Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-09-22

Mr.. stephen w. Dorsey, the Secretary
of the National Republican Committee
and now under indictment for theft. is
very impatient under the imputatiOn
that his letters to Garfield were i'm
pertinent and intrusive, and that he
had no ght to give him advice in any
form it might TO him seem fit. He con-
senled Ito take laboring OAR in
the campaign at Garfield S particular
request, who also sent his friends to
overcome Dorse,'s objections. "Our
relat ons," says Dorsey, "had for many
years been of the closest description.
in Wa hin gtOn, when we were in Con-
gress together, he came to my house
nearly every day, and the association
was most intim lte and salts actory. He
was constantly seeking my views. and |
wrote to General Gar ield," endeavor-
ing to persuade him not to take
MacVeagh into his Cabinet.
Mr.. Dorsey willingly and gladly"
furnishes copies of the letters showing
the means and style VIII ch he adopted to
prevent what Dorsey deemed little less
than an outrage. He said to Garfield:
"lt will be a grievous mistake; that
MacVeagh has been for number years
paid lobbtist of the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad; that he has debauche1 the
Legislature of Pennsylvania, and robbed
that State of millions of dollars; that
he debauched the Leg stature OF Louisi-
ana to turn Packard out and have Hayes
remain in; that he is a bride taker and
bride -giver irving to shield his own
or minality behind the holy look of his
heavenly-lurned eyes; that the only
good thing about him is his being the
son-in-law of Simon Cameron; that he
is a forager between two arm es, inva-
riahly adhering to the one with the
largest cOmmiSsary." Dorsey urges
that ii Garfield wants the minority rep
resented in his Cabinet, he ought to
have the respectable minority there.
lie should there ore appoint Demo-
crat the representative OF the minori-
ty who almost defeated him. He be-
lieveS that it would be one of the w sest
things Carried ever did and that the
time issoon coming when President will
Invite an eminent memberol the minor
ity to- seat in his Cabinet" eff / were
you, says Dorsey in closing, IL would
distinguish my Administration and Gre
ate an era in politics by putting some
leading Democrat in my Cabinet in
stead of leading idiot Advice is very
common and you ha Q lots OF it. Wis
dom is very rare and have none of it."
and $50" says Dorsey humbly, what
have TO say leave for that kin lly con-
sideration you have always extended to
my suggestions"
MIR. Dorsey evidently does not regard
the memory of Garfield so tenderly that
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quences of DOrsey's own letters. For,
unless Dorsey ISLANDERS MacVeagh,
which we suppose he would not admit,
the letter shows that in spite of the
kindly consideration" always given to
Dorseys suggestions. n bribe-g yer and
bride -taker, a debaucher of Legislature /,
and h1pocrfte, a corruptionist and
idio' was deliberately given seat in
GARFIELD S Cabinet. But no one ne ed be
misled by Dorse, s polit cal magnanim
ity. lie 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 Cab net of a victorious Administra-
ton. 1t only shows that he was so des-
perately opposed to having MacVeagh
IN Gariields Cab net, that ne preferred
to see even Democrat there. Wheth-
or this profound aversion to MacVe igh
had anything 10 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 his prev o is &C.
quaintance with Garfield and his man.
agement of the Presidential campaign to
talk to him as he pleased. Detroit Free
Press.