The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-01-31

is on top. The United States Sen
ate last Monday put the seal of
approval upon the action of Presi
dent Roosevelt in appointing Hon.
Henry Mccall, of Ascension, to
the responsible and lucrative
position of Collector of the Port
of New Orleans. This ends, for
all time, what had become a cause
celebre, through the action of
some INSCRIPTIONS and self seek.
ing back number politicians who
had trumped up a malicious and
grOundless charge against the hen
esty and integrity of Mr.. Mccall
and endeavOred thereby TO be-
smirch his good name and prevent
his confirmation. Mr.. Mccall went
before the Commerce Committee
with his attorney, Hon. E. n.
Pugh, who had been his adviser
in the case complained of, and
clearly established his innocence
of any wrong doing or misconduct
In the matter. He was 80 plain
frank and honest In the presenta
ton of his defense that the com.
mittee realized at once that the
charges were simply a base fabri-
cation, made for the purpose of
causing delay and putting a few
extra dollars into the pockets of
the individuals who had cOncOcted
it. AS soon as it was possible to
do so the committee made a report
to the Senate recommending Mr.
McCall's confirmation, and last
Monday this was promptly done.
Henry Mccall is one Of the most
clean, honorable and upright men
in the State. He is, verify, a
Chevalier Bayard. sans peur ct sans
repr0ache. His past life is an open
book and is known to all the peo
pie of this State who know any.
thing of its history. He is a warm
hearted, sympathetic, charitable
man, who bestows his favors IN.
discriminatory when he knows the
parties are deserving. No man,
in any station of life, has ever ap
pealed to him for aid in vain. He
has a vast number of labOrers,
clerks, managers, etc, in his EN-
ploy, and everyone, from the
highest to the humblest, honor,
love and respect him for his kind
ness, his liberality and impair tial
ity and honesty in all his dealings
with them. And this is the man
that few constituencies, schem
ing and unprincipled, so called Re
publicans, tried to blacken and
befoul. But they failed, as every
fair minded and justice.lovlng man
in the State, Democrat and Re
publican, hoped and believed they
would. Honesty has triumphed
and villainy has been crushed t.
earth
Some months ago we heard al
good Democrat as can be found
anywhere in the State say hi
hoped Henry Mccall would be ap
pointed and confirmed, for in that
event the people of Louisiana
would have one Of the cleanest
most high toned and representa-
, tive citizens in the Collectors
Office in New Orleans that has
ever filled it. We heartily agree
with him and think the people
have good cause for congratula
ton.
Speaking of Mr.. McCalI's con,
irmation the New Orleans Plea
yune of the 9th inst, said:
"The confirmation by the Sen.
ate at Washington yesterday OF
the appointment of Mr.. Henry
Mccall, of Ascension parish, in
this State, to be Collector of Uni
ted States Tariff dues at New Or.
leans, is approved by the best
people of the State, and it sets at
rest the ISLANDERS by the propaga-
ton of which it was sought to pre-
vent the confirmation
Mr.. Mccall is a citizen of the
highest character and standing
and prominent sugar planter.
Mr.. Mccall was a Democrat and
had held honors at the hands of
the Democrats of this State, but
having, with a number of other
planters, taken up a notion that