The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-08-31

enerated into an anarohieal mob,
ntent only on holding on with DEATH
rip to the spoils of Office, yet we do
lot believe that the leaders Of that
,arty have 80 Car lost their skill and
summing, as. at this periloas iunctnre
n the history of that party, to nominate
% yulnurable candidate as Arthur.
Before his nomination for vico-president
be was known mainly as an unsesupn-
lous, but successful manipulation Of
ward politics in aud around Five
Points. True, when Hayes was inau-
gurated. (not elecsed,l president, IN
order to ward off the overwhelming
tide of odium and public indignation
which was about TO bring his admins
tration to shame and disgrace, Arthur
sras then halaing the office Of collector
of customs in New York City, from
which position be was removed BY
Hayes, because he (ArthuF) stood in
the way of carrying out those reforms
which Hayes with such great pretense
was inaugurating.
Here is what Hayes said TO Arthur,
when, under date Of January 81, 1879,
he issued the order suspending that
gentleman from the office of collector
Of customs, "With . deep sense Of
my obligations under the constitution,
I regard it as my plain duty to suspend
you, in order that the Office may be
honestly administered.
John Sherman, who was then Secre-
tary of the Treasury, wrote to Arthur
as follows: aPersons have been regu-
larly paid by you who have rendered
little or no service the expenses of
your Office has increased, while its res
ceipts have diminished. Brides, or
gratuities in the shape of bribes, have
been received by your snbOrdinates in
several branches of the Custom House,
and you have in no case supported the
effort to correct these abuses"
On the llth of February, 1881, .
dinner was given by the leaders Of the
Republican party at Delmonico's TO
Dorsey in appreciation of the invalua-
bic services which he had rendered in
carrying Indiana. Gen. Grant, Ar
thur, Beecher, Window and many
other shining lights of the Republican
party were present. Arthur made the
speech OF the evening. The following
IS an extract: at Is greatly gratifying
to me to be one of this distinguished
gathering, met here TO do honor 70 Sen
ator Dorsey--to express our apprecia-
ton of his great services in the last
campaign, and also to express our
great regard and esteem for him per-
sonally. I don't think we had better
90 into the minute secrets Of the CAM
paign, so far as know them, because
! see the reporters are taking il al
down. The two States that We were
anxious about in the fall elections were
Maine and Indiana. Well, Of course,
We expected to carry Maine and if the
distinguished Senator from Maine wac
here tonight We should ike to hear
from him on that subject. Ms. Dorsey
was selected as The leader Of the forlorn
hope to carry Indiana. Indiana was
really, suppose, Democratic State.
It had always been put down in the
book as State that might be carried
by close and careful and perfect organ
ization, and q great deal of-lhere the
speaker paused moment while some-
body inte1ected "soap' p Laughter.) ]
see the reporters are here and, there
fore, / will simply saw that everybody
showed a great deal Of interest IN the
occasion and Distributed tracts and
political documents all through the
country. HaughteE) ply friend on
nv right hand Dorsey was asked to
90 to Indiana and carry MS through the
campaign. Just before he started he
came to me and gaia General, II /
don't succeed shall never come back
here again / remembered then that
he had cattle ranch ont in New
Mexico, and il occurred to me that per-
haps. like wise man, he Was estab-
fishing line Of retreat in case of
defeat. As l knew also that IL he
didn't succeed In Indiana i would be
pretty bad set-back for Republicans
IN New York, I asked him to let me
know if he went back 10 the ranch
whether there would be room enough
there for me. Shouts of langhter.)
The gentlemen in New York who stood
at the back Of the National Comnittee
responded so literally to the demands
of the committee that Dir. Dorsey,
with bis matchless skill, cool head and
wonderful courage, was able to save
not merely Indiana and through it the
State of New York, but the nation
loud applause and cheers }-and I stand
here to say that the carrying of the
State Of New York--the saving Of that
State to the Republican party, for it
has been known as Democratic State
xvaas eor,t,ih.tkad kf, more than ANY,