The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-18
DoRsEY sPEAKs AGAIN.
An Authentic Interview with Him in
New Mexico.


New Mexico.
The New York Sun publishes the re-
suits of an interview Just had by one of
its trusted reporters with ex-SenatOrDOr-
sey, on his plantation in New Mexico,
supplementary to the articles recently
published in the Sun and Chicago Her
aid and partially in reply to the eOm-
ments made thereon. The interview"
was submitted to Dorsey before pu6liea-
tiOn and pronounced correct represen.
tatiOn of his remarks. The substance OF
the interview Is as follows. Dorsey as
serts that:
First-That Sherman was betrayed at
Chicago; that the pretended surprise of
Garfield's nomination was sham, and
that it was the result OF prearranged
plan.
SecOnd-That jealOusies and ambi-
tiOns appeared at the very beginning of
the canvass, and shaped themselves in
the organization of the national COM
mittee.
Third-That it was the earnest request
of Garfield, Governor Foster and General
I Arthur that he accepted the place or
secretary of the national committee.
FOurth-That the rich bankers OF
New York were so distrustful that they
refused to contribute cent until Pc
culiar organization, known as a finance
/ committee, composed of these bankers,
was formed.
Fifth-He intimates that Garfield, Ar
thur and all of the Republican leaders
relied upon money to win the battle,
and admits that very large sum was
raised and disbursed by these bankers.
1t was purely a money campaign.
Sixth-He asserts positively that Gar
field bought the New York Stalwarts
support by a positive promise to appoint
Levi p. Morton secretary OF the treasury,
Seventh-He reiterates the charge that
/ the pockets of the New York bankers
were reached through promise OF Gar
| fields, to allow syndicate or them 70
refund the government bonds.
Eighth-He asserts with great posi-
tiVeness that a bargain was made be-
tween Garfield's representatives and Jay
/ Gould and G. P. Huntington, by which
| Garfield promised to secure the appoint
ment of Stanley Matthews as associate
| justice of the supreme court, and the
/ TWO capitalists promised 100000 to the
Republican campaign fund. He asserts
that this money was paid, was brought
/ to him in Indiana by MIR. I. G.
Platt, and that he caused more than one
| half of 1t to be sent to Ohio to be used
by Gov. Foster in the campaign there.
Ninth-He asserts that more than
100000 was taken to Indiana by prom
| inent New York banker whom he names
and that this was used there to carry
the day.
Tenth-He asserts that Garfield was
most eager to have as much money rails
ed as possible, so eager that he made the
blunder of writing the Hubben letter
against his DOTsey's) advice.
| Eleyenth-He asserts that the vast
fund raised, between one and two mil
hon dollars, was corruption fund.
Twelfth-He tells the story of the cur
iOus intrigues that led to the putting o.
James and MacVeagh in Garfield's cabi
net, and asserts it was Gartield's inten
tiOn to remove them.
| Thirteenth-He asserts that Garfield
was bulldOled by Blaine and a prOmin
eDt New York editor into violating his
promise to COnkling, and into appoint
| ing Robertson collector of the port Oi
| New York. without having first notified
the New York Senators that such was
| his intention. But this bGlldOzing tool
the shape of a threat to publish the de
tails of the Stanley Matthews scandal
unless RObertsOn's appointment was
made.