The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-08
PLEDGES OF FGARFIELD.
An Abstract of the Budget of
Stephen w. Dorsey.
How Garfield Secured the Nomination for
President-The Story Of the October
Election in Indiana.
From the New York sun. July eth.l
VII.


| feared 1t would be temporary. Both
Dorsey and Brady asserted that the same
kind of argument that had been used in
| October must be used again in NOYem-
| beT, or the State would be lost. A two
dollar bill was good only for one elee-
| tiOn. More money must be raised, and
| the Republican managers in casting
about for means thought of the Star
route contractors, Garfield himself call
ing to mind his Investigation and his
discovery that the contractors were re-
| ceiving great sums from the Govern
ment, felt that they ought to subscribe.
Other leading Republican managers had
| the same opinion.
One day jay Hubbell called upon Gen.
Brady, then Second Assistant Postmaster
| General. Brady" said he, "tha Star
route contractors must subscribe at least
| forty thousand dollars to the campaign
| fund, and you must collect the money"
Brady replied that there would be
difficulty about getting that amount. He
was willing to undertake to raise it, but
| he didn't propose to turn his fingers, in
view of Hayes's order, and the feeling
| against Government employees soliciting
subscriptions. Hubbell thou ght that
Brady was altogether too sensitive about
| it, but Brady was firm. "Give me-" said
Brady something that | can fall back
On in case Of trouble and you shall have
| the money.
Glubbell askel Brady If mem Oran6um
of some kind from K. B. Hayes would be
sufficient, and Brady said that it would,
/ of course, provided it was the right
kind of memorandum. Hubbell promised
to get it, and went to Hayes forthwith.
| Hayes refused to write any memorandum
or letter. He did not forbid the raising
of the money, he only refused to do any
| thing that would throw the response
bility upon him. Hubbell was in des-
pair He labOTed again with Brady, but
i the Assistant Postmaster General was as
| firm as a rock. Hubbell then eOmmuni-
Gated with Dorsey, and the result was
that Hubbell returned to Brady, saying:
| would you undertake TO raise that
money from the Star route contractors
if you should get request or memo
randum from Gen Gar ieldp"
Brady had little faith in Garfield. He
could not forget that Garfield had prom
ised to defend the Star route apprOpria-
tiOns, and had failed to do 80. Until
after considering the matter for a while,
| Brady said that he would try to raise the
money, provided satisfactory dOcu-
ment were received from Garfield. Hub
bell at once wrote both to Garfield and
to Dorsey, who happened to be at Men
tor at the time. The project was talked
over between Garfield and Dorsey, and
at that time Garfield expressed himself
NbIJ lIduhlJ bhO ObhA AOhgO OOh
tractors. He knew that they were re-
ceiVing large contracts from the Gov
ernment, and he thought that they
ought to be willing to contribute sOme-
thing for the success of a party that had
not only given them opportunities, but
would protect them in the future. Gar
field then showed Dorsey letter that he
had written to Brady at Hubbell's sug-
gestiOn, in which he requested Brady to
exert himself to collect the money. Dor
sey peremDtOrily told him not to send
the letter. At DOrsey's suggestion the
queer and notorious my dear Hubbell'
letter was written. In 1t occurs the
expression, ASK Brady how the depart
ments are doing" and this was intended
to be hint, request upon which Brady
would act. When Brady first saw 1T he
treated it with contempt. He thought
he saw in 1T a willingness on the part
of the candidate to make cats paw of
him. But he finally consented to collect
the money. With the letter as an au-
thOrity, he did collect a large sum of
money, part of which he took to Indiana,
where it was spent, with Garield's
knowledge, by himself, and where 1t
would do the most good.
Such is the history of the my dear
= Hubbell" letter.
1t was about this time that complaints
were made both to Brady and Dorsey
, that Gen. Garfield's hospitality at Men
tor was being abused, and that the can
didate found himself seriously embar-
: rassed for money. Garfield represented
l | that it was not right to expect or to allow
q the candidate to be subject to these
burdens. This was Just what Hayes had
done before him, and Don Cameron sem
Hayes a check for handsome amount
to relieve his embarrassment. BOtf
q Brady and Dorsey saw to it that Garfield I
embarrassment was relieved in the same
way, for which favor acknowledgement
J. were duly received from the candidate
We now come to an event in the re
: markable canvass of 1880 that may havt
the light of a Congressional inVestiga
i tiOn thrown upon il. Early next winter
/, it is the intention of u member of thu
House to introduce a resolution recitinl
that charges have been made affecting
Q the integrity of the appointment of {
. Justice of the Supreme Court, and ask
ing that committee OF investigation
l. be appointed to ascertain the trutl
70 thereof. The following is statemen
o of the substance of these charges:
r 1t is asserted that some of the Repub
lican managers in New York discovered
J. or Thought that they discovered, tina
Is jay Gould had subscribed fifty thOusan,
10 dollars to the Democratic campaign
n fund in the fall of 1880. This discover,
frightened the leaders. They had ex
pected large subscription from MI
d Gould, but had failed to get it. He ha,
70 been distant, and it was thought tina
l. he believed that Hancock would b
: elected. How to get Mr.. Gould intereste
u and how to get at his check book wer
t. problems that seemed unsOlvable.
Of was finally determined that some on
, with whom he would talk, should go I
- see him, and ask him point blank whs
% the matter was and what inducement
I'd could be given him to subscribe. Whe
te asked if he would contribute to the RI
"a publican fund, Mr.. Gould declined PEI
~ emptOrily. When asked why, he is sal
'n to have answered: 81 can have no intel
st est in an Administration at the head {
which there would be man who, 9