The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-08
CANTON. OHIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST8 8, 1888

CAN lON, Oh
leader of the Black Friday investigation,
denounced me as a corrupt man, and
compared me to Catiline as a cOrrupter
of the youth of Rome"
That settled the matter at that inter-
view. GOuld's personal hostility to Gar
field was communicated to the Republi-
can candidate. He expressed great sur
prise that Mr.. Gould should entertain
such feelings. He said that he had no
personal animOslty toward Mr.. 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 tTOtted to Mr..
Gould with Garfield's reply. IL seemed,
partially at least,tO satisfy him. He said,
however, he had no political party inter
ests; all his interests lay in certain
great corporations which we're threat
ened by the recent act of Congress
known as the Thurman act, an act the
cOnstitutiOnality of which the Supreme
Court was to pass upon.
When this was repeated to Garfield he
said Mr.. Gould ought to know that he
entertained the same views Mr.. Gould
did respecting the interests of these cor
pOratiOns, and he wanted Mr.. Gould to
be assured that, If elected President, and
it should fall to his lot to nominate a
member of the Supreme Bench, that he
would take great care to appoint a man
whose views were the same as his own.
This was taken to Mr.. Gould. He an
nOunced himself as entirely satisfied
with it, but he made the gentle sugges-
tiOn that it be put in the form of pledge
and in writing. This was done, and 1t
is alleged that the pledge can he prOdu-
ced, as it is understood to have been
committed to the keeping of a gentle
uian who holds it subject to the order of
both parties.
Then Mr.. Gould warmed up to the Re-
publican party. Himself and another
subscribed $l50,O00, as is expected to be
shown before the Investigating commit
tee. This money was taken to CleYe-
land, Ohio, and there divided. Part of
it was sent to Indiana, and the rest was
used in Ohio.
Garfield subsequently nominated the
man to whom this agreement had refer
euce, Stanley Matthews, to the Supreme
bench, and Gould telegraphed Senator
Plumb, urging him to secure Matthews's
confirmation. Matthews was confirmed
by one majority.
x.
Thus through Brady's help large sums
had been raised from the Star route con-
tractors. By following DOrsey's plans
immense sums were secured in New
York. More than two million dollars
were raised in all for the campaign,and
II canvass that has been characterized
by constant bargain and sale between
the factions of the party, and between
certain capitalists and the candidate,
was brought to a successful result by
means of the advances obtained. The
second campaign in Indiana, while not
80 costly as the first, was very cOnduc-
i've in the same way, and very eXpen-
siVe, while in New York and Kings
county the same line of argument was
most effectively used.
But discount day had passed, and with
the success of the candidate the cOntin-
genGy Of the bargain made it necessary
that there should be payments. During
all the early part of the winter, when
/ Garfield was being greatly embarrassed
| by the know ledge that it was sometimes
easier to bargain than it is to pay, Dor
sey was, TO all appearances, one of his
most trusted cOunSellOrS. DOrSey'S own
VOluminOus correspondence shows this,
and he had every reason to believe, both
| from Garfield's manner and from his fire.
quent expressions of gratitude, that
Gen. Garfield sincerely desired his ad-
vice. An outside influence stepped in
| during the winter, one on which neither
| Garfield nor Dorsey had TeckOned, and
made it impossible for Garfield to carry
out one of the agreements. Congress
had passed the Funding law, which was
to be on the basis of the profitable re-
funding operation for the New York
syndicate that had been agreed on at
the Fifth Avenue conference. There
was, however, a man at the head OF the
Treasury Department who not only be-
lieved that the successful candidate fol
the Presidency had been treacherOus tC
him at Chicago, but who also learned OF
the Fifth Avenue agreement. This Sec
Tetary, John Sherman, welded Hayes as
he willed, and Hayes, at Sherman's de
mand, vetoed the Funding bill. His rea
sons were regarded by many as so film
sy as to lead to the suspicion that they
were not sincere. But Garfield and Dor
sey knew that Sherman had accomplish
ed two purposes with that veto. He haC
not only in a measure got revenge, but
he had prevented the refunding from
going into other hands than those tina
he had been accustomed to favor. Sher
mans own course in the Senate thI
next winter, where, with sublime au
dacity, he ate his own words respecting
refunding as it was contemplated bl
the vetoed act, proved to many Senator
that Garfield and Dorsey were right
However, Window, under Garfield, re
ciprOcated in kind by quietly refundinJ
in the Treasury itself, and thus prevent
ing Sherman from such action respect
ing refunding as he contemplated wheI
he should, as a Senator, have something
to say about it. Thus it will be seen
was through no fault of Garfield tina
one agreement was not kept.