Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-11

New 1Ofh Herald, August 9TH.
A table has been prepared at the Post Office de-
partment in Washington which shows the amount
and kind OF expedition" made On star routes dur
Ing Mr. BradyS administration OF these routes and
by his predecessors. Itpresents curious contrast
between Mr.. Brady, now Oh trial at Washington,
and other Second Assistant PoStmaSterS General.
From January l, 1872, 10 June 80 1875, Mir. John
S Routt was Second Assistant Postmaster G General
MI Routt is an energetic western man, known
for his zeal for the development OF the west. Ii
might be supposed that he would have granted a
great deal OF expedition" Well, during the three
years and haf he occupied the Office he ordered
expedition on seventeen Star routes.
! Nh. James n. Tyner succeeded Mr.. Routt For
the year closing June 80, 1876, Mr.. Tyner ordered
expedition on SIX routes.
Mr.. Thomas J. Brady succeeded Mr. Tyner. and
from June 30, 1876, % April 20, 1881, Mr.. Brady
granted expedition ON one hundred and twenty
routes.
That is to say, Mr.. Routt held the Office three
years and half and granted expedition on SEVEN
teen star routes. Mr. Brady he'd office four wears
and three-auarterS, and ordered expedition on one
hundred and twenty star routes. But this is only
part OF the showing. Mr. RouttS orders for expe-
dltlon were extremely moderate In amount. AS
we run our eyes down the table we see such no.
ureS as 81 800 $780, Geo. $14 000 and on one long
route only. the original annual pay OF which was
Sl42UU, tnere Is an order for $4,000 for eXDedi-
ton. 1t is the same with MI Tyner, whose high
est order for expedition was but So 0C0; but when
we come to the table showing Brady'S orders Tor
expedition the figures jump at once out OF hun
dredS OF dollars into tens OF thousands. and such
ngures as $4,000 s35 900, s23 GOO. $4,000, s2l GEO.
$4,000 and $4,000 are found, besides numerous
entries OF between $4,000 and $4,000
MIR. Brady'5 successor, Mr.. Elmer, has ordered
very little expedition" He has effected an cnor-
nous economy In the star routes without fnjuring
the country or giving rise to complaints from the
people. Mr. Brady demanded or one session OF
Congress 100000 over his estimates as a def
cheney On his star routes and impudently told Con-
gIeSS that unless 1t gave him the money which he
had spent without authority, he would immedi-
ately stop all the star routes Mr.. Elmer, Mr.
BradyS successor, without injurng the postal ser
wee, mas e1ected so great a saving In the star
route service that the amount OF this saving prom.
ses this year TO make the whole postal service SELF
supporting.
The figures thus disclosed show an immense and
lmpudent waste OF money by Mr.. Brady The nu-
mefouS witnesses for the government in the star
route Trial have shown, as Judge Wylie ruled in
court, that there was conspiracy between Brady
and other persons indicted to waste the public
treasure. Mr. Walsh showed In his testimony
that there were arrangements for the division OF
Tie plumber between Brady and his fellow conspi-
tors, and Mr.. WalSh's testimony stands not only
uncontradlcted, but confirmed by the testimony OF
others. The defense did not venture to put Brady
on the stand TO meet WalShs evidence. The trial
mas Deen long and tedious, but the testimony given
has at least Informed the public mind concerning
the crimes OF set OF men who had grown so pow
erful and 1nsolent, and confident In the strength
OF their hold upon public men that they defied
Congress- the public and the ofncers OF justice In
the public mind they are already convicted. III
they shall be convicted in court that will do much
TO purify Washington. 1t will teach the plumber
Ing lobby lesson which Will make them at least a
little modest.