The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-08
0encrnl IlnhcorIl,n TeIerrnm.
IVrom lhoNow YORK Trlbuncl

lVloW lNH Now lulh IllNNHNI
When General Babcock was assaulted
upon no belter evidence llan the stnle-
nienl nf u conyiated felon, we heartily
shared HE public feeling thal no more
mans reputation should thus no de-
slroyed. But now his own handwrit-
ing bears witness against MN Meh
who are necessarily familiar Win his
writing swear 10 their belief That u GER
tain dispatch, obtained 10y The prosecu-
tors from the Office NJ Washington, WAS
written by him, Tint dispatch IN
formed the whisky ring that he had
succeeded Ia his Efforts, aud Tint the
ring would still he protected from OK
pOsure, A Telegram OF this nature,
with u signature manlfestly chosen TO
conceal Us authorship, In the hand
writing OF the confidential Secretary
Of the President, aud sent Ioan Official
who has since been convicted ana
lodged In the penltentary ~ the minil-
ager Of the whisky ring, sprool which
demasds attention. II completes u
chain Of evidence which neither the
President nor General lIubGOck eau
now afford TO treat with contempt. The
talk against General BabGoch was dis
agreeably strong before tllls disclosure.
IL was known that he maintained In
innate relations with Joyce, the mana
ger OF the conspiracy, Indeed, II has
been stated that Joyce was selected 10
transact business for Mcdonald ut
Babcocks suggestion, and that Megrue
was sent for by Joyce and Mcdonald
to net ~ collector for the ring because
of his former relations with Bab00ck
In the Santo Domingo business. But
II IL shown that Joyce exhibited letters
written on the official paper OF the
White lIouse, aud signed "l'ab, "
which he asserted were from Gen.
Babcock that these letters were ex.
hibitcd 10 convince the distillers, and
actually did convince them, that they
would be completely protected In rob
bling the government and that Joyce
actually received prompt information
of secrets at Washington, aud claimed
that this information was IN some
cases sent 10y BabcOck. Moreover, II
IL proved that the ring really had
some extraordinary influence at Wash
ngton, not with the Secretary Of the
Treasury, nor with the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, for TINT influence
was used TO set ASIDE their orders, bu
with the President himself. Thai
the ring fully believed this inilu
cnce powerful enough to drive Secret
AIRY Bristow from the Cabinet, and tt
protect it in any contingency, IN
whole conduct shows. 1t Is hardly
possible to believe that shrewd mel
would have had such confidence, un
less some person known to be n
strong with the President rs Babcocl
himself, had become criminally com
mitted to them, and made them be
leve that the President would defen'
him, or else that the President him
self WAS n sharer in the spoils. III,
evidence Of kilograms sent to BabcocI
by Joyce is strong. 1t indicates tina
for some reason the ring counted up
on his unhesitating cooperation. Fin
ally, the telegram from Babcock 1
Joyce annOun ues that In one instanc
: his influence hus been eSerted wit
success.
All this has been ELECTED 10y the Dis
trict Attorney and the counsel employ
ed by the Government to aid him
This fact puts an end to the theory
J upon which some journals have insist
ed, that the Administration had caus
ed the prosecution to be SO conducte
as to shield guilty persons ut Washing
ton. There has not been an
: evidence whatever to sustain tlli
theory, and the conduct of the pre-
secution clearly proves that those VIII
net for the Government do not meal
to screen anybody who is guilty. Tn
: President has unhesitatingly sustainc
the prosecution thus far, and viii no
blacken his own Reputation by intei
fering because his confidential Secret
airy has been Implicated Many Demo
cratic papers have been quite too anXl
Gus already to implicate the Presiden
with the ring, and will make most O
the opportunity now afforded. Tn
: President, we feel sure, will stand ol
his memorable words, "let no guilt,
+ man escape.p lfGen. Babcock shoul'
be found among the guilty he will no
be screened at tho White House. ~
Meantime Gen. Babcock's dispatcl
to the District Attorney at st. Louis
claiming entire innocence rs to tn
whiskey frauds, is virtually reques
for IA suspension Of public opinion
The hearing before the court whicl
Gen. Babc0ek demands will doubtless
be accorded to him. The sooner tn,
suspicious kilograms can be explained
the better for ali concerned; u failur,
to do this would make'the present dis
match mern insnlpncp