, 1879-01-31

leGt0IHllp oI tu3 1oIt VI No" Ao4A 4Ank
July, lends MS to modify somewhat tho se-
verify Of tho late structures Of Tue TRIBUNE
npon bis course. Candor compels us to
admit that htr. SnERsiAN's arrafgnment Of
Gen. AnTHun'a administration was sufficient
u c1ear, forcible, and convincing. Assuming
TINT tllis letter was considered by tile Com.
mitteo on Commerce, it Is impossible to
conceive how solid voto In favor OF tho
rejection OF Con. A1Enn1rT and Mai. Burr
could hnve boon obtaiuod. Indeed, It Is
cxp1ainablo only on the hypothesis thai the
CoSxl1so ring Of politicians, aidca by tho
corrupt importers ring Of Now York City,
were powerful enough to induce tho Com
,nittee to stnltify itself. Gen. ARruua's
answer 10 tho arraigntnent Of Secretary
SHERMAN Is utterly pointless, except as
1t shows tempoFizing md weakness
on tho part Of ths Secretary at
the time OF tho first attempt ut removal,
when d foreign appointment was toudorod to
AnTuun, and at tile time Of tho suspension
In July last, when he [An7uun) Was told by
The Secretary that no charges were or should
be made against him OF his administration.
| On tbs merits OF the case, AaTnun's roply IL
not worth a rllsh It constitutes no defonse
at nll. Tho charges Of Sfs. SnERMAN's lotser
show tho graveat deroliotions Of duty on tho
part Of ARTHUR, and Irregularities and frauds
| on tho part Of subordinates In every branch
Of Lis administration; and Aa7Hunfs reply
consists Of potty evaaiona and attempts to
show tint the responsibility for his failnro
t to collect tho rcvenue rests, not upon his
own shoulders, but upon tho shoulders of
tho Secretary himself. There Is, doubtless,
a grain Of truth 10 Anruuns charge that
Secretary SHERMAN Is responsible for tho
rctontion Of certain corrupt subordinates
In ofYico at New York, In the
conduct Of tho customs brunch Of
tho Treasury Department business 11r.
SHERMAN is compelled to net through subor-
diuatos. The TRIBUNE has always main
tained that among these Bubordinates there
are men acting In collusion with tho import
ers' ring In New York City. It Ia In this
way that tho efforts Of Alr. SHERMAN 10 re-
form tho customs sors1co there have been
thwarted+ It Ia through the Influence
OF these agents Of the impo1tcrs' ring in tho
Treaanry Department that corlain clerks in
,ne 80" 1osA sa'- ous:.so .'s's ~ ous.. ~; ~
INV ueeA ea, u.nloa't .s, =" ~ .4.4'
Hence tho sole bnsis OF AK1nun's defense ia
.ns .'o. ..."s eo'.e' ,,. - 49, . r.aaa.s' s
Department certain unworthy mon who haye
deceived him to his hurt. But this does
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"'neu IL s''o W." aotA o.''s W tuo ulte'' y
oruer OF ooosee''s e"I"s'A'' ~ sa"tao@l 1t
guI!ty OF grave oaenss III sao'n''nh8 20 Lux
ano'g"'ty an" neB'ee'as ~ ~, ionR " Fuo"sl
the 'ae. 70 lac country 10 repeat: 'a"''
,a ho'n'ng III tue fop'S oi oon' ARTHUR tlA
tenos III tn" 'eas1 ooBree u "eaAeh 'ne cass
haoe aga'hss a'n ~ oacse4''s onHanAS' I
oonsas1S OF oo'a oon'als unsupported oYaFg"
mont of o'7onmstanee"t ano 'n81haats'
that SECRETARY aasaAAs as party U
somo OF she ao!'naaenciea OF wn'el
! he (AaTnuh) 1s coA1esseo'y' ~ amplicatlon
guilty. win these counteFcaa1aes Tue sen
nte haa notn1ng 10 ao' ihey may oe IN
G"area into Inter. secretary onkRAAa Is no
OH trial; uen' ARTHUR H. How tue com