, 1875-12-29


namper Of years competent Assessor. who
WIS displaced to make room for the hummer
element. it Ia work which requires slecl"l
preparation and large experience, and tho
proper method Is to secure d competent inaA
mud retain him In the office. The only why
to do this is by tho system of local orgsn;:a-
ton whic1, VIC hayc suggested, In which both
parties should participate.
GENERAL BABCocK AND THE "WHfsK7-
THIEVES ORGAN"
Il ia proper that Gen. HApcocK should bo
given tho full benefit Of his explicit, and in.
qualified. anil indignant ,lonial Of nil coop
Grafton iu tho reckless nttack upon Secretary
Bsts7ow recent!y nae by tho 1ihssly- 7heces'
Organ In this city. Tho arsicto itself, among
IL, tissue Of col.hlooded fatrications, alleged
NIL Horts of actions nud intentions on tho part
Of DAulocR In fnct it mado hancock respon.
siblo for nearly MI tAo statements 1t printed.
Tho effect Of this article was ~ damaging to
BApcocK GU this Account M It was to the
Organ ITSELF 80 long as DAncocK was snip
posed to be responsible for tho publication,
tho inference in hia case was inevitable
tint ha iad soma guilty connec-
ton with tho Whisky Ring. 1n1ced, tho
1Vhisky- Tateres' Organ stated outright, in tho
slang peculiar to tho Ring, that BancocE was
ready to "give up +" all lie knows mud "fnlly
explain his connection with tho Whisky
Ring" Gcn. Hancock deno,,nces tho pub'i-
cation ~ M attempt 10 enbToil him with
Secretary Bn1s7ow, md aa untrue in every
particular. As oil the allegations Of tho arti-
Gle Ilave been found to be uutrne outside Of
B.ucocn's tlenial, it is only fair to credit him
as against the 0,yon, and regard him IN the
samo light in which ho WAS regarded before
its pubication,-aS n man nnder indictment
for consplring 10 defraud the reranuo, but
entitled to DO lell Us innocent Of tho chnrgo
until he shall hayo been fai1ly tried and con-
victed.
As to the position Of tho Whishy- TAseo$s'
Organ, 1t now sccnls content to look back
upon It's work as having made "scnsation.
It IN "a good dea such sensation aa 5orcE
natls when he delivered his celebrated speech
| just before he assumed tho position Of
bookkecper in tho Missouri Pententinry.
It Is such n sensation as guilty person
makes when he coucoctH e Eerieg Of startling
lies with the purpoao Of diverting attention
| from himself for the moment. It is such n
sensation es RAncocK might have made him.
self il he hnd dove md proposed TO DO what
tho Organ attributed to him. Tho Organ
! snya lint 1}AncocK '' has for q long tins
hunted UP Bn.s1ows recosd." DAncocE saya
be hasn't been doing anything Of tho kind.
The Organ says that BApcoeT Intends to
"squcal" in order to implicato BEIsrow es
we'll rs himself, s.nl BApcooK says l,o doesn't
intend nnytl,ing OF the sort. IN foct. every
thing which tl,o O1ga7s aocredls to BAucooH
rs having done, doing, or nhout TO do. BAn-
cee1 denies in toto, and prouoances to }'e
manufactured out Of whole cloth by the
Organ.
Tho denials Of everybody else arc rs full
mud complete rs DAncocK's relative to every.
thing set forth by tho WHISKY Thxres 0rgan.
Mr.. G,.oyxn, c1-D's.not Attorney, to whom
very damaging statements concerning Secre,
tary Dn1sTow wore accredited, says TINT hi
was entirely miarepresented In tho o'yan'
interview, that he did not say what he wai
reported to hnvs aafd, md that tho cest
referred to was one Il. which tho Govern
.nert was probably at fanlt, md with whicl
Secretary Dn1srow had nothing to lo in an,
event. So everybody else, whose name wa'
mentioned In tho article, has made n FIN
denial Of the statements, mud some Of tn
mon who woro cited rs intimate friends O
tho Secretary havo not oven tho honor of hi
acquaintance. AL thcBe developments leay
tho Wdaky- 11ieees' Organ with a aonaatiol
on It's hands OF which it viii be heartil
tired before the end ehn}t bo roachei. orc,