American citizen., 1881-06-04

only 700 Cl6dTly IIeIJlHcu Will GIIe
! whole miserable system. and the great
body Of the party are heartily ashamed
of it.''
These statements voice the sentiment
of large majority of the people of the
United States, and, we believe, of a
majority Of the flif-m1nded Republi-
cans of the Country; concerning the
bargain with MahOne. concerning the
outrageous terms of payment 0f Ma
hone, to which the Republican Sena-
tors still adhere. and concerning ths
complete identification of the Repub
lican party with this enormous National
steal. The Times suggests more than
it says. The Republican party, 1t says,
''uas only too clearly identified with the
whole miserable system;' and, by the
same tokens, the Republican party was
the gamer by the "wh0le miserable
system" Brady was one of the men
who helped to steal Florida four years
ago. He had been useful in one Presi-
dental election. at least, through his
peculiar methods This fact was not
unknown to the country. to the Repub-
during the last Presidential election.
General Garfield was member of the
House when large portion of the es-
sential facts touching the Post-office
frauds were exposed on the floor of the
Houss. If VIC are not mistaken, Gar
field lodged all votes upon this gues-
| ton while it Was before the House; but
he was not ignorant OF the charges, or
of their probable truth, or the probable
profits accruing to the swindlers ON
the supposit:On that the charges were
true. In view of all these facts let us
read this letter which General Garfield
wrote on the Esd of last August to the
Chairman of the Republican Congress
ional Committees:
MENTOR, Ohio, August g, 1870
my DEAR HUBBEII.: Yours of the 18th
inst received, and contents are noted. Please
say to Brady that hope he will give us slI the
effec lively. Please tell me how the Depart
ments generally are doing.
"Hor. on ia ). 4. Hubbcll. wssain. ton. To- D. D. 6. ''D
The country has recently learned that
Garfield was elected by men whom the
New York Times calls rascals, and by
stolen money, for Indiana was carried
by such men and such methods. This
letter indicates that this was done at
Garfield's request. When General Gar
field wrote this letter he knew who Mr..
Brady was; he knew what MI. Brady's
methods were in politics; he knew how
Mr.. Brady became rich. If rich; he
knew with what Brady had been
charged; he knew the nature of that
assistance, and how it became pos
sible for Brady to "help us effective
w." His message to Mr.. Brady is very
familiar: - Please say TO Brady" And
it was by the "effective " help" the
assistance" of the Bradys, that Indi-
ana was :. stolen," as ex-United States
Senator Dorsey puts it, from the Demo
cratic party. The American people
were duped by these men. The thieves
"didn't want change"
The closing sentence of this little let
ter is most significant. Garfield is a
CiviLService Reformer. The country
recollects the pretty things he said
about Civil-Service Reform in his in
augural address. The Republican
party was full of Civil-Service Reform
professions. The language of Hayes
Civil Service order forbidding political
contributions from persons in the Feder-
al service, forbidding all persons in the
Federal employment from participating
in election campaigns, ETC., is still fresh
in the recollection of the country, and
was fresh in Garfield's recollection
last August. But, last August. Garfield
wrote a message for the king of robbers
in the Post-office Department: PLEASE
say to Brady that l hope he will give
us all the assistance he CAM" and this
Civil-Serviee Reform candidate for the
Presidency, in his very letterrequestinga a
stupendous peculator to give .assist-
ance," also says: "Pledse tell me hosO
the Dcpartnu nts generally are do~g"
Are there Bradys in other Departments
of the Government? Would an honest
Civil-Service Reform candidate have
written such q REQUEST? Is not this q
remarkable inquiry from a virtuous
Civil-Service Reform candidate for the
Presidency to inject into letter beg
ging a Department peculator to help
him "effectively' into the Presidency
Proclaiming that the Departments
ought not to do anything in elections,
General Garfield says: PLEASE tell me
how the Departments generally are do.
ingr' "How long, o Lord. howlong"
How long will the American people con-
tinue to be cheated. fooled, robbed,
continuing. meanwhile, to reward the
hypocrites and robbers? Cincinnati
Enqxtrer.