New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-21
SECRETARY CHdkDLFRs
WHAT THE PRESS THINK or HIM.


IncL Chandler for Secretary of the Interior
His interior believed 10 be- as demorallhca as lr
department Denno disorcred His nppontIncnt, w",% -,
spoil the effect Of such excellent selections as thoe OF
Brsow Perrepont. and Jewell IL wonld he ridiculous
and dsraee and not tn IJn, ~ won h,n 10
ask Chandler to breathe to iee"ad-tbrooAl!h h's'e
tDcio)
Mr.. Chandler may occasionally have made too
fire. with the spirit intoSicates but be never ap
pcared the capital Of the STATE OF NrwiorA go ln4n
That ms friends bluslei for him Ole Chandler may ~,
made necince of himself after dinner bnt never NJ IL
ocock in the booming He never fell INTO me arms o
GOV Dix AID g,shcd ovcr the OF Slas Wright Yet
Tiden il model rcrorner and Chandler Il hold bad
man. Commercial Advertiser IN y Adm orsahD'
Secretary Chambers career during the war
OF the Rebellion exceedingly honorable "a hli rs Ne
stood by President Lincoln aud The un,on aus a tnc
when nerve and pluck were very nucn neteo. ~ nas
known how to make fortune and no" 10 Keep II ne
honcst and ne will make a Efficient Secretary III ia"
InteriOr-lN I. Graphic tlnd)
In this State. where Mr. Chandler is bes,
known and to which he is indebted for his political for
nmrs his np,ointtn,ni viii be looked upon in
resnccts a good He il universally r'cognIeu as
has never been questioned. 1t is certainly All unusual
step for Grant. 10 select as The recipient OF pue
who has ceased to command me support III
hi, party in his own S'ate-lDctro FIRE. press 'ehi'
GEN. Grants last addition to his Cabinet is
the most remarkable one he has ever made. NrN'Vr
SECRETARY Of he Interior The very mention Of his name
asounded the country. and there came from The press
winter an, the PRESIDENT vmlicaies him. l. tins the
Ghi%dsr is good story-teier and OF an Extraordinary
cornwall nature. He also hates the British lion and de
he. ,te dc spotioms. AsJcrson Brick or Elijah Fog
ran, ne il unsurpassed but Cabinet officer he Viii be
IA failure and disgrace. tBrooldyn Arg'is tlnd0
In his appointment of "A new Secretary OF the
Interior President Grant al his worst again. anu
that il very bad indeed. Had ne searched The cpuntr
over man could not be- found whom the dirty mantle 81
Columbus DclanO would better M than Ichdilah Ohah
Ter or one " ho would he a more ~ companion anu az
wiser Tor the thrd-telin aspiTan \ krpubcdh OF W.
Morton school. Mr. Chandler - ahoit ~ good spcihn
of the dee adent political hack Of that class az could he
found Ignorant, bSoted, yindclivr' Nulgar lDnI lou,
The party Of hate lis birth until IN III al r'pcct
ability. II turned and smoie him. Ia lhh' src'' ns
Tor liz adv.rr a man rejected Of his own party. the
President has hcapcd an insult upon tie Rcrublic:n
party which, II II pos - any ,nu, %.,
senate will have the courage Ia rebukc him ny refusing
to confirm hi, oeocton.-lB Baltimore Gazette Dem.l
Ex-senator Zacharah Chandler Of Michigan
may prove better Secretary OF The Interior tnan
thos. no know him only by some of his salient peculiar
ts might suppose lie ia honcsi, ~ an admit rofn
and even coarse ia manner Dut WIN an "pun""or :"
common scnse, an enthusiastic partisan ana s,nu
fighter He will certainly not be- tolerant OF wrong II ne
discovers It. Fraudulent contractors anh eoinis ls
agents will nave a very bad time with hn unless ibcy
manage TO keep Their mi1t, oh, o, sgnt ~ ne
vigant aud industrious =, ~ Inlop,ruH ;, ILL.,,
ana ma sterfu the Interior department viii he MANAGED
efficiently than II mas pren oi Iatr
ter spy tH"p)
Mr.. Chandler will give to the administration
., IN. department positive charh ter OF some emo lie
i. a strong and able man. and much more honest man
than ma enemies give him credit for being II he doea
not clear Department of the interior Oh ne sciais
who know him hes. will he greatly disappointed ia him
lie wears his faults upon the outside and all TIE world
knows Them he il uncomfortable opponent, he Is
,l.o most desirable ally. when eat interests nave
been mpeled aud critical cicums anccs have called fOr
tr d-pllv OF strong qualities Of character, Mr. Child-
rI's services been marked aud cOiispcuous 10
he forgotten. even In these exictlng tts ne ot ue
model Of "A Cabnc minister but that n will administer
his department ably vigorously and for the beat inter
est, of the country has right to queStol-lBOS-
ton Advertiser lRcpJ
The selection of Mr.. Chandler for Secretary
of the Interior brings to mat upnrt3nt department large
ability nnalcstioned int gritty, and great experience IN
pubc affairs He Is man Of great thoroug'lit> - ana
industry for which he will ind a0uudGnt opportun! IN
his new position and he i not easily imposed upon NO
man i'm public ife has been more sancily ed about
nersoupilv politically. and in every way in Which dsap
tointrd applicants, sOurcd politicians, and rcpuSed
ila kai RS exhibit their venom ana nobody cares less
about it.-lIrovidencc Journal (Rcp)
The Hon. Zaclariah Chandler, Secretary OF
The Interior And yet tAe republican part OF Aassa-
cius.tfs declares wants III q" Oihcla position
Whose personal character is not an absolute guaranty u
fdeity To every pLbc trust Ii also anDouucrs tiat
Grant entitled the gratitude OF the country FOR
maintaining the National honor and credit bur men,
Grant has way of suubbiug Massachusetts Republicans
II Boston Post tDem.l