Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-28

government cannot convict him and his
partners. All eliminating evidence is TO
be manipulated for his salvation. aided
by friends high in Office. Heaven and
earth are to be moved. This is brought
about BY the fact that he holds rod OF
terror over the heads Of officials in high
standing and threatens that if he is not
protected in his extremity at st Louis
be will pour in such light on the past of
the republican party and its leader as
shall wipe the party from the face of
the earth. To justify this startling con-
dltion OF things its known that Babcock
was the medium through which all the
devlltries OF last Ave years have been
brought about and that it was his hands
that penned and his eyes that saw all
the dispatches in the conspiracy. 1t
was through his hands all documents
passed in 1872, which enabled the great
faction to carry the country when the
liberal movement at one time seemed on
the verge of success. Its the opinion
OF the friends of Babcock, il he is per-
mitted to fall or is in any sense
to be eliminated, the whole
fabric of the Republican party
will be shaken to the center. To
prevent it the highest officials in the
Government and three or four prominent
Senators have been inculpated; but those
who are deeply interested have directed
a damper to be put on the enthusiasm of
the Treasury officials and cessation be
brought about upon the pending whisky
campaign. 1t is a matter of record that
in the Murdoch case Babcock was so
familiar with the papers of the Treasury
Department that he succeeded in causing
them to be taken from the files and put
out of the reach Of the Treasury officials
in this case. A Government official
charges that he has been improperly ap.
preached; that he rejected these i'm.
proper proposals; that on making known
to the Department this state OF things
he was promptly dismissed. His papers
have been mysteriously taken from the
files. To these files no one but the
President or some one bearing the Presi
dents orders has any right to approach
For months no such documents could b,
found in the Department, but curiously
enough within the last few weeks the,
have been replaced, No excuse was mad,
on the part Of Babcock. They wer
missed and restored without any chang
in the text. 1t was Babcock who carrie,
on the San Domingo negotiations
Through Babcock the Seneca sandston
robbery came about; through him tn
French army cases were put through
Babcock, Boss Shepherd and gang thrus
themselves into the White House, bank
rupted the city by their tbievery. Throug
Babcock Casey received permission t
Issue the midnight order; through Bal
cock frauds in the New York Custom
house were condoned. 1t il asserte
among the generally well-informed thu
in view of these facts the st. Louis al
thorities are to be crippled. Upon Bal
cocks escape depends the salvation {
men high in the party, If not the part
itself. and to enforce this action Babcoc
has the countenance Of the stronge
men in the party. The probability I
the truthfulness of these surmisings an
rumors are based in the main upon Il
recent action in st. Louis. 1t was know
that until the last moment Bristow b
lieved in, trusted admired and supporte
Henderson. That he should ha'
changed front within ten hours Is simp
incredible to everybody in this city
we'll as the country. Henderson
speech was pronounced by Mr.. Bristo
on first reading it as harmless and wit
out any such offensive construction
was afterwards cut upon it. Even
General Grant is innocent it is allege
he can not help himself now in standir
between his Secretary and further e
posure, since the strongest powers
the party seem to have been brought
bear to make him interfere to put Seer
tary Bristow in an anomalous position
/ in which he is now found, and hen
cause extraordinary delay in the Chical
and St. Louis transactions.