Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-07-01
THE LINDERMAN BUSINESS.

THE LINDERMAN BUSINESS.
And so DR.. Linderman is commissioned to
prosecute an inquiry into the management OF
the Mint and other Federal offices in this
city. There are investigations and investiga-
tons. We trust the Director of the Mint
win make this more searching and effective
than his first, which, as Pinney says, was a
farce and whitewashing adventure This
| one is at least to have the advantage Of open
ness and publicity, so far as it may 60; and
DR. Linderman is empowered to choose his
two colleagues. The Chronicle repeats what
it has said before, that it viii do anything to
anticipate the result or to cast suspicion on
the motive of this inquiry. We regret, how
ever, that so good a man as Mr.. Alvord
should have refused to act as one of the Com
mission OF three His name would have in
spired a confidence in the investigation that
is not to be expected if the majority is COM
posed of friends of the ring; for it is never to
be lost sight of that it is not merely the Su-
perintendent Of the Mint and the Collector of
Customs and the Internal Revenue officers
are to be Overhauled, but the entire Federal
ring and the rings Senatorial protector. In
this view of the matter there would have been
more perfect assurance of a thorough investi-
cation had the President himself, say on the
recommendation of Booth, appointed the
Commission. The reasonable supposition is
that the Secretary of the Treasury appointed
Linderman. But both Sherman and Under
man are close friends of Sargent, and it is not
popular idea that Sargent favors an ex-
haustiye investigation. Nothing short of
this will satisfy the public, nor pass muster
with the press. A ring investigation can
have only one purpose, and that, to prevent
exposures. 1t is an old trick to break down
the prosecution by securing the friends of the
accused to conduct it. We trust DIR. Under
man will not fall into the trap which the ring
will doubtless set for him
We find the foregoing Characteristic mass
Of inuendo and perversity of statement in the
San Francisco Chronicle of Friday. 1t means,
if it means anything, that Doctor Linderman,
a Democrat, is going to do a dishonest thing
in order to shield certain wrong-doers. Now
we must confess that we are not an unqual-
fled admirer of Doctor Linderman. With all
his knowledge of MINIS and Mint business we
and personal purposes of his own; but we do
not believe he is at all susceptible to the
baser temptations and more sordid purposes |
of life. When, at one time just prior to the
of the Bank Of California Superin- |
intendent La Grange took the responsibility !
Of making some advances of bullion to that |
institution there arose difference between |
Linderman and La Grange. The latter,
when his superior officer reported adversely to
his action, promptly rendered his resignation
Then there was made manifest in San Fran
cisco most splendid demonstration in the
favor. A petition, signed
~ all the most influential and respected
business men in Sdn Francisco was sent to
praying that the resignation be
lot accepted. Sargent presented this peti-
ion to the President and it was acted upon
With cheerful alacrity. The Secretary of the
Treasury Immediately telegraphed to La
orange that his resignation was not accepted.
n other words, the Superintendent was sus-
aimed in his disregard of the authority and !
mandates of the Director Now is it in {
uman nature for such a rebuke as this to be 5
elished Is it not to be supposed that Lin ,,
erman feels certain sense of resentment
oward La Grange? Would it not be natural
Or him to feel cool toward Sargent, under
he circumstances And yet the Chronicle !
lainly hints that Linderman will be super $
in covering up any rogueries he
lay detect in the management of the Mint. I
he fact is evident in every line of the fore :
Ding that the Chronicle is convinced that La t
range is an honest man and that the most f
9arching investigation will fail to show as t
uch as speck upon his fair name And so e.
attempts to blacken the character Of the n
in advance. As to the propo- n
ton that Newton Booth and President II
ayes should have acted in unison to cast
pensions upon Sargent and his friends-the e,
me is worthy of Mr.. Pinney's organ b
New York, June 30-The Sun says edito- st
ally Since the Bank of Commerce reduced O,
capital from 100000 to 5000, 900, c,
eirOla banlyino Institution in +b;e ~, oox, |