The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-06-10

Tho fact that the system u ssStsr-
route" swindling wac not merely toll
Grated. but encouraged. I'll through The
fraudulent Administration. nol~ith-
standing frequent and Thorough cxpo<-
urcs. Is sufficiently discfciifa6Ic ID the
party which made itself responsible lar
both the one and the other. Hut fhc
Garfield letter 10 my dear Hubbcll. !,
Chairman 81 the Congressional Com
mittee On Blackmail % Government
employees. adds : chapter which IL
simply infamous; and the explanation
offered BY General Garfield seems u Us
worse than the letter itself.
Il was necessary 70 carry Indiana and
Ohio 70 save Garfield. Every special
interest depending upon Government
favor had been bIed to the last point Of
endurance The Rings had come down
with all they could squeeze from the
recipients Of their plumber. Many Or the
manufacturers had contributed what
they could afford. The pct banks
and the railroad kings had Welded
UP freely. The ofliccholdcrs' from
Cabinet officer TO tidowaitcr. had
been assessed three times. But
still the election fund was not large
enough; the cry Of Dorsey and Cor
ham IN Indiana. and Of the managers
under Gariield's own eye in Ohio. was
Tor more money. Then the excellent
AZ. Hubbel bethought him Of the |
"Star-routc" contractors rcveling In |
The plumber 81 years. Of course. the |
person 10 compel them to hand over
was the person through the perversion
Of whose official power thew INA made I
Their money But Brady refused 70 as
<css them unless at the written request 4
% Hayes or Garfield HAYES. fraud and
1mbecile as he was, had still self-respect
enough 70 refuse TO do thing 80 bare
nced As this But Garfield took anoth-
cr view Of Il. He was to be the imme-
d'ate beneficiary Of the proposed cor
uptlon; and he never seemed 70 have
Thought for moment Of rejecting
brady's shameful proposal. Does any
body suppose that be misunderstood il
character? That was utterly impossi-
Die; 4 was too plain for child Is be
mistaken about ii. General Garfield
has put in the infants plea before with
some success; but il will hardly do m
this case He knew perfectly well that
brady's object was 10 make terms for
ne "Star-routc" plnnderers in the fu-
.ure: and thar they would pay up for !
bis election only on those conditions.
a. usual. Garfield hesitated between
The sin and the shame OF Il. and after !
several days consideration. came a !
ne object by circuit. Instead Of /,
writing directly 70 Brady, he wrote 10 +,
iubbell 70 tell Brady to 90 ahead. and .
he letter was passed over 70 the con
FACTORS IS Brady's voucher for the
money he squeezed out Of them: J
md now il Is produced to show how |.
ne election was carried. and what i
manner q man the Republican candi- !
late was.
General Garfield said that he did not .
NOW what the Credit MobiIicr was ,,
md that he had no reason TO suppose !,
hat Cakes Ames was attempting u
'rlbe him BY giving him stock. He
'annot sav - much with regard to Z
jrady. He had been investigated and !,
xpoSed in Congress: the newspapers !,
gere full Of his criminal misconduct: !.
nd General Garfield must have been \
erfcctly aware that he was making
erms with = gang Of public thieves
hen he wrote the letterto Hubbcll. We
Omit that il does not follow that be
1tended TO keep the bargain because I,
2 understood clearly what he was do 4
~ when he made il. ~ r. SUM b