New-York tribune., 1883-06-16
A POLITICAL LETTER FROM s. w. DORSEY.

WHAT HE HAS TO SAY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-Ex-Senator Dorsey
has written tho following letter TO General John A
Martin OF Atchson Kansas the nowy elected Secretary
Of the Republican National Committee:
DEAR SIR At .he time when was confined In dark
room, not able to tho walls that surrounded me- re-
ceiyed letter from you, which answered Dy ncauon,
as have been obliged 10 do for many months .
/ supposed my answer was sent yon, Dut IL
turns out that the stenographic notes were never Tran
wish TO feel guilty OF discourtesy 10 man who has
always been Just to ms go
National co@@iitee at tho request Of General Garfield,
and accepted the place at the earnest solicitation OF
side Of the ''n hoase, and William E. Chandler
representing the Blame side, | made the
predecessor that you have made OF me- had, at that
time, faneiu notion that record had been kept o.
purposes and that would leave permanent history OF
its honorable existence aud what had transplred
that that record belonged to the Republican
National Committee and 5Sat the Secretary w@s ,.dS tnS
Governor Mccormick was that no record nsd oeen sl
butt built TO '"S eat up what We had the right to
assume to be the evidence Of honesty ut tue
end OF each campaign BY the great OF the people
of fin.elxence In tie North it Is believed now and will
be believed for all time, that there Is not scrap w0rj
dot, line any record that will show wrongful
acC on the part OF any person charged with the duty OF
representing the Republican party durluS Nutona
Mr. Chandler was unquestionably tho abiest man who
served as executive officer Of the Republican National
Committee being Of tae nrst not the very hrstwho
in the sphere assigned him. II was therefore
Shcgd peper be- governed 1 "GSS By I pecedsn,s he
laid down. Mr. Chandler gave Governor Mccormick no
records. Governor Mccormick IN response 10
letter similar TO the one you have written
lne, that nc had records 60 give They were
my predecessors, and you arc my successor @ ha.e
nothing give 10 you than they had TO give tome
have great mass OF papers relating to the last I
letters addressed to me, and letters written
b. to others, In which one could nave tho slgh-
est interest except 10 obtain curious IN, IN
formation when / accepted the secrctaryship
made a condition that not penny of money
subscribed for political purposes should come into my
hands, and there dollar o subscribed uhds
received by ne or paid out by me personally. 49,. N
Money was used under my, direction, but oil
my personal expenses, aud the expenses
Of the clerks serving with me. were paid from
@Ssr $1,000 pocket say hs %n9R les, you nay
that 4 have records showing the receipts ana
expenditures ~ 1880 Tho only records ot taat Kind
the unfortunate handbook showing the charges OF my
own folly
1 regret more than 7 tell that I made
IL possible that such records should DC M IN IN
best 70 Keep them as a reminder OF the spendiu
gre dtude OF dishonest power do not owe the Repub-
Lean National Committee a cent OF money or
u grain Of thankfuness. In the midst OF
storm brought about by the Efforts L had put
forth under its directions and u its behalf brutal as
made upon ms at tho last meeting OF the com
Not one among the fory members present
had The courage or manhood 10 resent the
miserable cowardic9 Of an ambitious bypo, Q,
justice will some time be written by the hand Of honor
80 far IA you are personally concerned.
II there Is any paper In my my ,pSs Possession yoa
Saluk viii be useful to you viii bc graiaod to respond
10 your call.