The New York herald., 1878-10-14
SENATOR MOR7OKS LITTLE S9RATAGEM.
Mr.. Orton's Tender of kilograms
and Good Advice.
A LITTLE MUTUAL SUPPRESSION.
Evidences OF a Republican Dis
position to Purchase.
FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Oct IL. 1873
Those spscular cipher dispatches" havo been the
subject Of great deal oi discussion among politicians
OF both parties here since thoir publication and
this Is the place they first under the oyss
Of republicans your correspondent has made the at
Iompt by careful inquiry in different quarters 10 dis
sovsr their history Tho following particulars seem
10 me 10 be well established. but they como 10 me,
not . connected story. but In parts from various
Bourcss and possible that these parts may not be
stated in what follows IN thoir proper succession |;
Otherwise there 10 believe them to be sub-
stantiallv trua II they disclose entirely new
and hitherto-to tho public-unk reason for the
confidence with which the republican chiefs carried
their part OF the contest for the Presidency during
February. 1877.
II Will be remembered that Nj. Wattsrson and somc
Dther democrats at that time loudly and psrsstentIy
nrged the summonng TO Washington OF not less than
Aone hundred Thousand unarmsd citzons' to attend
The inauguration. IL was insisted that this corps OF
risitors should bo unarmed; aud Mr.. Watterssn at
east always asserted that they ought to come very
quietly ana merely as moral force. Somo deYp-
ras. more jealous than he, wished to increase tho
lumDer OF those spectators 10 half million and Il
Sxas understood that MT waterson at time stood
ready guarantee that hundred thousand should
some from hts own stale or Kentucky aions.
While this halt crazy plan under discussion for
'orcbly inauguratina Mr. Tilden, it may also DO re-
nembered that Mr.. David Dudley Field, AZ the par
icuar representative oil Mr. Tden in the House OF Rep
ssenaves, avowed MS determination 70 continue the
ii.bus,ering In spite OF the conclusion Of dem
'cratic caucus to let the count 60 on. He and the
celebrated Springer, OF Illinois, with q few equally
wild spirits (among them Blackburn, or Kentucky
wore Of this mind II Is said that this disposition
nbuster the past the 4th OF March had. up TO
scrtxin point the secret support OF ME- Tiden, who
regretted after the Electoral Comniss DILL passed.
that he had delayed to Instruct the democrats op
pose r, and who gave his consent privately 30 the
llipustering
t44ss DgnAxD FOR TIE DISPATCHES.
In the same month OF February ME Fields COM
nittee In the House aud Senator Morton's committee
In the Senate almost sim ultaneousy demanded the
Western Uuion Telegraph Company the election
aespatchss Of both sides. Mr. OsoD, then president
Of the company refused 10 surrender shom and ners
begins the curious story which 10 whispered In
democratic a. sell as political cEsiea IL is said that
Mr. Field had obtained possession Of copies Of num-
lsr ofrspubean dispatches some OF them damaging to
persons At least high Senator's them
In oiphe but limiting at matters and suggesting things
which believed the republicans would not like
70 have disclosed 20 the public. He. II s said wished
70 get hold Of the whole republican correspondence
believing that this would enable him decphsr some
asspstches already In his possession and 70 mako
Dear the meaning OF others IL 10 adaed that before
requiring Tho production OF tho republican dispatches
~ prudently consulted Mr.. Hewitt, the chairman OF
he Democratic National Committee. - 10 whether
any damaging discoveries could be made against
The democrats and that Mr.. Hewitt assured
him, for himself and for the National
CommiiIes, that he might safely 90 ahead,
ham hal wna n0t aha dam fin ada
which would not bear the light Thereupon he do
mandsd the dispatches; the Senate Committee at
issued q similar rsquistion, and Mr.. Orion, for
mally refusing In order 10 gam time, came to WASH
ngIon
The following Is the story OF what he did here. 1t
said that he plainly told democratic and rspub-
ican Senator In secret intsrview:-"You are threat
sning the country with = horrible scandal. 1 am
trying to prevent It by refusing gvo up the de-
spatchsa Butt wish you TO know that have no
notion OF going 70 jail 10 please any OF you. II you
Insist on their production you shall have
lhem, but they will not help either party. they
sonvict conspicuous mon on both sides know what
am TALKING about, and TO provo Il 10 you win show
you two or three sxampos OF what your Investigation
would bring out against both sides you force mo TO
rive up tns dispatches" whereupon It Is said he
showed to these Two Senator'S republican and the
ether democratic, certain dispatches compromising
persons Of good deal Of importance on each side.
IL IL said that The Two Senators. each for himself
ihereupon declared that they were not inclined to
stand behind any one who had dono wrong; that 30
lar a. ihey concerned thoy would insist on the
produoon Of the despatches aud that they were not
disinclined to see political ruin overtake men who
had acted the these dispatches seemed to denote
SENATOR xoRTox's srRArAGgx
Thsreupon MI orton determined 10 surrender tho
dispatches, and the story says, caused them to be
sont 70 the Senate committee; and tina: whom they
got there, Senator Morton, as chairman Of that
ulstss fully alive to everything whicn might damage
The democrats prevent damage TO the republicans
mado careful secret examination OF them. In tho
course OF which he found the cipher dispatches now
getting published ana other matter SO dangerous 10
the democrats that at 6rst he inclined 70 Ing
the wboie before the public the beat way 10
ruin ME Tildcn's hvpss. But he AMI tho
pns or two whom no took into his cona.
dcnce soon that the work OF dceipher.
Ing tho dispatches would take great doal or time;
They saw also, Il Is said. that q ono sided exposure
would not DO permitted By public opinion and that n
both sides were 10 be SHOWN up republicans would
hlso DO disgraced. Tnereupon, this story goes on
Senator Morton determined upon shrswdsr ana iur.
sher reaching stralagem. He bundied up tho oen,o.
Matis aud republican despacnes together, ana having
inent and influential democrats and said 10 lnsm.
'Gontlomen you ought to stop this nnbustsring aud
all this talk about revolution aud army force
ths inaugura,ioa OF Mr.. Tiden " They replied, 1--WE
Are iavor oil nliDustoring or Of revelation, az
rou very we'll know, Senator"
Senator Morten:-T understand that; but you
ought TO use your great influence upon those who are
You ought 10 stop Mr. Field; you ought 10 stop Wat
crson's SILLY and dangerous schemes for rsvolution.
10 this tho two democrats are said 10 have rejoinsd
that while they were In favor OF carrying out tho
agreement involved l. tho Electoral Commission In
Iood iath they yot islt that n gross injustice anu
more was being done; tha. they firmly believed
Mr. Tildon elected. and that they were not
sispossd 10 Interfere In any porsmptory way
10 stop the Resistance which other democrats
werc making to this move; they preferred TO let the
contest 20 or because they sympathzed with the In
dignstion AMI bitter sense oil wrong which WAS isit