Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-09

The revelations concerningthe ssStar-
route" swindle have 6lled the Republic
an bosses with alarm and dismsy.
They find the men entrusted with tho
management Of the late Presidential
canvass ON their side stepped to their
eyes in that monstrous iniquity. Dor
sey, who superintended the purchase al
Indiana and was complimented with q
public dinner ct which Vice President
Arthur toasted him % tho efficient dis
tributor of "political tracts;"" BrAdy.
who was called upon for material aid
by Garfield through Hubbell. the Chair
man of the Republican Congressional
COMMITTEES; Gorham, tho candidate for
Secretary Of the Senate and editor a
the Washington organ Of the stalwaxts,
and who was the associate and assistant
of Dorsey in Indiana, were the organ
izers and leaders Of thoir party during
the late Presidential canvass. Dorsey,
it turns out, was one OF the chief beneli-
Charles Of the frauds committed On the
Government through the connivance q
Brady, late Second Assistant Postmas-
ter-General. and Gorham Is his chum.
adviser and defender. In order 20
soften the effect which the disclosures
concerning Dorsey. Brady q Co.
necessarily must have ON the for
tune of the Republican party the bosses
at Washington invented and circulated
the story that the nomination q General
Hancock for the Presidency was secured
by the use of money contributed by the
''Star-ronte" ring. This bold and out
ragcous falsehood was telegraphed
from Washington TO such journals n
are known TO Be ready 70 publish any
scandal that il likely TO make . sufi-
cient sensation TO procure them few
additional readers. In order to invest
the calumny with an air Of probability .
statement was injected into IL 70 the e.
feet that ian nti-Randall delegation
was sent from this State 10 the Cincin-
natl Convention through the expendi-
ture of "Star-route' money. But this
simply served to stamp the lie whh IL
true character. The delegation from
this State was not 'anti-Randall."
The ex-Speaker's friends organissd tho
delegation, elected Its chairman OR.
Malcolm Hay, Of Pittsburgh), controlled
its committees. and would have given
their favorite for President . majority
of its votes had not the pressure In
favor of Hancock from the people. In
thousands of enthusiastic telegrams 70
the delegates, destroyed their hopes.
This is matter of history and In well
known to every member Of the delegA-
ton from this State TO the
Cincinnati Convention. But. tho
charge that Hancock's nomina-
ton was corruptly procured fell cvsry-
where on incredulous ears. end now
the bosses are obliged TO change their
tactics in order to throw some Of the
odium Of the Star-route" iniquity. on
the Democrats. The other day num-
Der Of persons were arrested In Phila-
delphia and taken before the United
States Commissioner on charges Of
completely in certain frauds perpetfsfed
ON the Government In the letting Of
contracts for carrying the mails. A.
once It was announced through the col
umns Of the sensational press that the
accused parties are friends Of ex-
Speaker Randall. but IL was gsnerously
added that 1t u Thought the ex-Speaker
had no knowledge Of their connection
with the fraudulent mail contractsf
This shows how severe II the test 20
which the ingenuity Of the Republican
bosses u subjected In thsir efforts TO
criminals In the "Starsroute" frauds
and to transfer TO the Democracy some
of the odium which attaches 70 their
own party ON account Of the prominent
part played in those frauds BY the men
who raised the sinews Of war and pur-
chased the victory for Garfield and Ar
thur last November. -Havvisbssrg (HbL)
Patriot
III all the negroes were. - va
claimed. Republicans. they constituted
one-fourth Of the Republican party.