National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-08-01
BLUFoRD WILSON AS A MARTYR.

Mr.. Bluford Wilson, late Solicitor of the
Treasury, having failed to accomplish the
nomination of Mr.. Bristow at Cincinnati
by the abuse and SANDER of the President
and those closely connected with him, is
now busily engaged in an effort to place
his own name high upon the roll of politi-
cal martyrs. He is one of those light
elevating himself than by trying to pull
down those above him. And he does not
appear TO have had the experience neces-
sary to teach him that such course is but
rarely successful. The favors that have
for years past been show cred upon himself
and family by the President and the con-
fidence reposed in him by his party do not
appear to have inspired hum W it'll senti-
ments either of gratitude to his benefactors
or respect tor himself The only active
motive apparent in his course seems to have
been an overweening ambition. Youthful
as he is, it would seem natural that he
might have been inspired by some higher
and more honorable incentive than the
direction of all his energies to the persecu-
ton of the personal friends of the Presi-
dent. But his entire time and every effort
seem to have been directed to the attempt
to link the names of the closest and most
trusted friends of the President with those
who had been detected in frauds upon the
revenue.
If it is said that Mr.. Wilson only did
his duty in this regard, is it not little re-
markable that his efforts were directed
solely to the prosecution of the friends of
the President and Senators Morton and Lo-
gan? Do we find him extending his ef-
forts in the direction Of Louisville or New
York, two of the largest whisky marts in
the country? Are the distillers and import
ers at these points 80 immaculate that Mr..
Wilson found them unworthy any of his at
tentioni Or were he and his friend the Sec
rotary SO certain that their friends in New
York and Louisville were honest that by
parity of reasoning the friends of the Pres
ident must be dishonest? 1t could hardly
be that, for in it there is no reason or logic,
and it will be exceedingly difficult to make
the people believe that the secret of Mr..
Wilson's animosity did not lie in the desue
to so besmirch the President and Senators
Morton and Logan. through the inculpa-
ton of their friends, as to destroy their in
f1uence at Cincinnati. He had put the
Presidential maggot in the head of the
Secretary, and made him believe that
through the machinery of the Treasury
and Postal departments, including their SCI
cret service systems, Bristow could be
nominated by the Republicans. Wilson
had managed the Solicitors Office just
about long enough to imagine that he could
"put up job" to convict anybody he
wished to convict and he found the temp
tation too strong for Bristow to resist. The
latter permitted the diabolical machination
to 60 on. Wilson also found ready, willing
and active co-workers in certain portions Of
the New York press. The Sun and
Tribune were ever ready to print "any-
thing to beat or belittle Grant"
We have from the first warned the prose
cution of the tactics of the revenue thieves.
From the beginning of the St. Louis bust
ness we have insisted in these columns that
those engaged in the conspiracy would not
hesitate by false swearing to implicate
honest men in order to save themselves.
These tactics have been practiced by the
revenue thieves in all sections of the coun.
try ever since the internal revenue laws
have been enforced. False swearing being
8 portion of their regular practice in cheat