The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-19
TOM BRADY'S COMING BOOK.
What the General Hopes to Accomplish
by Printing the Things He Knows.
He Expects to ''Round Up" Some of His Polit-
ical Enemies and at the Same Time Ma
terially Augment His Stock of Cash.
BRADY's GRIEVANCES.


He Will Attempt to Redress Them by Print
ing a Sensational Book.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1S-A good deal has been
published during the past two weeks about the
promised forthcoming volume by the pen of
General Thomast J. Brady, late Assistant Post
master general. 1 had lengthy conversation
with General Brady to-day about his private and
public affairs and his intentions for the future
and in the talk he gave me something additional
of the book which he promises to produce.
81 have two objects in view in writing this
book, said the General. "The primary object is
to round up some of my political enemies-the
men who have personally betrayed me. The
secondary consideration is financial There are
lot of things connected with the securing of
appropriations to pay the increased cost Of expe-
dited star-route service which may be made pub
lie some day, which will affect gentlemen who
have figured prominently as public benefactors
in Congress- but who have really been hypocrites.
think it would be real interesting to show
what some of these men are who appear
30 good before she country, but who are
in reality 80 depraved. The trades which were
made during the campaign of $780, by which
Garfield was made President, and a number of
men given influential positions under that adj
ministration, could receive interesting attention
from me. fancy have, also, my mind espe-
cially on matters in the campaign of
1876, which will agitate a number Of men who
are posing before the country as prominent poll
ticans, and who have so far retained share of
public confidence. tell you there are few men
uhn 1a,vn IS IL l~rm
among those who appear to be the best, know
Dome of the basesthypocrites that ever breathed."
suggested to General Brady that in the pub
Ncation Of such book he would De burning the
bridge behind him in politics, to which he re-
piled:
"Oh, appreciate that very keenly, and have
been reminded of it number of times by men
who are my true friends; but reflect a moment
have been in the chancery of public opinion
and under the yoke of base men for six years
have been goaded and hammered numerically.
Men who have received favors at my hands and
who have been faithfully served by me- have
turned upon me, and in the dark and open day
light have stabbed me in the back. After bene
fitting by all that | could give them they would
strike me down and fee from me- There is but
one course left for me. and that is to fight my
way out 1t may not be good road to vindica-
Zion and it may not make me friends but can
at least show that have enough power to strike
Uack, ana Lnat nave the courage TO do SO.
There is such thing as a man growing weary
of gibes and blows of those whom he has served
faithfully, and whom he has never wronged'
1t would seem from the quotations above
made. but which [ do not claim to be literal
that General Brady is good deal downhearted
However that may be, he 10 one of the bravest
men lever saw, and will never give up until he
Ss downed by the great enemy we must all
meet. Even in his present retreat, on his mag
nificent farm overlooking the lower Potomac
he is visited by men with enterprises and poll
tics to serve, and he is solicited almost constant
~ to do something for some one. The only
question about his producing book of remark
able interest-one which will make a profound
sensaton-lies in the liability Of his old friends
to persuade him to desist or to leave out certain
matters which he has within his knowledge.
He has more documents relating to
official and political life-documents Of private
character and Of great importance-than any
man have ever seen. Many years ago he made
rule in his life to destroy nothing written to
him and to write the least possible. He has pre-
served all he has received. His appreciation
however, of confidential trust and friendship
would not, even in his present condition of al
most desperation permit him to break faith with
anybody who has kept faith with him. In the
compilation of his work, however, he may be in
duced, by old-timo friends, to omit some of the
most racy portions of his proposed work. Gen.
Brady looks several years older than he did a
short time since. but is hearty and vigorous, and
Seclares that he will yet assert his vigor