho ektgenefes OF
the public service. Tho ocshoer 10 alsoa cttizeu,
cntlt;ed to ali the rights Of cttiEsaahp: and ono OF
tese rights s that bis character shall not be unjuxtly
aaperscd. II Nr. wApawonFH has boen guilty Of com.
pli,.y With tls rosuos o. tho wh,.ty ling, u. tas
charge bs boldly n.do and SUSTAINED. othsrx.e, lot
nun not 70 dnvea rom o,aiee aaaeE ~ seeming
n,r !. .ea cessr'iv ~ f,s,ns t,sai, is ,.,rss NJ"
Wills no American Gillian hold, ot,cc by yiuo ryab,
aysss .s1sn ma, hola otacs and no right csista any
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oI"sp ~ .utp'oa s"ou ueefas'a'4oa w n'sstp,o
ssteoA 'o.uo''o oan' '4e euseef ~
saesneo .n ~ "ea4AAuips ~ o,Ae'M sF'm upon
sFse'aa ,1'Aees VI o,us''1 in'scoh1oc'' 10
.oo s"ao merit pun'o 1espoot'
~ eohceae aa 1Aa1 INA oeen OF may DO
c'a''neo ,os a.r' "@ns~oa7t o1ae'al'y or pef-
sona'y' out 'hae aoes not mter tho case' :iha
oosssu'l'ent " "aSa!neton nave enBa8eo N
struggle with . wealthy, numarous and in
aaent!al gang Of eonsp'ratora' whose opora-
mons ase extended al ovor tue country, and
Which includes in lta distributions Of spolla
hundreds Of persons holding otacs In NIL tho
various beanehes OF tie public service. Not
ou'y has tho Governnout 70 deal with the
whisky 1nen direct, hut has the more difficult
taAk to encounter tho stipondiarios Of tho
revenue robbcrs. who hold places Of trust
and power. Under thoao csrcun,stanccs, tho
resignation Of Ar. WAnswoayn waa asked