Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-10-04
Mr.. CasWeu and the Whisky Ring.

unhappy over the action Of Mr.. Gas.
we'll IN appearing before the whisky
frauds investigating committee last
June, and in order to maintain it's
point, misr epresents some of the facts
while 1t suppresses others The fol-
lowing extract from recent article in
the Madison journal covers the
ground SO fully, aad is such COM
plete answer 10 the Banner that we
submit it without further comment:
The fact Was that neither Cate nor
CaSWell was member Of that commit
tee: and the rule which would have ex-
ciuued one would have excluded the
otter. Mr.. Gates resolution proposed
to instruct committee, already organ
ized, to investigate the whlskey frauds
In Milwaukee, and the connection of
any federal officers Herewith. Mr..
Caswe!i says: "All right, but let the
resolution goa little further, and in
clude the operations Of that ring IN
the fall of 1873, in securing the cleo
ton OF the Reform ticket" The res
olutlon was so modified It was we'll
understood by all that Mr. Cate expec-
ted to implicate leading members of
the Republican party, and thereby
lnJure that party in the State of Wis
consln; and that Mr. Caswell expect
ed TO show that the illicit dlstillers of
Milwaukee raised large fund and
used it for the benefit of the Reform
party in thesfalI of 1878 Nr. Caswell
had the same right to maintain his
proposition before the committee that
Mr.. Cate had
The witnesses Of the latter were in
attendance, at great expense to the
Government, but a quorum of the
committee could not be had, and the
evidence could not be taken But at
the request of the committee, who
were themselves entirely ignorant of
the subject under investigation, Mr..
Cate, acting for the Democratic, and
MIR. Caswell, for the Republican party,
consented to take the evidence and let
the witnesses go home, and stop the
enormous expense Of their daily attend
ance before any one, two or three of
the committee, as they could chance to
get them into a room; and both Cas-
we'll and Cate appeared before that
committee for that purpose, and for O
other, " hen, however, Mr.. Cas-
we'll attempted to investigate the frauds
OF 1878, and show their connection
with the Democratic party, Mr.. Gate
objected, and j. Proctor Knott. then
presiding, ruled out the evidence, and
covering was snugly placed over the
whisky rascailties Of 1873 and the i'm
mense fund raised to secure the cleo
ton of the Democratic ticket.
The idea that any one appeared be-
fore the committee as attorney for
| Carpenter or Reyes. is simply absurd.
These gentlemen are capable of de-
Tending themselves, but in order to
facilitate the investigation and enable
minority of the COMMITTEES to take
the evidence and permit the witnesses
to return to their homes, Mr. Caswell
appeared as a Republican member be-
tore the committee, with Mr. Cate rep
resentlng his party interests, and con-
sented to the taking of the evidence,
and both took part in the examination
OF the witnesses at the request of the
committee. Mr. Cate will bear us out
IN saying that over and over again the
memters OF the committee, who were
taking the evidence, refused to pro-
coed unless Mr.. Caswel or some of the
Republican members from Wisconsin
would appear and consent to proceed.
otherwise to proceed without quorum
would have been irregular
| UNWILLING THE STATUE OF VIM.
II. SEWARD New YORK, Sept. 20.
The bronze statue of Hon. William
| Il. Seward, the Secretary of State
during the administrations of Presi-
dents Lincoln and Johnson, recently
placed in Madison Square. was unveii-
ed and presented to the city yesterday
afternoon. The grafton was delivered
by William NJ. Evarts John Biye-
low, the Secretary of State. made the
address of presentation in behalf of the
contributors to the fund for the statue,
and Mayor Wickam accepted the gift
Tor the city. There was large num-
Der OF people in attendance, aud much
interest was manifested. ias a MISS