The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-10-21

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The Dorsey Letters to Garfleld.
MI. Stephen W. Dorsey, the Secretary
Of the National Republican COMMITTEES
and now under indictment for theft, i
very impatient under the imputation
that his letters to. Garfield were inn
pertinent and intrusive. and that he
had no right to give him advice in any
form it might to him seem fit. He con-
scented ito take o laboring oar" in
the campaign at Garlield's particular
request. who also sent his friends to
overcome Dorscy's objections. s'Our
relations" says Dorsey, s.had for many
years been OF the closest description.
in Washington, when we were In Con;
gress together, he came to my house
nearly every day, and the association
was most intimate and satisfactory. He
was constantly seeking my views, and l
wrote to General Garfield" endeavor-
ing to persuade him not to take
MacV eagh into his Cabinet.
Mr.. Dorsey willingly and gladly"
furnishes copies of the letters showing
the means and style which he adopted 70
prevent what Dorsey deemed little less
than an outrage. He said to Garfield:
i's 1t will be I grievous mistake; thai
MacVeagh has been for number years
paid lobbyist of the Pennsylvania
Railroad; that he has debauched the
Legislature of Pennsylvania, and robbed
that State of millions of dollars; that
he debauched the Legislature of Louisi-
ana to turn Packard out and have Hayes
remain in; that he is q bribe-taker and
bride giyer trying to shield his own
cr.minality behind the holy look of his
heavenlylturned eyes; that the only
good thing about him is his being the
son-in-law of Simon Cameron; that he
is = forager between two armies, inva-
riahly adhering to the one with the
largest commissary.' Dorsey urges
that if Garfield wants the minority reps
resented in his Cabinet, he ought to
have the respectable minority there.
He should therefore appoint . Demo-
crat the representative OF the minori-
ty who almost defeated him. He be-
lieves that it would be one OF the wisest
things Garfield ever did and that the
time issoon coming when President will
s.invite an eminent member of the minor
ity to q seat inhis Cabinet. 'a' s.If I'were
you,' says Dorsey in closing. II would
distinguish my Administration and cre-
ate an era in politics by putting some
leading Democrat in my Cabinet in
stead Of q leading idiot Advice is very
common and you haze lots Of it. Wis
dom is very rare and I have none Of it,"
and 49," says Dorsey huihbly, = what
1 have to say / leave for that kindly con-
sideration you have always extended 70
my suggestions -, = 80 81 80 s.
Mr. Dorsey evidently does not regard
the memory OF Garfield so tenderly that
he cares to defend it from the c0nse-
quences OF Dorsey's own letters. For.
unless Dorsey ISLANDERS Macy eagh,
which we suppose he would not admit,
the letter shows that in spite Of the
"kindly consideration always given 70
Dorseys suggestions, 4 bribe-giver and
bribe-taker, adebaucher of Legislatures
and q hypocrite, q corruptionist and
idiot was deliberately given q seat in
Garfields Cabinet. But no one need be
misled by Dorsey s, political magn amin
ity, He is not the kind of man ever to
want 10 see the day when eminent MEM
bers of the minority shall be taken into
the Cabinet of q victorious Administers
ton. 1t only shows that he was 90 des-
perately opposed TO having MacVeagh
in Garfield & Cabinet, that he preferred
to see even . Democrat there. Wheth-
er this profound aversionsto MAcVeagh
had snything to do with his fear of Star
route exposures Is not absolutely GER
tain. but it looks that way. However,
Dorsey resents the profoundly contempt
uous manner in which his relations with
Garfield are spoken Of He insists that
he was fully justified by. bis previous ac-
quaintance with Garfield and his man
agement of the Presidential campaign to
talk to him % be pleased - etroH, Free
Press, so 81 ,,,,s.. -, Is. .fas
The following item from the SWANS
bcro (Ga Herald would seem to indi-
cate that Southern editors have their
interruptions. in the noble work Of
molding public opinion as well rs their
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