Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26
Dorsey's Plans for Pacifying Them
and Raising Money. =
New York Sun
1.-THE STAR REUTERS AND THE PRES.

1DENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The sequence
OF some events that had their bepinnino
with the nomination of Garfield. was
ended with the verdict in the recent
Star Route trials. Two of the defend.
ants in these trials were so Intimately
connected with the Republican canvass
IN 1881, and one of them, at least, SO
connected because of his relations with
the Star Route contractors, that the
very remarkable history ofthat canvass
has been really in their power to tell.
They have both RETAINED from doing
so, because they Were under fire. and
because they knew that they had the
sympathy of many of the leading Re-
publican politicians. .-.T
Both Brady and Dorsey have over
and overagain received assurances from
these managers of sympathy, not fire.
quentlycoupled with the assertion that
no case of ingratitude is known that
compares with that of the Administers
tlon, which was not, only willing but
anxious to secure all the aid these two
defendants could give during the can
vass, and then, having obtained that
aid, was willing to turn around and pros
ecute them. Whatever wrong there
may have been in the Star Route con-
tract system, the Republican managers
IN 1880 either knew or suspected, and
they were then ready to get such ad-
yantages thefefrom as were possible.
1t is not to be wondered at, therefore.
that both Dorsey and Brady feel to-day
anything but gratitude toward the
party they did so much to keep in DOW
er, nor can the defendants in the recent
trial be held as specially unfaithful, if
from them some of the very remarkable
secrets of the most remarkable canvass
are learned. The>canvass was involved
from the beginning with these two men.
Dorsey was the brains of the Republi-
can National Committee. Brady's
knowledge of Indiana politics was con-
stantly brought into requisition, and he
was begged, pleaded with, and almost
ordered to receive money from these
very Star Route contractors for the pur-
pose of the campaign.
10 both Gen. Garfield and the party
managers constantly acknowledged
their obligation to both, Gen. Garfield
at least had expressed his opinion that
there was nothing unlawful in the Star
route business; while to both, other Re-
publican managers, such men as Hub
bell, Jewell, Gen. Arthur and others
had said that the 'Starroute contractors
ought to be required to contribute, lib
orally, because they were getting large
sums foftheiWwork through the favor
Of the Government. To Brady and Dor
scy the subsequent course ofthe Admin
istration seemeI ungrateful. They
thought that the party managers were
entirely willing to reap such advanta-
ges as could be obtained from the Star
Route contract system, and having
done SO, and having thereby succeeded
in remaining in power, they showed
themselves also entirely willing to get
further party advantage by prosecuting
men for doing the very thing that be-
fore had been of such value to the
parity ss-s-.-Sy-. ,pae,a-ea,.rr
H.--CONGREsst AND*THE STAR ROUTES.
When the Congress ordered an in
vestigation into the system of letting
the star route contracts, Gen. Garfield,
at Gen. Brady's request, made very
thorough examination into the whole
matter. The result was that he assured
Gen. Brady and Senator Dorsey that he
was satisfied the system could be de-
Tended, and he promised when the
special appropriation for which Gen.
Brady asked should come before the
House that he would not only vote for
it, but would also defend it upon the
floor.
Realizing Garfeld's great influence,
not only with the Appropriation Com
mittee, but also on the floor, both Brady
and Dorsey were satisfied that the ac-
cusations against them would be salts
factorily defended. They had received
Garfield's most positive assurance that
he would do all in his power to set them
right, and they had every reason to be-
lieve that he would keep his word. But
when the matter came up Garfield not
only failed them, but he also allowed
his influence to dwindle to insignifi-