The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-20
WHISKY.
RristOw's Voice Still FOR War.

e WASHINGTON, May s.-Attorncy-Gci
e cral PierrepOnt has, upon the recon
mendatiOn Of the Secretary of the Treas
= ",y, anih"ris"d Rlliford Wilson. Solicito
OF the Treasury. 10 proceed al one. {,
Cincinnati. Evansville. ~. Louis. Chicag,
and Milwaukee, and such other point
as. 10 him. seem desirable, in order {,
furnish United States District Attorney,
and all Others connected with the prose
cution of the lately developed whisky
frauds with such information conccrnin.
the case rs hi, Intimate connection with
il has given him, and also to afford them
all the assistance IN his power in vigor.
ously pushing forward every branch OF
the prosecution. Several agents of the
whisky ring have been in the city since
Saturday. From their conversation and
from reports received from agents of the
department at the West, some points ia
the campaign the ring is preparing 10
make begin TO appear. The government
has thus far become aware that large as
sessments have been made upon all man
| ufacturers. rectifiers and dealers known
| by the ring 10 be In the least cOmpro-
missed by transactions in Illicit whisky.
This is 10 be used 10 employ legal assist
ance OF high order. and as a
corruption fund about the courts, and. so
FAR "a possible. TO procure such publca-
tions a. will he OF indirect assistance.
one of the ideas which they are indus
triously spreading /. that Secretary Brs-
tow is aiming ut the Presidency. and that
the whole attack on the ring really has
little else than a sensational move OF tins
kind for its foundation. Another method
ofdi>crediting the movement is by giving
out that II has been manufactured by the
secret service force for the purpose Of
strengthening itself, after fashion Of
operations sunder a former organization.
But In this ease. Il, the
department i. we'll aware. thi,
force, under IL, new chief and
new operation, has rendered most cncc.
tive service, and there has been 10 trace
o. sham about il, a the whole ring will
learn 10 it, sorrow when the evidence col
lectcd is developed. 4 handle is also
sought 10 be made ont of the fact that
the Office prosecution of the case, except
a. the secret service force l. still engaged.
has been turned over by the Secretary
from the office of Solicitor Wilson 10
Commissioner Pratt. and on th. j. based
an iutimation that the Secretary lacks
coniidenc" in the management of
Major Wilson. Til, transfer, how
ever. amounts only 10 this: In
inc irst instance, thc Whole work be-
longed properly 10 the Office OF the i'm.
ternal revenue. For reasons now well
understood, the secretary did not choose
to trust that Office. and placed the whole
matter IN charge Ol Solicitor Wilson n,
the man best fitted Of all in his DEPART
ment 10 manage II. When the new Com
misslo Of Internal Revenue was ready
TO take hold of the case il was at once
| transferred where il lcgitimatcly belong
ed: The full confidence rcposed in So
hcltor Wilson in the matter Is best shown
W an order OF the secretary and Attorney
"enura rlerre,pont, given above.
supervisor MUM, Of the Illinois dis
trict, had AN interview today With The
Secretary OF the Treasury ior Inc nn,no S'n
Of preventing and delaying his rrmdynl
but without succ ass. The Prcsilcn, h",
declined absolutely 10 interfere in these
cases. Ills successor will be Collector
Mathews, Of the Ninth Illinois District.
one OF the oldest and best revenue OH.
GERS IN the service, and the Secretary of
the Treasury believes he will collect The
whisky tax. lie Is strongly indorsed by
senator Logan, who has been here. and
who strongly supports both the Presi.
dent and Secretary In their movement
against the ring.