New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-24
EJ.yUTCfTED,

There was another vndication yesterday.
They yinilicated Secretary Delano. IL was one
of the most entIrisiasiio demonstrations OF the
period. They did it deliberately and by pro-
cts,ion. 1t seems there had been things said
about tho Secretary of the Interior which
absolutely shocked every man who held
Office under him. The stories in
circulation TO the effect that the Secretary
had intrrfcred with the Heads Of Bureaus in
the transaction of public business, made pro-
found sensation among tho Heads. The Heads
had heard of such thugs incidentally before;
had talked tho matter over among themselves;
and among their Intimate friends, in the most
confidential way, had expressed the opinion
that it was not quite tie thing to have
business done in that way. But when the facts
came TO be published by venal and unscru-
pulons press, every Head opened his eyes wide
and said, "Was there ever such al outragcT
And the Heads laid thcie heads together and
said, "We must have this thing stopped
And 80 II procession WIS organized with As
si.taut Secretary Cowen mt the frOnt-they
would have had tho Marine Band, for they
aad, "The remarks We are about to make
"should properly be addressed to the
"lnarincs but tho Marine Band was
ia process Of reorganization by Sec
rotary Robson for the Centennial, AMI
could not be liad-and they marched up TO
call on the President. they filed in in regular
order. and each Head made q speech. Each
Head said 10 the President with great sOlcm-
nity of manner that he hal been amazed and
shocked to read the stories pat in circulation by
yenal and INSCRIPTIONS press concerning that
able and uilisht man, Secretary Dc!:,no. They
said consecu.iveIy that tho Secretary had never
in a sinpl. inst.ate intcrfcred with the trans
action OF public business, AMI they tes-
,iied that tho Secretary lr.i never over
rnled any decision ever made by any
Of them evcept--and when they came to the
exception, LET il he said to the credit OF the
Department that not n single Head OF q Bd-
r.au had hi, tongue in his cheek-cxccpt upon
fail COZ ,ulta,ion aud mature dcliberation.
Tho President listened with eager interest
to I'm. rcrnlfks Of tho Assistant Secretary, and
Of many of the Heads OF bureaus in the van
or tho procession, but observing that the
line was somewhat long and that
time is fcetiug. he interrupted the
a,w of certificates with the
remark that while he was glad To meet them
personally. their visit and explanations were
entirely unnecessary; that he had always had
,l,e utmost confidence in Secretary Drlano,
and that hi, faith in that grntlcman's III
toa1i,y and consistent official department
remained milnpaired. In short lie might have
said. though he did not, with regard to the
Secretary. that age cOuld not stale nor custom
wither his infinite integrity. And then the
procession shook hands with tho President and
o,k enInp,nIy lila Rcman puo1IIa
not daring to look each other in tho faco.
:" Roman august" said tho policeman a. they
passed him. "DepartIsent bores!" said tho
President az he turned On his heel and went
into the Cabinet meeting. And 80 history re-
peats itself under new names.
The whole ceremony was ono which would
have delighted tho soul of Isaac II. Bailey.
Here was another statesman indicated whose
calber vas not mediocre Tor his virtue fragile
and who had not "leapcd to irnmac1lIcy.n
lie was man who would not "leap to i'm
maculscy" If "imo.acuLscy" was right