Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-12-12

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ING, DECEMBER IL, 1S;
irons to run against the large ones, and
devote its entire energies to Brady and
Dorsey? It is clear that Brady was not
the man they were after-it was Dorsey
who was the ground hog they wantod,
and why? And then, finally, when the
statute let them all out, why was the
conspiracy invention" applied to part
and not all?
The Hon. j. w. Bosler, now state sen.
ator elect from Pennsylvanla-the man
whom Mr.. Blaine asked his friends to
vote fOr-is shown by the records to have
owned one-half interest in the Dorsey
contracts. and had entire control of all
OF them. The records show that he re-
ceived every dollar paid on these con-
tracts, there being no evidence that Dor
sey ever received one cent of the money
on any mail contract.
It is matter of political history that
Elklns. Kerens, Boeler, and J. B. Chaffee
were for Mr.. Blaine in 1876, and they
were again on hand with the sinews Of
campaign war in 1880. Dorsey and Bos-
Ter quarreled recently, and what now
write will reach the public very soon.
The Hon. j. W. Bosler, Of Carlisle,
Pa, now state senator-elect in strong
democratic district, though he is re-
publican, was staunch friend of Dor.
sey, and when the kinspeople Of the lat
ter became pressed for money Bosler
aided them to get it; and to secure him
the contracts were assigned to Dorsey on
their tar.routes, and Dorsey assigned
their profits and control to Mr.. Bosler,
who managed them and drew from the
United States every dollar due and dis
bursed it as he saw fit. Bosler is man
OF vast wealth; bankeo, and a cattle
king in the west, and among his friends
would be believed in any statement he
might make. But Bosler loved his party
and his political friends, and in moment
OF generous excitement gave his check
for $25.0O0 to aid a friend who was an
aspirant for high Office, and one whom
Dorsey was not specially fond of.
General Garfield, after his nomination,
found that he was overburthened with
people who went to Mentor and stayed
at his house, and Bosler, seeing this,
sent his check to General Swain for
$1,000 to pay Garfeld's personal ex-
penses during the campaign, and Gen.
Swain used : it tor = that purpose.
Ny friend says that late on the night
OF the Sd of March, Garfield, Dorsey and
himself were seated in Garfeld's room
at the Riggs house, when Whitelaw
Reid brought in Thomas l.. James and
introduced him to Mr.. Garfield. A con-
versation covering nearly an hour fol-
lowed, during which General Garfield
gave at length q general idea of what
his administration ought to do and what
he intended it should do to carry out the
reforms demanded by the country. Their
he turned sharply on James and said
substantially:
"Mr. James, I intend that my admin.
istration shall represent the republicans
of this country. I don't propose to rec.
ognize any Grant men, Blaine men, OF
Garfield men, as such; intend to recog
nize the party. Mr.. Reid and Mr.. Jone
and others have strongly urged you fo
place in my cabinet, and am told tina
you are Conkling man. Now, what
want to know is this: whether, if 70
were appointed q member of my cabine,
aud issues should arise between Genera
Grant or Mr.. Conkling and mysel
would you, in that event, be for c
against me? do not ask you to violat
any faith or obligations you are now un
der, but do aek, and have a right t
know, how each member of my polltics
family stands. I want no one who vii
betray me, and I would have no on
who would betray some one else by ser,
ing me-"
Mr.. James replied that ia the event {
his appointment he would act with til
president against Grant, Conkling, c
any one else, and he then added that
was no respector of those persons {
their political methods, and that while
was publicly stated that he was a Conl
ling man, he, in fact, detested his arb
tary methods in politics, and that whe
the country adopted them he desired
retire from public life, and that if
(James) went into the cabinet he wou]
owe obligations to no one but the pres
dent.
i After James left the room Dorst
turned to Garfield, and in his usual a
rogant way. called attention to the cha
acter Of "this fellow James," and ho
Conkling had made him all that he W
only to have him turn against him in
critical moment; and that Grant hf
made him postmaster at New York, ar
. that the first thing he did aft
J. getting into an Office which CONTROL,
5000 appointees was to arrange with 6
. the newspapers of Yew York and to all
! to each one quota of the appointment
and that the records would show th
J over one-half of the employees were del
ocrats. Dorsey said: "If anything fu
ther is necessary to be said, Tom jaime
reputation in New York is that OF t
most consummate liar of the age. 1t h
ing man who lies about everything
! Mr.. Reid replied, defending
, James, and said that he could not S
= why General Garfield might not recei
the kind words Of the newspapers, a
:. !. especially upon the character of t
= cabinet, and that he felt certain no o
:, would be more commended as wort
.. man than James.
I'll To this Dorsey replied with more arr
gance than before that if General G.
{ field wanted 10 build up his administl
: tion on the plaudits Of the people,
t had q d--d sight better resign the
that James represented nobody in N
Q York and that if he was appointed it wor
: be mistake which Garfield would
!. gret.
When Dorsey completed his speech
l. advice he left the room and went do,
9 to the lobby of the hotel, where my
? formant joined him, and in compa
9 they went to the rooms of Conkling q
= Arthur, who were lodging together
). Fourteenth street. Dorsey and Arth
9 retired to the bedroom for private ia