New-York tribune., 1884-10-04
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE'
W,surNGTON. Oct. 3.-If The Erening Post

lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
WAsHINGTON, Oct. 3.-lf The Erenng Post
"a 10 lie believed Congressman Dorshener says respect
mo the alleged letter written to him by Governor Ceye
land in favor of the Morrison BILL that he never
received any such letter. any communication from
Governor Cleveland the subject OF the tarth either
written or verbal" This denial has excited consid-
erable surprise aud comment among Democrats IN
Washington As Mr. Dorshelmer walled nearly week
after the publication of Mr.. steyenss statement before
making the denial II Is probably the result OF copsuta
tions with leading members OF his party-perlapS in
ri adng Governor Cleveland himself Al first Mr. Dors
heItncrs denial seems TO raise qeson Of veraoity
himself and Mcssrs Stevens. Wcmpe and other
Dcuocratic Congressman to whom he Is said To have
made the assertion that he had received letter from
Governor Cleveland and knew Just how he stood on the
Morrison bill. careful comparison, however .ol tle
denial with the statement of M stevens shows that
the issue of veraciy is really between Congressman
Dorshener last spring and Congressman Dotsheimer
now He tnen asserted according to Mr. Stevens ana
others that the letter was in his possession; he nov
denies that such letter ever existed Then the free
trade Democrats IN the house led 10y Carlisle, M0rron
Hard and Dor heiincr. and supported by the entire
Democratic press Of the country with few exceptions
,ve,e deuonnclng as traitors the few Democratic
REPRESENTATIVES rlo opposed Morrisons first firm
sten toward free trade and proctimng everywhere
that the turn issue at last squarey made between
,be two great political parties and that the proper
pare for sam Randall aud bis fellow traitors was IN he
Retutlcan rarty" Now. with the exiscncies of dis
runtapne Presidential canvass pressing them on every
bood the free trade Democrats. with Few hOld ana
rxrrttnna. trying tu escape iiou inc tih
Issue which they embraced win 3urn rninu-h7m ~
Aiii nud one uf their ipieinusi thri~ VI h"irh'li'
tp ps IN friend ~ thpr rhu-rn candidate niiei en-,
tuluutBiilY rItnllrs the sthlt nts
bn n,,1e ihan siN mouths nen nnh Whih were ne,
senpl influence the vntp4 ~ uuti shtn uh we hioSt
important Dpnupihilr paitt inrasup ~ hr st,slvi ,
II Ia uhipiatund thh up ~ his tntagWs NJ NpWNP'
Was uuaui iu tho hli hes sinpr ilrini hhi w
tjnsInlnt . representations 90 in nHnfr'hu lrftpi
attiindn unattt htnnphi hn utri fn ~ enrWl ~ lhr
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iHtsunimfI', tlnNs ipsphpihs fNh iNl y hHl", wv,
rh.t4nd tn iasi sniinai AMI " 10 plhhi ihH NO r''
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ka,, la view of tUa intimate relationship htlNtfh NV
n mar Irvaiaud dud hi husam llthh ANA Nhklhlhn
aud Ot the COMMUNICATIONS '"h WV w a..
bal (which uls haNa passed between ihhm WhHe thn
biography Was IA onutso ot felnfailuui u hiitWW
hat The hns lraud has mol been made ari"alhlr'
with every opinion aud conviction MT 'ltNtlahd pos
either AN opnnu conviction IN regard to the most
important political issue brloie the country lnt vi
Dnrsheiner declares that he never received hN com
uucaton either verbal or written from Governor t'Nc
i,rd o Ihe subiect of the arn II Governor tcN Gland
had no views of his own On that Important sh9tct ne
~ communicate none To MS bosom lllehh
anybody else and tho dominant faction ol te pono
cratic pary l. perfectly safe III assuming az IN case "I
his election ne would guided and controlled ny the lfcc
traders II to he forgotten however tat con
grrssnan Iurd. VINO was opposed To tlc, cl'hu mum
ncce n ae 10 him and free traders AMI at the
Governor favored he Morrison bin. II has sll more
recently asserted by intimate friend OF Spcdher
Carlisle who was In Washington curing he con
the Morrison BILL that both Mr.. Dorsheimer ana fery
Belmont said Mr. Cleveland had expressed to them his
approval Of that measure.