The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-05

OF ten cents oh. hut this fraud requires,
for tts success. conn tcity on the part OF tue
ihis snmws oonoius,veiy that the reotifyinR
house h > been une OF the prin!fpai avenues Tor
"oroohed whi'key. IL could not have been
such oxu Ut by the nelp nd como irfeuCc NJ tue
C"iectOr aud Depuu Coll ctor. The rectiner IA
required to nOtify the q Hector ~ Ill the ,p,rits
he has rurchascd for recuhciiion, The md OF
spirits and quantity ~ gallons; aud tho
mus. Inspect the Al irtt- nd see That they
core. pond with the reotine, = NJ tenent Ibe
Culto or has no fight to issue st,mps for a
pre ter number Of gallon In n has been actu.
ally repurted hut. inste ID OF IL. ne issued all
tue lamps .skod Tor. anu 40 prOvided for too
easy disp sal ~ the crooked" stiiits.
II I, hkewi o the duty ~ tho revenue agents
and sIIeivasoIs to exIiitne hequentl the go
counts II collectors aud to- y, n, engaged g. the
m nut CtLre Of spills. If this Il teen fditn-
iull, 90 g. the frauds could not have osodp Il
So. nn lv. wo see tn,t these crimes could be
ana were sucoessfui nniy oy me coiiusiun Of the
81 rrket PSI, gauger. deputy roieO Ot. collector
revenue agent nd supervisor. It's almost past
br.ici, tut elk sworn Itlicos ~ the Govern
ment, whose duty was t. .ct IA . oneck upon
one anuthrt. should nave IN ntmUus y bus
Their uust, tx ept tat they had been pick
Out all appointed win that uOJ sct IN vew. III
deco, l. Is nUt"itpus tat cert 4 men, bigh IN
tue cifrIes OF thi, Grant Adnini-t alton, bOth
aDe, ted ana aided IN tpeso wn'skey iIauds, re-
C.lviug snare Oi tho Ilunder fDr tneii serNics
ana that tue whO,e energy 81 Tue Executive was
putfJfth o. shield them from conviction anu
puni~bmenL
ine anount ~ ( ise swearing required In tnis
"crJOked whiskey" business Ms enOrmuus
Every time tnt n distiicr or iectinrt 'eatcd
tho revenue, he was tore to PEI jufe bIm-rif
hut the uuninng fact Il oil ", that tho officers
oi tho Government, every one Oi them .Ctlng
under the eOiemnty Of a. onioid oatn, ACTUAL
Nv forced m.n, distiilers whV were honest
anu Nisued ~ rrniHiJ 30, aud W. I'd unuef
other circumstances nave done so. to perJure
themselves aud TOO the Treasury or else to
ruinUd outfgnt and inseauuy. Every ,nci I
rOnOod tno distiilor IN turn. WHAT tney iefs was
swept lin one fell swOop" ~ the agents
o. the Iressaiy Department, VINO, auou.
election Tune were iot iO"se. WIN row
lug commissions, upon tneir unhappy victims.
inc mercicss rapacity OF THESE scOuudrels
surpassed, IN "A IA JIiIty Of cases, anytdinx mat
ever or read Uf udu's tnuuuaults To
man" Of course they Stole tar., oDd ~ most
cases TO- greater part, Uf wnit they cStorted
fiom thor wrctcbcd yictiins. Nevertheless,
tue, bore baoA 10 asutngton a OorfUption iund
would do the most good" Cduinet Ministers,
to say nOtning OF others who stood nearer 10
the appointing Tower, dij hot scruple to take
tut ir snare Of the wages Of inialDy.
In our childhood We we're Taught to believe
In tue vanity oil wicked, aud the folly OF lHise
go ,Luuss. 1ne BUie tells us that me that
walketu upfigntY ". Ii On ttuiy; & tie tnat
! pcr,vrtefh his way shall ue knOwn." SO lat "a
| kn w M my AGA iantdnce Win the saDject
| l. suuewuii eXtensINe-uOt une Il the frIudu
ieut ui-'ilors or OF ,ne perjured officials ~ho
! par,lCi. ate ~ these Who'll sale T UOcries II 1
| Ueen aUie 10 save dollar II his il-gOttcn gains
| IL l. u rally necessary To al }, IA cpnclusi ~,
! that tue ChirG pdrpOse for wntrn the Grant lac
! lions cOmuiued at Cincinnati to nOuIuItl
! "A ives Tor President vast prevent tho Farmer
! di~ctising of tdes0 enOrtuOus tTduds VI the
| niskey Ring, and tue Unngtng VI tue guilty
men - Justice. IL /, In Urder To dele L t"aI
! purpOse, as wei a. TO pat an end To tue lerr n
| ISM aud corruption Of Gran.isin. tnit we sup
! pJft rctrr ucumrut aud reform ~ tue "A Imtuls
1 trutiIn e tue Gpyerninent. NJ ,nurl j. III
! den nj inOnas \. Hendricks a. tneii ohtY tru'
rcurcst natives. but oar dAtY does MOI stui
/ mere. We mast eject honest, experienced, -,
itntul Representatives IN Clug ess, Haze Gen
Ell Ia W ia, to sta, up tue hiuus of our ere
/ leader, ana thds ENABLE them to accom-, li~i
tue great work wnicn IS aooat ~ TO COMMITTED