Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-01-04
Garfield and Dorsey

Yesterdays issue of the New York
Herad contains some interesting letters
from President Garfield and other
prominent Republicans during the con.
test Of 1880. Garf-ld's letters TO Dor.
s"y run through the campaign down to
the 4th March, 1871, when the CORES.
rondence was suddenly interrupted by
the star Route prosecutions. Dar.eyfa
purpose IA publishing these letiets il
Ia r"pel the assertion, made hy some of
bHh"'ds indiscreat friends, that be
'lhufst upon the late President his un.
sought advice. and also to show how
constantly Garfield leaned upon him
Tor support. In making these letters
public there u also an evident d,sira
upon the part o. Dnrsey to awaken the
~ mpsthies OF the Republican r.rIy for
man who has performed such great
HrVlce IN their cause and who a nou
undergoing prosecution for an n 'su,ous
crime. Ia t'spnnse 10 letter from
""h"id heinining TIA" political Iitu..
ton IN Indiana, D1r-sy went TO that
Stale TO take the direction of the
campaign. Ia his letter, in which Gar.
h"ld revealed himself ~ II pretIy shr.wd
campaign manager, he insisted that
large Gums OF money would be needed
To carry Indiana, and minated that
the denomination Of Disciples might
he worked up in his interest.
when the Indiana campaign was over
he hAstrned TO send Dorsey grateful
ackno" ledrments Of his mastery man.
aremeut' Alter the election va. over
Garfield frequently sought D1rseY'. ad.
wee, which was freely given, in regard
TO the construction Of III. cabinet. Late
~ December. wh"n The ca abinei eiintrigurs
were going on, Garfield sent To Dorsey
~ c1iiact from a letter OF Pre- dent
Hayes IN regard TO the Eew cabinet.
asking an early opinion A. To what
"ughi to be done about that and other
matter. 1t - doubtful whether any
one Of Gtriieli's intimate friends en-.
J"y"d IN ~ great degree his confidence
a. stephen ". Dorsey.
All this CORES poudence as given in
The Hcv5d WIS not uec.ssary TO inform
the puhic in regard to the intimacy be.
tween Garfield aud DJfsey. The char.
acter OF their relations has been pretty
we'll undcrsio0d IN tpite Of The recent
Efforts OF friends OF Garfield to deny
them. Concerning the manner in
which this more than PythIAn Trend.
ship was dissolved there are, Of course.
different opinions. Admirers OF Ger.
hrid eGtol the Roman virtue which in.
.plred him 10 tacfiice such q friend As
DprscY without stretching forth q hand
10 save him. Dorsey friends. on the
other hand, Of whom he appears to have
many, Notwithstanding hts portion,
condemn Garh-ld's rCadiness to deliver
him ~ to a free persecutiou on the first
summons. They cay that Garfield
showed altogether too much alacrity TO
shake of the heavy weight OF his per.
sonal aud political obligations to Dorsey.
Much ss D1rsey's services during the
campaign IN Indians were needed and
sought after, 1t is just possible that his
long and exceedingly tree letters of ad.
vice had become irksome to Garfield be.
tore the day Of Inauguration, and that
this star route prosecution WAS rather
~elcome than otherwise. AtaIl events,
there remains no sign that Garfield
ever betrayed any grcst degree Of grief
over the calamity Of his friend.-Phila
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