The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-05-04
Prom the Cincinnati Times.
AN OPEN LETTER.
The Cincinnati Commercial as the Ad.
vocate Of Benjamin II. Bristow.

Nj H~I-.osI, Editor Of the Commercial;
! am Buckeye by birth, Hoosier by
adoption, and am as independent. as a
man, as you are as journalist. Your
paper exerted large influence in aiding
the election of Hayes as Governor OF
Ohio. Now when you could do him a
vast deal Of good in making him the
nominee Of the Republicans for the Pres.
idency, you are doing your utmost TO de-
feat him-and to bring about irs defeat
you are incorporating his strength at
home and in other States IL is my right
to speak plainly of the course Of your pa
per-as freely as you speak Of party lead.
ers and as TO who shall be President"
For two months.at least, IL has been with
you, Bristowl Bristo,Cl BRIsTowl The peo-
pie OF the country have heard more in
regard TO Mr.. Bristow from the CONNER.
cial, recently, than was ever heard Of the
man in all his former history. Where
has he been until you. Mr.. Editor, brought
him out for the Presidency?
Sir, as a President maker you are not
a success Four years ago you were as
earnest for Charles Francis Adams, as
you are now for Bristow. What ails Ad.
ans that you desert him, now when your
help might yet be "a tower Of strength, {"
and finally end in his SUGGEST IL was
the help Horace Greeley received from
such independent editors as you that dc.
ceived the old man (made him think the
whole country was going for him) and
sent him to his grave before his time.
In all America there is no great journal
unless IL be yours-advocating the
nomination Of Bristow While other pa
pers merely mention him, in a clever
r. -. -
There is no "let up, no stop. Hence. as
you are the chief advocate in espousing
his cause, and as your paper seems cut
of to other persons named for that illus
trious position, a few plain questions. Mr..
Commercial Editor. What great things
have been performed on the part Of Bris.
tow that he, above other men, should be
made the candidate OF great party for
the Presidency? Your columns are filed
with abuse and denunciation Of Presi.
dent Grant. Is not this man, Bristow,
in that same Grants Cabinetg IL he not
a subordinate. il you please? j. il not
true that President Grant. as principal.
is entitled to the credit you are bestow.
ing on to Bristow2 What power has
Bristow to act. in any way. except that
he derives by virtue Of his position. as a
subordinate officer under President
Grant, Then, sir. as Grant has the pow
er to remove this Mr.. B-istow, as Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, and has not re-
moved him. but kept him in place, il fol
/ lows that Bristow is only carrying out
I the will Of his superior officer, the Presi
dent Of the United States-that man
whom you have so bitterly and sarcastic
/ ally denounced. Then, after ALL to Gen
| eral Grant is due the chief credit foi
prosecuting the whisky thieves. You
might as well give the devil Of the
Commercial office credit for writing ia
editorials as 10 give Bristow credit-sol,
credit - for prosecuting the whisky
thieves. lt matters not II Belknap anS
Babcock were false to President Gran
and to the country, nevertheless he. AM
not Bristow, is entitled 10 the chief cred
il Of prosecuting the whisky thieve.
When he said Let no guilty man e,
cape" il was President Grant, Commar
. der in Chief moving on the works Of th
enemy, not Mr. Bristow, il you pleas,
and let honor go to where honor is due
, all the time.
You, sir, woVld make out that Bristo
has played smash generally y"-prosecu
r ed the whisky thieves in spite OF his q
! perior, the President. No truth in
D IN the words OF the phrase in commo
. use, 1t is too thin" So also 10 your .