The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-19

and a half and had certainly been
able in that time to spy into the Sc
crets of the Prohibitionists (if dis
creditable secrets existed), neither
SAMSON nor Durfee was able to give
the Republican National Committee
so much as scrap of information
to impugn the motives of the Prohi
tionists.
"cLARKsoN CouNsELs MORE THErTs."
"And the Vice Chairman of the
Republican National Committee,
when the stolen mailing list of $4,000
Of the Voice's regular subscribers
had been delivered to HIM, showed
an anxiety to commit further thefts
by urging the criminal to steal the
lists of the Toice's Farmers Fund
and Clergyman's Fund!
This same Clarkson, no longer
than the beginning of December,
1888, was sent, at his home in Des
Moines, through the mails, number
of names of prominent subscribers
to prohibition funds. These names
were part of a list that Durfee had
already furnished him, and all were
unlawfully taken by Durfee from the
Office of the Voice. Clarkson has
not yet returned the names, which,
in the form in which he received
them, were the lawful property of
the Voice only. Can it be that the
vice chairman of the Republican Ma
tioi al Committee will consent to be
considered a receiver of stolen goods
through the mails also? If any of
those whose names are on the list re-
ceived from the Hon. j. S. Clarkson
application for money they will I'M
derstand that the solicited sums are
to be used for the republican party
in the interest of honesty Mr.. Clark
son is great stickler for honesty
as will be shown further on.
''REwARDING THE DEAF MUTE"
"The stolen mailing list was taken
to Chairman Quay, who, with Dud-
ley, attached his signature to check
to pay for it. Then Mr.. Quay show
ed his approval of the deaf mute's
peculiar aptitude by employing him
to work up an important republican
campaign enterprise and making him
chairman Of department of work.
"AFTER ELECTION PLOTTING"
"Durfee, the chief conspirator, was
cruelty outwitted by his confederate.
The later pocketed all but $25 of the
i'll gotten money. BIT Durfee, as we
have already seen, is man of re-
sources. His stealings from Funk
& Wagnalls were not confined to the
mailing list He had for months
been taking from the office copies of
circulars written by his superiors to
promote the circulation of the Voice,
to perfect party organization and to
carry to success those great projects,
the Clergymen's Fund and the Farm
ers' Fund. He had also distracted
from desks, drawers and files all the
mean and abusive letters against the
the prohibitionists that he could lay
hold Of He has stated (although
this does not appear in the confes-
sion) that he proposed using these
vile attacks in an article against the
prohibition party that he intended
writing for the New York Tribune
or Press. So that, though robbed
of the money paid for the mailing
list, he still had or thought he had
a supply of the stolen property that
the republicans might desire to avail
themselves of.
"DURFEE SEEKS TO SELL MORE STOLEN
GooDs-cLARKsoN's LAMENT"
"After the election he went to
Clarkson and introduced himself as
the man who was entitled to the
credit for stealing the mailing list.
He showed his other stolen goods to
Clarkson and made that gentleman
a proposition to enter into the en-
ploy Of the Republican National
Committee with view to working
up party organization and funds upon
the basis so successfully employed
by the Voice. One of his interviews
with Clarkson was held at the Ever
EFT House, in the presence of W. w.
Dudley. While the ingenious Dur
fee was unfolding the excellencies of
the Voice's projects (stolen, CLARK
son lay musing on the sofa. Sud
denly he exclaimed, addressing Mr..
Dudley
What a pity it is, General that
we cannot go for those fellowsp
s'Mr. Clarkson was thinking of the
past, and his remark alluded to the
Voice, the prohibition party and
probably well nigh everybody affect
ed by the prohibition movement ex-
cept the liquor dealers. He recalled
with irritation his total failure to
get from the dishonest employees of
the voice any information that would
enable him to Ego for" the prohibit
tionists, except in the miserable fash
ion of the petty william.
PROGRESSED HONESTY I'm THE
INTEREST OF HONESTY. /"
SAT a previous interview, after
Durfee's acknowledgement ofhis dis
honesty, Clarkson had given Durfee
a note of introduction to Dudley. 1t
was written on the back of his bust
ness card, and appears in face smile.
at reads as follows
"s w. w. D.-This gentleman is
man of value to us, and may be able
to give important information IN
THE INTEREST OF HONESTY
J. S. CT
''In the interest of honesty as
honesty is understood by these high
ly distinguished republicans, steps
were taken to give the thieving ras-
cal Durfee as reward for his ability
in larceny and for that only, a place
to use his stolen property for the
benefit of the republican party.
Soon after Durfee's interview with |
Clarkson and Dudley in New York,
Dudley went to Washington and
from there he wrote the letter to Dur
fee that is quoted above.
"While Dudley, himself craven
coward, shrinking from justice, was
penning this letter at Washington,
the coils were tightening around
Durfee. The proprietors of the
Voice were about ready to confront
him with complete evidence of his