Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-05-11

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single paltry lavor-he asked that h
might name the Second Assistant Pos
master General. II was a trihing r,
quest for virtuous man to make;
was a monstrous demand whom mad
by Dorsey, for Dorsey was intereste
in the Star service, and it was, there
fore, necessary for his pccuniaIy we
fare that ho should control the Secon
Assistant Postmaster General.
The leaders of the Republican part,
knew that Dorsey was rascal an,
that he was in politics to make money
They did not hesitate, however, to EN-
ploy him as an agent in the late Presi
dental contest. lie even supersede,
Jewell and handled the campaign fund
by and with the consent Of Mr.. Ar
thur His connection with the Sta
service rascalities had even then beer
brought to light 1t had been pub
lisbed without contradiction that Dor
sey was interested in over hundred
routes. Everything, however, was sub
ordinate to "tbe cause" and Dorsey
was put at the head of the campaign
He evidently fought it well and ex
actly to the taste of bis friend Arthur
and many of the leading Republicans
ofthe country. After it was all over
a great banquet was given him IN New
York. Some people say that Dorsey
got it up and paid or owed for it him.
self Be that as il may, many Repub.
licans who assert that they are re-
spectacle and who yet must have
known of Dorsey's reputation permit.
ted their names to be used as mem.
bers of the committee of invitation. 1t
was great night for the graduate of
the tool shop, the carpet. .bagger and
the member Of the Star service ring.
Among the men who asked him to
break bread with them were John
Jacob Astor, ]. Pierpont Morgan, l..
p. Morton, ThurIow Weed, Jesse Selig.
man, Frank Work, d. o. Mills and
Robert Lenox Kennedy. General Grant
was present ut the dinner, stood by
Dorsey's side as he received the guests
and sat at the head OF the table.
Among the guests were Vice Presi
dent elect Arthur, ex.Senators Freling.
huysen, Boutwell,, Platt and Bruce,
ex.Minister Stoughton, Secretary Win.
dom, Judge Noah Davis, Rev. Henry
Ward Beeoher and DIR. ]. p. Newman.
Jay Gould, Postmaster General James,
and last, but not least, the trio, Thos.
]. Brady, George c. Gorbam and Hal.
let kilbourn. So far forgetful were
these people OF selfrespect and the or.
dinary rules of decency that they
united the names of Lincoln and Dor.
sey as the two men most worthy Of
Republican plaudits. In the course of
his speech Vice President Arthur said
Indiana was really, suppose, Dem.
ocratic State. 1t had been put down
On the hooks always as State that
might be carried by close and perfect
organization and great deal OIL
He did not finish the sentence but he
bad said enough, especially in view of
what he said afterwards as to Dorsey's
agency in carrying the State. Mr..
Beecher supplemented the Vice Presl.
ionts speech by saying that Dorsey's
'tiorts in Indiana were little less than
iublime. 1t would be interesting to
Snow what these gentlemen think of
Dorsey now that he has been officially
exposed through Mr.. James, one Of tho
guests at the great dinner ar. James
gives notice to the public that Dorsey
an accomplice in theft. While he
vas Senator, and while he was legisla.
ing on tho subject, he was pocuniarily
Interested in dishonest contracts. Dor
ey's brother, his brother.in.law, j. NJ. |
Peck, and bis two intimate friends.
Miner and J. b. Price, had thirty. one
outes, the compensation for which |
vas increased from 500, 1854 to s693,.
I99. 1t is no woader that Gorham.
'rady's editor, suggested Dorsey for
secretary of the Republican Commit.
&c, and that Brady enjoyed the privi.
ege of a chief seat at the banquet
'oard. Dorsey swore before Con.
,ressional Committee in 1878 that he
elped these men in tho business of
arrying the mails. He not only ob.
aimed contracts for them, according TO
his testimony, but borrowed money
Dr. them, and collected drafts against
he Government, signing Pecks name
0 Them AS soon as Dorsey left the
enalo he took his proper place in the
tar route firm, which the law pro.
ibited him from taking while he was
member of Congress. lie pretended
D buy out his brother and Peck, ne
iough he were not already a full
artner. All these facts now made
nblic put Dorsey's reputation on
vel with his character Ho Is one of
le Star route thieves and ought to be
nnished as a criminal with Brady and
10 rest, District Attorney Corkhill
already suspected Of having refused
} put in motion the machinery of JUS
CO against these PEOPLE. II will not
D for him to hold back now. His
luivocal position calls for extraordi.
lry energy in the prosecution of the
nifty men. Justice must be satisfied.
orsey has fallen, bat he and his ac.
'mplices must have the sign of their
il indelibly stamped upon them
Times.
You RUDE MAN--The editor Of the ,
artfori Times hurls this brick at the
'ad of "thc government: "The Re. {
lblicans of the Senate sat down on a
tar barrel when they bargaiuod with !