The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09
Wilson'S Story.
GRANT AND BABCCCK-TTIE UTTER ROT
TENNESS OF THE ADMINS
TRATI0N.
do it. Applause.
w i S UINGToN,
Julu 81 1875

WASHINGTON,
July %, 1876. {
A lightning shaft, q bolt of shining
light, struck the White House to-day,
leaving bare and clear i'll all their ug-
liness the CORRUPT clements that have
fastened upon the Chief Executive I'M
til the honest execution of law has be-
come worse than a moclzery, and men
! who desire to do their duty are pe?se- |
cuted until they are ready to give up
we'll doing aud curse the day that they
ever tried to do their dety. A more
terrible picture than is given in Blu
ford Wilson'S testimony cannot be i'm
agined. It groups, in q brief, compact
whole, all of the bitter and cruel tisings
that have ever been said against
Grants reign. and with the unim-
peacbaGln evidence Of record, and evi>
aonce of men now living. this picture
is given stamp upon the history of
our rotten political system that no de-
Tense or time can ever etface. Never
has there been more clearly shown how
L Grant is in the power of a gang Of ras'
+ calls, and that with an occasional ex.
e ception there was not single man IL
the whisky ring who did more to fette'
n Bristow and Wilson in their prosecu'
) ton of the whisky thieves than die
U Grant. Grant would never give either
n Wilson or Dristow the names of thu
people who told stories about them
He never gave them an opportunity t.
defend themselves.
From first to last Grant has onl,
D acted with Bristow except under pro
e test. He shielded Babcock to the last
J and during the prosecution of Babcoc
30 he furnished to him all of the evi1enc
I'd that he (Grant) had himself procare
Id for him. Grant would summon Wilso
tie to him, question him as to the testimc
II ny against him, and then impart it
IN Babcock at his earliest opportunit.
o+ Babcock, Spencer, Logan, Farwel
Ward, and Sargent. were the men VIII
were constantly working to destro
y Bristow and Wilson. They even en-
- ployed detectives to put up jobs upo
them, and Wilson in one instance il
n. tercopted a telegram that passed fro
or q witness for Gen. Babcock in St. Lot
on is, sent to criminal in New York, O
re tering big money for cose again
ne Wilson that would break him IL
no This strong gang of thieves used the
~ millions of stolen plumber to defer
H. themselves. 1t was q steady game
nerve and brains against money
,ht rascality and the latter won.
would be lndicrous to explain t
les Presidents position in this matt
] upon any plea Of innocence, and til
re- ne was imposed upon.
IN One Of the strongest points broug
are ont in Wilson's story to-day was Il
WI the great gulf between Bristow a
,n, the President began when the chare
+ we're made against Babcock. This W
no so great that when it was clear ii
Sc Babeock was to he acquitted Brist
,an and Wilson prepared to hand in tn
me designations. Fate willed otherwi
II. On the Sunday evening following b
-. Vi cocks acquittal Bristow and wills
.l S visited the White House and placed
an9 the Presidents hands indisputable e
HE dence that Gen. Babcoek was come
ed with the Black Friday crush q
ood that he was involved in it to the.
ish tent of $4,000. By this disclos
APP Grant apparently became reconci
OPP to Bristow, because the latter's ju
nl- ment OF Babcock was thus verified
bat Disturbance soon came again and