National Republican., 1882-08-14
NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE MEN.
Ex-senator Dorscy'a letter 10 General
Garfield.


Ex-senator Dorsry'a Letter 90 General
Garfield.
The following letter, written by ex-senator
Dorsey 10 General Garfield before his inauguration,
was published for the first time by the Sunday
Gazette yesterday:
2n FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK.,
February T. 1881.
MY DEAR GENERAL: Colonel George Bliss called
on me recently and introduced n Mr.. Knox, who
said he was classmate of yours at Williams Coll
lege, and further stated that he was about leaving
for Mentor to visit you ut your request TO discuss
the question Of the proper person to place in your
Cabinet from New YORK. 1t cannot be possible
that you would call upon George Bliss, much less
upon Mr. Knox, TO- give advice respecting so
important question to you and to the
may be honest, true, and respectable, SO far as
know they arc. But MesSrs. Bliss and Knox do
not represent the people or the leaders OF the peo
pie of New York no more than represent the
King of siam. All such advice as this is prelen-
tiuus idiocy; and If You are occupying your time
in listening to like these, wish to express i'll
the most emphatic way that you and your admin
istrauon viii provo q lamentable failure; You
should take the bits in your teeth and decide ior
yourself who YOU want in your Cabinet. What do
you want the advice of men for, every one whom
has an AK to grind or scheme TO push lfyou
want advice in New York why don't you send for
Conkling or Arthur, the two men who elected you,
with the aid of Grant ? Why don't you consult
with somebody who has status, name, anu q FOL;
you without grain of selishness, that you cannot
afford to have any friction arise between your
self and Mr.. ,Conking aud General Arthur.
Whenever you determine to assail these men you
drive the last nail in your political coffin. You
can't ignore them to make peace with Mr.. Curtis,
Wayne McVeagh. and others of that class You
can't disband an army to get recruits. We now
have great, well organized, active, and aggres-
sive army. II you want to muster out that army in
order to pick up the sneaks, bummers, and de-
serters in the rear, go ahead, and predict you
Will land in surrendered camp. am tired OF
this blathering talk about McVeagh to 60 into the
Cabinet from Pennsylvania, and James from New
York. Such detestable rot should be smoked out
at once, and You ought TO do 1t in some public
way. AS l have repeatedly urged 1t upon you,
there is butone appointment you ought to make
from New York, aud that is Chief Judge Folger to
be Secretary ofthe Treasury. You don't need any
ter, capacity, and standing in New York. Running
for chief judge on the same ticket with YOU ne re-
| ceiycd more than double the majority you did.
| Now, take my advice about this; and ask you TO
| do that because you know l have no earthly IN
| terest except to see successful and honorable
administration and my advice is this When You
get ready to select citizen of New York for your
| Cabinet send for Senntor Conkling, General Ar
| thur Governor Cornell, J. D. Warren, of Buffalo;
| of that class and get their best judgment Bliss
| and Knox! What nonsense! beg OF you not to
permit Mr.. Knox to run around this State in,
quiring about men fttest for the Cabinet ana
pretending to represent you. BY acts OF this KIND
| you injure yourself and cast all objectionable
| reflection upon the men who can and ought TO be
the best judges, and who represent the Repub-
| licans of this State. don't wish to be put in a
position Of being obliged to lecture the President
his Cabinet. You have repeatedly urged me to
| tell you whenever should think you were going
wrong write you when think you are about
| to make a mistake, and have not and shall not
minCe words in pointing out your errors You
| drop all of this stuff about Conkling. He don't
| want TO fight you or any one else He is not
prancing around with chip on his shoulder,
| challenging all mankind to battle. All Mr..
| Conkling wants and all that General Arthur de.
sires, is u fair show and an honest deal. These
two men, with their friends, represent the inteli-
| gence, the progressive, aud the aggressive ele-
| ments of New York Repuplcanism. They possess
that wisdom, force and courage that the people of
| this country and all countries always admire.
| You stand by them and they will stand by you.
| You know my interest and purposes are solely to
| see q successful consummation of our great work.
| | have presented to you some frozen facts, and
sincerely hope you will give them your candid
| and careful attention.
| Your friend, S. w. DORSEY.
| To General j. A. GARFIELD.