New-York tribune., 1876-03-07
VIEWS OF GEN. McCOOK.
TiiH WORST YET TO COIE-SREIOCS CHARGES SUP
PORIRD EY ACTU h OcCURRy HCFS.
Ii, pgot.ipor ugkvS n military neaduulrfprS


In probing for news mt military headquarters
yes.e4S o'o5e- Ds@',eI leprgssnS,'iye !aet @ %,sA
mufs star. most sfnial gentleman an gallant oihgcf.
,nG Thu, Dcu second IN rank AZ tcddllruIs allr4 the
commanding general, Is at present performing th0 d,I-
lies Of As isalt AJ iDnt nsril ~ tne aCs ne o. Cen
W. -. aIgpe. CAl'i Of a:u. Cen AcCo0s tpcl.td ~
h.Crctl old army Ciu-cr " grown gray IN tco s'i-
fIcs VINO has seen lA rs score OF years o artNe MAJ
tiry f Io mas trtyersed the territory lFo the he.d-
an having iVn engaged IA frontier service i
ncray IN; lsd as so,nd authority urOl tI matters
islts e ti,5; 'H''''O 0'' 0''S ''''''''
confidently exp cted tho exposure. and knew thai
it mus. colc sooner .Htor Tue nauds alleged wcio
known aud ~ every officer who has hli gaIrlsOn
duty perform In tnc Nest, Tor several years pSt ts
nut 80 WOulc mrut 10 iIe, nor do tiuA 10 VIII
80, - tscJ 1beTe ar, l!jj M IS vet to hear frrI AMI
rcs ,sgou the returns Hu- begun 20 come In ye,.
Dropping the question Ui faG why 5noud Fort Eli be an
.,r7 m this same ol bart ANA trade taat has been
s,ruE Eouf Does aHy presume that THIS Tort gnogiS
lls nly corrupt exception anu thIt rue OF homes
,,unnnf s to tri,lr ships prevailed els yEeref Why
sLoud Fott oil have hten fOY transaction
OF tho cA1racic" alleged Wh,n other posts may DC ~
rcldy Iinipuatd by those at the head OF he War De-
DO You believe that the doubtful transactions shown
10 have gv ~ by the Secretary Uf War extend
to posts ohcr than Fort gill Z"
. DO Dc.icyo sot Yes, do Nay.I think might
with pfapgicy say that I know Now that this :.
vesti tn h.ts bsn coumcncel by Congress- II trro is
rul. d. To SIT matters To tic very bottom, IL
lu scnd the IOst-tfadrrs IN a quart - and there
VIII be sucn revelations Or corruption will dwarf the
casa already revealed into nOLhinsaes FHis is bat TO
eHtering wegg, which, II given tc force necessary, will
rcnd tine enlire systom Or pOsStradinS - now con
ductad."
10 You know OF any individual OF farming ont
that YOU can Un-Jnat h. IN addition 10 the case
OF Mlreh. wlieh has been made prominent g.
4 should have 10 n bgthL Ma}-nOt outside OF
the City Of Louis. Thsre Ia resident bore who
hives on the procee ot s9terslp wAleh he Is pre-
sumed 0 hold al Fort Union. Ho had friends pOp ertui
enough to reach the Secretary OF War; and le was ap
ointrd. But ne prefers tnr comforts Of civilization tO
rude lie IN camp therefore uo FARMS OUT tho position.
and receives gOUdY shIre OF tine spOs."
"YUu have considerable service In IexlS, General
what WAS your experience down there bearing upon
thiy question: 80
fee since IL appears bo uf procedure IN nlOSS
eases. Not great whilc since there Sdtor 70 0e
tcomed, named Conrad, madO application iur ue place,
aud a3 wo Oicors al huow hm % be gentlt man and
above the practices Oi tbs ordinary cam ptrader We
locked horns 10 get him appointed. Ho Ead super
abundance OF mendati0ns, and AL who know aim
seemed had desire to put themselves record
ia his favor He went Washington Ia lend force hi
application About tho same time teo started Tor the seat
Nat uBal Coy eminent mocldo, lUathSumc slcci-
mon of tho Hebrew race, who Ead In cei tain transactions
giyon good cguse for unpleasant suspicious lie, too,
was an applicant tor the sutclship at Fort CLhcO.
Well Conrad had money buy hniso position n hU
would have done but L6e ebrdio applicant. after vt
ting to Washington and gOiuE over the ground sCut lone
FOR -, 900, winch Forwarded 10 him. and Wnra nc
returned Ia COnchO lac bore pOsttradors commission In
nis pocket"
But lad he succeeded In spending his money at the
Cap tai"
"Well am not prepared say that he paid his money
tho counter or tie War Dopartmtn bat ne 8Oo
how got his commission In spite Of tho su.oItUr quali
ioatiOns Of his rival Thea, agaiu, know Of n ease
where man operates two posts, holding On2 III hls
own name, and the other In tue nGno OF hs wlies
brother lad ID years of Old suffers, who nave
established their reliability by long years OF service
have been turned out 10 make way for nOSo who have h1
serples ab ut bearing down upon the screws IN OfdoF y
make the most OF tie situation L. Is the man who VII
pay the most FOR the privilege that gets tue p3uOh A1
not he who IS qualified by record OF pfobity"