The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-06-22

To the above payments others are TO be
added which will considerably increase the
aggregate paid to the Government lawyers
Dorsey has writ en- the following letter to
the newly elected Secretary of the Repub-
lcan National Committee:
Gen. John A. Martin, Atchison, Kas.
DEAR SIR: At a time when was confined In a
dark room, not able to &c thewalls tha surround
ed me, received letter from you which an
swered by dicta ion, as have been obliged to do
for many months. / supposed my answer was
sent TO you, but IL turns out that the stem
ographic notes were never transcribed. re-
greet this, for the reason that l would not wish
to feel guilty of discourteSy to man who has
always been just to me- When was appointed
Secretary of the Republican National Com
mittee, at the request OF Gen. Garfield, and
accepted the place at the earnest solicitation OF
Gen Arthur, representing the Grant side OF
the House, and the Hon. w. +. Chandler, repre-
senting the Blaine side, made the same request
of Gov. Mccormick, who was my predecessor.
that you have made Of me. had al that time
fancifu notion that q record had been kept OF
the Republican party that showed its life and
purpose. and that would leave permanent his
tory of its honorable existence, and what had
transprcd in 1856, 1860, 1864, 1863 and 1872, and
that that record belonged TO tie Republican Ma
tional COMMITTEES, and that the Secretary was
the proper custodian of it. The answer received
from Gov. Mccormick was that no record had
been kept; that the bonfire OF toigetfulness was
built TO eat up what he had right TO assume to
be the evidence of honesty at the end OF each
campaign.
lieved for all time, that there is not scrap,
word, dot, o. line in any record that will
show wrongful act on the part Of any person
charged with the duty OF representing the Re-
publican party during a National campaign. MIR.
Chandler was, unquestionably, the alb est man
who served as an executive Off er of the Repub-
lican National Committee being one of the first,
III not the very first, who was recognized as The
real head OF the Republican party in the sphere
assigned him. IL was. therefore, only proper
that those who followed him should be
governed by the precedents he laid down. Mr..
Chandler gave Gov. Mccormick no records.
Gov. Mccormick, in response TO letter similar
to the one YOU have written me, told me he had
no records TO give. They were my predecessors,
and YOU are my successor i have nothing more
TO give to you than they had TO give to me. 1
have n great mass OF papers relating to the last
campaign. They are chiefly made up OF letters
addressed to me and letters written by me TO
others, in which no one could have the slightest
interest except to obtain curious information.
When accepted the scholarship made it a
condition that not penny OF money subscribed
for political purposes should come into my
hands and there never was a dollar OF the ~'ib-
scribed funds received by me or paid out by me
personally. Money was used under my direc-
ton, but all my personal expenses, and the ex-
penses of the clerks serving with me, were paid
from my own pocket, amounting to something
over $1,000. say this much lest you may think
| have records showing the receipts and exIend-
itures of 1880. The only records of that kind
have are the paid checks, my own contriou-
ton and my unfortunate bank book showing
charges OF my own folly L re2ret more than
can tell that i made 1t possible that such
records should be iu my hands; but they
here, and / think it best to keep them a
hinder of the splendid gratitude of dishonest
power | do not owe the Republican National
Committee a cent OF money or grain Of
thankfulness. In the midst of the storm
brought about by the efforts | had put forth
under its directions, and in its behalf,
brutal assault was made upon me at the last
meeting of the committee, when / was not pres
ent to defend myself. Not one among the forty
members present had the courage or manhood
TO resent the miserable cowardice of an ambi-
tious hypocrite. But never mind that the bal
ance sheets of justice will some time be written
by the hand of honor SO tar you are person
ally concerned, IL there IL any paper in my pos
session, or any suggestion can make that You
think will be useful to you, will be gsatified to
respond 20 your call STEPHEN w. DORSEY.