The Evening critic., 1882-03-03
THEN AND NOW.
Has Mr. Arthur Changed His Miud9
Or Has Dorsey Become Another

'rom lhc Conrlcr.lonrnnl.

From the Courcr-Jouru
The Indictment OF the Dorsey Star-route
combination by the Grand Jury Of tho District
OF Columbia Is q most gratifying event, ana lf
the members OF The ring are properly pun
ished, 1t Will be very agreeable TO all honest
Americans.
The evidence Of BrGdy's fraudulent increase
OF annual pay Is overwhelming. The facts and
figures as TO the rascality on twenty routes
are convincing. On twelve Of the routes the
pay was increased from s30,552 to s305, 1873
for the benefit OF the ring. stephen W. Dorsey
is secretary OF the National Republican Com.
mittee, but he stands before the country
charged by the Grand Jury OF tho District OF
Columbia with acts which Will land him I'm
tho penitentiary. About n year ago a great
banquet was given 20 Dorsey by the Republi.
can leaders, Mt Delmonico's, In New York. to
honor him for his indefatlgable work in behalf
OF the Republican candidate for tho presi-
dency. Grant and other pillars OF the Repub-
lican party overwhelmed Dorsey with praise
for his skill In running the campaign, and he
was declared the savior of the Republican
party. Gen. Arthur, who was among the
guests, said in his speech:
''If you look for the measure of the appre ci.
alton of the services rendered by Ac. Dorsey
and the measure OF the regard In which HIS
friends all through this country hold him,
look around you and you will see the most
distinguished gathering Of Republican lead
knowledge, In my brief life, ever met in this
city. Indiana was really, suppose, n
Democratic State. II had been put down on
the books always as a State that might be
carried by close and perfect organization and a
great deal OF -. see the reporters are pres.
ent, therefore Will simply say that everybody
showed a great deal OF interest In the occasion
and distributed tracts and political documents
al through the State. The Republicans of
Indiana have always said: we have the best
organization this year we ever had and ff We
have the sinews OF war will get through
all right. But some how or other tho State
always turned up on the other side. My friend
here on the other side. Dorsey asked to 90
and lead that forlon hope and undertake the
duty OF turning the flank of the enemy. SO
he came down one day to the eoommittee-rooms
| In Fifth avenue, and said that he was going
| 10 leave us Tor some days; that the National
hepublican Committee were going to establish
| gentlemen in New York stood nobly
behind the National Committee, and re-
spondcd actively and enthusiastically; but Mr.
Dorsey, with his power for', a'ganizotlon, his
tireless energy, his wonderful courage and his
cool head, was able to accomplish the result
| which he did In Indiana and that result
saved, more than anything else, New York to
| the Republican party. And though New York
nad FOR years been considered a doubtful
| state, IL was more Democratic than Repub
| Ican; but L repeat that, IL one thing more
| than another secured our success In New York
II was the moral effect and support given td
| our cause by our success in Indiana, which was
more largely due TO Senator Dorsey than 70
any one else"
The big work he then spoke OF was Dorsey's
adroit manipulation of the Republican cor
ruption fund, which Arthur designated by 0
-. Everybody understood 1t, and the Re
publican leaders at the table roared will
delight at the reference to the crookedness
Tho hero of that hour is now indicted for
most abominable crime, and, II justice is done
he and his associates Will, before man,
months be In Jail.
Dorsey, the Republican Idol, like Dagon, ha
fallen on his face in his own temple.