The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-15
Az INTERESTING HISTORY.
g-. rl.;YE MIR % tST ~ IFIGTE
.,I..4 .uI DNfshLf EIND.

.,..t .,,., for the He-rlcci,ou or t!sHAt-
,n,ut,,. .ioIrr Holiiu~'s Resignation.
v,.rr,. ,~. Dec. li--Thc country I.
.tf.f a' 'hc gigantic sc 10 upon which 81,
U....r.l.,.. n .4 ofgItilo and the masnituic
I.r...- r.. however. fails Ia comuichcud
TO n.. .ai ih.. O0mbinnii'n i' not oi recent
u.. II- 8. proh lhly because t1c Eoyetn-
,.0th.. uol alleged aiainst ANY of the con
,.-tt.t.r commission of crime prlor To i,,3.
n.iI,'. therefore that tho inurc sio1
I.Id n... zen created tha. theirs was no
,.ryI Ir,cy to dNiaud the G', ..umcnt
D.. ,na u.o... ..ion OF Lhc.I spl i.s before that
itr.
tho nl.r, ~ be- Government I, trace thu
,,,raton. OF tle " IKE, krs further back
uAn ls due l-K TO the fict that TIE
.e,e1ns i,w only r.q.i.o. dil,iliets, rccu-
-.r4 ava Wholesale dealers t. preserve
uei- n, ri, hr two ycr4. The men
who wrr' eng'Fcd IN this unlawful
AMI tnn.cr-u4 uu iness vera vct5 careful 20
d,.,r0y thoir books aad r,ucrs the instant
th., were TWO ,cafs old. Ihoy knew that
u.fe ,i.t.I.t1 ~ ten Of checks and guards
against 90 honest manufactures aud yena of
fIsl, N44 nc,e- provided IN "a that sIppisl by
cDrcx".' lava
And thI.. oy the way affords one Of the strong
ctpr9.fs 80 { tuerc WIS power here IN league
eihfhc " i.kry ldn- more potent than tho
Commissioner q Internal Revenue. II was
sa.pN 90 'o ,inlc for aly considerable amount
oicro.h.l whi-,ev G. bc manufactutod with
ou, the revenue IN slLls here being gp9rised OF
tie fr,uds
A romilcte record hal to be kert. not onl, Of
sl the wai-acy manuf .ctlred. but of all that
Wa sold the system was such that every
gallon ai,po.el u could be traced oy he Rev.
eaue Bur. al here back to the dis, Her vino made
n lt was ,ny necessary Tor the department
tcfe to urDer - lmparis On ui the transcripts Of
te wUole.Aiofs' TO Ks. which were regu-
larv flrni he'd IL. with thc transcripts "
the dlsuers' and rect fer books, and IL
there had been single uar'l OF crooked wins.
kev sold IL must inevitably nave been detect ed.
The power beliad tho throne at Washington
Vas requiiej TO prevent any such prNrg curl
c-i'y. II mattcrcd out little how maLy suecial
a.sn's were employed to travel about the coun-
~ looking after the distier-, Tor thel oil had
teI- l'e. and the majority of them were con-
t.t vth few hundred dolllrs n o. rter,
vilch the whisAey men quite wiilinEi; con-
ted ir n 80 cir ptinceN lucome-.
more tNp.islNe to have frequent ana general
c-,n.es ed tnc loo revenue officers from one
v.u ll' IN the East were mt ", St. ~ d
: 5-e West brought It. as secretary Iiiistow
contempt ted la,t fToru.ry. wucn he issued his
general ord to tins effect. he West has ~
Wye been the iocaiity favorable 70 tho org n
~ .+"fI 90 Ni7t " iflahtN III hIalA Is iNNfN
c ea' -. and wtissey can he produced f.r
,hesper "n IN the East, and Therefore the
tfo1t, 800 % g cooked spirlts greater ana tue
tembtatiyA' more irresistible.
soME sUGoEsrIvE rlCTs.
In cory-rsation with a gentleman who has
been VerV familiar with the inside history Of
ot ial HE IN Washington fog many years. |
lan-d ie.tcrlav some verr suggestive facts
IL lS, Nr Rollins. who W III II Commissioner
9i Interual Revenue, was very ,r1iOus to resign.
ne d ID nee me Hssucia ed with the Cookies
in the or1anlzauon of the National Life Insur-
srce corIp p.uy. and desired to accept an impor-
tani and lnrra I've position IN the nlsnagernent
N the concern. lie communicated his inien-
tons to secretary cCul ocn. and desired him
T. secure the LppH intment ot nis successor at ~
eaily date IS possiOle. Tuc Secretary infolm med
Ne Pre-i lent, and successor TO SIR Rollins
The inAianl this contemplated chonce wa,
msde In wn the eIecu' I've rana-ers of the Re-
Publican party set about defeating u. There
We're several gentlemen n.mcd for the Dfire
tI' 70 wa soon asceriained tn tHgy couli not
tr cnnnrnrd by the Sin~te. Finally tne name
Of gent enlan was suggested 70 the President
vA1 had niclent influence with c rain Re
T4our an Senators 70 secure confirmation, and
T. va, knDwn Ia he would be nominated.
Ins disc'yey excited the he ~ lic n party
manager. ytry mucn. a1d the, set about defeat
iogt No pin. Find ne hat tney could not pre-
tnsy wen, o. Gen. Grant and told INN that IL
va abtOl tely necessary To- the sIccc-- Of th-ir
paiti thut f.li that II auy e.. anxes should occur
"a, Inter- 81 Il venue Department 1t should
III re Wa ere d,nRer. they said. that II
Rollins resigned the Pre- iieut would nominate
hman vino would be cor hgmed ~ tue senate,
sal, therefore, kolus must tie pur-uaded TO
A ,nn3sr, %T n! At Jncoc sni;ss'ed ina;
i.i.on 10 Secretary Necca"Sh and and re, I"
Tat theie sas no h0pt 4 a co.uglsllnE this b.
tent T. it'i,n7 ana insi-tad t'ai he should not
tr-i9n. H. DID not. and all the whisScy men OF
te Republican Clnfre nal Executive Com
ni.tee we're hlppv. kol.ins hal. oy the many
2 -ed many Of the Eastern ristlle.le.. The few
tu't Nelc nof shut apt ~ official 70 yuiation ulde
IA the ilter'-t OF crooked whisney producers
Wtrr soon 4fiNcn oui Of husine.s D, the elui Ting
o. tho market wth whiskey Nnicn had y IL 10
TAX.
WHY GRANT ISrRnrPgHD
Vow th- Query natnrsll, izuo-t. r-elf WHY
Gu ten. Or NJ 20 TO Rollins ava rlse him hot
g. t--i-nf Dld be 90 simply hc0tus' the mon
Tto wrlg .boDt t. ran ti.t q the ir'. drncy
J, 44est,d him to do s,.,or did he know thar
tiry we.a concerned e. inulf ah "a the urge
an % none, winch whi-koy VS. 10 furnish
VEN ior campaign pur oSrs II they were let
Inat lrs' ca . Ign fund was r,l.ed from
tere, wae-e the "a Il orr -o well known, ana
o. 'ihl gron'er sum W. dr. wa f-om tho
si'ne source ~ Is,! will not 10 .onird VITA 'he
lwledyo q !, cent dcNci .pmeui- e. .u IN the
trDusht Cut Ia the tr.lof Ay IS in ~. Louis
AZ doe uui seem 10 have Hli'-cted any atten-
EI-Commiaaloner DOUGLASS In his tcstimony
q how ne lao, as f,r oack a. tie summer of
atg won, in lie Wet. AID Le detcrIu,,eJ "a
d axe tr.usfcr II revenue mi ''ia rom he Est
1 Oh" Wet. lie maue som- chnr % accom-
t,su th.. nut lac Wa conit cllci 90 defer It unlI
sfer the rlc'tipn-. lie waited uutu the cleo
u u- were over. bat tUInd th4t lie CuHld GOT
o.rri o4t mis- pam owing ~ 1Le o.pOsltion II
trrIsed.
When Secret ry Pri-tnw c1ms in he again
tf"pn' 81, AID b. w. fayuv.. - receiy and
ttrrplnei Up"n, but ~ n thcre was iuau-
sure Sufficient 20 secure tur p'-tirurpent of
pose experiment until after thc ,lscti ms OF 1875.
lteu, aud not unfil then, . this transfer #
t0 'l-, which he IA i,c,uiln,rd-d as +
.cN a, l-ie, unaly nde.e.. lhrn came lc-
l. .aal N.s.t to Washington aul hl- ti @ alwn.
.tr avenue with tic liesi cent, and Joyrcs
.."lT u. to Babr0ck - ,rlsn uut the
f..Nie- Of -, Louis, nni BIhrN h's
o.. N t1cr.' ~ tlat he rad succeeded aud tile
'.r .r-4 altiiudeum." Putting al these
ii+- 'n.rfNer ,ud connecting tu"n win fhe
HIr. .Dtutcs Of the CAM lfn u 1858, " liich
Yc rf'.'e .ia MT the conclusion in"Yi abl0
90 hl.i.. know then an. KNOWS now thht the
Hl.ne Flus us more ~ - au adjunct II
H'l 'csn Congressional Executive COM
tt c"f
G'o71' Outlook for the Ring In ~. Louis.
ar Locus, Dee l4.-Gcn. Henderson has
',''l ded 10 make no public statement poet
hs bis ..uiectun with the Av-rl case, 1lthuugh
H.rs so far as 10 partially ureuate one.
INn AIIIDNt statement. lr4l ttiuu WUifn |