, 1875-06-11

A gentleman holding rather intimate reln-
tions with official bodies, and presumably
familiar with the tricks of tho trade, recently
1nadc the remark, the "prosecution Of the
wliaky -men is going to damage tho Kepub-
lican party" that they "aro all good fol-
lows, and command great many votes, :" and
that they "ought to bo let Alone" We have
no desire to comment On tho peculiar moral
ity Of this proposition, but give it as the
sentiment Of certaiu clasH who look upon a
political party rs more vehicle for reaching
Office, and believe in rcsorting to every de-
vice for sustaining this general purpose. It
is tho existence Of such a sentiment which
alone threatous defeat OF the reform movc-
nlent in tho revenue service which President
GIANT and Secretary DR1sTow have inaugu-
rated. We hare reason to bolieye that thore
is already IN organized effort either to defeat
tile purpose Of the whisky prosecutions or to
make the Republican party suffer for having
President who commenced them.
It is. the policy Of tho highwine-ring md
tboir rotaincra to postpone the trials for
fraud, and to impose on the courts to this
ond. Before this timo, al1 the distil'crB, man.
ufacturora, dealers, and oilic;als against
whom tho Government has sufficient eyi-
denco to vibrant n prosecution, ought to have
boen indicted and the day set for thcir trial.
All tho evidence upon which the tlistilleries
mud rectifying establishments have been
seized would then DO Forthcoming, and whar-
ever thore has been fraud there would be no
difficulty in making ont case. II tho sus-
pected persons can eecuro o sufficient delay,
they may sot up varioua plans for escape.
Witnesses will undoubtedly be tnmpered
with; gome Of them will disappear, md
othors will forget what they now know. Tho
prosecutions will loso much Of their arlor,
and one postp onomens will open the vay for
another.
It Is evidently tho policy OF the ring men
| to carry over these prosecutions until tho
Presidential campaign fairly opens. II auc-
cessful in this attempt, they will 60 into both
Conventions and use their power to control
nominations, in the first p1ace. After that,
they will go into the campaign with all tho
money md reaourccs at their command, with
the purpose Of ruling or running tho Repub-
lican party. Their influence unquestionably
extends In many and various ways. They
control many bankers, brokers, aud capital
lists, with whom they hold relations. They
can always command tho universal allegiance
[ of the whisky -dealcra. The Wholesale doalers
mako from Ii to 20 cents q gallon moro on
crooked " whisky than on whisky which
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ce9taln nuo'uos o. vo!es' 1n0 anuhess kno"
~ LUIS, ano .ao poAtac'ans @no" H. .nen,
The proaecunon OF Tue frauds can ne delayed
until tho Presidential campaign opens, tle
whisky-men will DO IN q position to threaten
the Republican politicians with throwing oil
their influence In favor of tue Democrats IN
less the cases are dropped or compromised
II 1t comes to this, the politicians may suc
coed In having the casea dropped, Which will
destroy the confidence OF tho respectable