Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-21
LONG BRANCH.
Politics, 40 viswsd From q Hotel
veranda.
Dorsey, conklins and hrthur-How eIkins
Was Beaten for Secretary Of the Inte-
rior-Chandler and Hayes-A
Reminisence of'16.
NEW YORK POLITICS A NASTY RUss.

LONG BRAYca, August l9--Arthur and
Conkling are hopping mad. Wouldn't you
be II thief, with enc foot in the peniten.
tiary, had favored you with the blight of
an endorsement dug up for the sole puf.
pose OF showing that there was time when
you wouldn't have spat upon himf Bear
in mind that Arthur and Conklins Are not
low, vulgar fellows. They take some chances
in politics, and John sherman, BY the grace
OF Hayes Secretary Of the Treasury, drews
scathing indictment against Collector Ar
| thur, but Conkling is too proud 10 be dis
honest, and he hates thief. He ID just the
kind OF q man to give Mr.. Dorsey his back,
or tap on the nose, il Mr.. Dorsey were -
speak to him in public place. Conklins
is too proud to pick even Uncle Sans
pocket This. you will confess, Is q very
High aaA Rare Grade
OF delicacy. Arthur and Conklins arc
hun.ilated by the publication OF that let
ter: and II, in the course Of time, Dorsey
should have nee 4 Of q pardon. I'll bet him
a balf dollar that he won't get II from
Chester A. Arthur. lie has played his
card on the Jury. That Is his last chance.
The Government Is afraid Of that jury.
But then there were misgivings about the
Guiteau jury, and Guiteau was something
worse than Dorsey.
You ought to know Dorsey-not famil-
iarly, but at long range. You can't ap-
preciate the fellows delicious rascality
through newspaper accounts. lie Is too
beefy TO be aesthetic. but not 50 ill-looktng
as Kellogg, or that prince OF carpetbaggsrs,
Patterson. OF Pennsylvania, South Caro-
lima and Maryland. Dorsey knows some
thing, and can be entertaining among men,
and women too, they say. You know what
kind Of q game they play for the Presi-
dency in these cultivated days. For basi-
ness Of this sort no committee could hope
for q
BETTER Kecretar. Than Dersey.
In my modest opinion this generation has
not seen his equal rs Secretary. He showed
as much talent as he did in the intricate
role OF Chief star Router. Jewell was moth
ing To the committee or the party, and be-
ginning with that famous Dorsey dinner,
TO which Jewell was not invited, they have
made him feel IL ever since. Perhaps Jew
ell also has q realizing sense ol his compar-
ative remoteness from the penitentaiy AZ
this time.
Dorsey didn't make his poin. on Garfield
in the interest OF Folgcr but he did keep
out OF the Cabinet one of the finest, most
sensible and genial six. .footers In the coun.
try. Garfield had determined ~ give the
Interior portfolio to
steve EIkins, or Ohio,
New Mexico and New York, son.in.law Of
your own and only Henry q. Davis Gar
field had asked Dorsey TO communicate
with him freely with regard 10 appoint.
ments, and with genuine Star Route free.
dom. Dorsey rolled over on Elkins sni
hattencd him out. Elkins had denounced
Dorsey As a scoundrel. and Dorsey got his
revenge But Elkins' survived-who
couldn't and wouldn't with $l0,OOo,0O at
forty, and the dollars daily turning them.
selves over In fatncss2 IL was among the
first Of Garfeld's disappointments 70 be
denied the pri silege Of naming the becse-
tary Of the Interior. Dorsey has Gar
fields answer 10 his published letter. il u
tied up with other letters from Garfield,
and he lust wants somebody 90 say that
Garfield took no notice OF him, or rebuked
him. That's alp Steve Elkins and Phil.
Sheridan were born next door neighbsrs.
Conhlisg is Also Msd
on his own account-madder by several de-
grees than Hoge was when old rough-and.
ready Zach Chandler blazcd away with his
sulphur, right in the lucky Ohio mans
face, and denounced him as "d-d IN
grateful fellow" because he wouldn't pay
his share Of the campaign expenses. don't
know why refer 10 this unhappy national
episode In this unhappy connection, unless
IL is because ] saw letter, to-day. from
one statesman to another. on this very sub
ject but the figures were wrong: ln my
''Daily Diary: or, Every Man His Own I'm
emy,' have u. Chandler down for pa, 900
net contribution 20 the complicated cam
paipn of 1876. Chandler didn't want N
contribute 80 much, but Hayes made him,
by stolidly declining 10 acknowledge thAt
any part Of the debt was his. Staughtoo
gave 500 outright and was sent 70 kdssio.
The present minister didn't pay cent for
bis place. But Arthur isn't civil service
refOrmer.
Really this 10 shameful! A school boy
wouldn't wander 90. But II he did, he
wouldn't get back ~ early and ia such
good order M do right nov. ] must say
ihai sIn sorry j ssid anything shout
HAYES, because there IN 30 much 70 tell.
hsvn't told u, ] can't tell II now, and I'm
afraid ] have spoiled good story-and ]
would like IL understood throughout West
Virginia and In the land round about, that
for n newspaper writer to spoil FOOD story
Is iu,t like tearing up hundred dollar bills
Il il an aggravated form Of dissipation.
Now I'm going to tell you
what is tie Matter VIII CSak1iaG
not In detail bless your soul, but in exceed
ing breyiiy. When nobody 10 suspecttnE
anything Of the kind. out comes brosdsids
charging Roscoe Conkling with trying 20
bribe the Governor Of New York in tbs In.
terest OF Jay Could and the Psci6c steam.
ship Company. a sort OF msslstFom corpof.
alton which has engulfed . score OF big
spectators. The steamship company
dicker TO help the Governor. In return for
sIOO. .OOOO out OF the State treasury. hsybs
jaw Gould wouldn't have been Obliged 10
cut the throat Of his conscience-d courss
mean his wall street conscience
block 81 Of r. stock 70 for the Governor, Who hsd
signed the bill e1empting the elevsted rail.
roads from taxation, and even this doesn't
show that Cornell was onered bribs by
Cornell we'll, personally; but know Conk.
ling, and Conkling knows CornslI-knows
him too we'll 10 make 70 coarDe IN ofef
TO him. And Conkiing b not In that line
Of business.
What does Il all mean, snyhovi That f.
what they are ssking from NsnhsftAn N
Lake Hie, and down hsfs wbsrs dssy
haven't much 70 do bat ask questions.
PsSAsDs. -
Cornell hsd nothing 70 d With stAi ting tbe
ball. though you esn't make en saa. Coz.
neil man DeuyvO booS - Nv Nv soSs
able 70 make mp my mind thst it u paiajs-
bic enough 70 swallow. Perhaps be vinksd
at t. Perhaps be regrets thst bis Iniudi.
eious friends Get a60at thing, of tnat Mod
loaded In the WrDng end. ALREADY n .
hurting Cornell, who hss surprised bis
friends and bis enemies By making very
decent Governor. and wss ehsed OF ssy
RSpublicsn IN this rsce.. II Cornell w. .
party 70 this assault on cceklins be o.ght
70 be hurt By it. Conkiing dssssvet %
resign In msdpe,s and Be allowed %
stay st home In smazsment, bat
be dossn't desire IN b denounoed -. h
| fact. no better than Henry w9d Beeeses.
And now Whist DO you Think Bitingoa
our hotel piaxxs Last evening. the Dicsqf'
esaue Attorney Genersl d the UsLtsd otatss
| not twenty fest away, q Nsu York poll
| ticisn, who fgbts with Tiidsn. put it at ne
| In this way: That story II Started ~ ~
Arthur Conklipg faction. Itista
YelGsSrs I1sssssG
| Don't you zee boz thsy grab ths tosk isa
| itipto Cornell's oils before be has bed Time
| TO nibble, and exhibit him 10 the people q
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