Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-01
NO. 1S

father, on Fifth avenue, The cere-
 mOny was followed by a reception, st
 which large number OfdIstInguished guests were present. The presents
 were numerous and costly, the bride receiving S5, GOO, 900 as dowry. The
 newly married couple sail the latter
 part of the week for Europe.
 The Presidents Opinion. NEW YORK, April 27.--The Her. aids Washington special says; The | President told French lhis morning | that the reckless and unlawful ex- penditure Ot public money on the 1 star routes must have been known to ! those occupying subordinate positions of trust in the cfice of the second Assistant Postmaster General, and in 1 his opinion the public service demands that subOrdinates should not conceal such inexcUSable waste Of government funds by their silence.
 The Post Oniee Scandals.
 NEW YORK, April 27.--The Her ald's Washington special says: Ex- Senator Dorsey says that ex-Second Assistant Postmaster General Brady Is 9 scoundrel. The President says he IS determined that the whole mass or corruption in the Post Office Depart ment shs De prObed .o the bottom. He doc not care 10 is hurt in the process, aud he given the most positive insiru 10 Postmaster General James Ga, nobody IS 10 be saved Inquiry has D far disclosed great irreguiarIty and loOseuess in the management of the contract system, and the prevalence of perjury on the part Cf contractors and their dummies is aCcuu. ulating rapidly, that having been ore of the agencIes in securing increased pay.
 Brady writes to the Herald to-day as follows. Up Co thls time 1 have satisfied my self with a general denial of the charges made by class of newspaper correspondents who either do not care to know the facts, or knowing them, deliberately misrep- - resent them. \ thorough investigs- uOn of every phase of the matter can not be initiated one moment too soon for me. The S3 routes include all the great ua,i routgs.' He goes on Co say. responsible for all that was hile at the head If the C0ntracl Bureau. I am proud oi the fact that l was in the position to respond tO the wants Ot the country in it~ recent and still continuing wOn- derful era of prosperity. No man who comes after me, whatever hls preteE,ious may He, dare not set his lace against the liberal policy inaug- urat, q by udge Key. IL Was and IS ihe true policy endorsed hy the peo- pie and any attempt co change it will bring dI.cOmfturr Ou those bhO haz- ard experiment All iEis talk about rIngs and COrruptuess comes from dis graced contractors and wouldbe blackmaIleTs. ! have in Gil eases here fraud has cCmr Go my knOwl- edge, set my face as @ lint against such propositions ard would have been energetic 'n wipiuS out any DOT uOu cf the Star mail service that rested upon too loose foundation tO popular support or commendatiOa- Nn-hiug was done, es 1 have said above, that was not done at the re. quest of mem bers of Congress who were supposed Co know the needs and ANNi atA ~lAit LA1 Nt v NAA NbANl lAlesnttil nothing was persisted in that failed 10 receive he approval of a majority of both houses. For a while the public mind may confounded by the claims of Jhe persons alIr i-i 90. It is nOtor- .ou- f4"' tuat while the committee unanimously recommended a large increase alter the apprOpria- unn for the previous year had expired, Congress granted the rull amount estimated for by he Department and thereby nOt ruly justified the increase on 'he>e g3 rO-tes, but continued them permanently on that ba-is. It is also a act that Congress ei the last session appropriated not only a sufi- Cien. amount Co conduct services ss they were increase@, but gave $500. 900 for Q luther increase during the next fiscal year, and it is a mnie sO- tOrICu, fact that during he past four years The entire postal -ervice had grown with a wonderful growth. This Is GOt confined Co the star service alone.