Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-08-06
The Cincinnati CommerciaI-The.

~ docs not seem unlikely that Con
McC'rew has told great deal Of truth
about the other fellows. Will Grant sus-
tam Bristow in his war upon the Whiskov
Ing! Bristow has large contract on
hand.-Ciacinndti CommcrcinL
There is something which distincuisbc,
the conduct OF the three or four great iour.
nails whose self-cstimated political virtue
led them to affect independence of party,
which seems to indicate that they are lack
ing still in high morality-or in that tone
of morality which becomes influential and
attaches man to man. One of those Jour
nails, the Cincinnati Commercial for the
past year or two free lance, a Swiss hire
ling withOuL ncrcenarincss, which cannot
be Democratic and therefore draws nearer
to the Republican party on fitting occa-
Slons, has the strange fault or misfortune
OF promising that when public men do
light, they will not continue to do it-o
premise that being analyzed means that
Its long persistence in wrong itself, or from
the habit 1t contracted OF approac hing the
right Just near enough to lend its efforts 10
doing harm or to breeding confusion, has
incapacitated it from forming sound and
healthy Judgment upon public acts, which
have for their object the protection of the
rev enue and the punishment of crime
The Cincinnati Commercial has toyed with
every opinion which it thought might be
useful in opposing Republicans IL has
placed on record the worst motives Il
could ascribe to Republicans, not because
1t believed those motives, hut because il
had fallen low, it made believe to them
b!olouded in visions by its own lack of
consistency. For this the Cincinnati Com
m 're'oi is to bs pitied ms the opportunity
Is possessed TO serve the country, il has
always inyalidatod, and the most cultured
and honest of its readers, have been an.
noyed by its vexatious insinuations or
charges, and despaired its preference to
siur, rather than TO meet an issue squarclv
and allow the parties concerned due credit
for fair dealing.
What can be the object of the inouirv,
-" Will Grant sustain Bristow in his war
upon the Whiskey Ring?' What source
ol Information superior to others has the
Cincinnati Commercially What peculiar
access has it to the human heart to instify
it in putting afloat what, il il was said in
society, would be regarded as personal
ahront? The Cincinnati Commercial can
undoubtedly, see as far through noun.
tain as most people bnt-wben the noun
tain is of iis own misty consistency, il NAV,
perhaps, evolve from its inner conscions,
ness the sources Of Interpretation. But
men we'll yersed in political history. and
capable o: interpreting human nature on
principles WHICH do not snlirch indiyidu-
ais when applied to them, look upon The
President and the Secroiary of Treasury
as two high officers Of the Government
bodnd by their oath to administer their
Offices uprighlly, and to the best of their
ability. When the facts Of the Whi.key
Ring were brought to the knowledge of the
Administration, the President labored
in conjunction with Mr.. Bristow
o reach the extent Of the conspiracy, and
o checkmate all parties How far the
measures taken will be effective, rema;ns
o be seen when the cases come before the
ouris. But fresh discoveries OF frand
ave lead 10 additional seizures, which in
ue time, will be dealt with by the Feder-
] judges.-RePublie,