The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-21

complete knowledge in advance, he Will
be prepared for every statement that ma y
be made.
Every ofnceholder having the remotost
connection with the whsSey fraud cases
understands that the sympathy and the
interest OF the President are enlisted OPEN
ly and zcaou.ly for BtucocK, and hc must
guide himself accordingly. Every witness
who may 20 from Washington il wcll
aware that the words uttered on the stand
will be rgIdly scrutiuizcd at the White
House, and that he will be favored or pur-
sued rs he may speak. The obtrusive lot
ter to the President of Supervisor A. p.
TUITION, written, too, at Washington, un
der the shadow Of the White House, is n
fair specimen OF the efforts that may be
expected from his class, 20 mislcad the
public mind aud to pallate BABCoCK's
corruption. For instance:
yono reyose mat oricr, feel T. ist,y dg eos r. as
ceive whatever odium, II any, attaches thereto"
II this assumption was true at all, 1t
would place the President in the predica-
ment OF having revoked Mr. BRrsrow's
order against the WhisKey Ring, merely TO
consult the convenience of subordinate
who did not wish to remove his family to
St Louis! The absurdity Of this tatomcnt
is patent on its face, and the swift witness
who made it has only exposed his motive
Ii required great influence and pressure
to accomplish the revocation, for GRANT
had acquieSccd in the order changing the
Supervisors nud AGENTS, as the first move
against the corrupt combination To take
back that approval was to excite d.strust
in the public mind. aud to strike at the
Secretary Of the Treasury. Therefore. n
powerful array Of political, personal, and
Ring influences wac concentrated at Wash
ington, and appealed directly TO the Prcsi-
dent TO veto his own act approving the or
der. Commissioner DorGLAsS, who tcsti-
fed on the AVERY trial with batcl breath,
and was careful to pick his way at every
step, swore on this point as follows;
,,a great nrc..g'c We. e. once trough, 20 be,r mon
decuy rc.rrttc1 lms revocation. A. We mad caucctcd
II r,rr.s.f,n elte sag,r,i.ors Mrvv aniTrr.
Ton liNe ire. c1t ett wtlg-sh Gen. N'gv IS. Urn.
TRANSFERRING slpcrvisars 1hsc Us. r~1ti n win MN
i..ue ana tre tatc At vncn IL W. r,yocd lie tii
me- Doe holsat th" ora"r 700 sing tr'u.f w,- ercat
Tie rrc.tcn' hy parI,4 d,.irng % secure It. ul.
Wa, A. a., pi is eu u, 20 ~, ", ao rls If ~ a.r ,a
ngicd. .ait ire Of cnicnl schemes aet tlus On tie
. rhc t,p, oi a. BROOKS let,cr 70 Roorfs f'q' w1e
~ .. IT, 49," ihat Do 20 covy ?
Nas MS duy to ten me tnAt vas deceived b. tae'a"
DocGLAss did not tell all he knew; hut
he let out enough to show what extnordi-
nary means were used 10 get that order
revoked, and 10 make Supervisor TCrroN
appear in his true colors. The Wniskey
Ring, headed 10y McDoNALD. aud aided oy
their accomplicrs IN the senate and House
of Representatives, with BABcoCK AMI his
inside set, were the men who were con-
spicuou- in conqu"riug the prciudicc- Of
the President. If he had any TO conquer.
GRANT soon yielded 10 their persuas ON,
ami gave q fresh license to the thieves who
were known 10 DO stealing the public
money.
To vudicate himself, It is necessary for
GRANT TO insure the acqulttal Of BNBCocK.
And II may be assumed as certain that
every possible appliance consistent with
the Presidents personal safety VIII be
used to bring about that result. or at least
a disagreement by the jury. lie did not
hesitate 10 order and pack court OF in
curry, with the intention Of interposing il
as an obstacle to u judicial investigation.
That scheme failed through the action OF
Gen. HANCoCK, who saw that it would be
trhng with Justice. Every secret spring
will now be touched, since more open in
reference might not be healthy in pres
euce Of Democratic House OF Representa-
lives. The trial must be watched from the
first to the last hour.