The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-23
From the Clevel and Plain Dealer.
The Farty of Fraud and Cor.
ruutiOu.

The Party of Fraud and Corr
rupfiOra.
The story that Dorsey tells about
how the Republicans carried the
presidential election of 1880 by
means of the most shameful bargains
and the use of vast sums ofmoney is
a very explicit ore, and bears the
stamp of truth upon its face. And
being true and probably only o part
of the whole story of a monstrous
crime it offers conclusive evidence
why the Republican party should be
hurled from power. A party whose
leaders are the class of men that
Dorsey shows them to be, a party
whose leaders will make the offices
and affairs of government matters of
merchandise, and that systematically
and deliberately corrupts the ballot
and buys its way into power is not
fit to control the affairs of a great
nation and such a party the Republi-
can party has been co%nclusiyely
shown to be.
AS before remarked Dorsey's story
is explicit. He gives names and
challenges contradiction. When he
says that Garfield bargained with
the Stalwarts and bought their sup
port by promising to give them the
offices demanded, bargained with
them in fact to give the treasury over
into the hands of the man they had
selected, he tells where that bargain
was consummated and who were
present. He says that Levi 2. Nor.
ton, Chester A Arthur, Thomas G.
Platt and John H. Starin were pres.
ent when the most important offices
in the country was dickered off. Now
all this is explicit enough, and il
there was no such bargains, it rests
with these men to say SO. Thai
they offer no contradiction is evi
dence that Dorsey stated the facts il
regard to it.
: In regard to the shameless use o
money in Indiana, Dorsey also tell:
a straight story and what he says i:
backed up by facts that no Republi
can will venture to deny. He say:
5 that 100000 was spent in Indiana
and that Thomas c. Platt brough
the money to indianapolis and gav'
it to Dorsey, who turned it over t.
Ed. Stephenson, now banker il
! New York. 1t seems that there wa.
more money than this, but Dorse,
did Eot think so much was needed il
Indiana, and he had a large sun
sent to Ohio and given to Governo
r Foster. Dorsey tells who got thi.
money and by whom it was paid out
in all cases being exact as to names
Ifhe had not told the truth let SOM
one whose name he has given con
tradict his statement. Dorsey
, story is supported by %concurran
testimony. Hon. John C. New, AS
!, sistant Secretary Of the Treasury
l who was active in the Indiana cam
l paign, says in a recent int rview:
| The statement Of Dorsey so far a
he speaks Of the campaign of 1885,
is fairly correct. l have nc objectio
to it. Dorsey did very efficient wor
t in the state in 1880. He came Their
at the request Of the State Contra
Committee and myself chairman c
the committee. : x = 1t is true tina
l. quite II large sum of money wa
t spert in the campaign in Indiana.
= Even Foster admits the genera
accuracy of Dorsey's treatment. an
' says that money was needed badl
in Indiana, and that Dorsey brough
J, it there, land two dollar bills fe.
q like shower from heaven TIL
truth is that the Republicans carrie
that election by the most iotten an
most shameful methods ever knows
in the history Of politics. Dorsa,
Y states it tersely and ~truthfnlly whe
p he says that the facts was the RI
, publican managers wanted none
: badly, and to obtain it during tina
J~ca0vass, 1 AM not sure that some c
1.-The leaders would have run lea