Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-11-29
naevEAGH TO ARrnUR.

nocVEAGH 10 ARTMU8.
A Letter Setting Forth His Rea-
SONS for ReetGnfng He De-
nOanoee the star Reuters.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28.-The fol.
lowing letter from ex-Attorney General
Wayne MacVeagh to President Arthur,
written just bef"re his retirement from
the Cabinet appears in the Times:
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. s.
| Mr., President.-Yourl letter has in ct
reached me. and l will come to see you
and talk over once more the subject of
| which it treats in the same spirit of
| Cancellation in which we have hereto
fore treated it. will telegraph in ad.
| vance of my coming, which will be just
as soon as l free myself of engage
ments here. In the Interval / wish
YOU to consider again the reasons why
cannot share your opinion upon this
subject.
As l have already told you. I knew
comparatively nothing about the Star
route frauds until President Garfield
called my attention 70 them. He spoke
earnestly of his duty to have them in
vestigated and to see exposed the
PERSONS who ought to have prevented
them, and to see that all persons were
prosecuted against whom reasonable
grounds for such a course we're de-
veloped by investigation. He said be
had explained to the Postmaster Cen
eraI the same views, and also why he
wished him to consult with me rather
than with the District Attorney of the
District. The Postmaster General
called upon me and we went together
to the President. He was quite as
emphatic as before in the expression of
his Own opinion on the subject. He
spoke of the frauds as
UNPARALLELED vILLAINIEs,
And as loathsome ulcers on the body
polite, needing to be cut out with ali
their roots, no matter where they
might extend. He stated that while it
did not belong to any department.
certainly not at all at that stage of the
matter to mine-yet he wished to as
sociate me with the Postmaster Gen.
eral to the extent of having the latter
feel at perfect liberty to consult me any
time about it. He said he intended to
REMOVE GENERAL BRADY
As soon as the Postmaster General
could find satisfactory successor. At
a subsequent interview he regretted the
delay in this matter, and urged his I'M
mediate removal. as he held him prin.
cipally responsible for the great frauds
which he evidently was convinced had
been committed. As soon as General
Brady's resignation had been demanded
his newspaper, not unnaturally, began
abusing President Garfield. the Post.
master General, myself and everybody
in any way connected with the iuvesti-
CATION. On this subject speak with
out the slightest personal warmth. for
thenceforth ceased reading them and
l only know what have been told by
others or read in other newspapers.
President Garfield subsequently ex-
pressed regret that he had exposed me
to such attacks by connecting me with
a matter not necessarily part of my
duty at that stage, but told him that
| regarded it as an honor to be abused in
his company. l added the general
that in these days the abuse
of thieves is about the only decoration
in our public life worth winning, and
i, the surest possible passport to
THE GOOD OPINION OF HONEST MEN.
In this spirit and in this companion
ship l went on advising with the Presi-
dent and the Postmaster General as
occasion arose. My functions were
slight and infreGuent. Woodward was
the postal agent of the Postoffice De.
partment best acquainted with these |
legation. He not only possessed the
entire confidence of the Postmaster |
but had been commended to
me personally by Senator Hawley as a
man of excellent judgment. aud not |
only of unduubted but aggressive hon.
esty. When, therefore, Woodward |
Thought it desirable that he should |
have the assistance of Gibson, and the |
Postmaster General conceded in that
opinion, went with the latter to
President Garfield, explained the mat
scE III Nun, duO JCCTlNcu HIS uucCtIpu
to employ Gibson. When subsequently,
w ooaward and Gibson agreed in re-
luesting the employment of Cook, pre-.
,isely the same course was pursued,
with the same result. Whenever they
brought me any person supposed to
possess knowledge of these frauds.
advised him to tell the truth and
1henever l receiv ed letters suggesting
,ome source OF information, wrote to
he parties indicated expressing the
lesire OF the government to obtain any
of papers relating to the
'ubject under their control, and what
,ver responses were received ], of
,ourse, turned them over to the Post.
master General in charge of the in
luiries then progressing.
THE ONLY vINDICATIoN FOR BRADY,
DORSEY 4 co.
I also insisted from the first, and upon
III proper occasions, that there was no
possible vindication for any body &C.
used except by an open trial before
court ana jury, or q frank abandon.
nent of the cases by the government
{ the evidence did not in the opinion
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