, 1881-10-18

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depot on },sia 3July: ., mainly for the !.
purpose uf enj, x sklnR It by his presence
and inauencct EScau's shot prevented any
action. md S4I doubtful which OF the
| Influences VI e shaYe proved victorious.
Ecrtain It Is - Afr. in ines lad returned
from that t.,::;,.:: 1iamperett, rs he believed
himself to 'Da;<vy Tyner's presence as Ills
| First Assistant, lie would have resigned, md
| with hin would hive Kotle the Attorney.
| General. AZ soon as It WAS possfbla to do so
| Mr.. .Ja,nes opened the subject to Mr.. Arthur,
! alut, In conformity with tha Presidents re4
4uest that he should remain, Mt least to finish
the star-ronte bl,stness--ttts Inns always been
| matte a slHe utln 11oll-tfint he would not stay
IL Tyncr did. Arthur Was naturally dfsin-
| catncu to net. Tl,e political effect was
deemed Of great importance. Tyner Is
strong tn Indfana, and has welded :;
THE ENTIRE pAT1soNA0E or THE POST
! OFFICE DErA1ErAtENr
| Hlnca lsi0. lie has hosts Of friends In eyerY
Ssnte and Territory. ar1 his hold on Semi
tors a'd REPRESENTATIVES Tor past fayors' and
for those expected Is not exceeded by my
petson Il! the GOVERNMENTS service Never
tlieess, Artli'r decl'tctt. ohtiot u1itli TIC ilad
thoroughly investigated tue 1acts III tllls.
OF course' no employed the SUPPORT OF hla
Keen triehu GeorRo bliss, WHO was directed
to tnHllirts thoroughly Into all Erouhus "e
susplcfon against Tyner rs ali obstructive.
About two years aga or less Iyller went
west III M inspecting totif' lle TOOK dulle
pnrty with HIN. anu travelled MI tlirollgtl the
West, MS tar ns INC l'aeitc Coast and Noffll-
west to tue British border, Inspecting post
Offices ald esn:c'at1y tlie star-ronte services
anu It's "o!k1nss' @iacF ''S ietutn no
| Western s.ar-route service. a1'd conde.nntlg
It In severe terms. lle wrote tliis report
himself. nnd fn 1t entered fnto details, pont-
linz out extravaganza, fayorttisl1l. nnd fraud
in the service. Ths report. however, t!ongh
written oslcnsibly for exposing the rotten
,Iess ot the star-routo SYSTEM, us then con+
Quoted,
SEvEn SAW T'GE LIGHT OF DAY.
fIynpr Kept 1t lacked up Il, Ills safe, but nfter
President Gariiell's Inauguration the report
tit sona manner gut intD l'ost.naster-tscnoral
Jalnes'' hands. This determined james to
insist upon Tyner's removal. Not long after
T'yi,cr's return frntn Ills Western tour ut
inspection le was left III cllarga OF the
P0st-OAIce department by tfte abse'tce of
tile rostnlaster-tseneral, hut he took no
stnps towards rellcAytng the evils lie
lulu discovered In the stat-routo
service. GcIl. James concluded ut once that
1yner was mot q t,sa,, lie wanted for First
Assistant III n,aling war upon the stnr-route
ring, aud JnHes' efforts to hnye Tyner re-
moved produced fll7feellng between tic two.
Attorney-Gcneral MacVeagh was shown
ryner's report, and he promptly sccoMtel
| Nlr. Ju,nus' efforts to procure Mr. 'rytIcr's re-
inovul. I'llo I'ust-OjlIcc Department author
lslvs ,,.a1ntaln that Tyner's sympathics were,
a.ul urr,
WITH uliAnS
nstt tho others OF tae socallcu star-roufs
ring, bit they adinit TINT nothing l!s ever
b.:en discovered to ilnplicato Iyner legally
ili tho ring, 50 far ns ItS hcnefits or prohta
wcre concerned. They Intimate ta!at IyMer
wrDv the report md fIelu 1t nser tile
l,eads Of Dsady Ns!d others OF the ring,
and thus compelled, them to 10 w''at
eynr liz wanted. lli9 rapUrt WaH
shown to President Arthur, md the
a. +..r,.,,r,s ;,,,,,,,,d,o,a r,,,,oyai hoan,l
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"Ma' ~ ~ p"S AsAs' ue1u.s ~ s. ..,is''.
, l Ill the llsht VI ha'ln3 tt!sco'etea, e~,o"s'se
, esls Ill every aepaftheht nses "'c,1 ,, "o pts-
. III the public knew. nbont these Evils
rvyxt,'s ,I1:ro,rr N yEI,y COMPREHENSIVE,
49,, .,,,,,,"1 mi ,ha ax,rnvo nm, fnynr.
~" tis p'i IN tls ,' very W star r"tes tlat hays b.
: come prominent Ill tile accusatIo'1s d1 t'le
) rostraster.ticncral agatnst Brady Md
others. President Arthur ut once called for
, tlle reslel"tio'' o' lshor' ing ac1iaa VI lug M
jamss, uakcs 1t CERTAIN that ho viii remain
s eaa Of the rst 10; o!'ss Department @
; to ,r,'t III, ,,;it on.. rau,nt,, mill the,, /.
pretty evident froln tho fact of his accept
F., nf Nav York.
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