, 1876-02-11

1iAA l4Qt APtA4 e4C iAkA ~ LAI tutShJ 4k4AE
to break down tho prosecutions by producing
q rupture botwoen tho President md tho Sec-
rotary Of the Treasury, md no expressed tho
opinion at TINT time that tho go-botween md
mnrplot who had been busy in arranging this
scheme in behalf Of the Whisky Ring was
Supervisor TUITION, Of tho Philadelphia Dis
trict. Our Eurmise turns out to bo true, as
NO aro informed by our Washington corro-
spondont, whose information on this point is
confirmed by tho organ Of the Whisky Ring
which ought to know whereof it speaks. To
the manner in which this 1nan Inns
wormcd himself into tho confidence Of the
President and tried to poison his mind with
whispered iusinuations and falschools, it is
necessary to 90 back n little. Secretary
Dn1srow Inns conducted his crusade ngainst
tho Whisky Ring, under the percmptory
orders Of tho President, upon two
theories first, that there could hayo
boon no frnuds committed on tho
revenue by the dstillora without the aid md
connivanco 1nd assistance Of. the revenue
officials; md, second, that tho local revenue
officials would not have entered into such
conspiracy with tile ilistillcrs it they had not
been assured Of tho support Of tho politicians
who controlled appointments md received
in roturn pnrt Of tho atcalings. In order
to carry out this programme aud convict the
big cri.ninnls like Avrnr, JOYCE, MCDONALD,
MAou1nr, Mckee, md others, it WAS necessary
to grnnt some immunity to unimpoStant
Gangors and StoreReepers, and punish them
loniently, for tho Baho Of securing evidence
whicl, could not be otherwise obtained. At
this point TUITION, tho mousing go-botwcon,
appears. lie was sent to Washington by the
Whisky Ring to break up the prosecution by
producing rupture between tho President
and the Secretary. 1ro gained the chr of tho
President, on many other had men havo dono
for n time, and poured into it volume Of
dovilish lies 1Io told tho President TINT in
tho Chicago District, where ho had been sent
by the Treasury Department to make investi-
gations, tho Government ravcnua otIlcials
Lad mado pledges to the Whisky Ring, md
offered tho indicted distillers and Gaugcrs
complete exemption from punishment, If
they would "perjuro themselves in order to
convict certain high o1lcials and friends of
the President who wcro perfectly innocent;
aud that, aftor those friends WHO wore i'll
nocent had been found guilty by false ewear-
ing, tho perjurors should bo lot OF scot FREQ !!
Tho representation was m invention out Of
whole cloth. No such pledge had been made
md no such immunity offered. There WIS
only o general understanding, such AZ Is
always given in criminal prosecutions, that
confeleratcs in conspiracy furnishing tosti-
mony not otherwise obtainnblo shnlt be denit
with more lcniently on that account than tho
othcra. This understanding was tortured by
tho scamp into tho false statement that tho
Treasury Department WAS going to convict
the Presidents best friends by perjury and
lot the perjurers OF, and 1t was poured into
his oars, and tile Whisky ring organ boasted
that lie beloved 1t, coming from ,nan
whom ho supposed ho could trust, and
whom he supposed to bo working In
the real E:terests Of tho prosecution.
Tho momentary SUCCESS of this back-firo
Of the Whisky Hing Is apparent In the letter
from tho Attorney General, which has thrown
| tho first obstacle in the way Of tho prosccs.-
| ton by warning tho District Attorneys that
tho Government officials ahall in no caso
offer 10 favor or protect my Of the accused,
and that no guilty person, who has either
boon convicted or who hna confessed his
guilt and furnished evidence 10 convict 9TH
CTS, shall DO treated with my lenity.
Tho game of tho Whisky Ring, however,
| will now bo blocked by the fact tint the
conspiracy has been uncovered. The preai
dent by this time knows the character Of the
corrupt rascal whom lie trusted, and who lind
the confidence Of tho Treasury Department
in helping on the prosecution. 1Io knows b,
this time that the stories which were told lim
by this 1Ano wero lies concocted by the
Whisky Ring to produce rupture between
him and tho Secretary Of the Treasury, ant
eventually destroy the prosecution By the re
moval OF tho latter from tho Cabinet.
There is no rcason why the policy whicl
tho President inspired, and which his Secro
tary has carried out with such consum1natt
akill aud boldnoss, should now DO hinderet
or prejudiced In any manner. Tho peop1
oxpect 1t to DO followed to tho bitter enl
no matter who may bo implicated. and, nov
that the real causo Of tlliH temporary e1nbaz
rass1ncnt Inns been detected and exposed
tic prosecutions should go On with rctloublcs
energy, according to tho Presidents origiuu
programme. Az for Tur7oN, his power TO
mischief is ut an end. Ho Inns boon cxpose'
III his truo role Of tho sueaking go-bctweon
tho treachssouH spy. by lis peradiou
course ho deserves md will hayo the con
tempt OF all honest people. Even bis em
ploycs Of tha Whisky Hing haya no furthe