Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-27
ARTHUR'S CRITICS.

AAey OouDG. HIS Sincerity in PrOSeC uting
the Star: Route Thieyes-Bob Ingessoll
Denounces the Removals ias Infamous.
Postmaster Angler and ASS slant Parke,
Demand an Investigation.
The postmaster and assistant postmaste,
removed Saturday by the president for al
legged sympathy with the star route defend
ants, addressed the following letter to the
tpresident: ai aal -1ri .st.~ ....l te8's ~
I WASHINGTON, Nov.25.LTo the President
tSIR--t learn through the public press
for the first time, that by: your order we
have been removed from office in this city
on grounds that we have been guilty OF
misconduct as officers of the government,
which allegations are false in particular
and damaging to as. We avail ourselves
i'of this early Opportunity to bring the
matter to yohr-4atteRtion Ia case the
reports are authentic, AID asking of you
that before you confirm the alleged action
you VIII suspend such procedure, un
| tlI the matter can be Thoroughly invasti-
| gated by a commission, or any fair means,
your wisdom may suggest for Just and
correct conclusion. The charges of It'd
| ball, late postofflce inspector, to which
fBliss alludesi in hisletter to you, were met
more than year ago and explained to the
satisfaction of the department. As to the
charge that we directly or indirectly inter
Tered with the so-called star-route cases,
I'VE deny. As to the correspondence of Mr..
Anger III his home paper, it was the
tsubstance OF what was stated by the court
from the BENCH and was reflected as a
matter of news only. E. While we do not
] one Sf1On rirh+ fC. -,
!! and remove il another, We do deny your
right to assign as a cause for such suspen-
sion and removal conduct and action aliks
damaging and injurious to us as public
! officers and honorable men without giving
US chance to be heard. You must be aware
1 these reAec:i9nsywhicli are SANDERS on our
characters: receiving the official sanction
OF your high Office, leave no other course
than this application and appeal to your
| sense of right and justice. The Offices we
willingly yie.a, but to the aspersions on
| our characters we enter our special but
tearnest protest. 1T ~. :...g !
! James R. Young and Brewster Cameron,
| both of the department of justice, are
candidates for Marshal Henry's place.
CHICAGO. Nov. 26-Col. Ingersoll, of
counsel III the star route case, said in an
interview Oh the subject of Saturdays dis
! mlssal by President Artilur: 1T is the part
OF the government TO :terrorize the jury.
l believe Henry is as honest :mau as ever
lived. lie never Cid :: favor to defendants:
simply did his duty, no more,
no less. The reason why they
want him out is t;iat they may put in
sonis one who will 90 nore than his duty.
They want to get absolute control of the
jury. inever dreamed Ainger OF Parker
were friends or enemies of departments.
These men have been cut down without a
hearing. Nothing more unjust has been
done in the history of the country. The
idea that a citizen or, officer cannot give
his opinion of -. the innocence of
a y party without being prosecuted
by the government, without
re.noval, is, simply horrible, their idea is
that every officer and dog that can be,
should be Kissed on any department by
the attorney general. The doctrine is too
contemplate to: find Judgment in the brain
Of decent men, I have not read the let
tiers OF the attorney general and MI. Bliss,
and don't intend to. know there is not a
word of truth in them, and don't care to
take up my time reading what is not so.
be. removed, and that everybody who
does; not think Brewster thea most wonder
full of men would follow him. I believe
Henry, Anger and Parker were all re-
moved because they are honest men. The
department Of justice has grown desperate
since its paid - agents were con-
victed of trying to bride the jury. If
the next jury acquits- and it never will
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the jury convicted of conspiracy to acquit.
He wants to spare this one, that's ALL. I
know nothing about Spencer and Helms,
except that Spencer is government witness.
It is sim lyfinfamoust to remove men with
cut a hearing and pnta stain on them by
ec pdite letters LIS ...:,i.- a.
CH1cAeo, Nov. 26-The Times will say
editorially, ''While it is possible there may
be some important political significance
in the sudden execu i've onslaught ON the
star route gang. and that it may be the in
itiai act in a coming series of works meet
for repentance suggested by popular
Judgment announced some three weeks
ago, the probability at this writing seems
to be that the president has only yielded,
perhaps reluctantly: He has certainly
yielded ,tardily to..the Representations from.
the department of justice, which he could
not disregard. # compelled to part COM
pany with the present attorney general
Under ordinary circumstances, the
grief of Arthur mi ght not Be inconsolable,
but to let the officer resign for the notori-.
Gus reason that, his efforts to bring a gang
of public robbers.to justice were opposed
by consRirators holding Office under the
goyernmen would cause 50: much scandal
that the most hardened politician would
hesitate to pursue II. l12o1 q 5--7:.', :
= The charges against the displaced Off
Gals by the attorney general were of such
character that the president coald not
refuse to act on them and expect Brewster
to remain in Office, or hope to conceal from
the eyes of future congressional investiga-
tors the circumstances now revealed in the
| attorney generals letter, and to disre-
gard them would infallibiy establish
the existence Of White house sympathy for;
and intimate relations with the 'conspira-l
tors, The public will await further de.
'veIoprneufs: before concluding that 1.-The
removals, should be credited to an awak
ening Of the executive iconscience, rather
than to the instinct of self preservation. j.
- THE FAT AND THE LEAN, =