Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26

the money, provided a satisfactory doc
ument were received from Garfield
Hubbell at once wrote both TO Garfield
and to Dorsey, who happened to be a
Mentor at the time. The project wa
talked over between Garfield and Dor
sey, and at that time Garfield expressed
himself very frankly about the stal
route contractors. He knew that they
were receiving large contracts from the
Government, and he thought that they
ought to be willing to contribute some.
thing for the success of a party that had
not only given them opportunities, but
could protect them In the future. Gar.
field then showed Dorsey a letter that
he had written to Brady at HubbelIs
suggestion, in which he requested Bra
dy to exert himself to collect the money,
Dorsey peremtorily told him not to send
the letter. At DOrsey's suggestion, the
queer and notorious a.My dear Hubbep'
letter was written. In it occurs the ex-
preston, "Ask Brady how the depart
ments are doing" and this was intend
ed to be hint, a request upon which
Brady would act. When Brady saw ii
he treated it with contempt. He
thought he saw in it O willingness on
the part of the candidate to make a
cat's-paw of him. But he finally con-
sented to collect the money. With the
letter as an authority, he did collect a
large sum of money, part of which he
took to Indiana, where it was spent,
with Garfield's knowledge, by himself,
and where it would do the most good.
Such is the history of the "My dear
Hubbell" letter.
vIII.-HOSPITALITY ABUSED.
1t was about this time that complaints
We're made both to Brady and Dorsey
that Gen. Garfield's hospitality at Men
tor was being abused, and that the can
didate found himself seriously embar-
rassed for money. Garfield represented
that it was not right to expect or to al
low the candidate to be subjected to
these burdens. This was Just what
Hayes had done before him, and Don
Cameron sent Hayes check for a hand
some amount to relieve his embarrass-
ment. Both Brady and Dorsey saw to
it that Gartield's embarrassment was
relieved in the same way, for which IA
vor acknowledgements were duly re-
ceived from the candidate.
IX.-GoULD AND THE JUDGsHIP.
We now come to an event in the re-
markable canvass of 1880 that may have
the light of Congressional investiga-
tion thrown upon it. Early next win
ter it is the intention of a member of
the House to introduce resolution re-
citing that charges have been made af-
fecting the integrity of disappointment
of Justice of the Supreme Court, and
asking that a committee of investiga-
tiOn be appointed to ascertain the truth
thereof. The following is statement
of the substance of these charges:
1t is asserted that some of the Repub-
lican managers in New York discovered
or thought that they discovered, that
Jay Gould had subscribed fifth thou
sand dollars to the Democratic cam
paign fund in the fall of 1880. This dis
covery frightened the leaders. They
had expected large subscription from
Mr.. Gould, but had failed to get it. He
had been distant, and it was thought
that he believed that Hancock would
be elected. How to get Mr.. Gould in
terested and how to get at his check
book were problems that seemed un-
solvable. 1t was finally determined
that some one with whom he would
talk should go to see him, and ask what
the matter was, and what inducements
could be given him to subscribe.
When asked if he would contribute
to the Republican fund, Mr.. Gould de-
clined peremptorily. When asked why
he is said to have answered: II can
have no interest in an administration at
the head of which there would be a man
who, as leader of the Black Friday in
vestigation, denounced me as corrupt
man and compared me to Catiline as
corrupter of the youth of Rome"
That settled the matter at that inter-
view. Gould's personal hostility to
Garfield was communicated to the Re-
publican candidate. He expressed great
that Mr.. Gould should enter
tain such feelings. He said that he had
no personal animosity toward Gould,
and that in the report to which Gould
referred he had simply discharged a
public duty, and one which Mr.. Gould
ought not to blame, him for doing.
Back the Republicans trotted to Mr..
Gould with Garfield's reply. 1t seemed
partially at least to satisfy him. He
said, however, that he had no political
interests; all his interests lay in certain
great corporations which were threat.
by the recent act of Congress known as
the Thurman act, an act whose consti-
tutionality was to be passed upon by
the Supreme Court.
When this was repeated to Garfield
he said that Mr.. Gould ought to know
that he entertained the same views that
Gould did respecting the interests of