The Evening critic., 1883-05-24

cording TO the number OF men and horses used
How the Government Could he De-
frauded Under Bliss Rule.
Now, they say 1t would be necessary to go
horses would be necessary, and that the mon
who made these anidavits had never been on
the routes. There was no neod of being on the
routes. could give you the number required
on any route two hundred or Ave hundred
miles long. could give you the number OF
men and horses reasonably required to carry
times week, and l could give you the
number reasonably required to carry carry 1t
hour without going there. need not go there
for the purpose OF the afIldavit. can take It
for granted that the road is good and level,
and nobody can be defrauded. II you take
the rule OF Colonel Bliss 1t would be the easi-
That would be by taking the actual number
In use and then taking the number necessary.
General Brady's Honest standard.
on page 4,761 Mr.. Bliss makes the point that
according to law the Second Assistant Post
master.General was not bound to allow accord
ing TO the af1idavits. He is right as TO that.
That is what Mr.. Bliss says, and that is what
John W. Dorsey sworo he thought, and that is
what Mr.. Thomas j. Brady sworo he did. He
did not take the af1idavit as q fnality. Mr..
Thomas ]. Brady said that he took It for
davit thought it was true, and that the man,
when no made the affidavit, swore TO the best
of his knowledge and belief. But
Thomas j. Brady Never SwOre That
He Considered Himself Bound by
the Affidavit.
standard In his own mind, and that expedi-
tion was TO cost $50 mile, or something OF
that kind. He went by that standard, aud he
gauged the affldavits by II.
On page 4,762 Mr.. Bliss says that Brady ad-
mitted that he made no inquiry as to the truth
OF afldavits and that he accepted them as
absolutely conclusive. on page 3,431 Mr..
Brady swears:
81 accepted their statement as conclusive SO
far as they knew"
Brady also swears that he had his standard
In his own mind, as said before, and that he
had an opinion Of his own and that by that
standard and opinion he was governed.
More of Bliss misrepresentation
Exposed.
On page 1887 MI. Bliss says:
"The one fact OF the evidence OF the pay
ment OF money by Dorsey to Brady remains
the same whether the books were put out of
the way by Dorsey or by Rerdell. That Is tho
great central point, so far ms the books were
concerned; and as 10 that the testimony is alb
solutely uncontradicted."
Dorsey Never Paid Brady Dollar.
Mr.. Brady swears that Dorsey never gave
him a dollar. Dorsey swears that he never
had money transaction with Brady amount
ing 10 one cent. Mr.. Rerdell does not pretend
to swear that he knows OF Mr.. Dorsey having
paid dollar to Mr.. Brady. He does not pre-
tend to swear that he knows Of any one of these
defendants having paid one dollar to Mr..
Brady. And yet Mr.. Bliss will tell you that
the fact that Dorsey paid Brady money is un-
contradicted.
Mr.. Bliss-I did not intend that, Colonel. In
gersoll. do not think 1t Is capable OF that In
MIR. Ingersoll-what did you meanP
Mr.. Bliss-As TO the statement being in the
books II is uncontradicted.
Mr.. Ingersoll-Let me see. He now turns
and says he did not moan the money, he meant
the books. The evidence is overwhelming on
set Ia hat fha hnd Il pnta axfa Wban
you deny the existence OF the book take 1t
you deny the existence of any item In 1t. 1t Is
question whether any such books ever ex-
listed, gentlemen. Rerdell swore In the afil
dayit OF June 20, 1881, and he swore to that
AFFIDAVIT three times handrunning, that no
such books existed. He swore substantially
He Told Mr.. French That No Such
Books Ever Existed.
He told Judge Carpenter that no such books
ever existed. He stated to Bosler that no such
books ever existed. And now this gentleman
Gays the evidence is uncontradicted that
Brady was charged in those books. That is a
good deal worse than the other. Let us go on.
At page 4962 Mr.. Bliss says that Mr.. Dorsey,
according to his own statement
"Had brought Rerdel up and led him to In
fanny"
DID Dorsey make any such statement? Did
Mr.. Dorsey, gentlemen, in your presence,
swear that he had brought Rerdell up? Did
he, in your presence, swear that he had led
him to infamy? Did he, In your presence,
swear that he had done anything of the kind!
i have got the exact words.
Mr.. Bliss-What are they?
Mr.. Ingersoll-"Had brought Rerdell up;
had led him TO iniamy." Look about the
third or fourth line from the bottom, and you
Will find 1t.
Dorsey, had brought up, had led to infamy,
and who, according TO his own statement, had
stated that MacVeagh had told lie."
Dorsey aud President Garfield.
A curious use of the English language.
haI q m n h
he speaks about Mr.. Dorsey having the fmpu-
dence TO go to tho President OF the United
States. That is not very impudent proceed
ing. In this country President is not so far
above the citizen. In this country We have not
gotten TO the sublimlty Of snobbery that a clti-
zen cannot give his opinion to the President;
especially citizen who did all he could TO
make him President; especially citizen In
whom he had confidence. Not much impu-
depce in that. do not think that during the
campaign General Garfield would have re.
garded IL impudent on the part of Mr.. Dorsey
| TO speak TO him. I do not believe In a man,
| the moment he is elected President, feeding
upon meat that makes him so great that the
man who helped put him there cannot ap-
proach him, and every man who voted for him
helped TO put him there. l am q believer in
The doctrine that the Presidents servant of
the people. have not reached
That Other Refinement OF SuO0bery.
MIR. Bliss-In point of fact, Colonel Ingersoll,
] made no such statement.
Mr.. Ingersoll-I Will see whether you did or
not.
Mr.. Bliss-Not as you putt.
Mr.. Ingersoll-The Idea was that he was i'm
| pudent in going to Garfield.
Mfr. Bliss--No.
! Mr., Ingersoll- The idea was, too, thathe had
| detained GARFIELD.
| Mr.. Bliss-Now let me- read the passage on
| the very page you refer to.
Mr.. IDgersoll-It is somewhere around there.
! Mr.. Bliss Reading:l
"patched up the aiiidavit OF Mr. Rerdell, ad-
J dressed 1t to the President, admittedly went
| 10 the President with 1t, and then had tho i'm.
| pudence TO come here and malign the char
| acter of General Garfield by saying that upon
| that afldavit of an accused man, Instead of
| seeking trial, no would have removed two
| members of his Cabinet"
meant nothing about the impudence OF
| going TO the President.
| Mr.. Ingersoll-He had the impudence then
| to come here and mallgn Garfield by saying
that upon that statement he would have
turned out two members OF his Cabinet. Thai
is Mr.. Bliss idea of impudence; and yet,
| upon the testimony OF the same man, he wants
| 10 put flve men in the penitentiary.
Mr.. Bliss-NOt upon the sole testimony,
| suppose.
Mr.. IDgersoll--Not upon the soulless testi
mony. Now, think that Mr.. Dorsey had o
right TO 80 and see Mr.. Garfield. 1 think he
had right to take that affidavit with him
General Garfield was told what this man had