Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-09-13
The Republican Record.

fzz TIE Republican Record.
~ The story of treachsry, 'falsehood,
can't, hypocrisy and ingratitude e1-
I posed by ex-senator Dorsey a
frank, fearless, plucky man lis revolt
ing enough, But how Garfield and
Foster cheated John Sherman, who
| himself cheats everybody he deals
| with how the Stalwarts were deceived;
how & tex- Postmaster General James
t played - double, and how Garfield S
brief career as President was foul with
unclean .intrigues,, are matters of con
Germ only to the politicians.
interests tie public is the evi-
denee supplied by. the ex-Secretary of
. the Republican National Committee of
the use of money as a corrupting pow
er IN the election Of a President of the
UNITED States, IN the formation of a
{ Cabinet and in appointments to the
Supreme Court beach. Hsd aei5 aa
Mr.. Dorsey reiterates what he has
before asserted, that $500, 900 was
spent to purchase the vote of Indiana
in 1880 that7.' a big campaign fund -
swas the instr1lnentality by which New
: York was secured by the Republicans:
that the position OF Secretary of the
Treasury was sold in advance
30 Levi P. Morton, Chairman of
: the campaign Finance Committee and
personally heavy subscriber, although
he was afterwards. put off with the
French Mission; and that 800, 900 was
contributed by '.two Of the greatest
monopolists in New York, jay Gould
and G. 2. Hunting ton, in considers
ton Of a pledge that STANLEY Matthews
should go at the. earliest opportunity en-
the Supreme Court bench"
g. What a record does this make up for
the aRepublican party! A President
elected by the power of money. Cab
met offices sold in advance to million
aire banker who subscribed to and
raised the corruption fund. A seat on
the bench Of the Stnsreme Court of the
United States bartered away to monop-
,olists vitallY interested in suits before
the Court. for 500, 900. -. Co..
Tie Hse-ef money as purchasing
poEeGin elections is the great danger
now threatening republican govern
ID ent. "a republican government means
the Sovereignty of the popularswill. An
election controlled by money is. not an
e7eotipn by the people. puts in power
men who v+esentthe n1onopolists and
-,coTFuptiemsts who have elected them
= by untawful and abhorrent methods. !
Garfield was President, and his clos
est friend tells, how. he was made Pres
ident by the corrupt use Of money.
Chester A., Arthur is President, and
everybody knows that he managed
every detail of the New York campaign
in 1880. He persuaded Morton to give
money toward theyelection and to be-
~, -
tee which raised the great corruption
fund Arthur controlled the expendi-
t1re of the money in this State. He
directed the course of the golden
stream from iSteyenson's bank He
was the head OF the New York machine
the chum Of the ward strikers
throughout the city. He enjoyed as
Eice-President, he enjoys now as Presi-
dent. the fruits of the fund raised bv
the sale of Cabinet offices and Supreme
Court Judgeships.
r STANLEY Mafthey sit5|on the Supreme
Court bench He owes his high Office
TO money -u.-..,.t
Was Wood pull Miller elected by hon
est means as the choice Of the people of
New York; Let the trial of the indicted
:" Lo" Sessions, if it ever comes off,
1tuHIsu Tue reply. IafHlef. oaDll, TaII,
Tabor, Bowen. Hill-were they chosen
Tor their ability. their Representative
character, their experience in legisla-
ton. or.are they Senators of the United
States JecaITse they purchased the offices
with their suddenly-acquired money?
This terrible evil of the purchasing
power of money in elections is felt to-
day in all offices, and, unfortunately. in
al parties. The question: How much
assessment can man afford to pay? is
now the important one in elections. No
one IS thought of for Office, in most
cases, unless he Is rich enough to stand
the enormous expense of a campaign,
and, unfortunately, many do not resist
the temptation of doing. all they can to /
reimburse themselves after they get into
power. !
Ex-senator Dorsey's disclosures may
be prompted by revenge or bysindigna-
ton at the ingrati of those he has.l
served; but he is entitled to credit fort
having by his plain speaking pointed out
the evil and opened the eyes Of the people
to the methods of the party which has So
long held Oh to power.-N. Y. World.
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