Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-14
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DORSEY TO GARFIELD.
Advice Of Ex-senator Dorsey to Garfield
as to His Cabinet.
IBy Telegraph

WASHINGTON, August 12th.-The Sunday
Gazette, in an article attacking the prosecu-
ton in the star route cases, and more par.
ticularly ex-Attorney-General Mac Veagh and
x-Postmaster-General James, publishes an
astonishing letter over the signature of ex.
Senator Dorsey to President Garfield, in
which it processes to find the auimus of the
star route prosecution. The editor of the
Gazette. Richard j. Hinton, was in charge of
the compilation Of the documents for dis.
tribution through the Republican National
Campaign Committee of 1880, under the gu.
pervision of Senator Dorsey. In his article
ne says he has in his possession large num-
Der of letters from various sources one of
which he selects for publication. The follow.
ing is the letter:
No. 24l FIFTH AVENUE,
NEW YORK. February z, 1881.
My Dear General: Colonel George Bliss
| called on me recently aud introduced Mr..
Knox, who said he was classmafe of yours
at Williams College, and further stated he
was about leaving for Mentor to visit you at
your request, to discuss the question of
| proper person to place in your Cabinet from
New York. II cannot be possible you would
| call upon George Bliss, much less upon Knox,
to give advice respecting SO important ques.
ton to you and the people of this State.
Both these gentlemen may be honest, true
and responsible. So far as 1 know they are,
but Bliss and Knox do not represent the peo
pie or the leaders Of the people of New York
no mors than represent the King of Siam.
Ali such advice as this is pretentious idiocy.
and If you are occupying your time In listen.
ing to men like these, l wish to express in
the most emphatic way that You and your
naturalization will prove q lamentable fail
ure. You should
TAKE THE BIT IN YOUR TEETH
And decide for yourself who you want in
your Cabinet. What do you want of the ad.
vice Of men. every one OF whom has an ak to
grind and scheme to push II you want ad.
vice from New York, why don't YOU send
for Conkling or Arthur. the two men who
elected you, with the aid Of Grant? Why
don't you consult with soIaebody who has =
status. name and following in New York !,
Now, l tell You, and tell you without grain
Of sel6shness, that you cannot afford to have
any friction arise between yourself and Conk.
ling and General Arthur. Whenever you
determine to asssil these men, you drive
THE LAST NAIL IN YOUR POLITICAL COFFIN,
You cannot ignore them to make peace
with Curtis. Wayne, MacVesgh, and Others
Of that class. You cannot disband an army
to get recruits. We now have great, well.
organized and aggressive army. II you want
to muster out that army, In order to pick up
go ahead, and l predict you will land in
surrendered camp. am tired of this blather.
ing talk about MacVeagh to go into the Cab
met from Pennsylvania and James from New
York. Such detestsbie rot should be smoked
ont at once, and you ought TO do it in some
public way. As l have repeatedly urged
upon you, there is but ere appointment you
ought to make from New York, and that il
Chief Justice Folger to be Secretary of the
Treasury. You don't need any Bliss or Knox
to ascertain or to prove his character capacity
and standing in New York. Running for
Judge on thessme ticket with you, he received
MORE THAN DOUBLE THE MAJORITY YOU DID.
Now, take my advice about this, and ask
yon to do that, because you know / have no
earthly interest except 70 see successful and
honorable administration and my advice is
TINS: When you get ready to select q cit.
izsu Ct New York for your Cabinet, send for
Senator Conkling, General Arthur, Governor
Cornell, j. ID. Warren, of Buffalo, ex-Goy-
nor Morgan. Thomas G. Platt, and men of
tat class ard get their beet Judgment.
Bliss and Knox. What nonsense. beg you
not to permit Knox TO run around this State
inquiring about men fttess for the Cabinet.
and pretending TO represent you. By acts Of
this kind you iniure yourself and cast an nm.
pardonabls reflection upon men who can and
ought to be the best judges and who repre-
sent the Republicans Of this State, / DONE
wish to be put in o position of being OBLIGED
to lecture the President, and especially IN ~.
gard TO the formation OF his Cabinet. Ven
have repeatedly urged me to tell You when
ever should think you were going wrong. I
write you when / think you are about 10
make mistake. and have net and l shall
not mince wcrds