The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-08-16

NEW YORK, Aug.9 The sun prints nearly
five columns of an interview with Dorsey at
his home, New Mexico, August 1st. In it he
states that the recent article printed in the Sun
is correct in fact. He says Sherman was be-
trayed by Garfield. He reiterates that Garfield
was to give the treasury portfolio to Morton.
Garfield pledged himself in the presence of Ar
thur, Plat, Starin and Cornell, that Thomas c.
Platt brought 100000 to Dorsey which had
been subscribed by Gould and Huntington on
the promise from Garfield that Stanley Math-
ews should 90 on the Supreme Court bench;
that 100000 was spent in New York and
Brooky n just before the election and that the
week that succeeded the shooting of Garfield
was to be the last week in the cabinet of James
and McNeagh. He reiterates the story of the
appointment Of Robinson as collector of New
York.
What are we to believe: The sun recently
printed what it alleged to be the revelations of
Dorsey. OF that article Dorsey said: Il did
not write it. | did not prompt it. did not
know that it was to be published.' lie said
further that parts of the story were ''notori
ously untrue" Dana, the editor of the Sun,
when confronted with Dorseys denials, said
nothing. Now we are asked to believe that
Dorsey has repeated the original SANDERS, at
tributed to him, but whose authorship he de-
MED, and proved by others to be false in every
essential detail. Somebody is responsible for a
good deal of malicious lying, and it must be
either the New York Sun OF ex-senator Dorsey.
1t is not very material which Neither are in
good odor and It would require strong CORRIDOR
ative testimony TO substantiate the statements
of either. Dana is former Republican. and
went over to the Democrats because his claims
to office We're not regarded. He wanted the
Naval Office at New York and because Prcsi-
dent Grant would not give it to him, the sun
has abused and slandered Gen. Grant from that
day to this, and has given what aid and comfort
it could to the Democratic party. Exactly what
it hopes to gain by dcting the grave of Gar
field ii is impossible even to surmise.
As to Dorsey the Boston Herald points out that
Sin the former interview he said that the writ
ten agreement Of Garfield to appoint Matthews
was in existence, and ntimated that it was in
the hands of Whtelaw Reid. Mr.. Reid has since
denied any knowledge of such document. or
of any agreement whereby Matthews was to be
appointed. Dorsey then talked as though the
vacancy existed at the time of the New York
conference. Since he has bee II reminded that
it did not occur for six months afterwards he
says the understanding reached forward to the
future. and that Garfield even promised to III
duce President Hayes to make the appointment
should the vacancy occur before his own in
auguration-a clear afterthought Of a liar. No
witnesses to the alleged bargain are mentioned.
except the other guilty parties to it-Gould and
Huntington. The fact that Tom Plat took
100000 to Indiana does not by any means show
that it came from these capitalists for the con-
sideration alleged. The other parts of his state
ment are in the main "rev>ed and corrected"
reha>h Of the star reuters former malicious
ness. and add nothing to the stock of knowledge
Oil the matters III question"