Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-05-05
Brady's Contracts.
from The y. Y. Irihuas

| The list Of the Star mail routes on which the
+ contract price fOt service has been increased
+ br order Of the late Second Assistant Post
mTSieT Genera. bear. upon it, iace strong pre-
>umpliNe evidence of fraud This list etn-
brace, min, iyihre, routes let 10 thirtl-siN con-
g. ctor~, some II whom. however. have psrt-
r>hip arrangements The ninctt -ihrte
routes We're let n the aggregate prize Of S,31.-
III ler aunuW. General Br DIV in, Erased the
compensation uf the contractors an pr.trn,e
that the service nesle,i g. b. expedited ~ time
and inCT" is,l ~ Frequency - thai the sggtt-
gatr compensation J. upN $3.50 IA p,r au-
mum The average "ngth oi titBe fsr wh,Uh
she increased l.aN run. j. about tn 90 YEAR
{ "r' f"rv he contractors On these favored
ROUTES vii rift hs ihr friendly regard at
eon-rai Bridt o. the handsome amount OF
Sa.275.pDo
Ia, .. what spprsr> at 3 tr,i N..w IT the
bp-iEe... L.tus looA ltilc fur her into %
he's niurfy-thrvr route. are uuiA \ -ma' por-
ron nf IN whole number 81 star routes. There
arr s.l32 routes on which Their. ha- i--su no
inc'' a., 81 compensation The a, "eNpsd.t,d"
reuie- take S2.>04.3l& Of The annual spptupTi-
aiion i"T the lar >erNi'r, and the s.ls4 itsi
have not isrcn -'eNpedtc,.' z ou.N S3.ts'1.7s6
Now % l. plain that II IN Increase Il .,rs ice
un the ~ fOutss D. needed and hs, bcru ordered
vi h a siew to the Interests Of the pub D. and
the fhci'ucN 81 the posts seTN icc. these routes
a Do i'v distribute over the country. some
viii b. IN tue ta>istn AMI Middle >tsies snd
>iats>. a. 49,. some in the nsW ,tc, aud
Icrriiorl',. II ~'uid NOT h.ppcu that al the
route, Sh're fA,irr sud more f,tqucnt service
~ - fund to De- ur'tlsd gu Il b.. = ac-,i Ia
single ~r,iipu q thu ouuu rs. What i the
farit EVtrs aus 81 the incrtas,-l-faY roui,.
3. wei Of the M.,i,sirpi River. They arr al
oui on the frontiers Of civilization. " here .ei-
usmcnis are thin. sud there l. no organized
public opinion To detect rascaliis and project
the interests Of IN, Government.
A.
the haLds OF the Attorney -Ctcncral. there l.
only one rcfugc from the CONCLUSION that the re
wcrr corrupt practices connected with the
sudden aud suormuu. increase u III, paw ~
thee - favored contractors. Thi, e., that the
nauag, ui'ut Of the contract ohicc va. in
competent to the verge 81 idiacy. \ Goscru.
nsnl official " be- think S. ~ sufficient fir
the mali sTraic between Prescott ami santa
p. and make \ hargin a. thai figurr. and
then i'W weeks later concludes that the con
tractor ought 10 have Sl.li -. must be- either
4 f,.ni or knaye III, uusnc,, i 10 know
What ~"rsi,e Z. needed before FIXING the FIRE.
quruey and speed ~ the mail carr. r. trips
sud making bargain with The contractor
Take auuihr. route for ins'ancc-ihat between
Rcd River Landing AMI >hgsseIori. through
country where RI" poIA.a iou Ia. increase,
very lHilv lurIng the pa,t "a IT'S YEAR Il Ma
lhe duiy Of The ~ocund Assistant Pu.ima.i.r
Grncral 90 know whit server va. needed
and D. had the experience ~ the department
Ail lIir r. IHiflN OF IT. -lstfa A-fnfs u guide
ht- ia igmrui. ". let the route for sli.-ul a
wear. and short tine anerWaFd ''rVtrlilfl' .
90 and iu. r'as'd The "a, To- 81 III. uu, or
two otl'r examples WI. suff e.. The Ca.d-
well and Port Ill route ~ the Indian Terri.
1 ~ Va. increased from =. 90 T. 80 80. the
Ron man and Far; krnsb roui. lu Mouiar,
from sl6.ssi to $50 AuI %, Willow Ranch
and Reno route 10 aif4rnls from S.4LI ia
-. Az. These are ou'y a f,W .isciul. u trick.
W TvI@At that the 4U'y refuge Il Gcu.ral
llradN from %, yhArEr uf dishonesty is ia a
conf"ssIuu ~ inonmrsis IL. mu.' yrot..f
Thai be- bad us praI,r Au1N i,ir- of 10. bu.,-
hes Of au important branch - De Post pffirr
II. pArm. NJ which d. managed Tor nv y.sr..
or be mu,i arc'pi The brsni that public ogiu-
Ion = fastening upon him. sweeping general .
d'uis,- 81 corruption viii not sNAii. wrh
u hat motive tiii be- increase th.s" ta contracts
II the increased expedited .er, irr Va. nsrc,-
sars. Why DID be- ~; know m" tarf - hen hc
l"t the contrAris' General BrA.iy IA, never
passed Tor a stupid man H. hAs had ID,
,r'Vlu 80 possessing rather marv than au aver
AZ amount Of shrrs dncsS. tie would make
Tnur hEurv now irving 20 plead hs bahv act.
He Knew Whist be about u h"u De- weni 70 z
work 10 TAKE siN millions Of dollar. from the
Treasury and distribute It among thlrty-.lA /
mail contractors.