The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-18

be paid and the receipts Of The Government will there
lore not be diminished. few more the
who do not enjoy prvll yes ask Tor ny friends
"a % re- gs, S@ rse| y.
that az - SAFE at Washington" humby Informed the
the ingenious dean'Ion Of raul ana rmpto iI az %
positively refused his tempting offer NJ Grants en-.
leave. ! deemed u advl. able e. inform the Commits
Gen. wenttcr. Supervisor Boomncld, and my rleud
Senator sehurz immcdatey Of ne orer and s result
,ay that after he had asceri!incd that hal re-.
bro her officer. called upon anu volunteered the
thai he Lad made ne said pro T.
1nls apology took pa about six months after the ,es
Of the Pre- sdent nv MS happy method OF testing the
Ses, ~ s s 49 s. nd ySsss s
labor IN his capacity private citizen, without hone
% hc e 1 se ," n ST se SrH on on %
loved brother truly noble example Of frateraal love
rARwELL INDIGNANT.
The third and last great mistake which committed
revenue frauds in my al the best my ABILITY,
ana diminishing incompetent officials -conettcd IN
wen, memocr Of Congress for. the chicago district
TO dictate to me through friend OF his "a suece.sfu
silent politician Of Chicagol ~nom should appoint
lively refused to be- thus controlled. Heing person
sPs 'cF ne i hs wa e so
me men by Farwss man Friday Tetc , not cxs,.y Ne
either nv reputation the interest," Of the Govern.
cretly ntrpning against ined hands. Mr.. Farwell
vas the ptop tstiumenI o. CRY 99t the purpo,e,
news OF my removal reached me-.
These statements by Col. Jusson afford a koy
TO the Ring nysteric. here. lly his active yiei-
lance he had broken up the old Rings conncc-
tons. and heuce tho dstllcrs employed own
Grant, whose influence at Washington was very
great, to break the Ice with Jusscn and drive a
barcain with him. THIS failing, Charley Rarwoll,
having been elected to COngrCss by the assist
ance OF the whiskey mems money, sent Jake
silent.
righf-hand man, to Jussen to ret storekcopcTs
appointed who would, la spito OF the Collectors
vigilance, allow q little crooked business to bc
done Hut here again they failed, ana their r9-
iencc being exhausted, they determined to
have the unacCummod itins Collectors onicial
head. II was not a very hard to tlsk to secure
II. The man VINO had not only refused to allow
the Presidents brother to toll the revenues, but
was mean enough To iell on him, was OF course
NOT Vtry popular ~ the White House. IL was
the second time he mad trod on the royal toes.
lie had kicked tho Presidents cousin out be-
cause he had appropriated q few gallons OF high
wines 10y way Of sampling the barrels he gagged,
aud while IL would not be polite to remove a
Collector for THIS sort Of conduct, nevertheless
the President VIA not DISPOSED to turn a man
| ont ~ doors Who would furnish decent pre-
text Tor getting RIA Of revenue ofiicer like Col.
Jussen. Farwell doubtless found lt,le difficulty
IN securing assistance at Washington from Il
number ~ politicians even outside Of Illinois,
because a general election was apuroachit . and
campaign funds would bc needed, and uy long
experience these men knew that wncn is,illcrs
were masking lots Of crooked wuisNey" they
were very liberal Eivcrs.
ROeTFR sTrrs ~.
Col. Jusscn having been removed, Mr.. Her
! man Roster, Cditor-iu-cLlef OF Mr.. le-iug'
Stidts /,DUHg WIS appointed Collector. I have
not heard It ALLEGED that Mr. Roster was direct
| ly the tool of tue Ring, nut IL Is admitted even
10y his friends that he gave little or no attention
| to the dc.nls Of the oNce. His deputy, Mr. lr-
win. was practically the Collector. for Air. RIOS
| ters time was almost entirely mOuopouleu ty
ms duties a. editor Of the Stddts /tituHJ and
| Toe uud an occasional visi. to the Collectors
| office he seems to have paid no particular at
! tcntun To u. Irwin VAS run 10y Jake hehm,
who was ga turu run uy farvoll aud LOGAN. he
! Ring VIA now comrlete ana everything wen,
! swtmmiuglY. But Roster WAS not altogether
ushcl, and he resigned during I 10 sunni or OF
| lSi2, and L. win succeeded hun. 10 the bottom
facts la TINS matter are ever reached, " VIII re
| found that ala the politicians who were service
able IN securing Col. Ju=scns removal received
Q4id YrO GRO from fnc Chicago distillcgs. that
the pronts on more than one barrel OF crooked
! whl-key went to swell the Re 9ublctn national
campaign fund IN 1872, ani that very respecta-
| bl' percentage found It's Wv down Est AZ fii
NJ Maine, and two or three drulets went to In
| diana.
Wi these facts before the reader, will he not
| agree with lHE SuS that It IL s,drcelv possihl,
TO unduly magnify the fame Winch Secretary
! liristow nas achieved by Ureaking no root and
branch a combination 60 firmly rooted In the
| White House, and thus widely strengthened and
Supported 10y corrupt politicians and perjufed
| o1iciasf