The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-05-19
BUYING THE PRESIDENCY.

The light between ConkIng anu OaI-
field has gone to such an extent that the
prospect OF reconciliation is so very dis
tant as to be inappreciable. Irrespon-
sible newspaper writer's affect to know
mich about The difficulties of politicians
and ESSAYS on s'the situation are given
with such profuseness that the inexper-
fenced reader fancies the newspaper cor
respondent to be one of the powers
which direct movements at Washington
or at least faithfully tabulates the condi-
ton of affairs. The average newspaper
correspondent has not much to do with
shaping events and his pen has no farther
power than to aid in distributing facts
which already have made their impress
on public events. But correspondent
of The New York Herald must be ranked
above these mere distributors of news.
He has given history OF private inter
views between Garfield and Conkhng
relative to the complexion of the presi-
dents cabinet and the distribution OF
patronage, an expose of the means en-
ployed by Garfield to induce republicans
to rally to his support at time when
clouds were lowering over the republican
candidates prospects for an election,
which if true, brand Garfield as one Of
the most perfdious, vacillating and cor
rupt men Of the age.
1t is seldom that the means employed
to carry presidential election are ex-
posed. There was so much virtuous in
dignation over the Morey letter, poor
scurvy trick, which it was vainly tried to
saddle upon the democratic management,
that the thunderbolts of wrath which
should be hurled at the Garfield method
were exhausted on an obscure counter
feiter, an assistant editor on compare
lively unknown paper. Indiana was
carried by Dorsey, and the lion was feted
by the republican magnates. 1t now
transpires that Dorsey was sapping the
| treasury of tie United States and that
the peoples money, that appropriated by
| congress for other purposes, was used by
a corrupt ring to carry the state of Indi
ana for the republicans, and that thi;
| colossal dishonesty was known to, coun'
| tapanced and encouraged by, the republi
can candidate for the presidency.
One thing more seriously compromis-
ing the president and giving added force
! 10 his command to hunt the rascais down
who contriyed the Mercy letter: At The
conference held in New York whittier
Garfield went to induce leading republi
cans to give him that support to which
as the regular nominee he was entitled
but which they hesitated, if they did no
positively refuse to give, at that confer
ence he bartered off the offices within hi
gift as president for that support which
was not forthcoming in response to The
dictates Of the convention. This is no
a mere unsupported charge. The cor
| respondent claims to have the memoranda
then made, in his possession, and offer!
to publish them if the truth of his state
ments be called into question. Contras
these evidences of political turpitudt
with the moral obliquity of the More.
letter and then let condemnation com
mensurate with the offense be meted out
disposing of Offices for promises of sup
port, Hancock was approached by those
democratic office seekers who are man
ayers, and who want to have severa
Offices in their gift He declined tt
pledge himself, and said: ''If be elect
ed [ shall go into the Office untrammelet
by promises or pledges. [ cannot d,
what you ask" The candidate who
dared to assert his manhood was defeat
ed, and he who stood ready to and who die
buy lis Office, was elected. How do the
people like this trade? How do they
relish information of the inner workings
Of the party machine?