, 1875-12-27


which tho Inter-0ceun published on Saturday
was followed by similar attack, though not
going to such ertro.llca, III the Washington
dispatches Of tho Chicago Tines yesterday.
There is but one construction to ba plnced
upon such courss, aud it is that there is to
be desporate effort iuade TO force Secretary
BnIsTow out Of the Cabinet or compel him to
abandon his prosecution Of tho rovonuo
thieves. This programme IL to receive tho
active support Of tho Democrats in Congress
for at lenat section of thcn,}, who havo in
augurated it with RAxnALL's resolution in
structing tho Secretary OF tho Treas,,ry to
expose nll tho Government cases before they
are brought to trial! THO theory is that moth
ing would bo so much in tho partisan interest
OF tho oDemocratic party rs to stop tho Nspub-
lican Efforts at reforming every branch of tho
public service, correcting all tho abuses, and
Furnishing all tho offenders. The Democrats
will receive assistance in this cr,lsat1o against
the reform clement Of tho Republican purity
from tue hocorrupt men who have attached them
selves to tho Republican party fur personal
gnin- The whisky thieves aud their nowg-
paper orgaus will join in this movement
against Sccratary Ba1srow, hnt wo have con.
tdence that tho force Of public opinion will
prevent the Success Of the dishonest mud dis
honorable schcn.o. The people have given
80 hearty support to tho reform measures
Of tho Administration, and notably to tho
wnr on tho Whisky Ring, that Secretary
BR1sTow IL quito certain to be sustained
against my clique Of se1f-confcsscd cor
ruptionists, no matter how formidable In
number or influence.
These late ASSAULTS on Secretary Dn1s7ow
seem to DO basod on the allegation that Gen.
nAncocK is to appear before the Democratic
Committee and "mAko startling revela-
tions about tho Whisky Ring, relying upon
tho statute which provides tint such evidence
shall not DO used against the testifying wit
ness in my criminal prosecution. But II
was supposed that Con. BAncocK had no in.
formation about tic Whisky Ring which
could implicate himself or anybody else,
We presumed TINT ho had never had anything
to do with it. This wo lad understood to be
tho position which he hns assumed relative to
tho charges which hayo been brought against
him. This was tho rcason, ~ wo supnosed.
TINT Con EADcoox called for a military
cousl OF inquiry, conscious OF his own pure
innocenco and desiring To get tho spcediest
Sinaication. But II it is true, a. alleged BY
both Iafer-0cma and Iimss, TINT ho hos aban-
doned this position and determined to make
a "clean breast =" and a general statement Of
MI he knowa about whisky frauds in this
country, IN other words to "squeal" on his
contidants wo hope that ho will not fail TO
tell tho whole story wAoa ho does s.squcal,"
lot 1t implicate whomsoover it may. There
is no danger Of its damaging tho Republican
tx1rty, Which consists OF moro than half of
the entlre voting population Of tho United
statos, with common desire and q common
interost for the exposure Of frauls and the
punishment Of revcnus thievos The Ropub-
Ican party as whola can better afford to
have oil abuses corrected by exposure than to
have them covered, denied, or condoned. If
Con. DAAcook is in q position to assist in this
effort VIC hopo'that he will do 60, evon It It
10 for tho purpose Of protecting himself,
We have no doubt that Secretary Da1srow
will bo abnndautly able to yinaicate himself
from tho irresponsible charges 1natlo against
him. andwill promote and encourage any aud
eyory additional contribution that can be
nude to the exposure OF the frauds. Lot no
guilty ,nan escape.