, 1880-05-31

wnr1}s In tho feut Of argument nxNlnst tho
whisky thlcvns, Ut which t',rnt rheae to tnkn Of
fonse. ho ortlcrsal his dIssnlssa In the tni'dn Of
tho trial.
IT. lie kept near him IN tho most Intimate uilt-
cat relations two nsci, Dal'eock a.,A iI,ckey,
when both wero Under Rt,.vO suspicion OF c,fi.-
pltcity III reynNuc frnuIls. ID.
n: tIe restored tinbcDck to his placo aftcr n
trlal which lid mt, III tho gcncre, nptuoi. eln,tr
hts eIlsractcrof tho KrAvc]t si4pleltins Ut inf.
sictty tu public trusts and gross corruption: ind
when Grant Ia htA Own examination Wal. non-
p'tltsl TO a,1mM TINT Important Al,ars hts1 beon
concealed rrn,n him t,y those two WORTHLESS.
ii. In his swur,1 testimony III dofcnsc ut 0en.
IIaDcock hn Ind tho i,tstonco tn say TINT he ru-
vnk kot1 tho orlor ri SecrntMry llrlstnw changing
tho Supervisors ut his own will without consulting
the Secretary. and rs thnaK1, he wcro llctatnr.
This change Of Supervisors wda mitlo hy Iarts-
tnw rs Il tllcails of discovering tho wh!aky
thieves; Int Ura.t ruvnkcd It.
~. lie accepted tho designations Of neIano
nu1 fselknap With "grrut rcRrot'': buthn futcea
fran nitice Sccre.nrcs Isrlstow, Cox. aud jewell,
md aluford Wilson and rratt, WIN h,ttl honestly
strlvcn to serve ting put,lic Interests.
81. Tie forced hS too sstl,snrvicnt Attorney
Grhceil to write IL tnttGF tn ct-Attorncys
ordering thon nut To xrItut exemption ~ wilt
rcsscs needed to convict noted whisky thieves,
and ho allowed his private secretary, lab
cock. to steal ths paper unl nNko It
public, IA n .ncaus of securing his
own csoapo from conviction. Atturnuy-
0cnernb FierrcIN,nt testified that 1tatcock
exc1,ec1 this theft IN thoao words: "rcs. sup
pose l,list It. wMs drowning. They were trying
to destruy mo. anl hnt n right to anything
could get hold NJ"
Gs. 11u rarslnnr,l convicted whisky thieves be-
causo they yrro l,e1sonal frlondsot hta t'wn and
dismissed and tried tn ,lisgrlco Tho officers who
hlu hr..uvht them to Justice.
IE1 During the wi,nio Ut his two tcrn1s he.
showal constantly tho utuu'st ennte,npt for pt,
lie opu!o,l. tnr tho nlytuc Of tho statesmen of
his party, and fur tho wishes Of tito Republicans
IN general With results which woro disastrous tl
| tho party ant ininrt0ls 3, tho optntry.
10 Sinco'h return to this Gt,tItltry fln ltns
shown 10 rcyrnt for his fornlnr course. Ills old
| faF0rIts htvD everywhere been uort1fMly rc-
ce!vcl! by HIN. ami It IL evident that IL he Is
chosen for thirti ter1n this will bo hut rcpott-
| tton nr tho previous two terms
C,tl tito Republican purity ntforl to no,ninnto
II ran for tho third term with such record Of
two terrns7 Gun It hippo to elect HIN when tta
| snajorlttcs In Republican 6tatcs uro already 80
| nnrrow2
Tho cnuntry ts very evenly balanced. Etrty
ties were never 80 loose Cnn tho party aiford
| 10 bc put on tho t,efcnstye2 Cnu It afford to
| take Grnt on Its shoullcrs2
| Both IIouaos Ut Congress aro now Dcmncrntn.
| With strong ticket tho Republicans oan carry
| tho House OF Representatives. With a weak
ticket, with tho blun,lers. corruptiont mala-
tnfnfstrntton and personal government Ut Grant
to defend, tho pnrty mny lose moro than thirty
districts which it now holds. Gun Grnut be
elected?
| Tho thrtl term itsoff Is unpopular III
tho country. It II Justly regarded ~ u lMri-
gero,ls Innovation, precedent Of grAvo nud
hazardous import.
but to Kivo a ihfr1 term to a man whose
| two previous terms were full Of tllsKrncnful
scandals, disastrous to tho purity and Injurious
| to tho country, Is TO lnytte tlefent.