The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-09-03
Correspondence TifHn Tribune.
Treason in the Democratic Ranks
-Kagy Betrays aSeoret COnfd-
ed to him by Gen, Butler.

1t IS unfortunate Tor any party
or society to have a member who
viii blab its secrets, and divulge to
outsiders, mayhap enemies, schemes
and plans which were concocted
inside the sacred limits of the
"ring." Of such breach of faith,
has an individual in Seneca County.
yclept Capt. Kagy been guilty,
and his innocent victims are the
Democratic party, and the temper
ance men of the country.
For sometime past this Kagy
has been circulating the startling
information, that President Grant
has been picked up dead drunk in
the streets of washington, anu thai
Gen. Butler had the papers on him
and was going to bring the matter
up for action at the next session ot
Congress.
The manner in which Kagy OBJ
tanned this intelligence is, if we are
correctly advised, as follows: Gen
Butler having discovered Grant il
the condition aforesaid, and feeling
the necessity of some one to coun.
sci with, and being likewise aware
of the immense influence of this
Kagy among Democrats and tenn
perance men, sent for him, paying
all his expenses to Washington
and return, and communicated tC
him, in the profOundest secrecy
the fact above mentioned. In ad
dition to his expenses, Butler also
gave him two dollars and a half, tC
use in the cause oftemperance. Up
to the time when Kagy "blowed,' ,
the only persons in the world who
knew that Grant was drunk, were
Butler and Kagy. 1t was essen
tial in order that the programme
should be successfully carried out
that Kagy should keep his mOutl
shut. But he didn't. He let the
secret out and spoiled the whole
arrangement.
As a temperance man and a dem
ocrat 1 am sorry. Kagy and But
Ter had soft thing on Grant, an(
if the thing had only been KEEP
still, We might have made an ex'
ample of the President for the ben
eft of the young and rising gener.
alton of Democrats, and secured
the future success of the Democrat
ic party. We would also have re
joiced to suitably reward that shin
ing luminary of total abstinence
Kagy- for his part in the matter
But now, alas! Kagy has elbow
ed" Grant will find out all about
it, and won't give US another
chance at him. Butler will be dis
couraged and won't know in whom
to confde hereafter.
I consider that Kagy did very
wrong. He ought not to have
told. He had Grant just where he
wanted him, and he ought to have
kept him there.
The public must not, however
judge Kagy too harshly. He /;
young and inexperienced, but he il
virtuous and in a fair way to be
happy. His error was one of the
head and not of the bowels or stom
ach, and by telling of Grant he has
at least accomplished one gOoC
thing-it will make Grant feel very
badly when he hears that Kagy has
been exposing him, and may be he
will 90 and commit suicide. Lee
US hope for the best. But Kagy
must be more careful hereafter, i
he expects to gain the position tt
which his undiscovered talents anC
praiseworthy habits entitle him F.; o.
if he ever expects to get that reso-
luton, which he continually carries
buttoned up in his breeches pocket
pushed through any Democratic
meeting. Kagy, however, is al
right. Anybody can see that BY
looking at his face.