The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-23
CORRUPT CREW.
Brady and HIS Gang.

New York, 2l.-TTIbune'S Washing
ton: Brady. in connection with few
| friends, b bought tine Washington Re
prbttcdn, ths only daily republican
newspaper in the city, and installed Geo
O. Gorham as editor. Ii was thought
that the Administration could DO get
along without an organ at the capital,
AID would not dare offend Brady. He
| did MT care much about staying IN the
| department. If storm was raised about
his Contracts he was willing 10 relieve
the administration by stepping out VO.-
W tarilY, providing that man agreeable
TO him was put in his place, so that the
operations Of the Star ring should not be
disturbed. His friends boosted that he
Was too powerful a man for the Admin
istration to offend. Meanwhile, Cor
ham received the republican caucus
nomination for secretary Of the Senate.
which gave Brady and his following sd-
ditionsl confidence. They grew AFRO
CANT, and were so lmpudent as
toiattempt To intimidste the AdmIbistrR-
ton When the President nominated
Judge Robertson for the New York coli
lectorship, Brady and Gorham's news
paper publishes q series Of editorial at
lacks upon his action, as If TO give him q
foretaste of what he might expect if he
interfered with the profitable business
carried on ia the Office of the second as
sistsnt acknowledgement. The paper
assumed to be intensely stslwsrt, al d
made itself the officious champion of
Conkling 10 the controversy over New
York patronage. 1t exercised no sort Of
influence, however, because every body
saw its editor deserted the republican
party in California only two years age,
end worked for the .tHte ticket Of bour
bon democrats. He is q soldier of for
tune in politics, and usually lucky one,
but his California escspade WAS blunder
which he would be glad 20 have forgot
ten. Gorham's connection with Brady,
and the persistent attacks of the news
paper he edits upon the Administrations
place him in a pecOliar position, as the
caucus nominee of the republican party
for the highest Office in the gift of the
Senate. Republican senators may think
it leedful yet to find some way to drop
him by the time the deadlock is broken.
New York, 21.-The HeT0id's Wash
ington correspondent says Of tie Brady |
affair: As far as it is not premature to
say, the scandal that is now known and |
will be brought to light, Is o. a national
character 1t will involve ex-members |
Of Congress in siding and abetting the |
wilful waste of government funds and |
the system of fsvoritism for sections. and |
among contractors, that will exceed ali /
that has hitherto been denounced as ex-
inventions. The auarrels |
among contractors and sub-agents will |
now be fully explained, and witnesses
who have known the usage Of the methods
by which it has cost government $500 to
transmit single letter less than $50 miles,
will form an interesting character in the
story.
Washington, 22-The irregular trans
actions which hsve been uncovered in
The cont-s act Office Of the postofice de-
partment by the investigation Of Post
master General James are the principal
opics OF discussion throughout the city,
.o-day, especially in the executive de-
Dartments Ire case against General
Brady and his friends has been proved
in its complete state to President Gar
ield, and instructions we're at once given
% complete the evidence and lay the
Whole subject, including tie sccumu-
ste1 mass of documents, afidavits and
various descriptions of discriminating
before the at ornoy general.
Il is reported, and is probably true, that
while Judge Tyner was cOgnizant OF the
Star route operations. and 10; ago man
;fested disposition to expose them, both
le and Gen. Key were Overawed By Gen.
Brady, whose power in tue postofiice
Gems, in view of the recent develop
nents, to have been almost absolute.