The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-12-28
GARFIELD AND DORSEY.


senator Causes u Political Sensation b,
rahiis Ina Letters Recc.s.d from III,
Lite President During the Canvass q
tANO,
tNew York Telegram 10 Chicago Daily News,
The NV York Hraa publishes mass q
ct,ers from aon Garfield, l. +, Morton, u
e. Swaim and Marshall Jewell To Ex SENATOR
Dorsey during the campaign Of issa, all q
which uo tn show TINT Dorsey was tho lead
ing spirit Of that struggle. Tho list orcn
With long letter written nv Garfield To tien
Arthur Aug IN is>n, n COPY III which Gar
hsld furnished Dorsey, ami In which, nltu
cnunernting tho difficulties TINT wnnl,, hay,
70 he snrmnuntcd, he said sFrum aa,NA
10 aMNn voters OF Indiana arr members q
thu denominations of Disciples, and at lcas
half If them ARE Democrats 4 quiet IN
very correct movement, wholly outside %
the state Committed, has heen organized
anu IL being vigorously and tudlriousl,
pushed, With the strongest probability thu
at least .,Nh changes In the vote In on
favor will result | conclude this sumnar,
hs saving that, from he hundreds " reports
admits n doubt that No can curry the State
AMI this brings mo To the chief point IL Il
tndt~rcasahlN necessary TINT the means fol
putting those plans into vigorous execution
he forwarded az once The work hal
been started and must BIZ supported
promptly to insure success | have writer
thus fully because | understand that oui
friends in New York are In doubt about the
wisdom at making much effort for Indiana
am certain that this Is erroneous success,
~ Indiana will hc M Immense help u New
York uni other close States Please road
this letter ~ Norton, and, II yau concur II
the views have taken urge him 10 act d,
promptly and vigorously as possible Invent
over the whole ground With senator Dorsey
when he Was here an route for Chicago, and
his letters since his arrival there strongl,
confirm my opinion lie told mo that Son
ntor conkling would make his opening
speech IN the West at such time and place n.
You and thought hest
To show whether the charges arc true that
Dorsey thrust himself GA Garfield, ami vol,
nnteersa his advice, large number " lot.
tors ~. given A. carlN ~ July - h. wrote
from Mentor regarding the proposed con.
ference Aug he wanted norsrs's advice
as To whether Il would he petite IL attend,
inasmach rs II might ALLEVIATE samc Of the
independents who were getting FESTIVE
under reports that he was falling under the
influence Of the Grant -Conkling wing of the
man Jewell, he said
ito ahead with the preparations"
II 90 there must he general gathering
Blaine should hc there In all means Logan
and some other PROMINENT Western men
should - down with me, III ten Grant can
gst hack In time II would he an excellent
thing for ns IL have him meet with uS IL
will be mistake and failure Ia attempt
any quiet meeting, The more public and
general the better, IL IL is hal at all hut
want YOU To think of the danger We run Of
hurting our independent allies In ease tho
trip i agreed on let me- know il yon need
y have me send any Invitations" Dorsey
favored the conference, and uartcld came
u New York
The mkt letter Is dated Mentor, AUG. n
In which Garfield ~concnrss with Dorsey ~.
garting "the necessities Of the campaign,
AMI asks the latter IL he ",lees not think that
Indianapolis would he Il better point for
Your heaaauartcrsHs Sept he writes Dor
scv, asking for Nfreaucn, reports" Sept Y
he wants Dorsey Ia toll him What he thinks
of having Mr. Eyarts speak in Indiana
let me hear frankly Your view III the ease,
he SAYS
TIN Sept II Garfield wrote about the de-
feat IN Maine II l. thu Rali Run III the CON
test h. said Let us vim M ArnomattaN.
ann somewhat disappointed, hi, not dis.
courayed You Will have more help in CON
sequence OF IT, Push the tight in Indiana :"
The next day he wrote Dorsey again urging
him Ia push the campaign in Indiana with
the utmost vigor, ami asking HIM Ia call on
Gov, Foster, stating your approximations
about special efforts 10 he made In Ohio, and
giving him Your grounds ann glad he
concludes won are moving yanr head
quarters into the mm.,llas. held nf
action The vigorous policy" WAS OK.
planned IN letter L. Dorsey announcing tIaat
Siastss Was To he sent u Indiana Sept n
he photographed IL Dorsey NJ, t. tail Ia meet
him IN Toledo ON "Wednesday, Sept ~ He
tells Dorsey h. had better come 10 Mentor
sfor consultation Sept - he wrote: snont
relax any grip anywhere There arr touches
of panteks talk in various quarters, which
arise naturally irom the anxiety and earnest
ness VI close contest | rely greatly On
your calm eanipoiS. which has shown itself
No often and - We'll hitherto | know how
ynn are hurried, bur | hope YOU will rnd
time IL write me few words on the out
look
Oct Il he wrote asking how the battle was
going, aud promising good account %
Ohio the next week, After the October elec-
tien he wrote in this highly -ealog,stlc way
u Dorsey;
Il ha.. firmly believed in the effective
ness Of our organization and work in that
State, and have expected geod results, hat
the crushing defeat that has heen inflicted
upon the Democracy 1T all points has far eN.
cecacd my expectations l especially con-
gratasate You On voar masteffal manage
ment II tie campaign and the tharuughneSS
with which YOU have watched all the details
anu incidents ot the tight lyes me counsel
NaN htN sumo ltlSiSls fftsSSttNt ft>t
save yourself Tor the tnal struggle soon Ia
come IN We shall need all our powers dur
Ing the last two weeks If the contest But
lust naM - Ia bed and sleep TN ar three
DAYS amt when NrN ate suihesentlN rested
come here and make me visit, or, he,,cs
still. come here ami sleep
You anu NaNr associates must continue
the Indiana work 10 final victory, hut want
YOU also while in New York Ia laak over the
ether contested points Of the held AMI let
me know the situation as il appears Ia voa.
ieur MorA III Indiana has Nindieated it,
selt and silenced all cavilers Nothing sue,
ceests like s0cceSSs You hal better cali here
On saar return from the East. liz that tiiae
We shalt AL see the lines OF the night more
DISTINCTLY
After the November election the corrc,
spendencc seems to have gene ON ~ hri>Alv
as ever Dec - Garfield writes To nog>ev
asking Tor information, which lust nov is a
valuable commodity" JAM - I'M, ke saws
there il no danger OF anybody helng
-tramnled under foot and isaofesl~ that M
one Is running HIM, ami that he Will treat
everybody fairy, What YOU say about
JUDGE folyer,~ he declares snakes me wish
~ know more about him Where does he
lse> AMI where il he nov stasiassN In this
letter he Indicates that Norton cannot he
made Secretary ~ the Treasury AMI asks.
~lo thes-oar New York frlen.ls-seeka cs,l.
lisioas Your letter is frank, strong and
IesSNs anu thank You Tor It.
Dorsey has succeeded III showing very
conelusively that he Was Garis.lt'> mos, In
innate anu trusted adviser during the past
Presidential campaign from the published
letters and dispatches President Garfield is
seen leaning upon Dorsey rs his strong stall
Naturally, these documents have mado 4
sensation in political circles, because ii il
not every day thar the public i allowed per-
mission 10 take step behind the curtain
and learn how campaigns are MN over
4lulNNwerc sent by Levi T. Norton To dorsey
for the expenses OF the campaign in Indiana
Dorsey even contributed $slhA He WAS
running up and down the country advising
with ten Garfield before the election, and
seeking 10 help him make up his Cabinet
afterward Some of these dispatches and
letters particularly those relating Ia money,
will he unpleasant 10 meet III campaign
The next effect viii hc, however, in creating
I'm the minds ~ the rnhlie dl>trast ~ the
Massof politicians n III there Wef. ansthin.
needed IA increase this suspicion All III
this showing, however, has no bearing upon
the question Of guilt ar innocence in the
star-reate eases II merely shows that dor
key did not thrust himself upon
GARFIELD Had Garfield lived, Dorsey
would have been protected no
L.