New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-21
Mr.. DELANO TO BE HINDLCATED.

| Two rrImors come to us joined on the mat
ter of the probable report of the Red
Cloud Investigating Commission. One Is
that Secretary Dclano will be vindl-
"cated "-ah, blessed woodland who has
not been. we beg to knowP the other
that he will Immediately resign and why
should he not, since it was generally
understood to be one of the condi-
tons of the investigation that he should
resign if the report vindicated him 7 There
have been. we do not need to inform the
readers of THE TRIBUNE, a great many
investigations during tho past three or
four years. The party in power in
the General Government has given much
tins to investigating itself, and has
wasted much eloquence through the press and
on the stump in praislng itself therefor. When
ever any uncharitable opponent has called at
tention to its misdeeds, or any doubt
ing voter has hesitated before them, all
the orators and advocates have plunged
forward with the ready 'boast, 90 But
"see how we have pursued these things
"with Investigations. No party ever set on
Z" foot SO many investigations as ours. We are
"thc Party of Reform. We reform from the
"insiden And it was "as true as preaching"
No party ever did investigate so much.
Partly because no party ever before had
SO much to investigate. They have investi-
GATED the House and the Senate, the several
Departments, the Presi--no, they did not
investigate the President; they stopped Oh the
steps of the White IIouse-but they
have investigated charges of bribery,
and corruption, and maladministratiOn of
! Ill nlIIp
all places. and in some cases with Roman firm
ness they have Observation-Disclosures not white
washed the persons accused. And they seem
to have been very proud OF it, though 1T was
not one of the things they had special refer
ence to when they pointed to the past with
"pride.'
In all these cases of investigation however,
though the party has investigated itself in a
certain sense, we do not remember that the ac-
cused person has ever appointed his own COM
mittee. That was stroke of genius reserved
for Mr.. Columbus Deano. twas for him to carry
out the practice of the party TO its logical results
When the Administration party was charged
with the preparation of Ofenscs against
morality and law for the purpose of cOntinu-
ing itself in power, it straightway lifted up its
head in bold denial and appointed its own COM
mittee to make inquiry about it. And the COM
mittee usually understood the business of its
appointment. For proof whereof reference is
made to any Of their reports. 1t was quite in
accordance with this plan that Secretary
Delano, being charged with administering the
affairs of his department in a criminally loose
and negligent manner got very angry at his
accuscrs and said, 81, too, will have my
little committee. That being the fashion,
twill have myself investigated and vindi-
"cated." Hence the Committee, the investiga-
ton, and the vindicatiOn. Does any one
question the manner OF the appointment
Does it seem strange to any one that an
accused person should select his own court
and jury3 Does any one intimate that this is
a unique proceeding wherein the accused APP
points the court and prints at Government
expense instructions to govern its proceedings,
and makes the trial of the case an arraign-
ment of the prosecution and its witnesses
Oh it's not wonderful or strange or unique
it's the fashion. This is an Administration that
investigates ITSELF and yindicates itself, and
! gives itself certificates of character, and then
having pulled out all the plums within reach
cries out from its corner TO the American PeO-
ple. Behold what Good Boy am ~
And so, if rumOr be true, Mr.. DelanO will
resign as soon as he is "vindicated." Well,
it is not too much to say that he will be
missed. Especially by the next Congress.