The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-05-17

Peck br0tner-ln law vi o. DoioeJ,
Looking Glass route referred to 80 fire.
ouently in the above dispatches, was ex-
nedited under Dorsey's management
from 81, 800 to Sl3,775 year. The
next question was to get the route In
Washington Territory expedited. This
was the route from Wallawalla to Pleas
ont Grove, on the Upper fakemema.
Under direction from Dorsey, Wilcox
went to Wallawalla on on errand similar
to that which he had performed at Eu.
gene City, where Dorsey telegraphed
him as follows:
WASHINGTON. D. c., June, 70.
F. r. Wilcox, Wallawalla:
Have you done anything with the
Wallawalla and Pleasant Grove routes
Answer.
To this Wilcox returned the follow
ing:
WALLAwALLA, W. T. June 10, '79.
Hon. s. w. Dorsey, street Washington. D G.
have been over the route from Wal
lswalla to Pleasant Grove Your fig
ures are impossible to the West. Said
bid $4,000 for two trips, $11 900 for six
trips and sl2,SOO for seven trips. What
shall / do? F. r. WILCOX.
To this the following answer was re-
turned:
WASHINGTON, D. e. June IL, 10.
F. R. Wilcox:
You msy give 81 300 for one trip
$5, 900 for three trips, $S,400 for six
trips and S9, 900 for seven trips.
S W. DORSEY
Wilcox replied on the same day:
"Your figures are impossible. Mine
cf yesterday are the lowest / can get. ;
The contract was closed at $l1, ,00C
for six trips, though Dorsey telegraphed
Wilcox that he was interested only ID
the Bridge Creek and Looking Glass
routes. In the Oregon satements it is
probably to he understood only as 8
notice to Wilcox that these we're the
only routes that he (Wilcox) was to
work upon, for the greatest swindle oI
all is in the route from Dallas to Baker
City via Canon City, which was. howev,
er, under the manipulations Of ring
increased to the service of six times 9
week, which is wholly unnecessary, and
the pay was raised from &S,2S8 to S72,.
52C j. NJ. Peck also has another ex
pedited route, via; From Canon City to
Camp McDermht, most of way through
country without population and incaps-
BILE of sustaining any. This route was
expedited from S2.SsS to S2l 500.
j. W. Dorsey has contract on the
route from Dallas to Lake View, in
Southern Oregon, which route also was
expedited from eS,0SS to s2O,300 I,
is probable, therefore, that Wilcox has
charge Of only small part OF the busi-
ness OF the Dorsey ring in Oregon.
The O,egonian Of tomorrow will say
Of the developments in the Star Route
frauds: Ex-senator Dorsey will hardly
ask the Postmaster General now to write
a letter exonerating him. George A
Steele, who has been nominated for
Postmaster of Portland, was special
agent of the Postofflce Department for
Oregon, Washington and Idaho at the
time when the Star Service was so largely
expedited and the pay on many routes
so immensely and
FRAUDULENrLY INCREASED.
He knew all about these transactions, as
he had his attention called to them, and
especially to the route from Dallas to
Baker City via Canon City, which route
was expedited from 8S,2SS to S72,5
1t would be pertinent inquiry to learr
what was the nature of his reports tc
the Department on these routes, ant
what recommendation he made. Did ht
help the contractors to work up these
routes and get their enormous increase
of pay, or did he expose its iniquities
10 the Department. just now, since ht
expects to he postmaster of Portland
these are pertinent inquiries. We ven
ture the opinion. and that without specia
hazard, that as post official be threw
no obstacles in the way of expeditins
contractors. The suit was begun a
Denver for the reason that the plaintiff
was able to get service on Dorsey there
Wilcox is still in Oregon. The attorne!
who sent the claim from Portland tt
Denver to be sued, is j K. Woodward
formerly county Judge Of this. Multua
my, county. The original document
printed above are here in the custody o
the agent of the Associated Press