National Republican., 1882-12-04


! Mr.. MAcVEAGH, after being urged to remain
in his place as Attorney General and proceed
! with the prosecution that had been COM
menccd under his administration, retired
from the Cabinet. In plain English
he deserted his post of duty. His
ilimsy reason for taking to the woods is
given above. But what was the result ? Did
the prosecution of the star-route cases stop2
Did they even flag for ono dav2 Does not
Mr.. MAcVEAGH know that Attorney General
BREWSTER, under the direction of the Presi-
dent, has gone steadily forward? Has not the
vigorous course of the present Administration
dispelled the fear, if ever honestly entertained
expressed by Mr.. MAoVEAGH in his evac-
! uatiOn letter2 If Mr.. MAcVEAGH does
not know this, the people of this
country do know it. Mr.. MACVEAGH's asso-
ciatcs, whom he left in charge of the cases,
know it. People who read have not forgotten
that the President in his first message, used
the following language: 81 have enjoined
| upon the officials who are charged with the
conduct of the star-routc cases on the part of
the government, and upon the eminent coun.
sci who, before my accession to the Presi-
dency, were called to their assistance, the
duty of prosecuting, with the utmost vigor of
the law, all persons who may be found charge
able with frauds upon the postal service" 1t
will not do for the late Attorney General to
come forth from the woods Mt this time and
mount the band-wagon 1t is too gauzy.
! His place is with the advertising agents, the
! paste-carriers, and the bill-posters This is
the best hold of the departed Attorney-Gon-
eral.
In this issue we give our readers the opn-
ion of the country as expressed through its
press. No better evidence is needed that the
country is satisfied with the course of the
| President. 1t may gall Mr.. MACVEAGu
some that the country is much better pleased
with the vigorous and courageous course pur-
sued by President ARTHUR in this matter than
with the gong-beating and iaw-bone perform
Nance kept up by Mr.. MAcVEAGH. Doubtless
/ to stand it. 1t would be much manlier in him
| to admit that his fears, if he ever honestly en-
tertained them, in regard to the course the
II President would pursue were without founda-
tion.
\ The country can depend upon it that the
President is determined that, so far as he and
his officers are concerned, there shall be to the
end vigorous prosecution of these star-route
| cases.
One word more word with Mr. MAcVEAGH
In his interview alluded to above he pays his
respects to The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN and
the gentleman who, from this issue on, will
be responsible for the editorial course of this
paper. For his benefit we will state that Mr.
HATToN did not take Mr.. BRADY's place in
| the Post Office Department, nor has he at any
time had control of the Administration or
gam" nor does he propose now to go into the
organ business. Not being an organ-grinder,
this leaves no possible chance for Mr.. MAC
VEAGH to become associated with us in
business. If, as the ex-Attorney- General
and some of his newspaper friends as
sert, Mr.. HATToN is, or has been, in
any way connected with the star-route con-
spiracy THE REPUBLICAN has no hesitancy
in asserting that he should be turned out of
his position in the department.. THE RE-
PUBLICAN is in favor of the most rigorous
prosecution of these cases, to the end that no
| guilty man shall escape" That this end is
much more likely to be reached by the bold
course being pursued by the President
than by the bone and tambourine policy
which seems so near and dear to the heart of
Mr.. MACVEAGH we have not doubt.