, 1876-04-24

Oepsssnaont OF Juatlce, succeeded in having ths
o3,olactai suopmnaed before that suguss tftbu.
hsod under oath ercr having stated what stthos
OF The detectives hsd sworn he told than.
The purpose TO which these Democratic Com.
matteos arc lending themselves ia tbree-fod,
pAfty oy oaeting slime upon Republicans
seeond. to break the foros Of tho prosecutions
against she Whisky Is'ngs Of tho country {thif
they must undertake 10 order 10 secure msmbcrg
Of the Hing as vituosaes for sha former purposo)
Third. tbs blAckmatling Of prominent tudiYid-
uals OF both pal sios.
1t!s this last feature Of tho tnyessfg astons n
.b!ch tho Democrats arc becoming disgusted.
30 long as the Investigations uero confiuod sim
rly to The bualncss Tor Witch thoy vero insti-
tutad.-t. o., to besmirch prominent Republicans
nod rob them OF thois good name,-no complaint
aomo OF tho most Jealous partishns Of Tho Do.
snocracy declared TINT tho Investigations should
70 on until e.en Gen. Sherman Hns reached. and
ehoHn up BY tue Ooinmistee u hAvo s:olon isrgs
aaans.slea Of tho cotton ho pretondcd 70 have
burned during tho War: Even al'en 1t became
ov'dhnt that the Committees wsro heing used Ia
tue interest Of The Whisky hing, still no Demo-
directly helping the democracy, By t4rnishing
tho nhtne Of an eminent and trusted Republican.
When It became evident that Secretary Dristov
was llkolY to rrnvn tho tnoHt available man
ocfntic politicians upon tho Comn,itteos-ospa.
cia'Iy the Commiltee On Expenditures for tho uo-
partnent Of Justica-oebt All their cfrortH
towards making caae agaust the Hen. sacreta-
| ~ OF tho Treasury ail to this Ord they had
! subpnHaei ietore them all porsou+ known to
| hEro beon dal,onor&tly dismissed from tie sor-
! vice through tho Influence of .lo Bectetary,
| oI r,, that o. his trusted Lieutenant, Bolicitor
! Wila6n. The Whisky Ting! All that was tho
| thinsl Thcro they could ind tho tools ready
| to tho business. Tue powor Of tl,r Committees
WAS o1ertcd, aud aubpmpas went forth 10 all
parts Of tho country Hunlmouing to Washing.
tnt thR htAr1tk kr1arf o3icfn TIM 1arIr
tho disappointed ollice- accker, aud Ail persoas
Eno*n or believed to DO hostile to Secretary
Bsiatow or Solicitor Wilson. An a consequence.
| the hotels OF Washington are Infested with
sangs Of private detcct,ycs, bl.ckmailer, md
| Lending ropresoutatiyos OF tho various Whisky
RinGR throughout tic country. Chicago fur
n!ahns the two mort prominent representatives
| Of the WhlHkv-RtuE oleinont, and they aro par-
!icu!arlT aetlse in worilng.up casos against
| bluford Wilaon,-.he iattar bong responsible
for the dofaat OF ono Of these crooked repre-
eontatlTes in bis aapirntions for the Office
| Of Chief Of tho 3ccros sorYice,-the Solicitor
having used his iuliucncc In behalf Of Elmer
Washausn, the present incumbent, mud against
| the satd prominent representative.
Tho manner in which the Investigations ~ ars
l conducted By the ComntttcoB makes It an easy
matter for these detectives 70 make q prirua-
fAcle csse against any prominent nopublcau.
| The witnesses aro informed BY tha Chairman Of
| sho Conmikten that 1t is mt necessary that they
should know tho facts OF tl,otr own knowledge,
| but that, it they have hoard of any charges
made ngbthEs tne party being investigated, It is
proper to give them 10 the Committee, togethof
with their opinion as to the truth OF tho chargca.
| III this way. the namoB 1T Secretary Dria-
tow and Solicitor WlHon hayo boon hesaldad
| before the country hestuIohed with cnlumny
ana Invariably, wien tho geutlsmon thus at-
tackled AMI uccnEcd upon henTaa7-eeatmouy
| have inslstch upua and secured the prcscncn
before tho Committee Of tin parties who Hero
| reported to layo ,nado tho accusations, those
parties have dcutud ever having sa,d anything
| llke what was reported of thom mud sworn 10
! before tho Committee.
| The ease With which the character OF citizen
can be bosmuttod bnforo tho Committees has
purpose of blackmalliug prominent individuals
man camo to nc. In Washington, aud told me ha
| had beeu approached by QUO Of these detectives
| from ChEcAro}, who Informed him that he had
nenaly conlp!otcl the woriiinG-up OF Bcoro OF
Eood casea upon Prominent peraons, mud that
aome Ut them would be certain to ''coma
down With tic dust " to avoid q bnd 8cotching
before tho Committee. Aud right hero ia whcro
| tue Democratic OF IL gored. Having counte-
| nanced tho Rctlon Of The Committees In sutn-
ulonug to tho Capital MI manner OF dtsrcputeblo
characters to Willy Kepuldjcaps, the Democrats
now tind, to their sorrow, these BAuie detectives
turning upon themselves, aud putting up 1obs
upon lending Dcmocratlo politicians, 10 be COM
promised for mon0y. Many reality submit to
bl1ckmal rather than hayo suspicion caBt upon
their character by meanB Of the Committees.
Hell may Democrats bs dlsguatod with tho out
como Of thur disreputable tricks to tarnish the
far nRne Of honorable men. though their op-
pononto lo politics. RognucK.