Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-08-20
STAR ROUTES.
DOrSey's Comment on the Publication of
 his Letter tO Garfield.
Fun Text of the Letter.

NEW YORK, August 17.-The Times Washington correspondent, in referring to Dorsey's letter to Garfield, says: Dor sey said tonight that he had no desire that the letter should be published; he saw no reason for its publication because 1t could do no one any good and was merely an expression of his opinion. He was ready to stand by it, however. Col. Hinton, he said, bad m his posses sion about loo letters which he tDorseyl had written to Garfield. and he had chosen to publish this and had intimated to publish others. In Dorsey's opinion it was an unwise thing to do. IT the editor had desired to pick out the strongest expressions of opinion he bad made mistake, for there were much more emphatic letters m the batch. So far as he was concerned, he did not see how the giving out of these letters to the public could help any body in the Star route case, he certainly dId not think 1t would help him, and he had not assented to their publication with that Ides.
 THE LETTER
 Above referred is as follows:
 FIFTH AVENUE, New York;
 February :, 1881.
 My DEAR GENERAL: Colonel Bliss called on me recently and introduced a Mir. Knox, who said he was a classmate of yours at Williams College, and fur ther stated that he was about leaving for Mentor to visit you, at your request, to discuss the question of a proper person to place In your cabinet from New York. It can't be possible you would call upon George Bliss, much less upon Knox, Co give advlce respecting so important a question to you and to the people of this State. Both these gentlemen are good and true and respectable, su far as l know. They are but Bliss or Knox, and do not represent the people Or the leaders of the people Of New York any more than I represent the King of Siam. All such advice as this is pretentiOus idiocy, and If you are occupying your time m listening to meE like these l wish to express m the most emphatic way that yOu and your Administration will prove a lamentable failure. You should take the bit in your teeth and decide for yourself who you want ln your Cabinet. What do you want the advice of men, everyone of whom has an ax to grInd and saw to push? If you want advice in New York, why don't you send for COnkling or Arthur, the men who elected you, with the aid of Grant, Why don't you consult with somebody wlO has status, name and following m New York?
 And now l tell you, and tell you with out grain of seltishness, that you can't afford to have any friction arise between yourself and COnkling and General Ar thur. Whenever you determine to as- sail these men you drive the last nail in your political coffin. You cant ignore them to make peace with Gurus, Wayne McVeagh and others of that class. You cant dIsband an army to get recruits. We now have c great, well organized, active and aggressive army. If you want to muster out that army in order to pick up the sneaks. bummers and de- se-ters in the rear, go ahead, and l pre- diet you will land III a surrendered camp. 1 am tired of this blathering talk about MacVeagh to go into the Cabinet from Pennsylvania and James from New York. Such detestable talk should be smoked out at once, and you ought to do 1t in some public way, as have repeatedly urged upon you. There IS but one appointment you ought to make from New York, and that Is Chief Judge FOlger to be Secretary of the Treasury. You don't need any Bliss or any Knox to ascertain or to prove his capacity and standing III New York. Running for Chief Judge on the same ticket with you, he received more than deuble the majority you did.
 Now, take my advice about this, and ask you to do that because you know have no other interest except to see a i successful and honorable administration. l All my advice Is this: When you get l ready to select a resident of New York l for your Cabinet send for Senator COnk- l ling, General Arthur, Governor Cornell, l J. D. Warren of Buffalo, ex-Gosernor German, Thomas H. Platt, and men of l that class, and get their best judgment. | Bliss and Knox; what nOnsensel And l | beg you not to permit Knox to go | around this State inqGIrIng about men l fitted for the Cabinet, and pretending Co | you. By acts of this kind you | .njure yourself and cast unpardOnablt | reflection upon men who can and Ough' | to be the best judges, and wnO represen; | The Republicans of this State.
 l don't wish Co be put in position of | being made to lecture the Presideu elect, especially in regard t0 the forma tIOn Of his Cabinet. You have repeH; adly urged me tO tell you whenever ] | should think yJu were going wrong. | | write to you when l think you are abou To make a mistake, and have not an, shall not mince words in pointing Ouf your errors. You drop all this stu bout COnkling. He don't want to fight ,ou or any one else. He is not prancing iround with a chip on his shoulder. | all mankind to battle. All jOnkliug wants and all that Genera Arthur desires is a fair show and au honest deal These two men, with their trends, represent the intelligence and he progressive and aggressive elements lf New York Republicanism- They possess that wisdom, force and courage hat the people of this country and all countries always admire. You know ny interests and purposes are solely to lee a successful consummation of our treat work. have presented to you .ome frozen facts, and l sincerely hope -ou will give them your candid and 'areful attention. Your friend,
 $. ". DORSEY.
 To James 4. Garfield.