, 1875-06-02
WHAT Is TO BE DONE WITH THEM :

nlain in session severnl days.
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WHAT Is TO BE DONE WITH THEM7
The discovery md exposure OF the whisky
md other frauds on llo revenue have been
followed by tho most vigorous efforts on tho
part OF tho Treasury Department to purify |
the Civil Service Of every officer directly or
indirectly, presently or remotely, Implicated
III tl,o frnnds, or In my wny responsible
therefor. In these efforts, tho Secretary of |
the Treasury has the earnest support md CO.
opcrntion Of tho President. Both Of these |
officers hnyo declared open war upon all |
frau1s upon the revenue, aud unsraring
risor in tllo prosecution Of all persons
guilty thereof, They propose to yiudicota
tla Law by the prosecution of nll who haso
riolnted it, and the enforcement Of tho Inv
to tho suppression Of fraud and the full col
lection of the revenue. Tho Administration
could do no iess than this without being false
to it's legal md moral responsibilities to the
people. It cnnnot tolerate or permit viola
ton of tho Revonuo laws without becoming
responsible for tho crime; nof is tho situa-
ton in the least changed whom some Of the
offenders, caught in the very oct, provo to be
nembers Of tho Republican party and under
tho special protection Of gentlemen high in
tho confdoncn Of tint party.
But tho average politician docs not tako
that view Of tho question. Ho looks upon
nj things A. subordinate to party SUCCESS,
and it Is this sacrifice OF truth, law, anl JUS
tiee to supposed party policy that does moro
to injuro, defeat, and dcatroy party than
anything else. Hence, already tho ordinary
and average local politicians all over tho
country aud within tho circle covered by the
operationa of the whisky frauds hare roachsd
tho oonclusion-that Is, large number Of
them hava--thnt to prosecute tho distil1ers,
rcctiflors, anugers, Storekaapers, hookkeepers,
| Supervisors, aud others concerned In these
frauds, will bo TO excite m opposition to tho
pasty among very 1argo and influential
class Of persons. The argument is, that,
in minority Of tho Congressional districts
In many of tho States, the disti1lers and rec
tifora, and those connected with them In
various why's, commercially md financially,
exercise q controlling political power; that
they arc able to elect or defeat members Of
Congress; that thoy can control the choice
OF legislators, and thus scat or nnsent Sem
asors; that these men can nl~nys bo depend
cd upon for large money contributions for
election purposes that their friendship and
support arc valuable to tho party; and that
their support will naturally DO given to TINT
party which befriends them, md their oppo.
alton to that party which proseoutcs or Recks
To convict them of crime, To thia argument
ia added that tIcso diatIllcrs md roctitlers are
I'll willing to pay portion at loaat Of th<
tascs they may have withheld, and that 1t Il
better for the Government to get consdora
bio part OF It's revenue and co mpromise will
them, than to nlienate such nh intluentia
md wealthy class by pushing criminal prose
cutions. This L. the general plea Of th'
smal!-fry Congressman Of both parties, ant
Of tho whole tribe Of oi1ios-holdera and ofIlco
seekess who think that any action which ma,
haye the e1ec. OF Weakening the "pasty" i
to bo avoided ut whatovor sacrifice Of Inv ant
duty by the Government.
We think, however. that no more sulclda
policy was ever adopted or practiccd. II til
Republican party can only hope to retain It
aaceudency In tho country by connIving a
frauds on the revenue, by keeping diahones
q Or negligent mon In ofllce, and BY compre
n missing crimes with dishonest man, then It
o high ti1no that the people should thrust til
k Republican party ont Of power as faithles
|. to Its tr1sst md as corrupt bsyond redom1
% ton. The great mistake theae people mai
l. Ia In their estimate Of who constitute tho H.
e. publican party. The two or three hunilre
Il men in the Senate and tho House Of Ropr
"a 6eutatiycs tha several other hnntlfei}a OF Co