, 1875-07-02
WHISKY AND POLITICS.
How Iecpnb1tcnnisnt In Missouri
1InS IfCcn Hcntcn-Enccts
OF TOO Much Whisky.
Prosecution Of tho Hing, md Destruction
Of 1ts Influence, Necessary to
Republican Success.

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lin .oI,owtnc ..o,.n1c,,e. "trhc .tcn1inr In 81.
n,,;s ~ os,,n,tad hv ,hc.a vim 40 ciscn to
1870 ~ 1a.s.,. .s :. .tn,t a, on mn
| HatseF ianecst o@A'at"atlon' a. "oo"t Si'@o'''eo
| per nnnus'. Tho Hug t!st bccame strong IN
1871. Homo politicians led certafn officers into
| H. M, Tim p1nn that it VIVA neceuaary 10 ratse All
election 1una. Mnen luz
8EcaEE nis1on9 or 1n'S h'sa
Is written, 1t will appear that its origin had
mich to 10 with tho suddan and mysterious
,h.,,, Il, tI,o rn,,t;ca, roura, of lin It 1or,s
~ H.. ,o1, 49, iii, ia ,,,,srr,,,
is'nocfnt III 4oH, ana WIN LUG 'na,'s"ans "aF-
| fare sncn "agcd by certain pohtic'aha upon
Senator echurz hnd hts friends. II will appear
tl,o .nbacorcnt dia.rroement betweon Tho pro.
Nv euuoei .,. ,,.sa'sss, .,.s ast.,,,Ia.,ua,t =,
p''o.o.e =. 'uo 1>s"o.'" "' .,e nv ~ ,s
the 6tobe " TWO o1 them, tno long WEE ot 1ac-
tions betwcon thoso who favored tho oppoaing
theets, tho asabbing Of Republican candidates In
thi. ci,v courty and STATE. tho dofr,t or
.h ' ms..,s.s .t.,a. 49, In tho o,ao,,o,
ene .coes '.sv s1"",, ,,s .nr;,, sa' @ an ,,o
chase Of tic Democrat Oh tho vory 'iay after Its
exno,uro of tho Ring. "C1ookcd whisky"
tl1n,gi ,ta orc,p. tia 0,o5c. e,,arn1y assaliea
ts'to"s" ~ oh' " .'e' ~ "
Secretary BFisto" for his selzuros' declaring
| cditorially (aIay ~ that the Government lad
"procoedcd upon me.e suBpiciou." and was
mot in posposson Of any information tending
J.. o r,a .,,a o,.nar. ~ o,,or.tnr. ~ ,ha
% e,."'a%s 'no '"a..s .,a, ops."soAo , w
dstllleres'i and that tho men accused
were "woll known III this community.
who haso hitlorto borne tho hsghest eha1.
Acters in the mercantile circles OF tie West.
| Several Of tho most active and conlldentihl
| friends OF that paper have Blnco been Indicted
by the dranA Jury, aud tho end IL not yet.
tCruokcd whisky stopped tho DemocrHf but
for tho Republican party ln thlA city or slate to
acLioyo success until this Whisky hing has been
completely sxroaed and
As 1nn.te's etund. tho Kopuhllcans Of this
Stato layo witloly-crcuascd paper in which
they can place confidence. II ts mot strange that
thoy have nono in tho Globe Democrat an organ
WHO supported tho Globe with !ts .prodta, and
assailed tho Administration and defended tue
dia,illcrs IN tho manner a!!oady quoted. The
J1urnds 70 Of thu city las indeed assa1lod tho
paper, and laH not large circulation. but these
arc tho only Republican papers left in st. Louis.
Tho Nest{iche Ioa. a German paper Of Vide in-
tlucnce, IS altogether independent. Excellent
Republican pnpots hro published III other cities,
but none Of them hayo general circulation
throughout the 6tate. Thus tho only Republic
an paper OF extensive circulation 10 the one
known as tho organ Of tho Whisky lang.
Naturally. there IL much talk Of tho eatAbllsh-
mcnt of.anolhor paper. It Is SAID that tho
ownerB of the Journal contemplate ntarttng 3
morning edition. But, for tho present, there Is
not Hepub!ican journal IN this State abo 70
In ft11 1HnhtchpH and having 4 N1(3Gf4l CIRCLE
laLton. from which tho great body Of Republican
voters, who sympsthizo with efforts to reform
the party, csn oven obtain truthful information
/ Respecting those efforts.
or cuurse, there can bo .-.
NO rosB1utltry or REPUBLICAN, SUCCEEDS
In THIS city or Slate under ths leadership OF any
who havo affiliated with tho whisky factlou.
) How slnall q portion ot tho Republicans
chi DO brought to follow that element
was shown in tho city election IN April.
when Col. MRgnIro, an especial friei.d Of tho
Htobe aud Collector pt luteEna! ltevonne, though
| the sagulaFiJ-uoainsted Republican candidate
for Mayor, received loss than goo votos out OF
about 3o ooo cast: Nor is the hostility to snts
faction duo solely to tho recent exposures. For.
) disltanchiaement broke down in 1870, have been
auxious to SEQ Tho wholo party reunited.
aud have realized that SUCCESS 10 this
!, State was not possible without the aid
has been constant and malignant IN its abuse Of
, Senator Schurz aud his friends, Last fhll, evun
whlo he was doing hts best 10 dafoAt Democracy
In this State, tho 0tobe aud It's faction openly
declared that no ltupubcau should be elected 10
tllQ l.pGiHtature II tn0Y could pfeYcnt II, who
would not pledge himself to vote against the re-
, clectinn Of Dir. Sohurx; and they
DID DEFEAT SEVERAL REPUBLICANS
| on that ground, alcctiug Democratic in their
ktcad. DetWsen the facton and certain Of tha
most unsoru.nlouH Democratic mauagora, Inore-
pver, there haa long been q very cosa allihnca
aud It IL oponly charged aud generally
! het1Hvni tint In tHtO
! i,nportan. coutCat, Republican candidates aud
ticGcts have been "sull ont to tho enemy, and
defeated by tie secret contryancos OF this iac-
tion.
Looking to tho future, Republicans of Mis-
pou,i ecs that there Ia no hope 1T success OK
! copt IN tho complete triumph of tho rofom OLE
! ,neut, and the nomlnatiu1, Of candidate fos
President who will haye no Inarcy for the Ntngs.
Whatoyer tho party may loAo by TINT course,
nothing iy more certain than TINT Ii will bo ter.
f1bly beateu II tt chooses ANY other. Uit tie