The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-06-25
The Republican Party Responsible.

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The Republican Party Responsible.
The New York Times frankly admits
that the Republican party is RESPONSE
BILE for the Star-r0ute' frauds. 1t
frankly says it is a disgraceful proceed
ing on the part of the Republican
Senators to insist, day after day, to the
neglect of the public business, upon
foisting upon the Senate, as con-
spicuous officer of that body, the editor
and partner and defender OF Brady,
the chief OF the ssStar-route" swindlers.
The Times is among the foremost Re-
publican Journals of the country. and
says: 1.-THE Republicans can much bet
ter afford to lose the aid of Mr.. Malone
then they can afford to continue In SO
conspicuous u position the most proml-
nent apologisr of the Star-route'
frauds. Whatever csc Mr.. Gorham
may be, this is character in which he
is now by his own choice, most general
ly recognized throughout the country.
No possible claim to consideration that
he may possess can outweigh the
scandal of the fact. The
| frauds in the Post Office Department.
are much more serious matter than
any possible o1ense to Mr.. Gorham or
10 his friends, no matter who these may
be, including the new Senator from
| Virginia. They have occurred under
successive Republican Administrations.
The responsibility for the
growth and continuance of the ras-
| cality lay primarily with the Executive
with the President and Postmaster
General. who have all along been Re-
! -publcans. The Republican party WAS
only too clearly identified with the
whole miserable system. and the great
body of the party are heartily ashamed
of it.
These statements voice the sentiment
of large majority of the people of the
United States, and, we believe, of a
majority of the fair-minded Republic
cans of the country, concerning the
bargain with Malone, concerning the
outrageous terms of payment of Ma
hone, to which the Republican Sena-
tors still adhere. and concerning the
complete identification of the Repub-
lican party with this enormous National
steal. The Times suggests more than
it says. The Republican party, 1T says,
s.was only too clearly identified with the
whole miserable SYSTEM" and, by the
same tokens, the Republican party was
the gamer by the "whole miserable
system" Brady was one of the men
who helped to steal Florida four years
ago. He had been useful in one Presi-
dental election. at least, through his
peculiar methods. This fact was not
unknown to the country. to the Repub.
lican managers. to General Garfield.
during the last Presidential election.
General Garfield was member of the
House when large portion of the es
sential facts touching the Post-office
frauds were exposed on the floor of the
House. If we are not mistaken, Gar
field lodged all votes upon this ques
ton while it was before the House; but
he was not ignorant of the charges, OF
of their probable truth, or the probable
profits accruing to the swindlers OF
the supposition that the charges were
true. In view of all these facts let u,
read this letter which General Garfield
wrote on the Esd Of last August to tn,
Chairman of the Republican Congress
ional Committee:
MENTOR Ohio August q, 1850.
"MY DEAR HuBBELL: Yours of the 1911
inst. received, and contents are noted. Pleas
say to Brady that hope he will give us ali tn
assistance he cam think he can help u
effectively. Please tell me how the Depart
meas sAs ever YOUR az 1 ]. A. GARFIELD.
; .Hon. J. A. Hubbcll, washington. D. c.
, The country has recently learned tina
Garfield was elected by men whom thu
: New York Times calls rascals, and b,
stolen money, for Indiana was carries
| by such men and such methods. Thi
+ letter indicates that this was done a
Garfield request. When General Gar
field wrote this letter he knew who Mr.
, Brady was; he knew what Mr.. Brady
methods were in politics; he knew hos
. Mr.. Brady became rich, if rich; b
{ knew with what Brady had bee
charged; he knew the nature of tina
assistance" and how it became pos
:. sible for Brady to "help us effective
: ly.'' His message to MIR. Brady Is YER
! familiar: . Please say to Brady" AM
I i: was by the effective help" tn
assistance of the Bradys, that Ind
ana was stolen" as ex-United State
! Senator Dorsey puts it, from the Demo
! cratic party. The American peopl
4 were duped by these men, The thieve
!. didn't want a change"
The closing sentence of this little lei
ter is most significant. Garfield is
Civi[Service Reformer. The countr
\ recollects the pretty things he sal
= about Civil-Service Reform in his in
|. augural address. The Republics
9 party was full of Ciyil-SerE ice Reforr
9 professions. The language of Hayes
. Civil-Service order forbidding politics
contributors from persons in the FEEDER