Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-19
TWO MORE DORSEY.GARFIELD
LETTERS.

IheEx.Senator Observation-Disclosures the
Prcsident-Elect To the Selection of
| HIS Cabinet. etc.-The Blalne.COak.
ling Fight-The Department of the
Interior Offered to Dorsey by Presi.
dent Garfield.
The New York Herald to-dayyS,nts an interview
with ex-senator Dorsey, who, being asked ft Mr.
| GARFIELD rendered him position In the Cabinet as
stated In the letter OF his former clerk answered
fes, sir, he did: and supposed that every public
man at that time thoroughly understood that had
been rendered the office OF Secretary OF the Inte-
| rlor. He not only rendered me the position, but
urgently repeated it time and again. and there are
plenty Of living witnesses verify this statement
In the presence of friend declined it verbally
ana with emphasis l afterward thought that it
was due TO Gen Garfield that should decline In a
more formal manner and in writing. / therefore
| cember, $780, declining that place or any other
| place that he could offer me.'
MORE OF DoRsEY's LETTERS.
1t will be remembered that the Dorsey letter.
printed last Sunday, was dated February = Here
| are two letters written by Mr. Dorsey the pre-
ceding January3:
Gen. j. 4. Garfield, Mentor, Ohio:
DEAR RGENERAL:-Replyng to your letter OF De-
cember % have TO say that have delayed until
| this time hoping that some adjustment satisfac-
tory TO yourself and to the parties i'm interest in
| this state could be brought about: but am bound
now at this late date 70 submit my failure to ac-
compliSh any tangible result. / have seen Mr.
Conkling, Mr. Arthur Platt Norton Crowley
Cornell, and others OF lesser prominence. but nv
success In adjusting the different questions they
have to meet in the next twenty days has not
oeen great. 1t Is not necessary or important that
| should go into details, but 1 Will volunteer il
there be no objection, this advlce-that those who
are so connIent OF electing their Senators from
New York be permitted TO proceed, and when
| 1t turns out they have elected only one, perhaps
they Will be more amenable to reason and TO the
| DeSt interests or the party. hope you Will take
no hand or part I'm the matter and make no sug-
gestfons to any OF the factions in New York until
after the Senatorial election and trust then you
will have no difficulty In chosng, II you wish to
do so. a member for your Cabinet from the state
who Will be acceptable to every republican with
out regard to factions. III can be OF any service
! to you hope you will not hesitate to call upon
me- Sincerely yours. s. W. DORSEY
January 20!
Hon. James 4. Garfield, Mentor, Ohio
MY DEAR GENERAL:-Above all things do not
wish to obtrude my notions OF men or OF politics
upon you hear so many rumorS, however. as to
what youare to do or whatyou have decided upon,
some OF which would rather not hear, that, on
the whole, have thought best to write you, and
shall do so frankly.
Fn,st,I do not think You ought to put men IA
| your Cabinet who were not able TO see success in
our cause at the beginning, and who, after the
| suit was made clear by others, came forward I'm n
halting and half-hearted way to take their place
In the procession II you do anything or this kfd,
| In my Judgment, you make a very serious mistake.
This is not good time for the tender feet to lean
| we want stalwart pioneers who are known and
| trusted by the regular troops. We have had
enough OF this shiliy-shaly, quicksani business.
lt won't do. don't Nike To see IL repeated in the
| newspapers day after day coming from Mr..
| Blaine and his friends that men who voted for
| Grant or for some other man at Chicago are espe-
cially selected be ridden down under the wheels
OF Mr. BiaineS triuinphal car know that Il is not
! true. and when am told by the camp followers
that the entire incoming administration is TO
| be managed and controlled by q syndicate
| headed by Blaine and Sherman to subServe their
| respective ambitions whatever they may be.
do not know the man who win occupy the presi-
fdential chair No President has ever done
wiser thing than assume you have done I'm plac-
Ing Mr.. Blaine at the head OF your Cabinet and no
one has ever done or could do unwise-a thing as
| to permit him TO have hand in selecting the
other members OF the Cabinet or in any degree to
| control it after it is selected. You don't need
Blaine Cabinet. Mr.. Baine's modesty, however,
will not prevent him from taking a hand In the
smallest detail OF your administration. His
strikers are numerous and noisy. hope they
will not embarrass you. The pleasant satisfaction
have In the midst or all rumOrS and newspaper
| talk is the fact that believe that General Gar
field will be President himself, and not Mr.. Blaine.
Now, l think that SO far as New York is
concerned, il you have definitely determined
not to appoint. the Secretary OF the Treas
ury from this state. that it would be wise
to offer Morton the Navy or Crowley the Depart
ment OF Justice. am still OF the opinion that the
strongest the most respectable and by all odds the
ablesI man you can name as Secretary OF the
Treasury is Chief Justice Charles j. FOlger OF the
court OF appeals of this state While Judge Folger
is friendly to Mr.. Conkling he belongs to no one,
and on trial OF strength before the people of New
York there Is not man in the state who would
| tice last November, and ran many thousands ahead
OF the electoral ticket. He is stalwart and al
OF every man In this state. His selection would
elicit the universal cOmmendation OF both parties
| and all factions in New York. What is more, you
could confide in him. He would go into your Cab
| met owing or acknowledging fealty to no other
man. He would stand by You and would hold to
your support the republicans OF this state. No
other man in this state can do it He would be the
| abeSt, the pureSt and the most satisfactory Sec
retary the Treasury ever had; 1t seems clear
| Jndo FOL p1rop onA
that you should do it without conferring with any
one except the Judge himself. 1 have not seen
name to me, but know enough to know that his
appointment to that position scalps every malcon-
and will make your administration SO strong that
no party man dare assault it. IwanJ you to un-
derstand that am expressing most deliberate
| without suggestion from any quarter and for the
rea sons have given against all quarters
Another phase. you have settled upon western
man for Secretary OF the Treasury and have ar
ran nged some other position for New York, have
| a word to say about the Interior department.
Senator Window is the man would recommend.
II he will accept it he is the best man in the west,
and and, believe, in the country: for the place. In
| his twenty years. service IN Congress there has
never been a word against his personal integrity
as an official or as man. He has grown every
| He Is able, conscientious vigorous, t1releSS
| worker in all details, and his executive abilities
| are great served with him for six years on the
committee Of appropriations, and my acquainI-
ance with him is thorough. He had no equal on
ina. cOmmltUee as strong, emc1ent man OF analrS
and no superior In the Senate Aside from his
acknowledged ability and great experience, he
comes from region that has the largest interest
In all matters relating to the Interior department
II you can induce him to accept, which greatly
| doubt. 1t is the wisest appointment you could
make. In this connection have heard that Gen.
| Walker was likely to be appointed Secretary OF
the Interior give all these stories for what they
are worth. Gen. Walker Is not republican. He
| does not even know himself to what party he be-
| longs, and never did. Iwent to him once to see
about the appointment OF two supervorsof census
| for Arkansas and urged him TO appoint some OF
the best republicans in the state. i presented
him the names OF five persons OF all nation
aliteS, all OF whom had been in the federal
| army-two colonies and three lieutenant
| colonels-two OF whom had been governors OF
| the state, and all five were drawing pensions for
wounds received in battle. His reply was that he
had held several public Offices, but he had never
allowed the question OF politics to have the least
influence in making appointments to subordinate
positions, and he never should. So left him
and this non-partisan characteristic OF his race,
appointed two OF the meanest and most dis
reputable democrats In the state, enc OF whom
had been indicted on twelve counts for kuklux-
| ing republicans. We were only entitled TO two
supervisors. prefer straight out democrats 70
| non-partisans Walker ought to be promoted He
deserves it. am not especially anxious to see