National Republican., 1882-03-18

The Little Man with the Little Gun.
And his name was Cook. lie fired off
his little gun because he did not seem to
be wanted any longer in connection with
certain prosecutions by the Government
He was retained about a year ago, and,
in company with Detectives Gibson and
Woodward, has been busy during all
that time assuring the public, through the
newspapers, that he was about to begin
to begin Hc was retained by the same At
torney-General who afterward retained
MIR. Bliss and the present Attorneys -Ger-
eral. The latter has not appeared
to have so high an opinion of Mr..
Cooks Importance in the cases as had
Cook himself. That is all. And so
Mr. Cook resigns, and in his resignation
tells us all his woes. lie has not at any
time been "sent for or given the conf
dence of President Arthur or his Cabi-
net" We blush for the Administration
What Not send for William Alfred
davit Cook? Will wonders never cease ?
And then his detectives, too. They have
never been sent for probably, when
everybody can see with one glance at
the situation that no Cabinet meeting
should have been held without them.
Instead of their being thus made part
ofthe Administration, Mr.. Cook tells us
that every detective has been removed
and others imported from Philadelphia" ;"
What a disclosure. Did Benjamin H..
Brewster suppose that this country would
feel as safe under detectives of
his selection as under those gath
cred together by William A. Cook
Does President Arthur tell us to
our faces that Mr.. Brewster is actually,
as well us in name the Attorney-Gen-
eral when all the people wanted William
Alfred-davit Cook to be the real one?
But Cook has been studying this thing
up. His discharged detectives have prob
ably helped him, and thus he is de-
livered:
The most remarkable thing in the whole busl-
ness is the purchase of The REPuBLtCAH by Mr.
George Bliss, the sum of $4,000, his own personal
check, being paid to Mr.. Brady and the retention
on the journal at the same time of Kilbourn, Con.
ger, and the balance Of the star.routc men. TAX.
ing all these circumstances into consideration any
candid person will at once SEQ the entire change
which has come over this case since the advent of
the present Administration, and Mr.. George Bliss
makes It extremely doubtful as to the ISSUE It Is
possible that may have to say more before get
through.
The least remarkable thing of the
above is that it is not true.
1t is not true that The REPUBLICAN has
been purchased by Mr. George Bliss.
1t is not true that his own personal
check was paid to Mr.. Brady.
1t is not true that either Mr.. Kilbourn,
Mr.. Conger, or any one else connected
with the paper was ever in any way con-
nected with star-route or any other Post.
Office Department business.
THE REPUBLICAN always deprecated the
trial of the star-route cases through the
newspapers. When the grand jury voted
for presentments we said the inquiry
having reached stage where it could be
conducted under the rules of evidence,
by Il court of justice, we should there
after desist from all discussion of il, and
furnish our readers only with the report
Of the proceedings. This has been ad-
hered to, with two or three exceptions
in the news department, which occurred
through ignorance of the rule estab-
lished. Indicted persons are not con-
victed persons. Upon the trial they en-
deavor to give satisfactory explanation
of the facts which, unexplained, led to
indictment. Or they sometimes argue
that the facts alleged constitute no Of
fense, An indicted person is entitled to
be treated as innocent until proven guilty.
If the Attorney-General should at any
time find that without the aid of M.
Cook the Government could not be hon
estly represented in these trials it will
be time enough to treat with him. But
if IL shall continue to be the opinion of
the Attorney-General that Mr.. Bliss is as
able and as honest as Mr.. Cook, probably
he will go on with the prosecutions.
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, is not for
the prosecution nor for the defense. 1t
will only give the news-the discharged
attorneys and detectives may falsely
shout "Star-route organ at it until they
are tired. So have we seen vicious lit
tie boys make mouths at the objects of
their malice.