New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-28
Why WAYNE MAcVEAGH RETIRED.

WHY NA1NE MACY EAbh hEllhED
A FRIENDLY LETTER FROM HIM TO PRESIDENT
ARTHUR EXPIAISING PRESIDENT GARFIELD's
ATTITUDE REGARDING THE STAR ROUTE CASES
AND SHOWING THE NECESSITY FOR HIs OWN
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PROSECUTION.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.-Ihe Times will
print tomorrow letter written by wayn Macveagh TO
President Arthur The letter bore date Of Philadelphia,
November 1881. and therefore written while Mt.
MacVcagh was still member OF the Cabinet The text
OF the letter is rs follows:
Your letter has inst reached and viii come TO ,ss
Won and talk over more the subject 0f which 10
treats I'm the spirit o; ;concntOn tn which we have
heretofore discussed IT, viii leegra n you IN advance
os os ny can irec aysef nom encacements here.
In the internal wsu you to consider again The reason
As have ALREADY told you knew comparatively n0tn,
lng Sar Icute frauds unll fft tidht Curheia
cfs iuy attention TO them He spoke very earnestly
o. ns duty 10 them thoroughly inyes atrd 10 re,
all persons VINO ought 10 nase ..'l n u
r.asnuabe grounds Tor such course were developed Dy
~ S'fion - lfa said he had explained 20 tho
Pnslnas,eT General the same views, and ais" why he
wished am 10 consult rather than the bstrlc,A
unan , me and We wcnt together the President Hs
Ma unite as emphatic before IN the expression
Of M, own opinion dpOn the subject He spoke or tho
frauds a. unparalleled Siianiesi "a loathsone ulc9r
ON the OOdy pouIc needing to be eut ont wih all lts
roots matter Where they extended Tie stated thas
while IL did belong to my Department alny nos
AT All AT tAat stage Ol the mnicryet o" wished 10 asso
cate me with the Fostmastetu 90 inc "
having the latter feel al perfect hleiy 10 consult iAe
a, am, tire an mt IT, lie said hc intended 10 remove
encraI Brady as tie Postmaster eould
nud "a satisfactory successor Al supsll 'H1 IN e.-
Wv pe regretted the delay IN that ma ter ad urged DIS
niredtitc removal As he held bin principally response
bl. or me great frauds which he evidently was CON-
| yinced had been committed ....,., ~,
A eoon as General Bradys rsSgntuon hsu
| be.n d.uauded his newspapers hot UnHStuIaly
SSSin abusng Freside1t CARRIED the Po-'maser-Grn-
- nnIs~if md everybody IN any way connected Win
80, inye.hgatIon. On this Bublcct speak without mo
ghre,t personal warmth, fOr tIencclor.h ceased Iesd
S,7 fnef, and 4 ouly know what have ben tod. "
IN gre, sed regret that he hal exposed mo
s,,nt attacks by connecting me with matter hos
ncees-,r part OF my duty nc thAt stage but toiu
In ma glrded an honor 10 De a5used ia MS
o,nnany added the general proposition taat IN thcse
ys tne abuse of thieves about the on! decoration
nr,t hfe worth Winning and IA the oJrest posi-
HE passuort 10 the gOOd opinion oI honest men, -.
Ia this spirit and IN TINS comptulonsmp l "ehs
an advising with the President and the
Pnstmaster-Ceneral as occasion arose hy Iune'
tin,. were slight and inIIeQnehl. MF nOou'
v.rd " "a the special agent OF the f0sl once Depar'
. -, acouainted with these frauds ANA most zea-
ons IN ther CATION lie not only possessed tho
eutre confidence Ol the FOsthlasleroe OUT nal
been commended TO me personally Oy senator h."ioy
a. man nf excellent Judgment, and not only OF uh-
doubted bus aggressive honesty; nnsh,
NJ Wo,av-rd thuuyht desirable that he should nave
he sststance of Mr. GibsOnand the Postmaster
conceded In that opinlOn, went WIN le We ca,yed
dent Garfield explained the natlef u MN a snh.a.
bis direcIons TO employ Mr. hloson. 10.
nmentv Ir Woodward and Mr.. Gibson agre ~
nr Inc em OF ar Cook, preclses ~ he
WAS pursued with tho same result. Sacxisd "a
r~,,.tt me any person supposed 10 possess
of these frauds. advised him 70 Ieh or infors
Sheneyer received letters suBsesuns ,hs
mallon wrote TO the parties ~
, - ,Se Cove rnuast V se:>ia any knowiease W