The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-01-02
....s srrRrTARy STANDS ALONE.
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~ al last become pa'n'ul,y 'so'"..", !. ~, -,
m .he facts connected with IL have
~ pssd I a point when they can no longer
Sss'.ruiaed or concealed from the pub
''ps rho real cause Of this isolation Il
uc' ..rrest and upright prosecution oi
- ~hislty ring, though the anterior
ac a.n,,v Of other rings In whose face he
esd es,rrd the door Of the Treasury, has
s..ihuted to intensity animosity
cat c.,a.t him at the White House.
& 4 "a secret now that the President
M..rtlv consented to the vigorous
Tea. .sres which Mr.. Bristow proposed
no.; .sr;nuinc the whisky conspirators to
lM -. He knew that they had con
pd ,.,od large sums of money for his re-
a'OS ~.or. that they supported his news
~s W. organs In the West: that they
sd ,.sd 10 elect third term Senators and
ne'r-,seutatiyos. and furnished the
VIZ W. of war for maintaining the
s'sahl,can organization In several
W.. - mt after tho crushing proofs OF
go, y. ,u,lt Of Mcdonald. Joyce and Avery
~ ~ laid before him, Grant had no
w. s'..rostiyo but to oHpstain Bristow's plan
.smpnign, or subject himself to
'..,ous consequences by refusing TO sec
~ laws faithfully executed. Hence he
~.aa ! virtue OF necessity, and sought
's.n u acquire credit for the discharge
w. W. rlain duty that could not be evadod
s,,hout %a personal risk. 1t was u bitter
',,I v ~ swallow, but he gulpcd II down.
~ MT when In the course OF this pros
..,tiou Il became necessary to enter
~ white House, and to indict Babcoclk
- mo principal prop of the great
.s..rlracy. the President could no
% lancer hide the resentment which had
,.sro , nreyjously held In check when his
s,her friends were caught and con-
s,o,nd He was fully informed before
M action Of tho Grand Jury of the
s.,ure and extent Of Babcock's COM
s,IsIty. and yet he did not hesitate to
rronounce him innocent. Since then
X has followed up that theory with
extraordinary zeal and interest. That
unusual efforts were made ut Wash
inrton 10 avert an indictment, will be
.hown whenever investigation shall
avail the whole truth of this case.
ma flrst Of them was intended to check
the prosecuting officers ut st. Louis, by
private inquisition in the Attorney
fenorsl's Office, which should deter
mine whether the evidence against
Bsbcock was sufficient to indict him.
That proposed interference by Mr..
pierrcpont was promptly resisted by
NJ Bristow as unwarranted, and had
d be abandoned. The President re-
rurded this refusal as blow leveled at
himself through Babcock, and he has
al forgiven It. The knowledge, too,
thst Brlstow has declined In any way to
Va In making up a defense for the in
dIcted military secretary, has added to
GIANTS bitterness OF feeling. These
hcts serve TO explain tho unworthy MS
nulis now made upon Mr.. Bristow In
the thlrd-term organs at Chicago and In
ether cities. all OF which IRE inspired
lfom the White House. His motives
alr assailed and his character Is SIAN
dcred, for no other reason than because
h exposed the Presidents intimates,
Who were detected in stealing the reve-
nue and dividing the proceeds. The
object Is TO drive him out Of the Cabinet
and to make room for tool who will
smile on the swindlers and stop the
pfosecutions.
There are disclosures yet to be made
In Chicago and elsewhere, more as
tounding than those at st. Louis.
Cher confidential friends of the Presi-
dNnt and local Republican leaders will
sufsly be compromised. Hence these
various interests are all combined
sgainst Bristow, and will move in every
direction to force his retirement. They
charge him openly with the ambition to
b President, and that his whole policy
has been directed to that end. This is
oily dinned In the ears Of Grant, until
be believes Bristow to be an enemy In
bis camp, and the chief obstacle to his
own reelection.
As consequence Of these intrigues,
Grant has given the cold shoulder to
Brstow, looks upon him with distrust,
and excludes him from the intimate
councils. His relation to the Admins
Rstion Is now strictly official, and
nothing more. He has been deserted by
Herrepont, who Mt the beginning was
more than colleague, but who has
now gone over to Grant and Babcock.
Jewell, too, the self-advertised reformer,
nAs followed in his footsteps, and is
among the most ardent worshippers at
the White House.
" the other members Of the Cabinet
xno are only head clerks to the Presi-
cent and slaves to his will, no indepen-
0ence was expected. They do not
pretend to manhood, and in this matter
Mey share all Of Grants hostility to
nflstow. But for the temper Of the
public mind, the presence Of Demo-
cratic House of Representatives, and the
pending Whisky Ring prosecutions
and developments, Bristow would be
sommarily dismissed from office.
kortunately for the ends OF justice
sad the exposure Of revenue frauds, the
secretary Of the Treasury is stronger
Woay than his secret and avowed
enenies united, who would force him