The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-03-04
A Running stream Of Crooked WhIsk y
Irrigating the Republican Party.
tAlbany Argus


A Running stream of Crooked whIsky y
Irrigating the Republican Party.
tAlbany Argusl
We do not know that the country has
observed, and, therefore, draw attention
| to it, the sudden hush which has come
over all the Republican editors, preach
ers and orators, respecting the sworn
statement OF fex Commissioners Douglass
that hnO,Cu existing whisky revenue
frauds were permitted to go on for
months, because the elections were ap-
proaching." Twice, prof. cted investi
cations were postponed for this cause,
and the depletion of the public treasury,
and disaster to honest dealers permit
for fear the Republican party would
suffer In the elections to come on"
The shriekers for moral IDEAS land
practices OF immoral ones), public and
private, all at once seemed like q flock
OF barn-yard cacklers, when cloud
throws shadow and plunges all into
silence for fear of q hawk; but when re-
assured, or confident that the supposed
hawk Is one of its own sort, the cackling
begins again, though in different key.
so, after the sudden silence lin this
case, continuous one with respect to
the subject matter, the cacklers again
ed Tweed" and the woeful Democrats
who want to get at the malt which lies
In the stills OF the shriekers for moral
ideas" and Freedom"
But where, o champions Of these and
equality besides, Is the equality"
your Democratic fellow citizens are en-
titled to, in this outflow of Republican
plumber from protected" spouts of
whisky stills? Are we not ''men and
brothers." And why, too, your pulpit
eers and Pecksniffian moralizers being
wont to charge that Democrats are bet
ter consumers OF whisky than Republi-
cans-shouldy this majority of consum-
erS pay you dollar extra on every gal
lon OF your tangle-leg productions
when you cheat the revenue out Of the
tax on millions of gallons; and when
you know OF frauds, letting them go ion
Tor months for your party's purposes?
How do you reconcile the complicity
with the "higher life" in public affairs,
which you promised 50 freely, before the
war, to inaugurate?
Where are boasted "equal rights ~ in
this? And how many gallons were
produced at your crooked" " establish
ments in the interregnum your party
needs made you connive at We wish
to know the sum IN millions. SO as to
offset a little of your clamor and cack
ling for three years past about Tweed
and other Democratic sinners. Thus
far your confession is only partial; give
it to the public in full Fortify it, too.
with promises OF amendment in "the
elections " this Presidential year, for
the Democratic party does not wish to
run knowingly against the Republican
nominee. backed by whisky manufac-
turers " licensed, " in effect, to run free
for the benefit of the Republican party. |
There would be too much freedom
on one side, and too little equality on
the other, under such circumstances.
Senator MortOn's kind of Republican,
ism does not suit the party In Massa.
The Boston advertiser de-
nounces the Indiana Republican plat
form, ridlcules its illusions to dead and |
mOldering issues, and calls foa nation |
u declaration of principles that men
will be proud to defend, and for the
nomination Of candidate of probity and |
courage. 1t adds: "What satire on the
lational celebration of the virtues Of the |
Republic could be more cruel then the |
spectacle OF q contest for the Presidency |
between two such men as Morton and |
who had visited Philadelphia, and look
I'd upon the building where the signers
)f the Declaration Of Independence as.
'embled, would find his voice fail when
ne attempted to hurrah for either of |
hem"
Fred Grant was on train between
1maha and Chicago. SO was Chicago
RUNNER for a wholesale whisky house.
me drummer drew out his little flask.
ook a sky view, swallowed something
Ind then passed the flask to friend
lear by. Freddie got a scent of the
ruit, and sent card to the drummer
Vlth request to pass the bottle. The
RUNNER sent back word that he was
cry particular as to what mouth COB
led that bottle, and fiatly refused the
equest OF the son Of the Great ULYSSES.
I Is thought that the Government will
uppress the Chicago firm. Kansas Citu
INES.
A Michigan paper is authority for the
tory that Dan Rice wanted to fight n
uel with Parson Brownlow because the
larson wouldn't indorse Dams show as
great moral exhibition" Forty
ears ago you might have wormed a
ght OF almost any sort out Of the Par
on, II you had gone about it in the
lght way, but OF late years his apDetite
as improved 80 much that it can no
niger be said of him that he would
ather fight than eat.
Some idea Of the immense number of
leasles that are found in the Fiji
stands may be formed from the fact
nat $500 of the inhabitants each caught
ne or more of them some time last year
nd died from the effects Of them. and
u, too. in the space of three months
le have known measles to be numer.