The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-08-18
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.-...s..-..D OI1Iy AGAIN! h
Though Stephen W. Dorsey disclsims
the authorship Of the article which recent.
ly appeared in the New York Sun pur-
porting, on his authority, to give the secret
history of the Garfield campaign In 1880,
he Is by no means wanting in alacrlty to
bear testimony to the substantial truth OF
that statement. Both to an interviewer OF
the Chicago Herald and to an employe OF
the New York Sun, who within the last
two weeks visited HIM at his ranch, has he
reiterated and reafilrmed in detail ev-
cry material statement of the former Sun
article. He gives dates, names, circum-
stances, places, and boldly challenges con-
tradition or denial from the men he names
all OF them prominent republicans.
Briefly epitomized the following Is what
MIR. Dorsey IN his last Sun interview
roundly asserts and boldly maintains his
readiness TO prove:
First-That Sherman was betrayed at
Chicago; that the pretended surprise OF
Garfield's nomination was sham, and
that 1t was the result of a prearranged plan.
.Second-That jealousies and ambitions
appeared at the very beginning of the can.
vass, and showed themselves in the organ.
lzatlon of the National Committee.
Ih,rd--That II was at the earnest request
OF Garfield, Gen. Foster, and Gen. Arthur
that he accepted the position Of Secretary
OF the National Com nittee.
F0urth-That the rich bankers of New
York were so distrusttul that they refused
10 contribute cent until a peculiar organ.
ization known as the Finance Committee,
composed of these bankers, was formed.
Fifth-He lntimates that Garfield, Ar
thur, and all the republican leaders relied
upon money to win the battle, and admits
that very large sum was raised and dis.
bursed by these bankers. 1t was purely a
money campaign.
!Strth-He asserts positively that Gar.
field bought the New York stalwarts' sup.
port by a positive promise to appoint Levi
Z. Morton Secretary of the Treasury.
Seventh-He reiterates the charge that
the pockets of the New York bankers were
reached through promise Of Garfield S to
allow syndicate of them to refund the
government bonds.
EigAM-He asserts with great positive
ness that bargain was made between
GaEfeld's representatives and Jay Gould
and G. p. Huntington, by which Garfield
promised to secure the appointment OF
Stanley Matthews as Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court, and the two capitalists
promised one hundred thousand dollars to
the republican campaign fund. He asserts
that this money was paid, was brought to
him in Indiana by Mr.. T. G. Plat, and
that he caused more than half oft to be sent
to Ohio to be USED by Gov. Foster in the
campaign there.
NinM-He asserts that more than $780,.
900 was taken to Indiana by prominent
New y ork banker whom he names; that
this was used there to carry the day.
Tenth-He asserts that Garfield was
most eager to have as much money raised
as possible, so eager that he made the
blunder of writing the Hubbell letter
against his Dorsey's) advice.
Elepenth-He asserts that the vast sum
raised, between one and two million dol
lars, was a corruption fund.
Tnelfth- He tells the story of the curious
intrigues that led to the putting of James
and MacVeagh IN Garfield's cabinet, and
asserts that it was Garfield's intention to
remove them.
Thirteenth-H asserts that Garfield was
bulldozed bv Blaine and prominent New
York editor into violating his promises to
Conklng, and into appointing Robertson
collector of the port of New York, without
having first notified the New York sena-
tors that such was his intention. But this
buldozing took the shape OF threat to
publish the details of the Stanley Matthews
scandal unless Robertson's appointment
was made.
Such are Mr. Dorsey's charges. He
makes no apologies for such part as he
took in all this, but he seems now especial.
ly pleased that the books and vouchers
that the discussing agent of the campaign
fund has will show that he Dorsey never
touched any of the money. Dorsey does
not directly charge that large sums were
used to BRIDE voters in New York and Kings
counties, for he has not absolute personal
knowledge of it, but he has 70 doubt OF IT.
knows that immense sums were spent in
these two counties, and coupling that fact
with the large and wholly unexpected re-
ducuOn OF the democratic vote, there is no
room Tor any other inference than that the
vote of New York WAS bought by The
money OF the Wall street bankers.
Perfect Success