Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-28
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Delano ornot D elano: thatis the ques-
ton which seems to be vexing and per-
picking the Radical mind Just at this
juncture. The st. Louis Democrat thinks
is hig d timet that President Grant should
unload" Inotherword that theoppor-
tune moment has arrived when Delano
as well as Williams should, in the LAM
guage of Brother Beecher, step down
and out. In determining the fitness OF
the opportunity, the Democrat goes
upon the doctrine Better late than
never.
The Cincinnati Gazette, which has
ever been the truest Of the tried, holds
up its head and addresses itself to
speech in terms which cannot be well
misunderstood at the next Cabinet
meeting. In speaking Of the charges
against Mr.. Delano it says:
Now the question is, what are the
charges? If they are not serious, or if they
are serious but not true, Mr.. DelanO should
cause them to be made public. In that
way he would vindicate himself. DENYING
well-knOwn facts will not vindicate him.
That the charges were made is very well
known. We had it from a prominent
United States Senator several weeks acc,
and before q Washington u4m0r, even, had
reached us on the subject, that Senator
Jones, of Nevada, told him (Our in
formant) that he (JOnes) had charees
to prefer against Secretary DelaDO and
Attorney General Williams, and that both
OF them would be forced 10 retire from the
Cabinet. OF course, this information could
not be suppressed. The charges exist; they
cannot be withdrawn, and all that remains
is to show that there is nothing in them
duplicating Secretary DelanO. If he is
guilty, he will not remain in the Cabinet,
of course. If he is innocent, he ought not
/ 20 retire. But the matter cannot be sup
pressed nor quoted by the mere force Of
lying; nor can the Gazette or its Washing
ton correspondent be made scape-gOats Of.
We know what we are talking about, and
so FIR as regards the reputation o. u cor
respondent we are perfectly at ease.
That is very plain language. The
fidelity to party or loyalty to country
of the speaker cannot be questioned.
What has Mr.. Delano to say about
these charges? What has Mr.. VIII
Hams? What has the President? They
do not come from a political enemy
nor from a partisan sore head. If
from either, then an answer might be
denied. The question might, be with
propriety ignored.
The special Washington c0rrespon-
dent Of the st. Louis Democrat, IN
speaking Of the denials as to Delano,
says:
The main prop under all the denials in
The DelanO case has ar last given way.
Secretary DelauO himself has admitted to
some Of his friends that written charges
had been placed i'm the hands Of the Pres
ident. The information came in a disCus-
sion wherein the Secretary attacked the
motives Of those who filed the charges.
With this admission, Of course, the denial
| attributed TO the President that he had no
1 charges against Nj. DeianO In his hands
falls 70 the ground. The probabilities are
that the President never made as direct and
positive a denial, - Il wa widely represent
ed that he did in this case. In fact, he
could not safely have yeutured to do it;
even if he had desired, since at least a dozen
persons have absolute knowledge Of the
charges hayingbcen forwarded 90 him, and
aisOOf their having been received. Further
than this, they were acted upon, aIdmaans
taken 70 inform Mr.. Deiaul that his quiet
resignation vas Iha best thing under the
circumstance. exactly rs a first teiegraphed
in these dispatches, and subsequently re-
pea ed In them. What the exact nature Of
these particular charges is cannot be ascer-
tanned, further than that they relate 10 land
transactions, and involve b0f hthc Secretary
and his son. and contain the proof
Of money passing to Tie latter. The
CHARGES which have appeared in va
TiOus quarters, and are LODGE, verbally or
otherwise, with the President, DO not EN-
brace the particular Ones Of which Mr..
DelauO now admits 10 his intimate f lends
That he has knowledge Of. The last de-
NAL, printed in tie regular press dispatches
yesterday, puTPgris TO be an authorized
statement from Gen. Cowau. TO the effect
that h- had no knowledge Of the Presi-
dents asking for Secretary DelauO'S Tesig.
nation for corrupt practices IN the depart
meut. or any other reason, or that he be-
lieves the statements TO this effect tele-
graphed by a special cOrresp0n-
dent void Of truth. Granting this
to correctly represent what Gen. Cow
an says, it is also true that some
of his most intimate and confidential
friends communicated accurate details in
regard to the matters in dispute the dag
before the first publication was made in re-
gard to the subject. The denial that the
President has askedf0r Mr.. Dalau0's resig-
nation has been made upon the assumption
that the statement made wa that the. Pres
iden5 had not either communicated person
ally or by formal letter with Mr.. Delan0,
but it has not been denied that he ordered
that an indirect communication should
reach Mr. Delano which would bring about
a resignation, and cannot long be success
fully denied.
We take it that Mr.. Grant viii have
t. unload"
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