The Baltimore County union., 1883-04-28
Correspondence baltimore County Union.
If COL. 9. IRVING DITTY IS NOT FIT,
WHY NOT7

wAvERLY, April 20, 1883.
Msssrs. Editors The Republicans who favor.
ed and advocated the appointment of G. Irving
Ditty 20 the position of Collector of Internal
Revenue in this section of the county, are very
few, indeed know of but one or two OF auy
active prominence, who for n moment suppo sed
that Mr. Dit,y. in his then condition Of health
would have oeen pressed upon the President for
the appointment, and no one supposed that after
the President had sccn him in person that he
would consider him physically able to discharge
the duties Of the Office. But the President did see
him. talked with him. thought the matter over,
and then appointed him. Ever since he has o.
eupcd the Office Of Collector he has givdn the
most entire satisfaction 10 every one, far D. the
public knows 10 the contrary. To my personal
knowledge he has given the most genera sats-
faction 10 the distiling aud wholesale liquor In
tcTests. ! have been inquiring amOag those
having daily business with the Office, in the liquor
and tobacco trade, and have not iounJa dissent
ing voice 10 his entire fitness TO administer the
duties Of his office in every particular The dis
tling. liquor, cigar and tobacco interests chnsti-
tute the great bulk Of the business of the office,
50, that in far as the work Of the Office l.
ceTned' there appears to be almost II not entire
uuauimity.
Ia addition 20 this the Secretary Of the Treas
ury some time since appointed . commission TO
look into the affairs of his Office. They came
without the least notice having been given the
Collector, and gave him a most thorough looking
over. The report they carried back to Washing.
ton was fully up TO the claims made by the friends
Of Mr. Ditty. Ever since that report was made
there has been spell Of quiet, aud things have
gone on as smoothly. and think more smoothly
with Ditty without legs than they would have
progressed with Dit,y had he two good legs or
had he been all legs for ! am very sure had he
possessed the power of iocomoiion he would have
made IL lively ai Washington for the gentlemen
most interested in cjecting him from his Office In
all thi. fight against Mr. Ditiy the President does
not seem to have been party. but now tina he
has returned from his Southern trip. atn toldthe
war l. to be renewed. and that Ditty must go.
Whyl In view of the stubborn facts known 20
the public the general inquiry will be, why 4 k3d
this question will have 20 be answered. Win
answered IL will be found that Il is not becaue
Dit,y is not honest. that he IL not capable aid
attentive 20 his public duties but his removal vii
be pressed Jeca".c /. - hos.sf aud cannot be usd
for the purposes Of those who GEEK the pIacehc
occupies that they may put into il some one wh,n
they can use.
] am not one IT those Republicans who assistrd
in placing Mr. bitty where he IL. but am "tarrd
with that Kind Of stick" that marks the tn,n
who will ever oppose the removal from office Of IN
honest. capable. competent public servant. wbo,
in spi,c Of his crippled and invalid condition.
makes his way. daily and painfully II may b..
from hi- home TO hi. Office with the regularity ,f
official hour. Whether I favored his appoin.-
meni or not, | am, ~ matters now stand, Diuy
man. and hope the President will be found to
be :" too. LEWIS.