The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-15

patches from Washington. - was an
noonced 10 the knQnircr dspatchc,
some days ago, that further action III
the Star Route cases. 90 far a. prosecu.
tions are concerned. will b post poned
until September no>t In tho same
Republican dispatches Il Il snnounced
that 1.-THE evidence upon which indict-
ments against leading members Of the
Ring would undoubtedly have been
found was prepared. and would have
been laid be ore the Grand Jury" -bnt
for the po>tponemcnt The country IL
Informed that Judge had determined
70 adjourn Count early il July. and that
there would not bo time 10 try the
cases. But the country knows. just the
sane. that this poStponoment ill Sep
TENDER means postponement ill Octo-
Der, till alter the election Ia Ohio in
October. probably till after the election
in New York. in November. and then,
perhaps. even probably. silence. The
administrative head Of the Republican
party at This moment was not ignorant
Of these postal frauds, through which
the tax-paA ers Of the country were
robbed. General Garfield was men,
Der Of Congress when the charges
concerning these robberies were Tub
licly made on TIC floor Of the
House. He avoided al votes
upon the matters relating 70
these thtfts. He had not offended
Brady from his place in the House of
Representatives. and was. therefore. n
. position to write = letter 10 Brady Ask
ing him to contribute some Of the mon
ey he had stolen s.nnder the forms N
law" toward the election Of himself
(Garfeld) 70 the Presidency. Garfield
could not have been ignorant OF these
swipdles while they were the subject 81
protracted Congressional debate ia the
body OF which he was amcmber. He Il
not anxious to prosecute this inyesfiya-
tion, or To iind these indictments. or 10
agitate This subject further until after
the October election in Ohio. Or until
after the elections OF this YEAR The
tele,rams have. dav after
day and week after week. proclaimed
that the star route Investigation was
being conducted with great vicor ana
energy. Ana thai every
guilty man. high or low. would ~ ~.
posed and punished. But IN All Of I
these DAYS and weeks. sine The trst I
exposure. the people or M |
country have been mystorionsly told |
moth NJ. The public interests have /
demanded that nothing NJ made I
known CONCERNING this enormous swim.
lie. fostmaster-1;eneraI LANES M
been IN en 10 understand that ~ WAS
,rem. Ire, and that he must not over.
brow the party and the Admins
ration from which he derives his olo.
y. The bulletin il GIVEN ont tbat IN
Onduct OF this in,estieation 4 faLan
nj OF .he hands 81 ,he Iostma~,er.
General. and that MacYeaoh 4 nross.
uting it with great vicor. But II i
nown, also. that there have been mi.
nations made I, Mac Veavh thai. unicss
. shows certain degree ~ lo,alfv n
be Administration. h;s resirnaf,on ~
i Cabinet place Nil 81 eagerlv ~
epted. Ii word the consi.fenf rol-
~ OF this Administration foncb;ng fb;s
natter. ~ shown III III conduct s;ncs
le first unhappy exhibition made ~ L
\ the awAwardness ana inexper;ence
Mr.. James. 4 friend ~ Conkl;ng
A. been to DELAY. 10 silence. "a smnf5'
!. 10 conceal. 10 deceive The Adm,n-
tration. certainly. viii not rcrm;f I'M
nblication III the evidence IL nv star
quite business pendinr the Ohio elec.
on. Certainly TIE Administration u II
b allow the agitation 81 this matter iii
Ter the der;s;ve .i.c,,nns ~
IL wear. The Renublicsns Viii not
arch their forces Is the poiis compell.