The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-26
THE SHAMEFUL DISCLOSURES.

THE SHAMEFUL DISCLOSURES.
Attention is called to rather
lengthy article taken from the New
York Sun, relative to the influences
used to bring about the nomination
and election of Mr.. Garfield. The
Philadelphia Record calls it the pre-
amble of an indictment OF the Repub-
ican party. THE STATESMAN does
not quote all of the article, leaving
out for the present that portion of the
expose relating to Mr.. Garfield's lack
of faith to Conkling. The arraign-
ment is based upon the revelations of
Stephen w. Dorsey, who was on
terms of closest intimacy with the
leaders of the party, and especially
was he confdant and adviser of Mr..
Garfield. The Indiana campaigns of
October and November are clothed
with a special interest on the part of
those wanting to understand
to what depths of infamy the
Republican leaders descend in
accomplishing their. oft repeated
purpose of defeating popular will.
There is something in them akin to
these manuvers which we now see
going on in New York, IN which, un-
fortunately for the operators, the
Tammany bosses are turned loose to
play their part too soon. The story
Of the Indiana election, as revealed by
Dorsey, may be depended on as true,
for he was entirely and thoroughly
conyersant with its every detail. He
feels the important part he played in
this campaign, and tells of it with
evident pride. He glories in his sue
cess as a corrupter of elections and a
wholesale briber. He frankly admits
that thorough and Individual can
Vass of the state showed it to be "hope.
lessly Democratic" In the latter
part of September, however, he had
completed his organization and had
learned "the influences that could be
brought to bear on each voter" Then,
he says, the sum of 1892 900, contribu-
ted by the funding syndicate, was
sent from New York to Indiana,
mostly in two dollar bills. Mr.. Dor
sey's fine feelings and sensitive hon
esty prevented him from taking per-
sonal part in the distribution of this
filthy lucre to the itching palms of
the sordid vote-sellers. AS he eX-
presses his duties, he was there ito
prevent, so far as possible, any OF the
money from sticking in the pockets of
the men who were trusted to distrib-
ute it." The man intent on stealing
the presidency of the nation must
have had a holy contempt for the
lesser thieves, his trusted" under
lings, who might try to steal a few
hundreds of dollars of the bride
money. He says that these bills
were distributed through the state,
just as ballots were, in great punches.
The destination Of each was perfectly
well known, and by noon of election
day they had fallen like snowflakeS
silently all over the state, although
more in some parts than in
others. Then came the count of polls
in the evening. The four hum
dred and thirty-two thousand dollars
in two-dollar bills. combined with
Dorsey's plan of organization, had
won. The Democratic party was
showed upon by greenbacks." This
is not the unsupported guess of an
opposing partisan; it is the open
boast of the principal conspirator. 1t
is not a piece of startling news, for
the vice president made an al
most equally candid avowal at the
Dorsey banquet in New York after
the election; but il completes the
certainty that as the visiting states
man" swindled poor old man Tilden
out of the presidency in 1876. so the
bribing statesman stole the presi-
dency in 1880. But the story about
the star reuters contributing their
share to the corruption fund is. an
other matter with which Mr., Dorsey
is accurately familiar. Jay A. Hubbell
assessed them through Brady, but
Brady wanted a written guarantee
that he would not be brought to grief
for acting as the go-between. There
upon Garfield wrote the celebrated
1'My dear Hubbell' letter, in which
Hubbell was told to task Brady how
the departments are doing" Hereto
fore it has been believed that while
this letter Was written expressly to
get liberal con ribution out of the
star route contractors, it failed. Mr.
Dorsey says that Brady, with this let
ter as an authority, "did collect a
large sum of money, part of which he
took to Indiana, where it was spent.
with Garfield's knowledge, by himself,
and where it would do the most
good" Evidently Brady was of less
fastideous taste than Dorsey in the
direct transmission of brides, for he
spent this large sum himself instead
of simply taking care to prevent it
from sticking in The pockets of those
trusted with its distribution.
THE STRIKERS AND THE
STRICKEN.
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