Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-02
Stephen W, Dorsey Exercises the
Noble Art of Self Defense.
And Apparently Gets Away
with Two Members of Gar
fields Cabinet.
A Canadian Prophet Notiflss
the President to Prepare
for q Storm.
A Variety OF General Nsws.
D0RsEY's DEFENSE


CARD TO TIL PUBLIC.
Special Dispatch to THE BKx.
WARRINGTON, December l.--Ste
phen w. Dorsey furnishes the follow,
ing card for publication {:
To II PUBLIC /: During q year and
q half of consistent and persisten,
abuse of me, I have carefully refrained
from saying a word in my own de,
Tense. The charges made sgainst me
were of such O character l thought
best to submit each and every one OF
them to judicial test that the public
might know their truth or falsity.
When these charges were first made
in March, 1881, I came to this city
and laid all the facts before the then
president, General Garfield, and re.
quested him to select q commission
composed entirely Of democra to In.
vestigate each and egery charge.
MacVeagh and James had caused to
be spread abroad that l told
him l would not have COUNSEL appear;
that l wanted naked facts put before
the commission, and would abide 10y
any decision arrived at by the most
bitter political enemies. Thereupon
General Garfield wrote o mandatory
letter to Mr.. James, directing him to
sslect such commission, with direc.
tions to make the most searching and
fa%r-reaching investigation 80 far as /
wat concerned. I took this letter to
Mr.. James, at the Arlington hotel,
Thursday. James expressed his ap.
prevail of the course Of the president,
and thought I was entitled to have a
thorough investigation of all allega-
tions, and he said that on the follow
ing day (Friday) he would have the
com mission organized and be ready to
proceed. l went to the possofi 70
department Friday, ct the hour ap.
pointed, but Mr.. James sent word
"He val not there" l called ON him
at his hotel the same evening, when
he excused himself for not being ready
to proceed, and designated Saturday
as the time that he would be. I went
to his Office Saturday according to
agreement, and James sent word that
he was still absent. I visited him
Saturday night at his hotel and insist.
ed that as charges against mo seemed
to chime from the pos ofice depart.
ment and the Office of the attorney
general / had q right to demand, and
I did demand, full, thorough
and complete examination Of thom /;
that If I were guilty Of wrong.
doing I was here to make answer. |
James then, in a cringing and syco-
phantic manner for which he is dis.
tingulshed, ga d Monday of next week
everything would be in readiness and
he could proceed with the examine
ton. 1 went again to the postoffice
department Monday, agreeable to ap-
James had not returned !
from his trip, sc 1 called on him for
the fourth time at his hotel that eve.
ming and insisted that the directions
of the president should be carried out.
[ asked him to select, if they would
serve, five democrats, senators or
members of the house If representa-.
and submit to them every word
of evidence he had or could get
me, and that / would leave my
to the judgment of such men
without Introduction of evidence or
argument on my behalf. James then
said he would be ready to proceed
and on that day, at the
hour named, l went to the postof fiji go
department., but there had been SO
much quibbling and falsehood that 1
it best on this occasion to
Ask Col. kobt. j. Ingersoll to accom-
oany me. Col. Ipgersoll and I waited
vt the department for several hours,
md finally James and Wayne Mac
made their appearance. Mac.
Yeas h seemed to speak for himself
md all the rest of the government.
lie said they had determined not to
'llow me to have any investigation of
he charges published against me in
he newspapers. Colonel Inger.
asked him why such inves.
should not be given, and
specially in view of tho fact I
hat the president had directly ordered
He asked MscVesgh what reasons /
ould be given the public why an in
of these alleged crimes was |
lenied when asked foI2 MacVeagh
by saying there were many I
easonr; that 80 far as he knew and so I
ar as the records of the government I
apartments showed nothing W hatever
{ wrong doing could be shown against G
w. Dorsey and that reason 1
lone was sufficient why he would de- Q
line to allow any investigation when
here was nothing TO investigate so far |
! he knew, and turning toward the G
he said the president had asked '
40 to present in writing the whole G
tory OF my relation aud connection 7
nth the star route mail contracts. l '
bid him General Garfield had the
tatement in his possession written ia
|scember, 1880, which explained IT, . a
hole story; that there was moth 4
" l oould add or take from 1T / i
lid further that the letter referred 10 O
is entirely confidential and related
, : oonfdential subject. l will take
leisure In saying to the president, as
nov aay to you, that anything there 9 :
] written may be given to you for :
and you will fad :
complete explanation of '
eonnection l ever had with rtar
3utes. The nature of the .os.er =
ives the a why / made the :
'stement to General Garfield, and u
% wiil see at nee the propriety OF y
y having made such q statement at :
- time when you read the letter Z
be matter to which the;letter refersl 8 ! =
nrsly PERSONAL, and all that I shall !,