The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-26
DORsEY AND yT4RFTELD.

Globe. Democrat: II is sometimes diff
iicult to tell in politics just where hon.
Orahle conduct ends and corruption be-
gins, A certain amount of expediency
can be INDUCED IN by campaign man
ayers without effecting their reputation
as honest men; but there is al indefinite
region beyond that which is much
trenched upon and the morality of which
is open to question. Still beyond that
is undoubted TascaIity. The language
of Mr.. Dorsey represents Garfield as
identified with the last. The language
and testimony-in the shape of letters
of Wharton Barker do not indicate that
the late president departed from a
straightforward course IN the events
connected either with his nomination or
his election. Mr.. Dorsey's story in
wolves the Inference that his own belief
IL that corruption is a necessary part Of
practical politics, and that he and poll
ticians in general are in the same boat.
The idea lac conveys is that he thinks
himself no worse Than other men; that
those who pretend to honest courses are
hypocrites; and that there is nothing
particularly had in the hypocrisy so long
as tits not found out by the innocent
and unsophisticated public.
Mr.. Dorsey, as reported, claims that
IL was Garield's intention Ia quietly
another the proceedings against the
star route defendants; that at one time
the late president said to him: "Stcvc,
old boy, don't worry. Go back TO your
ranch !" and that hid IL not been for
Gnileau's bullet the prosecution would
have been strangied and the matter
droppel. MIR. Dorsey has complained
bitterly OF the ingralilule of the Repub-
lican administration In prosecuting
himself aud Brady after the important
services they had rendered in winning
for the party the election of $780, This
is precisely in the plane of his ideas OF
political morality as set forth above
The corruption is 10 be snbordmated "a
considerations OF personal feeling. The
public may ne swindled, but there is
bAseness IN not protecting the swindlel
who has labored for the party. Individ.
ual fidelity is the great virtue among
eoaspira1ors- With such high notions
Of frisndship, how does Il happen
II may be asked, that Mr.. Dorsey
represents Garfield. the man who would
have snnothered the prosecution IL n,
had hvetl, as corruptionist, as having
been engaged in bribery, and as hayin,
entered into . written compact will
New York capitalists 90 make certaiI
disposition ol treasury business anon,
them in return for Their subscriptions L
the campaign Tundsl According 20 hi
own code Dorsey's obligation Ia deFen,
Garneld's memory was Of the most sac
rcd charac,er.
We 90 not know what Dorsey ma
have IN reserve TO blacken The charaetc
of Garfield with, but the presumption
thst if he had any written proofs vii
which To back his assertions he venl
have produced them. So far as appear
he has simply placed on certain know
events an Interpretation supported i
nothing but his own words, Hclhas el
deavored TO spread the atmosphere
his own morality around another man
actions, and 20 fasien on the Republics
party the charge of having direct
bought thousand at votes in the state
Indiana, SO far as mis- personal wo
wiz be believed IN he will succeed, b
no farther.