The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-06-26
NUMBER 20.
DORSEY TO MARTIN.
Republican Harmony Again ,Bea
coming Z JaHSled oft of Tune.


HARMONY Again Be-
coming Jaigled Ottt of Tune.
WASHINGTON, June IL Ex-senator
Dorsey. has written the following letter
TO the newly elected Secretary III the
Republican National Gomthittee, .Gsh.
erat- john A. Martin, Atchinson, Kan.!
DEAR SIR-At the time when was
III dark room, not able to see
the walls that surrounded me, received
q letter fiom you, Which / answered by
diciation, as have been obliged to. do
for many months. supposed my ans
wer was sent to you, but it turns ont
the stenographer'so notes wefelanevef
transcribed. regret this, for the reas
son that would not wish to feel guilty.
of discpprtesy 70 a man who has alwayA
been just.to me. When sI was apppfnl.
ed Secretary of the Republican Nation:
al Committee at the request of General
Garfield, and accepted the place, at the
earnest sol citation of General Arthur,
representing the Grant side of the
House, and the Hon. William, E Chan=
dler, representing the Blaine side,
made the same request Of Governor Nc.
Cormick, who was my predecessor, that
you have made Of. ME, II had at that
time fanciful notion, that . record had
heen kept Of the Republican party that
showed its life and purpose, and that
wonld leavsra permanent history sof its
honorable existence and what had trans.
pred in 1855, 1850, 1854, 1868 aud 1878.
and that that record belonged to the Re-
publican National Committee. and that
the Secretary was the, proper custodian
Of it: The answer received from Gov-
ernor Mccormick was that no record
had been kept; that the bon-fre of for
getfulness was built to eat up what We
had the right to assume to be the evis
dence of honesty at 1.-THE enf of each
campaigd BY the great mass of the
people oil, intelligence In the North, it is
believed 'fow, and will be believed for
all time, thstahete id ndta scrap, word.
u dot or line. in ,auy. record. that will
show d wrongful act on the part Of any
person charged with the duty of repre-.
senting the Republican, psrty during a
national campaign Mf. Chandler was
unduestionsbly the ablest man who serv.
ell as the executive officer of the Repub-
lican National Committee, being one of
the first, if NOT the very first, who was
recognized as the real head OF the Re.
publican party in the sphere assigned
him. 1t was, tlerefofe, only proper that
those who followed him should be gov
erned by the precedents be laid down.A
Mr.. Chandler, gave Governor McCor..
mick no records. Governor McCor-
mick, in, response to lettef, Similar to
the one you have written me, told me he
bad no records to give. They were nv
predecessors, and you are my successor.
have nothing more to- give you than
they had to give me! i have great
mass of papers relating to the last cam.
paign. They are chiefly made up Of let
ters written by me to others; Ii which
no one could have the slightest interest
except to obtain curious inforti1ation.-
When accepted tia Secretaryship
made it condition that not penny OF
the money subscribed for political pur-
poses should come into my hands, and
there never was dollar of subscribed
funds received by me or paid ont by me
personally. Money was used Under nv
direction, but all my personal expenses
aud the expense ofscleiks serving with
me were paid from my Owl pocket;
a,hounting to something over Si3,gOO.
say this much, lest you might think t
have records showing the. receipts and
expenditures OF $780, As.''a .'F
The only records ! have of that kind
are the paid checks Of my own contrl-
hutton, and an unfortunate bank book.
showing the charges of my own folly
regretimoresthah 1 can tell that 1 made
it possible that suth records should hass
been in my hands; ~hut they are here;
and Think best to keep them as re.
minder OF the splendid gratitude OF disr
honest powets Idoifnot owe the Re-
publican Natiiinal committee. q cent Of.
money or grain OF thankfulness. Id
the midst Of q storm. brought about by
efforts bad, put forth under it's direc.
tions and in its, behalf, q brutal assault
was made upon me at the last, meeting,
of the cofnmitteb, when was not pres:
ent to defend myself. Not one among
the forty members present had the eouf-.
age or manhood to present the miserable
cowardice OF an ambitious 6ypocrite.-
But never mind that the balance sheets
of justice will some time be written By
the band of honor. So far as you are
personally concerned, if there is any pa
Eper in my possession, or any suggestion,
that Ican make that you think will be-
useful to you, will be gratifed to re-
Ispohd to your call Sincerely yours,
flaFt5fo STEPHEN W. DoRsEf.