The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08
Til. War with Brady.

IN IlfeasaEce, has been daily growing
more mIlicatcd and interesting, j.
attracting more & neral attention from
both press urd people. than any expos
ures Of "A kindred nature that has been
made for yeaIs. The perfect impuDity
with which high Government officIal-
have betrayed their trusts of late years.
has had the fec; Of epboldeniDg un
scrupulous functionaries in the pursui,
Of plunder, for all Of whose Hihs Brady
Is now nboCt 10 be made the scape goat.
The 'N-Assistant tNincrs highly pug
ngc:ous disposition, however, and very
vigorously objects to serving as "a mar
tyr for thu pur!fc .tion OF Republican
politics Through his Washington or
gan. the Republican, with George c.
Gorhnm at It's heal. Mr.. Brady. like an
accomplished brUsrr. while kept busily
on the Offensive. stIll fluids time To- plant
an occasional s1ckdOlager upon thu
bugle of AN adv, Tsary.
Tho last dispatches from the East in
relation to th- Brady fight. synopsis
uf which is appended, ar" pecu,inriy
interesting rendIrg:
Some friends OF Brady and the others
accused of connection with the star
route scandal, declare that the accused
are going t. fght, that Brady will show
TINT lo sent money to carry Indiana
for Garh-li last year at the lrtter's re
quest, AID that uau.y VAS raised from
mail contractors, aud the President
knew il; also, that articles attacking
service on the Horse Committee o Ap-
Precipitation vii! b, Published. Whether
Er.ay authorized this declaration Of
war l. known. I'm, it Is being made by
some Of has fri'uG-.
The Sun zays: Who are these "hrig
ands Of the lress:" The press and
and the country are both cuuccIucd to
|, know. II the assertion thus boldly
made by Brady Is true, h" mus, know
to whom lie r,:ors. Then let him With
ont delay give their names to tho pub
l.c.
The New York Tin,s says: The editor
of Washington newspaper which, un.
der all its recent changes of manage
mcnt. hns been consistent np"logist
for oflicinl rnscali,y and public piundcr
seems IT, hnyr tuLen Brnjy's last sub
contract in the shape o' an agreement
to usc the Weapons 81 tho hl""IEu"Ti
against all who dare to question his
cu.rloysf's honesty. II tins s"rvic. Is
paid for in proportion t"iis c"pIousnrNs
II ought to make serious inIoads even
on the r-puted wealth Of Brady. II IL
is valued by it, III ct on Brliy's char
nctcr, il is he who ought to rccompcnsrd
not his employc. While the abuse OF
newspaper once controlled Icy Mur'hrh
nni now owned Ly Brady and edited 10y
Gorhnm, would seem to be- Of very hiilr
importance to- anybody. the fact that
the Republican Senators have selected
it's editor for the highest Office within
their gilt. gives it's opinions IL prolni
ncnce which they certainly do not d.
serve. Would it not be well
to havo il UNDERSTOOD that Republican
Senators cannot AFFORD tn bo Responsible
for an unscrupu Gus journalistic brava.
do like George G. Gorhnm?
The TribGnt suy- cditorinlly OF
Brady's letter. lie wen; in for the old
nng aud nn appropriation. This il
airy war in which this suspected and
dismissed official meets the scrious nc.
cnsHtinn 81 c"rrurny wasting six mil.
lion dollars Of public money. Evident
ly he is pulled M with his past success
or has no conception Of the public
mind toward him. His defense insults
the popular Intelligence.
Tho UorId's Washington special says:
There is great 1utt"ring among the
Sialwnris here over tho uumistrknhlc
evidence which goes 20 show that Dor.
scy, tho hero Of the AstOr Snligmnn.
Morton dinner nj Dclmouico's. md
Gofham, for whom Conklinp. Cameron
and Malone have been blocking TIA"
business Of the Senate. will DO drawn
into the vortex of the brady scandal
past recovery.