The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-10-20
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nificant act of President Arthur's adj
is the request of the ilrst
postmaster generals reslgua-
ton. From the beginning OF General
Garfield's administration 10 the "a OF
July. Postmaster General James hau
exerted all his influence To Obtain the
dismissal of Tyner. Up to July 1, nae
a near friend that until Tyner Was re-
moved there would be little hope OF
success in the siar-route prosecutions. |
For his efforts to remove TyHer IN post |
master general had Ia, warm supi"ri oil |
Attorney General VI CIV aSii, hus "a tai
combat with the lux wIr,nnes o Az |
the other cabinet Dfficr'=, IN adj =
the pronounced "ppo N
Blaine. Il is safe o mp
field was very nearly ociaS r'f0s'
On the day before The iii lung "a
the president Mr. James WIS en-
couraged 10 believe that tyher
would be removed, aud de-, c'.i
10 be one of the excursion party which
was to leave the Baltimore u POTOMAC
depot on Saturday, July :, mainly IoE
the purpose of insuring II by ms pres
ence and influence. Guileau's shot pre-
vented any action, and II IS still douOt-
tul which of the influences would have
Mr.. James had returned from that trip
still hammered, as he believed himself
to be, by Tyner's presence as his nFst as,
sistant he would have resigned, ana
with him would have gone, TOO, the attor-
ney general. As soon as it was possible
to do so Mr.. James opened the subject
to Mr. Arthur, and, in conformity with
the Presidents request, consented TO re-
| main at least To finish the star route
business, but has always made II sine
| qua non that he would not stay II Iyner
| did. Arthur was naturally disinclined
| to act. The political effect was deemed
of great importance. Tyner is strong
in Indiana, and has welded the entire
ment Since 1s76. Tie has hosts of
| friends in every state and terri
tory, and his hold on Senators
and representatives for past favorS and
for those expected is not exceeded by
any person in the government service.
Nevertheless, Arthur decided, but not
until he had thoroughly investigated the
facts In this. of course, he employed
the support of his keen friend, George
Bliss, who was directed to inquire thor
oughly into all grounds of suspicion
| against Tyner as an obstruction. About
two wears ago or less, Tyner went west
on an inspecting tour. He took quite s
party with him and travelled all through
the west as far as the Pacific coast, and
northwest to the British border, inspect
ing postoffices and especially the star
route service and its workings. Alter
his return he wrote vOluminous report
attacking the western star route service
and condemning il in severe terms. de
wrote this report himself, and in 1t en-
tered into details, pointing out the ex
; travagance, favoritism and fraud in the
service. The report, however, though
written oslensibly for the purpose of ex
. posing the rottenness of the star route
/. system as then conducted, never saw the
light of day. Tyner kept 1t locked
: up in his safe, but after President Gar
field was inaugurated the report in some
manner got into Postmaster Genera
James hands. This determined james
, 10 insist upon Tyner's removal. No
long after Tyner's return from his west
ern tour of inspection, he was LETT II
charge OF the postoffice department b.
: the absence of the postmaster general
but he took no steps toward remedyinl
, the evils he had discovered in the staI
route service. Gen. James concluded a
once that Tyner was not the man b
wanted for first assistant in making wa
s upon the star-route ring, and James e.
= forts to have Tyner removed produces
q ill-feeling between the two. AttOrne
y General MacVcagh was shown Tyner'
= report, and he promptly seconded Gel
J, James efforts to procure Tyner's remov
al The postoffice department author
L ties maintain that Tyner's sympathie
!. were and are with Brady and others c
the so-called star-route ring, bnt they &C
nit that nothing has ever been discoYere
to implicate Tyncr legally in sharing, 3
far as benefit of profits were concern eC
| THhaxr I'M fa that rrvnor the RI
= port and held it over the heads of Brad
~ and others of the ring, and thus con
I. - PEELED them to do whatever he wante'
" This report was shown TO President A
- thur, and a request for Tyner's immed
u ate removal was based upon it. 1t pI
~ Tyner before the president in the lgl
" of having discovered extensive evils
10 every department over which he presi'
- ed, and of having remained silent, so Fl
as the public knew, about these evil
Tyner's report is comprehensive an
~ pointed out extravaganza and favoritis
-, I. in some of the very star routes that hay
" become prominent in the accusation
the Postmaster General against Brad
" and others. President Arthur at one
y called for the resignation of Tyne
T. This action of the President, in responi
u to the request of James, makes it certai
~ that he will remain at the head of Il
~ Post Office Department until the CO
y clusion of the star route prosecution
. That he will only remain until then
" pretty evident from the fact of his a
- ceptance of the presidency of the Lii
.e coin Bank of New York.
Anxiety Concerning King, the BallOOnlst
CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-No farther new
Of has been received from the ballOo
e, though the newspapers are sending Ol
n correspondents from the towns suppose
IS to be in the vicinity of where the GER
of nauts desired to gather information.
look for the missing men. The WesteE
Union telegraph operators are instruc
r ed to skan every speck in Ii
lie sky and give information of any appea
re ance of the balloon. The Signal SerYiC
n, at Washington, one of whose employG
Ie accompanied Professor King, is begiI
1t ming to express some anxiety. The SUI
lie gestion has been made that cavalry /
s sent out from Fort Smelling, Minnesoti
u. and other points where United STATE
IS troops are sent, TO scout for the Rris
Is vOyagers.
i Mrs King is said TO have gone cas-
n because annoyed by the visits of new
n paper men, and by the cries of tn,
newsboys about the lost balloon. Sh
If has the utmost confidence in her hul
band and believes he is in III
6 forests of Wisconsin, Northern Mich
D gan, Minnesota or Dakota. The chic
e cause of anxiety is the fact that the be
loon took only twcnty-four hours sur
q plies, VIZ: two roast chickens, six SAND
o witches and piece of pie, two slices G
Il cake, two slices of bread and butter, tw