The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-29
The accretnrr sand. Alone.

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The Secretary stands Alone.
Mr.. Burrows position in the Cabinet
has at last become painfully isolated, and
the facts connected with it have reached "A
point when they can 10 longer be dis
guiscd or concealed from the public. The
real cause of this isolation il his earnest
and upright prosecution of the Whisky
Ring. though the anterior hostility Of
other Rings in whose face he slammed the
door Of the Treasury has contributed TO
intensity animos.ty against him at the
White House.
Il is mo secret now that the President re-
mc,nntly consented to the vigorous meas
ures which Mr.. pNs1ow proposed for
bringing The whisky couspiNtors 10 jus
tice. lie knew that they had contributed
large sums of money for his reflection;
that they supported his newspaper organs
In the West; that they helped to elect
third-tcrm Senators and Representatives.
AMI furnished the sincws Of war for min
Ia ung the Republican organization in
several States. But after the crushing
proofs of the guilt of McnoNALD, JoycE
and AVERY were laid before him, GRANT
had no alternative but to sustain BRls-
rows plan of campaign, or subject HIM
self to serious consequences by refusing 10
sec the laws faithfully executed. Hence
he made a virtue of necessity, and sought
oven to acquire credit for the discharge Of
q plain duty that could not be eyadcd
without personal risk. II was n bitter lail
to swallow, but he gulpel it down.
But when In the course Of this prosecu-
tion ii became necessary to enter the
White House, aud to iplict BAncock as
the principal prop Of the great conspiracy,
tn President could no longer hide the re-
sentiment which had been previously held
In check when his other friends We're
causht and convicted. He was fully iu-
formed before the action OF tho Grand
Jury OF the nature and extent Of BAH
W. computing sAAlN u ht WV hNA lA'NA-
tate to pronounce him Innocent. Since
then he has followed up that theory with
extraordinary zeal ana interest. That I'M
usual efforts were made at Washington to
avert an Indictment, Will be shown when
ever investigation shall reveal the whole
truth of this case The first Of ihom was
intended to check the prosecuting ofIic, rs
1T st. Louis, by private inqusitIon in the
Attorney Generals office, which should
determine whether the evidence against
BABcoCK was sufficient to indict him.
That proposed interference by Mr.
PIERREpoNr was promptly resisted by Mr.
BRIsTow ns uuwnIrantcd, and had 10 be
abandoned. The Precedent regarded this
refusal as blow leyelcd at himself
through BABcocK, and he has not forgiven
II. The kuowle lge, too, that BRIsTow has
declined in any way to aid in making up q
defence for the indicted military secretary
has added to GRANTS bitterness of feeling
These facts serve to explain the unworthy
assaults now made upon Mr.. BRIsTow il
the thlrd-term organs at Chicago and il
other cities, ali of which are inspired from
the White House. His motives are as
sailed and his character is slandered, fo
no other reason than because he exposed
tile Presidents intimatos, who were de
tccted in stealing the revenue and dividing
the proceeds. The object is to drive hin
out of the Cabinet and to make room 10
tool who will smile on the swindlers an,
stop the prosecutions.
There are disclosures yet TO be made il
Chicago and elsewhere, more astounding
than those at ST. Louis. Other confden
ia friends of the President and loca
Republican leaders, will surely be com
promised. Hence these various interest
are all combined against BRIsTow, an
will move in every direction to force hi
retirement. They charge him openly wit
tho ambition to be President, and tina
bis whole policy has been directed to tina
end. This is daily dnned in the ears q
GRANT, until he believes BRIsTow TO b
Ill enemy in his camp, and the chief oil
stacle to his own reelection.
As u consequence Of these intrigue
GRANT has given the cold shoulder I
BRIsrow, looks upon him with distrus
and excludes him from the intimate coui
oils. His relation 10 the Administratio
h now strictly Official and nothing NOR
lie has been deserted by PIERREpoH
who at the beginning was more than
colleague. but who has now goue over