The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-22
hidden. snnnressed or anoloeized

permitted, hidden, suppressed or apologized
for Knowing this, their objection to his
appointment can raise but the one pre-
sumption, and that is, they don't tcdnt q
man of that kind IN the oficei
There may as we'll be plain talk with
these gentlamen in congress who set them
selves up as members and almoners of the
appointing power. This is not favorable
year for sympathy with official crime and
revenue stealing. The criminal classes are
not to elect the president, nor the senators,
nor the representatives in congress- to be
chosen this year. The elections this year
are on higher plane. Political parties
will hasten to diyest themselves of reproach
by cutting loose from every individual of
whom an unfavorable opinion may be form
ed from the character of his associates
The man who can say II prevented the
appointment of an honest and capable man
to be collector of revenue in district
where there had been forty convictions OF
people for support. Bummerism has ex-
hausted public patience; playing the go
between with official thieves and revenue
robbers is no longer regarded as respecta,
bic in Illinois nor in any part of the coun-
try, and is regarded as disgraceful on the
part Of executive or legislative officials asst
is to the humblest ward loafer In any large
CITY.
I'VE can say to these senators and rep
resentatives in congress that the people OF
Chicago will not accept the filnsy claim
that they have the right to name and die
tate the collector of revenue in this city, as
indicating the real reason for rejecting Mr.
Derickson. The people of this city are sick
and disgusted with the falsehood, eluivo
cation, corruption and dishonesty which
have been developed in the investigation o.
the revenue frauds The men of the mos,
violent protestations of innocence have
proved to be the most guilty. and nothine
but the most absolute separation of al
officials from any interference with the
collection of the revenue will satisfy the
people. The treasury, and not the senate
is charged with the collection of the reve
nue.; the secretary of the treasury depart
ment, and not the Illinois delegation in th'
house of representatives, is responsible fol
executing the revenue laws of Chicago
The claim of our senators and of oul
representatives to the right to appoint
collector of revenue, is not only uncOn
stitUtional, but it is a most vicious an(
scandalous cne,- "a claim the too frequen
submission to which has filled the publi
service with corrupt, dishonest.and shame
less officers. 1t is a claim which, in tn,
light of present revelations, has no possibl
justification or paliauon, and the encrg
with which it is urged is calculated to caus
, the most painful surmises that the wor
of publication has not yet reached finish
and that there is still danger that SOM
guilty man will escape"
The Chicago Journal says:
THE almost unanimous Republican
: sentiment Of Chicago is that this Norther
t Illinois congressional ring is guilty of
j very outrageous piece of business"
And the Republican club in Logan
own ward in Chicago, by unaninou
vote, there being large atter
dance-passed the following resolution;
WHEREAS, 1t is currently reported that the RI
publ an delegation in Congrcss from NOriher
Illinois have recently interferred in appoin
r ment 10 one of the most impor ant Federal Office
in our city in manner which we believe dctr
8 mental to tae public interests: therefore.
ReSOtDtd. III at this Club. Republicans,
condemn all such interference as unwarrantab
and suDversive of all true reforms
r But Logan and the Republican mem bel
D made the president withdraw Derrickso
and nominate Harvey. and Harvey ha
q been confirmed According to the I'ribun
J, Logan, Farwell & Co. don't want an hone:
D man in the whisky revenue business an
therefore they opposed Derrickson al
4 succeeded in getting him off the track.
5 1t is right pretty quarrel and the
il will be more of it,