New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-31
TIE WHISKY TRIALS investigations
PRESS COMMENTS ON Mr.. WILSON'S TESTI-
MO\I.

MONY.
The Herald has always cortended that the
attempt connect the President win the frauds upon
whisky would react upon those VITO inspired H. The
Presidents record, ~ II comes gti-nt point Dy Poul
show, that he earnest IN hi- desires 10 nave lhc
fraud, prevented and the perpetrators punished rs Brs
tow. Common sense would have HTOYcd thsi Tor " the
President hId wished 10 protect the thieves lie coud nave
done so Tho evidence Of Butord Wilson is an eXOuera-
ton the President The country should rejoice at this
IN. y. Herald Und)
The Democrats of this country, and the peO-
pIr generally ~ this country, like tair play, ana II l. H.
cImbru upon Mr. BrStow To lose no time IA Stain
under whether hr really cl or did not open hs at-
iac on Oft ndrrs against the after iu under
standing with be e4If aud whc"er aterscs en- uilUel
!. World tDrmJ
The testimony presented by Mr.. Wilson be-
fore the Committee 81 tie House Yesterday makes II me
duty as well ~ tue interest az Mr. Brt>ow To give u
fan account, Of his Stewardship. His letter to wilson
presents hun to the public in damaSns sht; NJ WE
oI is TO or mat Of Mr. Bristow"(S y Graphic
O.cpJ
But this [Nlr. Wilson's explanation of the
differences between the Pr sideHt, secretary and him.
states IL - confession that the President blind
to what ever body else could see; that bad men had
over even h, film OF forgiveness might be spread
the President would give some SIGN that he Is conscious
his character the highest civil officer IN the land his
bt advisers oi last year are hs mos; intimate advisers
of to-day, and be rciusc5 70 do anything TO merit tie
good w Of lis party tue respect Of his couHtry-N
y. Evening Post lKepJ
It's revelations bring a fresh disgrace to
President Grant, and through him upon the whole
country. some OF this testimony would he deemed
almost imPossibity II II was not known To BE- IN
full accord with the Presidents inner life and official
conduct-lN y. Y. Evening Express Deml
Buford Wilson'S testimony given before the
WHISKY COMMITTEE yg,eGday proves tHat Cen Giant was
II he had been 50 determined that Eabcock should be
further than he dad. Il he had been determined TO
BabcOck At an hazards he would have acted IN far
different way than he dd.-iN. y. Commercial Adyer-
tiscr (kcpJ
Slowly as the white House completely" in
whisky frauds comes out, IL appears RAPIDLY enough:
the thing from the actual sight OF foot only but II more
ct the body OF must be exposed tue uncoFeing is ut
least interesting, however pdiniuL-lPhiddcpLa Times
GntJ
That Brstow followed these scoundres until
he pressed tucm into the Peureuary, broke NJ thelr
caui and forced them to dis5orSe tneir sotcn gains
ut the risk of wrecked political hopes in the future,
STAMP him an honest and worthy public servant and
he Will moi be forgotten by the philadelphia In
qurer (Kcp)
The President is TO be congratulated that
the WHISKY Committee although led by anything but
making clean breast OF the business for the result is TO
place President in better light before the country
and - The eye Of history than he might otherwise have
occuPicd.-iS springfield Union QcP)
Mr.. Bluiord Wilson's testimony will ruin
persons, but painful as such an exposure VIII De 10
tho President, IL Will not destroy the confidence which
the country has IN his personal integrity HIS own hands
clean but this cannot be said OF some OF the former
members his household True TO hs stubborn nature
lie refused 20 believe the truth until he had we'll nigh
ruiucd HIMSELF Baltimore American (Rep)
The point of it all is plain enough, and that
Is that Grant has been Bdud aud glove In with the whole
posse OF thlr'es.-tUuca Observer Dem.)
To say that the narrative Of Mr.. Wilson is
scaudOus H. to characterize IL by very mild term and
II anything needed 10 convince The people Of the
United that President Grant Is totally unit per-
10 MI the position he does this Will do It, The best
that can said Tor the President with regard 10 the
whole matter ls. that his original impulses were honest
aud and that he cannot be accused OF personal
uption.-l philadelphia Telegraph (lIcp)
BlufOrd Wilson's concluding testimony, how
ever swift IA witness he may De indicates the complete
mastery OF the President BabcOck possessed, except
perpcxcs, aud changes he acted good or bad adj
vice the nc took him. be highly cOored but with
all due allowances presents the Executive OF the country
IN no tiattering light Boston Transcript (RepD
The attempt to prove that President Grant
entered into tue Prosecution OF the Whisky Ring rcluc
family has failed National Republican Wash Adm. Or
gam.
Developments are being made relative to the
" truo inWariuess" OF the WHISKY prosecutions which
afford ground "a suspicion that Mcssrs. Brstow and
Wilson were aetuated wholly by dsincGtstcd mo-
tvcs. We do not desire to underyaue the WORK they
ACCOMPLISHED but the credit due them TO be measured
by the objects they had in view But Wilson doesn't
descend to the mtapucss OF which BrstOw IL guilty.
Brlstow knew that II he should state what the attitude
of the President was the latter would DO eXOneraed
from calumny and he profcssod TO believe that OIL
cial decorum demanded his silence. Troy Times (ep)