The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-19

Grant the Chief Trailickcr in Post
Trndcrships.

Grant the Chief Trafiickcr in Post
Trndcrships.
Tho connection Of GRANr himself with |
the scandalous trafiic in post radcrships is
plain enough. lie has personally managed
the business of matchmaking the suffers
aud ncccing the soldiers. 1t might have
been supposed that the President of the
United states would have SO many grave
sfTairs OF state occupying his attention ~
to have no time left for weighing The praits
10 be derived from post-trndiup mcuoIo
in the far western Territories, in the
regions where wild Indiana roam. But
GRANT was once IN the sutlcr bush
nt~s himself; and. moreover, sincc first he
went into the white House he has never
failed 10 give prime attention to all the
moncy-inaEiug chances " the place.
In the summer OF 1874, according TO Or
WIS testimony, GrANT wrote him that he
he'd given orders to have no more post
tralc,s appointed uutil he gave the
word; and subsequently he further
showed his fnterual affection by writ
iug to OEviI. that some suffers were
10 be removed, nnI that now was his
chance. OHvrL wa grutiii"d with the
post Of trader at Fort Peck, that NJ stand
ing Rock, that at Fort Bcikrap, and that
ct Fort Berthold. Tie Ingenious OEvL
testified that $50 faras he could recollcct."
GnlNr specified these particular posts as
desirable fields for monoy-uaking. and
also Cheyenne agency. The fond brother
IN the white House. it will I've seen. was
disposed in every way TO help the suffer-
ship ambition Of the cuterpr-inE oEvIL.
MIR. G. X. PECK testified on Friday III re-
card to the removal Of the firm of DrRFEE
& PICK from the posts Of Fort Peck, Fort
Berihold. Standing Rock, ana Fort Bel
KNAPP. lie said that when he inquired at
the Interior Department if there were any
charges against lis firm because Of which
their licenses had been revoked. he got the
reply from DLLANo tlIat there were none,
but that they had been revoked "by the
order Of President GRANr." The discreet
D'L,So added that If he did not cut
heals oG when he was ordered to, his own
head would be cut of" DrIANo knew
very wen that when the Pre- don't had
midc ~ his mind to give OaVIL how,
II he opposed him, GRASr wolia turn him
out q the Cabinet al short notice.
CHANT Gid even more for OEviI. The
posts at Gu ycnneaud Standing r.. ;; wc-e
IN The SIOUX Reservation. When OnvIL got
thu lrcn es. which he sold for sharcof the
profits, thcSloux Reservation was bounded
On the east by the Missouri river. The
traders driven out therefore eros "a tho
stream and opened rival shops TO ORyIL's,
and rlN his men u brisk competition. OR
VII wouldn't stand this, aud GRANT must
have been very INDIGNANT nj the prcsump-
ton Of the old traders, FOR he issued his
Presidential proclamation extending the
s.ouy Ncsorvation to The eastern bank of
TIA " ssouril THUS the rival traders were
rhctkm1tc,l by GaANr himself, through an
act witain his power rs President, and on
viLs ncn enjoyed the monopoly which
c.-blrd them TO charge eXtortionate prices
for their goods and pay ORvrL his stipu-
h',d dividends. The power OF the prosi-
dnnt has nnvor been put to SO corrupt q
~ In tae history Of the country.
Nl'"'t- y BancocK also turns M rs IA
s,r,u..,ormsutl, rslips. Through his H.
r ouce" a young man named ATHEY, a
f1rmrr clerk Of G. w. BABcocK, his
h-o.h,r. got the post mt Fort Suliy,
Will tAtI h,ii pJ DbhrEE iLch'
A-HrY was without either money or
c..lt to buy out DuRFrE & PEcK's stock
Of Fcols At Fort Sully, worth thirty OF
fur;y thousand dollars, being only the
R,ncoCKs' man OF straw. He therefore
h4d T. stimulate 10 take from DURFEE s
p; q salary Of 81, 200 n year, In lieu OF
r.y ,.rc ia the profits Of the post, which
ia ui amounted to $4,000 n year c. w
+ ncucW, however, was TO get $3.50 quar-.
Try. and did so for three quarters
st tDr U'G of which time ATIIEY got thC
H. a.. 10 ny DUErEE & PECK out. Meas
urai l. nracT had probably saved enough
oul oe l Washington Ring and Whisk )
Rls stealing, to pat up the moaey. O.
to thlc' quarterly payments TO G. W
Iitr,ocK, Que was sent Ia care Of O. T.
4 lc"cK, at the WHITE House.
These uad!1putcl ana indisputable fact
c.i..rruiug the sale of the post trld"isiip
s'.o~ :.:it tie person responsible for th
Ve.lr tcand.loIs business is LILY -a S
GAYS. and no one else.