The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-13
GRINT IND RRISIOH.
The breach Between Them throwing wider
The Secrrtary's Mistake.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-That there Is a
breach between the President and Secretary
J'risIow, and that II IL daily growing wider and
wider, every weii-lnformed man I'm Washington
knows. IL IL nq-eston of time only until thi,
difference viii culninat3 In All open rupture,
and BristOw will leave the CIbinet. Grant IL 40
situated now that he darc not prcclpiiaie tho
quarrel, hut he Is channg IN tbe bonds that
hold him, and n he eees n favorable opportu-
Dity no will snaD them IA Samson did
tho grcen withes. and remove Secretary Biistow.
lie Ia too shrewd to make the issue now, be cause
he knows that the Secretary would have n de-
cided advantage over him. The policy he means
10 pursue T., " pOssIble, TO mako BflstOw Dreak
his own neck. Inore ~ vrfy great danger that
Whiskcy Ring Mr. Bis.ow will rem,in IN tho
Cabinet unG see one fter smother II his fti.nds
VINO h.,vo been bis most cillcient lieulcnan,s ~
tho war ngainst cOrrurtion sacrificed. lie did
wrnnr m nof standiny ~ ilcnicr on.
There WIS nothins In MIR. licnderspn's speech
thttwhs either unprOte-HiUnal ~ IN the slightest
degree rcyond the hne of his duty. Jud 20
treat who nresidcd during tho trial and heard
every woru of II. his said most emuhnticAIly Lr.t
II did not reflect upon the Frc-ident. The linu
Of arsulnent winch the advocate wns pursuing,
required him 10 refer t. tho action Of the Conn
missioner uf Internal Revenue In iistcu'ns TO
the responsiveness uf persons in nuthority
reinov ut cert In officers. Ihis, Nir. llend"r-
son said, was the evl oi our poitics AM tho
b. ne oi our system of government.
nud was charged with rcri IN ltuti and re- on.i
bic dt tr>. Ito had marncd nut o O., hoy winch
TO- deemed rant and wise, Nut uo suffered hun
self % pe oNcrriudcn ~ hs superiori, WHO
" re unt uuruc liirly ch RED Win tuu conduct
~ that hrancn ot the service lie suofli nor
have allowed this to be- dpue. lie shnuid have
sisted all Hucr inn ncc.. la0cocN had
no right 10 aDprIach htm Tor the uut-
pose uf influencing hun. ho bad no bus-
me 10 lnletme0dle at alt. The Pes
ldcnt himself had ~ right TO interfere.
lie sHoLiI not have suffered hinsell to be used
rahy sucn purpuse. TIL whs the txteut To-
wnich ~. Henderson went. lie uid not even
hy lnuhcalton tmpcaCh the motives OF the
President. Br-.uw know thi-, aud he knew
more. lie knew that he Rin In ~. Louis was
moving hcavt - and earth 10 effect Houdcr-ons
removal, aud II was his plain dutv to stand by
nm. lie, however, tvaded tue IssUe by placing
che responsibility on the Department Of Justice.
he next move will be 80 s.riko down tis
solicitor, tb Hon. liufOrd VIII on. who has in
deed been hi. right nd Ia this struggle to
purify the Dutlc service aud hring the guilt t.
justice. All the combined powcr OF every cor
rupt association IN tho country ~ enlisted IN the
EFFORT to compel MIR. Wilson's removai, ard H.
has been determined on bN the PicaiIent and "A
m JOlity Of his cabinet. The question r., will
Dristow stand itf The President would Oruer
II to-inorros II he was certain that 1t would be
acqulesced In us liendersou's removal was.