Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1883 — DORSEY. [ARTICLE]

DORSEY.

The Indiana Banking Co-, at Indianapolis, closed its doors a tew days ago. ——. di I The Democratic candidate for Governor, in Kentucky, consoles himself with’about 50,000 majority. Dr. E. R. Hawn, Secretary yf the State Board of Health, and late Republican Secretary of State, died of apoploxy, Tuesday. Nellie is on the sea andJJChester Is on the plains, b it the government at Washington still lives to pay the bills of the recreationists. The First National BanK of Indianapolis has been turned over to W. H- English, W. C. DePatty, and others, and relieved of fa embarrassments. Bro Marshall evidently cannot for. give Dr. De La Matyr. He remembers with sadness and anger the ease with which that honorable gentleman laid him out — Ex-Congressman Burdick, of lowa, hitherto a Republican, has declared himself in favor of the Democratic ticket cf that Stale, aad will make thirty speeches the present canvass. Kentland Gazette: Judge Ward, J. G. Davis, Johr French and R. A. Conner, attended the great military encampment at Indianapolis yesterday, and Mr. Conner went to meet with the ex-prisoners of war, espe* •tally. The wife of United States Senator Allison, while suffering from an Insane attack, drowned hwrself in the Mississippi, at Dubuque, lowa, Sunday evening. The body was not found until Monday morning and attached to it was a rubber cloak filled with stones. o The reign of hero worship has been resumed among the stalwarts. Arthur, and not Grant, is the object of their adoration now* The “damphool” element think the servants are abeve the sovereign people, and not subject to their criticism. They’ll get left on that notion. Fowler Era; We are glad to be able to eay that our prosecuting at* torney M, M. Walker is rapidly recovering his wonted strength. He tells ushe is gaining in weight at the rate oHltalf a pound daily. He has resumed the manage nentof his work as prosecator, and the boys may be sure he will make things lively about court time. Notwithstanding the reports in various parts of the district that he is dying, Walker is alive by a very large majority. —— • >-• His accidency, C. A Arthur, is having a jolly good time. Away from’ his pest of duty. his salary continues at the rate of about $137 per day, is transported from point to point by Government mules, horses and wagons, escorted by Government troops, ’ himself and party fed with rations paid for by the Government. The masses, to whom the Government belongs, cannot take such jaunts.— When perchance any take recreation the pay stops, and themselves must foot the bills.

The Way He Was Vindicated AT THE DeLMONICO BaNQUFT. The Distinguished Vindicat ors—Arthur, Grant, Beecher, and Other Electric Lights— An Interestin Chapter bf History. New York Times, Feb. 12,1881: The dinner given to ex-Senator Dorsey at Deimonieo’a on February 11, 1881, has become historical. The dinner was given by nrominent members of the Union League Club to celebrate the Republican victory of the previous October in Indiana. The invitations were signed by John Jacob Astor, Thurlow Weed, Levi P. Morton, D. O. Mills, John A Stewart. J. Pierpont Morgan, Henry B. Hyde, Le ■Grand B. Cannon, Jesse SeligmanFrank Work, Robert Lennox Kennedy, W. B. Dinsmore, F. S. Winston and M. W. Cooper. While waiting tor dinnex Mr. Dorsey held an informal reception, standing by tae side of Grant, and Grant and Dorsey walked mto dinner together. All the Be publicans -or rather all the stalwarts —of any prominence were present—

Letters of regret were read from Governor Cornell. Senator Blaine. Gover•uoi Foster and other half-breeds. In all the letters great crodit was given tp Mr. Dorsey for the work he did in the late Republican campaign. General U. S. Grant was seated in the place of honor at the President’s table. On his right sat S. W. Dorsey, the guest of the evening, and on his If-ft ueneral Chester A. Arthur, Vice Piesideut-elect of the Unitea States. Tn the right of Mr. Dorsey snt John Jacob Astor.the Hen. George 8. Boutwell, Rev. HenrvWard Beecher. F 8, Winston, ihe Hon F. T. Freelinghaysen, and Senator William WindoaiTo the left of General Arthur eat John A. Stewart, ths Hon Ham Fish, the Hon. Noah Davis, the Hon. E. W Stoughton, the Hon. Levi P. Morton and the Rev. Dr. J. P. Newman. Among the gentlemen who sat at the fowrlong tables were Senator John P. Jones, Senator-elect Thomas C. Platt, C. P.'Hun ingtoij, William Dowd, John Hoey. Judge A. W. Tourgee, Hugh Hastings, John Baache, C. N. Bliss, F. A. Potts, Chauncey M. Depew, Governor Henry M. Hoyt, J. C. New, Rufus Hatch, George Bliss, John D. Lawson, Senator-elect Miller. of California; Sidney Dillon, General Lloyd Aspinwall, Salem H. Wales, John L Davenport John H. Starin, Emory Storrs, Judge John R. Dillon, Colonel Fred. Grant, J. Pierpont Morgan,Frank Work. Le Grand B.Cannon, Colonel Thomas Ochiltree. Jay Gpuld, General Horace Porter, Jesse Seligman, Warner Miller, General Stewart L. Woodford and Collector Merritt. There were many speeches, in all of which Mr. Dorsey was eulogized in the most flattering terms. Among the speakers were General Grant, General Arthur, Mr. Henry Ward Beecher, Senator Windom, Emory A. Storrs, George O. Gorham, exGovernor Boutwell, Hugh Hastings and John C- New.. The first speech was by General Grant, who presided. He said; “Gentlemen—We have assembled here this evening to do honor to a gentleman who, we contributed more than any other one man to bring about the result we all hoped* for at the last Presidential election. Ex Senator Dorsey led almost a forlorn hope when he went to Indiana to conduct the campaign in the October election. (Great applause and cheering.) To bls skill, to his execs utive ability, we are largely if not wh <lly indebted for the result which was attained there. * * * I propose to you the health long life and prosperity of Stephen W. Dorsey.”— (Applause and cheers for Senator Dorsey,) The guest of the evening, on rising to reply, modestly disclaimed the credit accorded him, and in the course of. his remarks said: The honored Chairman of the National Committee di I as much as any mem ber of that Commi.tee to bring about the success we are now celebrating. * * * But for his steady hand and clear head wo would hardly be here to- night celebrating a Republican victory.” General Arthur made the speech of the evening. The following extracts are taken from the Times’report: “It is greatly gratifying to me to be one of this distinguished gather ing met here to do honor to Senator Dorsey—to,’express our appreciation of bis great services in the last campaign. and also to express ’our great regard and esteem for him personally. * * * I don’t think we had better gc into the minute secrets of the campaign, so fa ■ as I know them bee >use I see the reporters are tak ing it all down. * * . * The [ WO States that we were anxious about in the fall elections were Maine Ana Indiana.. Well: of course we expected t-> carry Maine, and if thS distinguished Senator from Maine was here to-night we should like to hear from him on that subject. * * T M r Dorey was selected as the leader of the forlorn hope to carry Indian* * * * Indiana was real! , 1 sup pose, a Democratic State. It had always I eea put down.in the book a State that might be carried by close and careful and perfect organization, and d great deal of—(nerejihe s e iker paused a moment, when somebody interjected “soap!” (Laughter.) I see the reporters are he r e,and, there-, fore. I will simply say that everybody showed a great deal of interest in the occasion, and distributed tracts and political documents all through the country. (Laughter.) * * * My friend on my right hand (Dorsey) was asked to go to Indiana and carry it through the campaign, Just, before he started he came to me and safd, General, if I don’t succeed I shall never come back here again. I re membered then that he had a cattle ranch out in New Mexico, and it occurred to me that perhaps, like a wise man, he was establishing a line of retreat In case of defeat. As I knew also that if he didn’t succeed in Indiana it would be a pretty bad set-back for Republicans in New York, 1 asked him to let me know if he went back to the ranch whether there would be room enough there for me (Shouts of laughter.) * * The gentlemen in New York who stood at the back of the National Committee, responded so liberally to the demands of the Committed that Mr- Dorsey,

j with his matchless skill, cool head I and wonderful courage, was able to save not merely Indiana and through it the State of New York, but the Nation—(loud applause and cheers) and I stand here to say that the carrying of the State sf New York—the saving of that State to the Republican, party, for it has been known as a Democratic State—was contributed to more than anything else by the Republican success in Indiana.” Senator Windom spoke briefly but eulogistically of Mr. Dorsey, with whom he had long been intimate, and who had for six years been his colleague in the Senate Committee on Appropriations. In that body he was conspicuous for “honesty, .earnestness. energy, organizing power, and all those qualities which go to make success, aud which had been indicated so prominently by his recent services. He was one of the truest add b st of friends, with a woman’s tenderness, yet brave as Julius Caesar.” Rev. Henry Ward Beecher being called upon, said he was not there as a reverend, and it was well for some of them he was not. (Laughter ) He paid a hign tribute to the service rendered by Senator Dorsey, whieh he said was "a service to the Nation in its best interests.” Mr. Whitelaw Reid in response to a toast to the press made a short sneech in which h« was less eulogistic of Mr, Dorsey than the previous epeaker, eontenting nimself with remarking: “Immediately after General Garfield, it seems to me, thanks most fitly and propertyto your guest this evening, Mr. Dorsey.” Mr. Emory A Storrs, of Chicago, •aid hr had travelled a thousand miles to bo present at this “magnificent gathering to«t stify devotion to the great party to which the assembly belonged and to voice their apprecition of the services et Stephen W. Dorsey.” * j Ex-Goveanor Boutwell. In Abe course of hie speech made the somewhat enigmatical remark that “the means employed by the Republican party always corresponded to the principles.imperillod in the election.” Mr. John C. New. of Indiana, said he nad come 1,500 miles to testify his regard for Mr. Dorsey.