Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-15
TIE TRUTH NOT HALF TOLD.
Star Route Secrets That Are Bur
led in Brewster's Office.
Report that the Inquiry will be
Taken Ont of SPrinRer's Hands
Rich Results that May Re-
Reward the Search
-BreWstsr,s
Fight.

WARRINGTON, Feb. est is under
stood that a resolution will be intro
duced in the house tomorrow which is
designed to take away from MI.
Springer's committee the investigation
into the department of justice. There
is a good deal of complaint that Mr..
Springer's zeal is 20 great that he may
be erring III judgment, aud it is felt
that 50 highly important an investiga-
ton as this ought not to miscarry. Al
ready some OF the important evidence
that his committee has obtained has
leaked out, and it is charged that Mr..
Springer is being BETRAYED.
1t this committee is to learn why the
department Of justice failed 10 prose-
cute successfully some Of TIC star route
contractors it will be necessary tc learn
why some Of the special counsel and
other employees of the government
were suddenly discharged. Mr..
Springer had been informed that the
evidence is at hand to show that all Of
the important evidence at first prepar-
ed by the government in these cases
vas submitted TO the defendants, and
it must have been obtained from the
government by some one who had
/ aCCCS6 " IT, allCl sOulC VI Tic SJtClul
counsel were discharged, the deten-
dants failed to get Ii evidence of that
kind. 1t is the fear that Mr.. Springer's
committees work may be rendered of
no effects in the same way that will find
expression in this resolution.
As investigation goes on in this mat
ter it promises, if properly handled, to
reveal a record of extravaganza, mis-
management, duplicity, and probably
dishonesty on the the part of some OF
the government agents that will be
startling. One Of the most curious
features of the management by the de-
partment of justice of the star route
cases was the failure to indlct and
prosecute the Salisbnrys and Parkers.
Tho best cases that the government had
were understood to be against these
men. They had grown rich out Of their
contracts, and there was evidence
which was regarded as certain to con-
vict. Yet in spite of the earnest effort
OF some of those who were engaged in
the prosecution, 1t was found impossi
BILE to get tho department to press tile
cases against those men.
Further than this, there was evi.
dence, which Mr.. Springer's commit.
} teee or any other committee can have
that the department was determined
to protect them from indictment. The
cases were made up against them. The
evidence was at hand. The recoru
was the most convincing of any tina
had been obtained, but It never got tc
the grand jury, and the time ran along
until the statute of limitations barred
l the prosecution. Both Postmaster
General James and Attorney-Ge Genera
MacVeagh regarded the evidence tina
had obtained against them as the per
feet preparation of all the cases, anG
both were astonished, after they re
tired to private life, to find that thes'
men were unframed by indictment
The committee that is investigating thu
department of justice can, if it proceed
t wisely, get at the mysterious influences
that protected these men.
: Brewster, Attorney General, is yer,
greatly concerned about the threatened
q investigation. 1t will be apt s,
E thoroughly to expose the fact that a
all executive officer he has been mer,
/ clay in the hands of potters as to com
! pei his retirement from the cabinet.