The Evening critic., 1882-08-14

inc lOilOWlnB letter was puDllSnel Tor inc
first timo In tho Sunday Od=etto yesterday.
The Gdseue evidently thinks 1t had n good
deal TO do with the bringing Of tho so.called
star.Routo trials. 1t may have had. Hero 1t
Is:
"2I1 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK,
"February Z, 1881.
'MY DEAR GENERAL: Colonel George Bliss
called on mo recently and introduced q Mr..
Knox, who said he was q classmate of yours Mt
Williams College, and further stated that he
was about leaving for Mentor, to visit YOU at
your request to discuss tho question OF tho
proper person to place in your Cabinet from
New York. 1t cannot DO possible that you
would call upon George Bliss, much less upon
Mr.. Knox, to give advice respecting so I'm.
this state. Both OF these gentlemen may DO
honest, truo and respectable. SO far as know
they are. But Messrs. Bliss and Knox do
not represent the people or the leaders Of the
the King of Slam. All such advice rs this Is
pretentious idiocy; and II you are occupying
your time In listening TO men like these,
wish to express In the most emphatic way
that you and your administration Will prove
lamentable failure. You should take the bits
in your teeth and decide for yourself who you
advice OF men for, every one whom has an Ak
TO grind or scheme TO push? you want ad'
vice in New York why don't You send for
Conkling or Arthur, tho two men who elected
you, with the aid OF Grant? Why don't you
consult with somebody who has status,
q namo and following in. New York?
Now, 1 tell you, and l tell you with
out a grain Of selnshness, that you cannot
afford to have any friction arise between your
self and Mr.. Conkling and General Arthur.
Whenever you determine to assail these mon
you drive the last nail in your political coffin.
You can't Ignore them 10 make peace with Mr..
Curtis, Wayne McYeagh and others OF that
class. You can't disband an army TO make re-
cruits. We now have great, we'll organized
and aggressive army. III you want to muster
out that army, in order TO pick up the sneaks,
bummers and deserters In the rear, go ahead,
and predict you Will land In n surrendered
camp. ! am tired OF this blathering talk
about McVeagh to go into the Cabinet from
Pennsylvania, and James from New York.
Such detestable rot should DO smoked out at
once, and you ought to do 1t In some public
way. AS have repeatedly urged 1t upon you,
there Is but one appointment You ought tomake
from New York, and that Is, Chief Judge Fol-
ger to be Secretary of tho Treasury. You don't
need any Bliss or Knox to ascertain or to prove
his character, capacity and standing In New
York. Running for chief Judge on the same
ticket with you he received moro than double
the majority you did. Now, take my advice
you know have no earthly interest except to
see n successful and honorable admlnlstra-
tion, and my advice is this When you get
Cabinet send for Senator Conkling, General
Arthur, Governor Cornell, j. d. Warren, of
Bnnaloi Ex-Governor Morgan, Thomas Q.
their best judgment. Bliss aud Knox
What nonsensel l beg Of you not to permit
Mr.. Knox to run around this state inquiring
tDOut Iltl ultcSt lOT lllb OdDlntlj anu
pretending to represent you. By acts OF this
kind you iniure yourself and cast an unpar-
donable reflection upon the men who can and
ought to BIO the best judges, and who repre-.
sent the Republicans of this State. don't Wish
to be put In position OF being obliged to lee
ture the Presidentelect, and especially in re-
gard to the formation of his Cabinet. You have
repeatedly urged me to tell you whenever l
should think you were going wrong. write
you when / think you are about TO make a
mistake, and have not and shall not mlnce
words In pointing out your errors. You drop
all of this stun about Conkling He don't want
to fight you or any one else. lie is not pranclng
around with chip on his shoulder, challeng.
Ing all mankind TO battle. All Mr.. Conkling
wants and all that General Arthur desires, Is
fair show and an honest deal. These
two men, with their friends, represent the
intelligence, the progressive and tho agrees
I've elements Of New York Republlcanism
They possess that wisdom, force and courage
that the people OF this country and all couu.
tries always admire. You stand by them and
they will stand by you. You know my inter.
est and purposes are solely 10 SEQ successful
contamination of our great work. have pre-
sented to you some frozen facts, and sin.
cerely hope you will give them your candid
and careful attention.
"Your friend, s. W. DORSEY.
"To General j. A. Garfield"