Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-24
Our Washington Letter.

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Our Washington Letter.
epses'f Correspondence ~ the ossEs,rs
" AsiiiScroS, DC. May is, a.
There j. something very ike
a huge scandal in Inc matter OF
,te whiskey fraud compromise
eases. The cases may hc briefly
stated as follows: Certain
prominent distillrrs were prom
.scd Immunity flom punish
lnrllt for their acknowledged
erlmcs il they would tuln
States evidence" This plom-
Zee was made By Secretary Bris-
low. When civil suits were
lately brought against these
mel for taxes confessed 10 have
been Withheld from the Gov
crllmcni, they alleged that the
l'rVmlse OF Secretury Bristow
.Atended to this matter Of money
due, as well Us to the crimiDsl
side OF the case. Secretary Sher.
man, unable to find any promise
Was ulade that could be go CON-
slrued, refused 10 adopt the dis.
liilers views Of the case. But
now c''ines the close friend of
Prssidentliayes, Judge Lawrynce,
flesh from hls Confidential mis-.
sion 10 Louisiana, as chairman of
lae Presidents Commission. and
puts ia an appearance as attor.
.'ey before the Secretary, for the
iHrgest Of these coulessedly dis.
honest distillers, and the result is
thatthe Administration has agreed
90 rsier the matter TO Congress
Tor action. Congress has no more
I. do with the questions of facts
Iuyolyed--and there are no others
than the British Parlismeut
has. This is only dodge to
mystliy the people while the
roguts get Tree with their stolen
mliiious. The sEits against them
,'re Ia the meantime to go on as a
part oi the programme, but the
Tascals are as safe from loss in
the cases as is the most honest
farmer who reads your paper and
has TO mortgage bis farm 10 pay
the taxes on it. II, as ! prophesy,
u shall turn out that these men
escape scot free, then here is a
scandal such as never grew up
even under the loose ADMINISTERS
ton Of Grant.
Our local criminals have a con.
veHient way Of walking ont Of
court when most wanted and not
returning. a few weeks since a
murderer took this course, and
has not yet been retaken. Yes.
lerday man was on trial b.f-re
the Criminal Court for forg ry
By looking over the records with
microscope he had found piece
u District property not mos tagged
Tor its iulI value, and he at once
made out new mortgage, signed
the owners name, and gathered
ia several hundred dollars. Du.
ring his trial yesterday be quit the
court room in disgust, and is b ing
looked for. This is the easiest
say known of escaping punish
inent and ought to become as pop
ular elewhere as here.
Gov. Z. G. Carpenter of Iowa,
for two years past second Comp
lroller of the Treasury-a most
responsible officer retires in o
short time. Gov. Carpenter has
beer a most efficient office-and
will carry away the good will Of
the thousands who have transac,
ted business in his Office.
The reader abroad who wishes
FIR daily knowledge Of Washing
ton affairs, and who seeks it
through the daily papers of this
city, should be informed that there
are three daily papers here-one
Inorning and two evening. The
National Republican, the only
morning paper, was formerly the
bloody ehirt organ, and now sup
ports the Hayes administration
thTough thick and thin. This
change is of no account except as
il shows change of sentiment a.
mong the ilangers-on at the White
House. The Republican has new
er represented anything above the
kitchen or stable.
The EDening Star is paper
read by everybody in Washing.
ton, and Its course is dictated by
the party in power. Those who
wish TO gt knowledge of the
prevailing sentiment in Admins.
trAtion circles will do well to read
the Star, no matter what the Al
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