The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-09-16
Wilson's Story.
Grdnt and Bubcock- The Utter Rot
t'nnces Of The Naturalization.
Chirqra Times.

(nNa5H lilfFs
A Il yhtniny shaft, a bolt of shining
light, struck the White House the
other day leaving bare and clear
in AL their ug|inr>s the corrupt
vlrmcuts that have fastened up
on the chief executive until the hon
eat execution of law has become
worse than i morkrry, and men who
desire to DO their duty are prrsccu
ted until the! are ready to give up
Wrll,loing and curse the day that
they ever tried to do their duty. A
mere terrible picture than is given in
B|Htorl Wilson's testimony cannot bc
in'agiuvd. 1t groups, in a brief, COM
pact whole. all Of the hitter and cruel
things that have e>.; been said
against Grants reign, aud with tue
uninlpcurlaNlc evidence of record,
and evidence Of men now living, this
picture ia given stamp upon the
history Of our rotten political system
that no defense or time can ever ct-
face. Never has there been more
clearly s|ovu how Grant is in the
power of Il gang Of rascals, and that
with an occasional exception there
was not q single man in the whisky
ri"g who did more to fetter Bristow
and Wilson in their prosecution Of
the whisky thieves than did Grant.
Grant would never give either Will
son or Bristow the names OF the peo-
pie who told stories about them. lie
never gave them an opportunity to
defend themselves.
From first to last Grant has only
acted with Bristow except under pro-
test. He shielded Babcock to the
last, and during tho prosecution of
Babcock he furnished to him all of
the evidence that he {Grant) had him
self procured for him. Giant would
summon Wilson to him, question him
as to the testimony against him, and
then impart it to Babcock at his ear
Hest opportunity. Babcock, Spencer,
Logan, Farwc|l, Ward, aud Sargent,
were tho men who were constantly
working to destroy Bristow and WILL
son. They even employed detectives
to pnt up jobs upon them, and viii.
son in one instance intercepted u teIe.
gram that passed from a witness for
Gen. Babcpck in St. Ions, sent to a
criminal in New York, offering big
for a case against Wilson that
won 4 break him ny. This strong
gang of thieves used their millions of
stolen plumber to defend themselves:
It was steady game of nerve and
brains against moneyed rascality aud
tho latter won. 1t would be ludi-
crons to explain the Presidents posi-
tion in this matter upon any plea OF
innocence, and that he was imposed
upon.
One Of tie strongest points brought
ont IN Wilson 3 story to-day was that
the great gulf between Bristow and
the President began when the charges
were made against .Rabcock. TlAs
was so great that when it was clear
that Babccck was to be acquitted
Brjstow and Wilson prepared to hand
IN their designations. Fate w'l'cd
otherwise. On the Sunday evening
following Bahcock's acquittal BrlS-
tow and Wilson visited the White
House aud placed in the Presidents
hands indispntatlo evidence that Gen.
Ba(,cock WAS connected with the
Black Friday crash and that he was
involved in it to the extent of $4O,U'W.
By this disclosure Grant apparently
became reconciled to Bristow, because
the latter's Judgment Of Bahcock WAS
thus verified. Disturbances soon
came again and i'll their train new
complications. Logan and Spencer
always had the ear Of the President,
and could make him believe anything
theT liked. When Brist"w finally
attacked the revenue thieves of the
Pacific coast the elimination came, as
"Etiyy' Sargent joined in the hue
aud cry against kristow to save his
tliecinS friends.
lie brought with him "B"ss" Shop
herd. and they never gave Grant any
rest until he hated Bristow and Will
son With all the power Of an nnrea-
souinS mind. Bris'ow's res'gua'lo"
was withheld until after the Cincin-
natl Convention, so that his motives
should mt be misunderstood. Will
sons resignation was made one day
before Btistow's. The President new
er noticed it all except by an appoint
ment of a successor. More sensation
al aud eliminating testimony has not
been developed this session.
Gen. Jeff ThOmnsOr died at st,