The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-12
The Political Situation in New York Since
the Election.
from the New York Sun, 9th. ]

from the New York Sun, 9th
John Bigelows majority is steadily increas-
ing as the returns come in from the rural
towns Il is now up to fifteen thousand. Add
to this the losses in New York, Kings, and
Duchess, from local causes which have no
connection with State politics, amounting to
"a, 900, and we have about the real strength of
the Democratic party in the State. This is
after throwing overheard corrupt combina-
ton, so powerful that no party ever before
dared to quarrel with it. The Canal Ring has
now done its utmost, measured it's strength
and failed. There have been elected over it
an Attorney General, who is actually prose-
cutting the members Of the ring, and two of
the Commissioners who are reporting on their
misdeeds
1t was the encouragement of support from
the Canal Ring. and its expectation of gains
from local divisions, that enabled the Repub-
llcans to make strong party rally. After
protesting to support the reforms of Gov.
Tilden, and neutralizing to some extent that
issue, leading Republicans suddenly and
secretly completed an alliance with the Canal
Ring, and made that the whole basis of their
battle. They have fallen in this dishonorable
embrace. 1t will be remembered that Tweed
was able to secure a reelection immediat ely
after his exposure, but went on perishing ever
afterward. So it will be with the Canal Ring.
1t will be remembered that the attempt to
turn Tweed out shook the party to pieces in
1871 throughout the State. The turning out
of the Canal Ring now has been accom-
plished, and the party has survived.
The Grant Babcock- Dent crooked whisky
story has created great excitement at Wash
ington, and, of course, the completely of these
distinguished individuals in the frauds is
vigorously denied by their friends. The
Washington correspondent of thu Baltimore
Sun, however, makes the following observa-
tons on this very interesting topic:
"The incredulity which pervaded official
circles On the subject was also shared to some
extent by those entirely removed from off cial
influences and the fact was adverted to that
neither Orville Grant, the Presidents brother
nor Gen. Babcock had ever been mentioned
or suspected heretofore of any connection
with the whisky ring. On the other hand
there were many who are generally pretty
well posted, who believe there must
be some fire under the smoke. They did not
forget that when it was first intimated that
Mr.. Avery, the late chief clerk of the Treas
ury Department, had been indicted for con-
nection with the whisky frauds, there was the
same disbelief expressed in official circles,
and some of those who were most prominent
in denying it we're officially attached to the
White House Nor have they forgotten that
Mcdonald, the guilty ex-revenue supervisor
of st. Louis, came here early last winter, rode
the President out behind pair of fast horses
and obtained the revoking the transfer of su-
pervisors, which postponed for months the
Of the whisky frauds"
1t will be remembered that when President
Grant was in st. Louis, recently, he refused
to see Mcdonald when that gentleman called
to see him at his hotel. Bat then the ring
had been blown -Coarier-JourraL.