, 1875-05-23
TIE WHISKY RE9.


From Another CoTesrondenL
@'m1EwAu1EE, May 23.-The removal OF Mr..
]. Conklin, Revenue Agent for Wisconsin, is ont
Of the products OF Mr.. Bristor's WEI on ths
Whisky Ring. II is probable that this case mn,
gye tbs stolid public the key to the whole batct
Of troubles, II not in ali the Btates at least it
Wisconsin. IA hinted to The TRIBUNE, somt
days ainoe, tha whole machinery Of the Revenue
Department has bscn turusd from its legitimate
purpose Of collecting taxes, to the tusinesa ol
manipulating tho political Affairs Of certain To-
calttes, and looking After tho interests Of Ger
tain prominent pol1tsciaua~ Men have beeo ap'
pointed solely in consideration Of their political
status and their ability to serve their party and
those who procured their appointment, and mol
with reference to their efficiency and business
integrity. Oonklin's cass IL I sample -ot tbs
whole lot-no better, and probably no worse. His
immediate predecessor xas A,E. Durpee, Of
JAnesville one Of the most energetic oficera
in the services, who not only, watched
eyed vigilance. but aided Senator, Carper-
tor and his friends to corner. the Str.tttsl
stock, whereby the management Of that paper
was wholly piostituted to the eminent Senator'S
personal use.. To djgrcsa ono Iaoment, / will say
that tho two conspirator1 in that fraudulent
fighting over 81, 900 certificate .oi thnt lame
stock in tho Rock County Circuit Court before
Judge Congcr. Both arc ous. Of otico now. and
will probably tell tho truth about eaoh other.
Cunkjin lives on farm near Waterloo, and
belongs to the Grangers. Last summer wi1on
election to the Cnlted States Senate, ho Was
frightened at the att t11de Ut the Grangera and
thought it important to do something to securs
their favor. He accordingly had hr. Durpee re-
moved aud Mr. Couklin put in his place. Tho
latur did what be could to servo lus master. and
for four months devoted the moss OF bis time,
not to the prevention Of illicit distling and
other frauds uEon tlla Government but to ataiss
iu perpetrating greater fraud upon tho people
Of Wisconsin In tbs reelection Of Matt g.. Car
penter to ths United States senate. =.
:, There is IeAaon to belisye that Mr. Commits
sioner Douglass knew this and winked at il; 1t
leaat' somebody in The Department. 1t
Washington ought to- have known
that tho daily diary which h1r. :Conklin
wAa required to sand to headquarters, was not
To e1plain the reasons for this omission. ror-
ha2s Mr. Carpenter explained the case to the
satisfaction OF the Department, ~ he rnder-
stood it perfectly nell. Mr.. Conslin spent tht.e
weeks At Madison during tho Senatorial contest,
blowing and striking for Matt Carpenter, and
his ier diem and expenses were not allowed him
tho same IS II he had beeu III the vice ct tile
Government !? DIR. Erzkiue did tbs same thing
and .Hhilo be and Conkhn and other Qoyetn-
ment officials vera making this vain attempt
tic Whisky Ring WAS siealug the Government
poor. :.
But this is not all.. There is widespread
and nc doubt weilgrounded suspicion that same
Of the revenue officers have been orusred to
wink ut mash-stut6ng, etc., provided the dis
t1llers would contr1bltn hberal! in money and
voted for the accomplishment OF certain Pc
htical results. And il this as true, the reader
will see how hard it will be for the Government
to get at al the facts and punish tho wrong
doors. Tic revenue officers and the djshllcrs
ara in collusion to tiefraud-,hey are encouraged
in it bv friend at Court, and the officers Of the
law whose business it is to prosecute the Offend
era, are liable to be removed 1t once. for being
too of1icous and ueddiesome.
:, II Mr. Brislow digs alter the roots Of this
whisky business, he will find them 10 deep in
the ground Il to bs entirely sacurs from: the
reach Of FROST T.