Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-20

CAM. Dlpotfic} NUu lHBTNtftuut eN
posed by ex-senator Dorsey--bimsel
frank, fearless, plucky nan--is re
voting enough. But how Garfield
and Foster cheated John Sherman,
who himself cheats everybody he
deals with how the stalwarts were
deceived; how x-Postmaster-Gene
James played double, and how Gar
fields brief career as president was
foul with unclean intrigties, arc mat
tiers of concern only TO the politicians.
What interests the publicis the evil
dence supplied by the ex.secretary OF
the Republican National Committee
of the use of money rs corrupting
power in the election OF president OF
the United States, IN the formation OF
cabinet and In appointments to the
supreme court benca.
Mr.. Dorsey reitcrates what he has
before asserted, that Si00. 900 was spent
to purchase the vote oflndiana In 1880;
that "a big campaign fund.- was the
fundamentally by which New York
was secured by the Republicans; that
the position of secretary of the treasu-
~ was sold in advance to Levi i. Nor
ton, chairman Of the campaign finance
committee and personally a heavy sub
scriber although he was Afterwards
put of with French mission and
that 100000 was contributed by two
of the greatest nionopolis,s in New
York, Jay Gould and G. T. Hunting
ton, IN consideration Of "a pledge that
STANLEY Matthews should 20 at The
earliest opportunity ON the supreme
court benrh.n
What record does this make up for
the Republican party! a president
elected by the power of money. Cabi-
net offices sold in advance To million
aire banker, who subscribed to and
raised the corruption fund. A seat on
the bench Of the supreme court of the
United States bartered away To mo-
nopolists vitality interested in suits be-
fore the court, for 100000.
The use Of money as a purchasing
power In elections is the great danger
now threatening republican govern
ment. a Republican government
means the sovereignty of the popular
will. An election controlled by money
is not an election bv the people. 1t
puts in power men who represent the
inonopolists and corruptIonists who
have elected them by unlawful and
abhorrent methods.
Garfield was president and his
president by the corrupt use Of money
Chester A. Arthur Is president, and
everybody knows that he managed
every detail OF the New York cam
paign in 1880 He persuaded Morton
TO give money towards the election
and to become chairman of the finance
committee which raised the grent cor
ruption fund. Arthur controlled the
expenditure of the money in this state.
He directed the course OF the golden
stream from Steyenson's bank He
was the bead of the New York ma
chine-the chum of the ward strikers
throughout the city. He enjoyed az
vicepresident, he enjoys now us presi-
dent the fruits Of the fund raised by
the sale Of cabinet offices and supreme
court judgeships.
Stanley Matthews sits on the supreme
court bench. He owes his high Office
to money.
In the senate of the United States
are men who owe their positions to
purchase. Their millions and not
merit made them senators.
Was Woodpulp Miller elected by
honest means as the choice of the peo-
pie Of New York? Let the trial of the
indicted 'Lon Sessions, lift ever comes
or furnish the reply. Palmer, Sabin,
Fair, Tabor. Bowen, Hill--were they
chosen for their ability, their represent
tatiye character, their experience in
legislation. or are'they senators of the
United States because they purchased
the offices with their suddenly ac-
CURED money?
This terrible evil of the pur-
chasing power of money i'm
elections is felt to-day in all
offices and, unfortunately, in all
parties. The question. How much as
sessnent can man afford to pay? Is
now the important one In elections.
No one is thought of for Office, In most
cascs, unless he is rich enough to
stand the enormous expense of II cam
paign, 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 by indig-
nation at the ingratitude of those he
has served. But he is entitled to
credit for 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 on
To power.