The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-01
FRAUDULENT POSTAL BIDS.
THE OPERATIONS or THE DORSEY
POsT.fL RING LAID BARE
specuinting on the Labor and Capital OF Mall
Carriers In Hair the stntes-Bundics OF
Forsed Bids pud Illegal uonds Approved


Carrier. In Hair the stntes-Bundics OF
Forved hid. and Illegal uonds Approved.
WAsuINoroN, March 9i.Scnator DOrscy's
financial cmlnrrassments were matter Of COM
mon report not many months ago. Senator
Dorscys financial investments DC nlatt..c-- :,
common report now. The testimony taken
under direction OF Col. Money. before the House
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
throws some light on the means and methods
by which Scnd,or Dorsey mny he growing rich.
He and other Arkansas politicians are shown to
be- Joint partners In tho political influence
which procures contracts and the influences
which make contracts profitable. One year ago
Mr.. Key became Postmaster General. A
Democrat who came 10 his Office by Keys
path was open to persuasion from n Senator
who came to offlcc by Dorscys path. When
Dorsey was charged with bribery in Little
Rock lie prontcd by tho friendship Of
John u. Adams. an Arkansas Democrat.
Now that Dorsey was charged with influence
IN tho Post O1lcc Department. John u. Adams
proited by Dorscy's friendship In six weeks
five special contracts laid the foundation Of an
income Of 100000. Whom those contracts were
| exposed in TuE SrN. it was charged that Dorsey
| promoted thom. Tho evidence taken before tho
| committee proves that he procured them. H.
| wrote letters pressing Adams's claims. lIc
| knew there il good reason to believe. the very
proposals. on which the contra IS wcrc mndc
and willie Alams. an Arkansas Democrat.
| worked up popular scntimcn, in the South.
Dorsey an Arkansas publican worked up po-
| liticnl influence in Washington. They were sue
ccssful. Illegal contracts were signed 10y Brady.
| Indecent pressure was cX"rlcl by Dorscy.
| Adams rcaped the rioilts. Taking him at his
| word he has sngularly disin,crcstcd friends. by
| Dorsey. senator. out ot Brady Second Assistant
Postmaster General. Adams enjoys net profits
| OF 100000 or more. and hc enjoys these profits
alone. Dorsey wrote lrttcrs Brady signed or
dcrs; Adams enjoys the ncrcase-s 100000. No
man that aided shares. 80 he says. when the
revelations Of TIT SUS and the report Of
special agent nut his contracts in peril. Dorsey
took to letter writing. and this Contractor
| Adams could telegraph in substance t. an OIL
Ger of the department. as shown before the COM
| mitice:
Ln.- , l'v g. oei i.iil-' pot1,i.. Grer,'
R,.3h hr'sie. lie ~ nAms m, 50 cont iri..s i'
Sub.coniraciine is Illegal Tho conirac,- were
| He was recalled Adams has these copiract,
| to-day. Hr holds them through suggestive cN-
| uusure. mad" personally tl tlr po~tHa-irr-
General mad g. publicly in THE SuN. mgle o0i,
cially to the department by Rrcsido. and proved
IN the pasi week before tho committee. Stil
| Adams testified that no man that aids shares.
rms was one step toward ihe wealth with
| which Dorsey In currently said to Doe gliding the
closing months of his torn Another stop the
committee investigation has shown. A. chair
man of the Senate Committee on District AZ
llirs. Dorsey has known tho members of the
! Ring. now and old. Those mombeis. a part Of
them. gre associated IN po-ial Ring -'he In
laud Mall Transportation Ctgunny which
spcculates ou the labor aud the capital of mail
curriers' IN half the STAT, Of tho Union. ont of
Owning no horses. carrying nomuils doing no
work, these members of the old Ring use uolt-
inowirdse Of postal affairs 10 maxi others w"ri
for them. Boone n DISCHARGED ro-t Onico
clerk r9f os,oS esr1Sasser e. ae mensS sSrs Sy
the labor of others for these brokers
and clippers q mail K gay This Is preciscly ne
money. Il docs not nrel character; II loea not
r"' capital, II docs u p''l ere IN. u moods
Two .Ien Il hi- casit tiS, III IA ii campauy
insi i.L ON uai Wa- -nIr h'i ly au lnil T.
mrut for 'ln.'ut on; ur o'lrr hya l'ns .nt-
macy with pors =. Under what ARTICLES of 80
partnership these mon aud Dorsey - "iolhor
= ',g0u business with Boone Is not vet known.
Thcconul'toc sought - know -irfiny, an /
wcrf' met hy u r iu-nl. II i- very Iu-- 'hlr that
ssngor l@reo, d.l noi carc 10 trust his profits
| wholly t. the good hith of men whose character
lad boon formed hl long intimacy with him.
r ~ marc myy !p,g,i m 'nr nrli,S. ,MhtlheI
fhis spring tle Il rarimeut was To- lrt routes
I The Inland Mali .lwu~pouniion Company do-
, gidod 10 spnng" It- prulits cast ui the river
The new coinrr- prepared their bids fgr th,
" ~. Ihc new men ana IA" old u. this j. siA
70 ! Ring divide other burdens. IA they hope a.
d,Nid. coming plumber Thoy went on each
instir,, nicn csnspirins to' ehrItil" q ,y"ru.
, mont H6onc. thc Sncreiary. ,r,tli.- that NV
began with an old trick of uli Ring they
, hnnos invalid nnd worked tn tho ben"dl
Nov y,mb r. Each bill and companyina
; bond needed three 'lena'qr,s,a bidder and
two hondsmon. These needed The c'rti ilclte oi
u notary. All thrcc. principal and surcuos
h"rd Il lhe approval nl "a fo.liuAsier II Nas