总统也烦恼 历届美国总统丑闻大盘点(双语)

James Garfield 詹姆斯·加菲尔德(美国第二十任总统：1881年03月04日-9月19日)

5 . Star Route Scandal

邮政丑闻

While not implicating the president himself, James Garfield. had to deal with the Star Route Scandal in 1881 during his six months as president before his assassination. This scandal dealt with corruption in the postal service. Private organizations at the time were handling postal routes out west. They would give postal officials alow bid but when the officials would present these bids to Congress they would ask for higher payments. Obviously, they were profiting from this state of affairs. Garfield dealt with this head on even though many members of his own party were benefiting from the corruption。

尽管加菲尔德自身与这件丑闻毫无关系，但他却不得不在任期里处理这桩邮政部门的腐败案，尽管六个月后，他就被暗杀了。当时，为了竞拍西部邮政路线，私人机构往往开始出价很低，然而一旦邮政官员向国会提交他们的竞拍时，他们又会提高要价，并以此获利。加菲尔德处理了这个事件，尽管他政党中很多人都涉及这件腐败案。