Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-26

indicated dissatisfaction with the course
pursued by the attorney generally"
Il do not care to go into that matter
| nov. The time may come when it may be
| necessary for me to tell exactly what he
| said, but for the present it is sufficient tc
say that he appeared in earnest in wanting
an investigation, and that he thought the
| demand of Dorsey was eminently fair. In
| my judgment he did the best he could with
| the cabinet as it was.''
do you think that in order to give
Dorsey fair play, he would have made g
change in his cabinet if he thought it nee
essary for that end?'
II think every honest president would
change his cabinet rather than see injustice
done to an honest friend; or to put it on q
still higher plane, rather than see an in.
justice done an enemy"
"Do you remember in any of the CONVEX
sations in which you took part if anything
was said criticising the failure of the at.
torney general to keep the promise to
Dorsey that he would give him opportu-
nifty to explain or reply to evidence that
might be brought against him?'
Eyes. sir; was present at such a con-
versation, or at a conversation upon that
subject. Senator Dorsey will tell you all
that was said"
''As the result of that conversation did
thu president suggest that the letter of
May 81 should be written?"
II will not say that it was at that par
ticular conversation; do not remember;
but do remember that the president did
suggest that letter be written, and that
in consequence of that suggestion the
letter of May ~ was written. It makes
no difference now in this case what the
president thought. This case, like every
other, should be tried upon the facts and
upon the law. Nothing would ever have
been said about the position of Garfield
except for the pretense that has been
made by others that the president occu-
pied position exactly the opposite OF
that which he did occupy. Mr.. Dorsey is
not innocent because Garfield thought he
was. He is innocent because IL is a
fact. That's all.''
''Do you remember whether, after the
receipt of the letter of May 81, the presi-
dent told Dorsey that he might go home
to his ranch and give himself no further
concern about obtaining an investigation
that he would attend to that?"
II do not remember the circumstances
myself. I do remember as fact that he
did 60 home to his ranch soon after that
letter was written"
''Nething ever came Of that letter?''
'No, nothing ever came of all that bust
ness except this probably. I understand
that the statement was given to the men
who were employed by the government to
work up the case, and 1 presume there was
much more in that statement than the gov
eminent had found up to that time. The
only good we ever did was to save the gov
eminent trouble in looking up certain
facts, because the facts were in the state
ment."
"Did Garfield ever say anything to you
in explanation of the reasons that occa-
stoned the delay in obtaining an investi-
cation after the letter of May 81 had been
written?"
81 don't care to answer that question at
present. 1t will not be great while be-
fore this trial ends one way or the other,
and when the end comes I intend to tell
the entire story from beginning to end.''
To haste of preparation may be attrib-
uted material misconstruction of the dis
patch in to-day's World regarding Presi-
dent Garfeld's concurrence in MI. Dorsey's
demands for an investigation into the lat
ter's connection with the star route service.
Garfield persistently seconded Dor
sey's demands. The letter of
May 81 published to-day was written
at Garfelds suggestion, not to raise bar
rier against Investigation, but on the con-
trary, to afford Garfield tangible pretext
for calling MacVeagh and James to &C.
count not only for disobedience of his Or
ders but also disregard of their promises
to Dorsey at the time that it was arranged
that he should submit the statement OF
May II. Garfield thought that with the
letter of May 81 he could force MacVeagh
and James into the obedience of his orders
for investigation, and he told Dorsey to &c
about his private business because he be.
Geved that matters had been put in such
shape by the letter of May 81 as to pre-
vent further evasion or disobedience of the
orders to investigate. Garfield intended
that there should be an investigation, and
Dorsey left for New Mexico with the un
Outstanding that Garfield would see that tn,
matter was attended to in the line thai
Dorsey had been urging.