Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-23
ANOTHER LETTER.
sExArvn DosskY,s rhozEN FACTS.


Democrat Into HIS Cabinet.
New York Sun Correspondence
Ex-senator Dorsey, while watching q .
somewhat interested party the Star Route
trial, lives with his family on Vermont
avenue, in the immediate neighborhood
Of tho Arlington. His psrlOrs are seldom
free from callers, especially since the pub
liSatiOn of letters written by him TO Gen.
Garfield after the Chicago convention
The ex-senator answers with entire free
dom and with characteristic off -handedness
questions by seekers after knowledge
touching the interesting period between
the Chicago convention and Garfeld's
entrance into the White House. His
knowledge, step by step, from Gar6eld's
nomination till he was inaugurated, and
even after is complete.
Considerable has becn said at times,
remarked Mr.. Dorsey, "Of tho part Itook
in tho management of the campaign. I
consented to take a laboring oar at Gar.
fields most earnest request, expressed by
himself, and repeated presistently through
others whom he sent to overcome my OBJ.
jecti0ns. Our relations for many years
had been of the closest description. When
he was in Washington, in all the years we
were in Congress together; he camo to my
house nearly every day, and our associa.
tian was most intimase and satisfactory so
far rs knew. He would not take no for
an answer, and accordingly went on the
committee. aud labored - did. It almost
takes ones breath away to think of that
campaign. of what was done for Garfield,
and by whom, and how he turned against
u.s."
Conversation turning OF the construc-
ti0n of Garfield's cabinet, and especially on
how MacVeagh was brought in, the ex-
senator was luminous in his recollection,
aud narrated the circumstances with earn
estness. "It was," ho said, "one of the
things could not listen to for an instant
without protesting. l wrote Gen. Gar
field, who was constantly seeking my
views, a number Of letters with tho view
Of drawing him away from the purpose of
taking MacVeagh into his cabinet. 1t was
as early as tho middle of December that
We first exchanged views on the subject,
and l never ceased my efforts to dissuadc
him from the purpose
"YOu say, you wrote Garfield frequently
protesting against MacVeagh. Did you
discuss the cabinet question at length?''
II left nothing unsaid that occurred
to me, as my letters will show. There are
. number in that letter book think, -"
taking up letter book lying on tue table.
Turning over the leaves, he continued
Yes, there is one which wrote Garfield
when he seemed immovable as to Mac
Veagh. You may read it if you like
To the suggestion that its publication
would prove interesting, Mr.. Dorsey
said: have no objection in the world.
1t may as we'll come out now as any time.
There are great many of different kinds
more than I supposed before looked at
them lately"
Facilities for taking copy were fur
nishet. and here is the letter
No. 241 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK,
February II, 1881.
Gen. Jas. a. Garfield, Wentor, Ohio:
MY DEAR GENERAL have been think
ing good deal of your suggestion re
specting the appointment of Wayne Mac
Veagh as . member of your cabinet. The
| moro l consider it, the more thoroughly
convinced am that it will be a grievous
mistake. have heard so much about this
reform business that have stopped to
consider just what it is and what it means.
am weak enough to believe that the re
form element of the Republican party is
the element that formulates its policy and
| directs It's purposes and achieves its splen-
| did results. Those results have been sat-
isfact0ry to the country for twenty years
and have made us great and prosperous
people, and have given us the liberty that
tho whole world admires.
Now, what does Mr.. MacVeagh repre-
sent Has he got a party, policy, or an
| idea that is better and stronger or purer
than that represented by the regular Re,
publican organization !? Do you know
MacVeagh? Do you know his history ?
Have you any knowledge of his personal
character If not, why in the world don't
you inquire
He has been the paid lobbyist of the
Pennsylvania railway for great number
of years. He is the man who appears for
| with, and l believe it to be true, debauch-
ing the Legislature of Pennsylvania time
and again, and of robbing that common.
wealth of many millions OF dollars in the
| interest of the corporation he represented.
If there ever was corruptionist, his name
is Wayne MacVeagh.
Pursuing his Pennsylvania training and
in obedience to his natural instincts. he
went to Louisiana and debauched the Leg
islature of that state to turn Packard out
SO that Hayes might remain in. Know
ing what do of him. and of his class,
think, upon the whole, he represents the
best reform element of this country-a
bribe taker and a bribe-giver, who tries
| to shield his own criminality behind the
holy look OF his heavenly turned eyes and
continuously asserting through the public
press that he is q refOrmer. The only
good that can be said of Mac Veagh is that
he is the son-in-la of great father-in'
law. With me that would condone much
Of his wrong doing, falsehOod and assump.
| ton.
The only refOrmer that l know of in
Pennsylvania is Aleck Mcclure. For years
he was professional poker player and
general gambler. I am told he has deter
mined to quit gambling, and has turned
his attention to the publication of re.
form newspaper. Mcclure wants Mac
Veagh and MacVeagh wants Mcclure
both representative reformers.
MacVeagh has always been forager
between the two great political armies,
and invariably adhered to that army which,
had the largest commissary.
Now let us take another view of this
question. If you think that any minority
in this country ought to be represented in
your cabinet, why not select representa-
tive Of . respectable minority? What is
the use or sense in appointing q man who
claims to represent fifty Thousand votes,
aud ignoring minority that represents
| more than four millions of votes You
have been elected by bare majority of
the people-the minority being the Dem
Ocratic party, not the pretending reform
ers. Now, why would it not be wise
thing to appoint, not an Sc erring brother