The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-06-21
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Jshn a MARTIN
WASHINGTON, June Is Senator |!
Dorsey has written the foII0wng letter
TO the newly elected secretary Of the Re
publican national commitlee
John A. nartin. Atchison. Kansas:
DRAR STRs AT the time when was
e0niined IN a dark room, not able III SEE
The walls that surroHnied me. received
a letter from you which answered BY
dictation, as ! have been obliged 70 do
for months. supposed my answer was
sent you. but il turns cut the stenOgraph-
&c notes were never transcribed. re-
gfef this for the reason that could not
Vvfsh 20 feel guilty OF such dlseourtesy
When was appointed secretary
of the Republican national com
niftee at the request of
General Garfield, and accepted the place
IS the earnest solicitation of General ar.
thur, representing Grants side 0f the
house, and the Hon. William Z Chend-
Ter. representing Blaine,s side ol the
house, and az the request of Governor
McC 0rmnck, who vas my predecessor,
had all that time & fanciful notion that
4 record had been kept of the republican
party that showed It's life and purposes.
that would leave 4 permanent history Ut
its honorable existence and what trans
pred 10 1856, 1860, 1854. 1868 and 1872,
and that the record belonged 20 the re-
publican national COMMITTEES, and that
the secretary was the proper custodian
Of IT, The answer received from Gov
eFnor Mccormick was that no record
had been kent; that bonfire of forget
fulness was built TO eat up what we
had the light To- assume 10 be the evil
dence OF h0ncsiy 81 the end at each
campaign BY the great mass Of the
people Of intelligence 10 the north Il Is
believed now, and will be believed for
all time, that there Is not scrap, a word,
g dot or a line in any record which will
show 4 wrongful ACT on the part of any
persOn charged with the duty of repre-
senting the Republican party during a
national campaign. Mr.. Chandler was
unquestiOnAbly the ablest man who
servId as executive officer OF the Re-
j publican national committee, being one
/ of the first, If not the very first, who was
recognized as the real head of the Re
publican party in the scepteF assigned
him. Is vsas therefore only proper that
| those who follow him should be govern
ed by the prudence he laid down. Mr
| Chandler gave Governor Mccormick
no records Governor Mccormick, in
response to letter, similar 70
/ the one you have written
l me, told me he had no records "a
l give They were my predecessors, and
i you are my successor | have nothing
| more To give 10 you than was given Ia
me- l have q great mass at papers re-
lating 10 the lasl campaign. They are
chiefly made up of letters addressed 81
me, and letters written by me TO others,
l ia which aO one could have the slight
formation When received the secre.
taryshlp made it condition that ne
/ penny of money subscribed for polit.
ical purpose should come into my
hands, and there was never q dollar ol
subscribed funds received by me or paid
out by me personally. Money was nseC
under my direction, but all my personal
expenses and expenses % clerks serving
with me were paid from my own pocket
amounting To the sum Of over $13, COO
say this much lest you might think
have records showing reports of expend
ituTes in 1880. The only records havI
of that kind are paid check
of my own cnntriYing, and an unfortu
nate bank book showing the charge u
nv own folly. ] regret more than pei
can tell that such checks and such rec
|, ords should have been IN my hands, bn
they are here, and think il best a. keel
them as a reminder of the splendid graf
ituGe dispensed by power. do not oW,
the Republican national committee
cent or grain of thankiulness. In th
midst of storm about what efforts
had put forth under its direction and j!
its behalf, q brutal assault Was made OF
me at the last meeting, when not pres
. ent to defend myself. Not one among
, the forty members had courage or man
hood TO resent the miserable cowardIc
and Ambitious hypocrisy. But neve
mind, the balance sheets OF justice vii
some time be written by hand OF hon
or. So far as you are personally cor
cerned, il there is any paper in my pos
session. ar any suggestion that | ca
/ make that yon think will be useful I
, you, will he gratified To respond [
your call. Sincerely yours,
STEPHEN w. Dorsey.