The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-01

responsibility of having prevented tho
change of offioors to look into tho
whiskey frauds in Missouri, that, he
was to be rewarded with the colleo-
torship of tho Port of Philadelphia
That is, having demonstrated that ho
was guilty of the blunder, if not crime
of preventing honest investigation by
the Internal Revenue Bureau, and
thereby causing loss of many millions
ofdollars TO tho Treasury, he is to be
promoted toga position whore ho will
have many millions to handle Proof
that Baboock had done this thing
would have convicted him of conspira-
cy beyond all peradvonturo, and sot
him to work saving stono in q striped
suit; but proof that Tuition did it en-
titles Tuition to reward. Not word
Is said against tho character or ad-
minbtration of Comfy, tho present
Collector of Philadelphia; on tho con-
trary, he is one of the few appointees
of Grant who is universally regarded
40 "honost" in pecuniary mattors.-
But Tuition wants his place.
TUITION IS A REVENUE DETECTIVE,
spy paid by the Government to in
form on Taxpayers and rovenuo officers
His business is, historically, politically,
socially, literariIy, dramatically and
literally, disreputable. lie is CON-,
mon informer, and the olemonts that
go to make up that sort of character
need not be doscanted upon. 70 lio,
to deceive, to luro, to soduco, to sock
confidence and botray it, to pretend
| friendship and sell tho.victim for mon
oy, to shadow" men and "spoL" lhom,
to put up jobs, writo dccoy lotters, sell
Illicit goods rs bait, and lay traps of
all sorts for tho weak and unweary-
these are tho devioos Of detective.
1t is n safe rule to disbeliovo all dotoc-
tivcs on oath, unloss strongly corrobo>
rated by reliable evidence. Tuition
has recently boon reminded by Com
missioner Pratt, in sharp letter, that
he is nothing moro than o detectivc.
1t seems that the supervisor, that is,
Boss Spy, OF the Internal Revenue in
Pennyslvania, lives in Downington,
Chester County, and that he opened
an Office in his own house and charged
tho Government rent for it, which VIC
may BIO suro was equal to it's value
Commissioner Pratt could find no au>
thority for the payment of this rent
under tho law, and also thought Phil
adolphia tho proper locality for the
Supervisors office: so he directed Tut
ton to locate in room furnished
thoro for the purpose by tho Govern
mont. Tuition, big with tho conscious
ness of powor gained in saving Bah
cook, declined, and asked Commission
or Pratts authority tor the change
Whcrcupon, the heavy OK Senator
from Indiana, camo down upon Tut>
ton with notification thnt ho waf
nothing but detective, and q subor-
dinato Of tho Commissioner; which
"rcason why" couched in somewhat
tart phrasooIogy, has boon ropr0daood
and posted up around tho Custom
llouso Of Philadelphia, for tho amuso,
mcnt Of the tidowaitcrs and othcrs.-
Still, Tuition is moro of a man tc
Grants liking than Comfy is, and the
chances arc in his favor. Republicans
in Philadelphia have taken tho alarm
and asked tho President to desist, on
tho ground that it will injurc the par,
ty, because the peoplc will suppose
that Tutton's appointment is q reward
for tho BabcoCk letter. SO tho pooplC
will. And tho pcOplo are right.
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