The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-28
BRADY, DORSEY & co.
THE REPUBLICANS, AFRAID OF AN
EXPOSURE OF THE STAR ROUTE
CROOKEDNEss, ASK THE
PRESIDENT TO STAY
HIS HAND.
A Star Route "Bar'" Used in the Indiana EIee.
ton With the COnniTsnee Of the
National Committee.

WARRINGTON April 22,-ImmenEe pressure has
been brought to bear upon tie Administration n to
prevent further investigation and exposure Of the
alleged frauds in the Star Route Krvice under
Brady, Dorsey ar their kind, The argument
used is that the evils In the system could be eradi.
Gated as readily by the Department without ex.
pOsurs as by 1t, and that an open investigation
would involve so many Congressman and others
that as matter Of party policy 1t would be no
better to press 1t. There is no good reason 10
suppose that Mr.. James intends 10 stop in what
he has undertaken but apprehensiVe rumon are
afoat II Brady alone were TO suffer- the Repub-
licans would not exert themselves to interfere,
but when men high in their party are concerned,
and exposure will show corruption in the halls Of
Cons ress, a subsidized press and utter defiance Of
the laws, 1t may readily be understood that they
think the matter had better be let down easily.
1t is said that II pressed to It Dorsey would
astCund the party with the information that In.
diana was carried last fail by Star Route money
and that the National Committee knew It and
Winked at 1t, The socalled VindicaHon Of Brady
In his paper this morning. which was sent out by
the Associated Press, would be laughed at here
but for the pihable plight in which the exposure
threatens TO leave GOrham himself II may be
idle Iumor, but 1t is the general talk that Gorham
knows all about this matter and has been active
ly interested in 1t with Brady and Dorsey. Cor
hams chances Wtre already bad enough with the
Senate, but even the Republicans could hardly
have the face to stand by him If any doubt
should appear Of his entire innocence
Mr.. McGIew, the Sixth Auditor Of the Treasury
&c the PostOfice Department, who has addressed
aletter 10 Secretary Window requesting a search
ing investigation into the operations OF the Sixth
Auditors Office during the past six years. says in
this connection that he has nothing whatever to
do, directly or indirectly, with the making Of
contracts for transporting the mails, with the In
Creasing or the exploiting OF the service under
such contracts or with the certificates Of the per-
formaDce Of such service, He is not even advised
by the Postmaster. General OF the execution Of
such contracts until several months after they
have bee made. HiR duty is simply to state the
account OF eaOh contractor in a report to the
Postmaster General, which report is revised by
the Third Assista Mt Postmaster General, who has
q duplicate set Of books showing the pay due to
each contractor. II the Auditors report is found
to be strictly In accordance with the Third AS
sstant's rel Ort, draft or wsrrant Is issued and
sent TO the Auditor for registry and counter.sig.
nature. This, he says, is all the connection the
Sixth Auditor has with the payment Of mail
transportation, and the statement that he has or
can In any manner increase the pay Of con-
tractor is one which any person familiar with
the organisation Of the Postoaice Department
will at once pronounce untrue.