Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25
Repre- sentative Money and the Star
Route Cases.

ncPIeScntduSo money, Ot MlSSlSSlppl, was
chairman Of the committee on post offices and
post roads OF the House OF Representatives In
the last Congress, and was member of that
committee In the preceding Congress- He
came to Washington several days ago to make
inquiries concerning the publication of hi,
name In connection with the letting Of q star
ID one o. the the Ns from
Money was referred by the chief of the Times
tureau to Mr.. Root as the author OF the dis
patch pate; d9 referred TO- Upon information that Mr.:
ONCE department, MI. Money, accompanied by
friend, proceeded thither and entered the
building: he walked into room No. SO, with
eral gentlemen were in the room. one OF
whom Mr.. Money recognized as Mr.. Gibson.
~ am looking for Mr. Root" said Nj.
nsme s tnsrs aR Of kao that
THAI is my name" "My name is Money"
said the Representative, and drawing up
an article you published in the Times, in which
you used my name in an insinuattng manner" !"
The reference complained OF by Mr.. Money
star route No 81. rs was ARBITRARILY given" to
J. P. H0rbach, and this language was used by
the correspondent: This contract was obtained
9y h9 D. - H9i nacn washington lottery agent
real contractor is A. E. Boone. Of this city,
f1le."
MIR. Root asked MI. Money II he was not
friend OF Horback. he replied tina. he was; had
known HoTback for some years, and was his
hieno; but that he had nothing whatever to do
tie correspondent could have ascertained that
fact by the records, II he had desired to prop.
er]y represent matters. Mr.. Root disclaimer
any purpose Of rejecting upon Mr.. Money In
the disclaimer. he said the connection in
which his name was used implied that he was
implicated in the transaction described by the
COZ respondent. he denounced the use of his name
as unWarraDted. and said to the correspondent:
II will give you two days to retract your In
sinuation against me, and II you DO not retract
| will publish card in all the papers denounc
be in Washington to take the consequences css'
Mind you, am not asking any favor. It you
nave found or can IND IN the records OF this or
any ether department anything rejecting upon
my character as public man, or as private
lho1Vidual; or II any reputable person can be
found who will testify against me as to any
wrong doing, publish 1t, and will say you
nay nave done your duty as Journalist; but viii
character, to use my name insinuattpgly ID
connection with charges of fraud, without ]
slIgle fact to support 1t. You could easily have
with these star route matters. As member
OF Congress attacked the star route system
IOr lis extravaganza, In speeches made in the
house, long before you wrote anything on the
extravaganza"
Mr.. Money was assured by the officials In
room SO that they had not given out the inform-
alton upon which the special dispatch com
planned Of was based. This account of the
affair was given to STAR reporter by gent e.
man who was present and listened attenJively
I all that passed. THE STAR Informant Statej
that erroneous accounts OF the matter have
been published; that Representative Money did
rot cay anything about ''smut machine" He
declared h1mself heartily In favor Of q fun.
complete and searching investigation OF the
entire star route service, and just before leay-
ing for New York this morning he said that no
word bad been uttered py him tending to re-
fleet upon or belittle the investigation. He
Considers the investigation as an eminentIy
proper step for the administration to take and
Is anxious to see 1t thoroughly conducted, that
1t may result In the correction OF abuses and
eXtTavagances, the existence Of which he, az q
member and subsequent chairman of the House
post Office committee, has long ben aware OF,
ard which he has pointed out In speeches ana
sought to have remedied.
WHAT Mr.. ROOT SAYS.
Mr.. Root, Of the New York Times, says he has
no dt SIX In room SO OF the Post ONCE depart
ment, and that the day Dir. Money called ana
Il und him there he was waiting for q FREUD,
He has not been In room 50 three times La his
life.