Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1885 — DORSEY DISCUSSES BLAINE. [ARTICLE]

DORSEY DISCUSSES BLAINE.

The Plumed Knight a Liar and Generally Bad Man—The Campaign. Mr, Dorsey was in his room chatting with friends, when the reporter heard him say: “I am supposed to have stolen millions. I never was in the star-route business, except as a side matter to secure a debt, and my entire profit was the half of SII,OOO. My trial cost me, in time, destroyed business, and money. $2,000,000." The conversation became general, and at one time the former manager of the famous Garfield campaign of 1880 was asked: “What do you think of the management of the Republican campaign of 1884?’’ Setting his glasses down upon his nose, Dorsey looked up over them with a humorous twinkle in his dark eye as he said: “You refer to a political campaign. I did not know that there was any. You also speak of Chaffee and Elkins. They are nice boys, but it seems to me they ought to tend to their ranches. I have always had great respect for baby farming, but the babies ought not to have charge of the farm. ” “What did you think of Blaine as a candidate?" “What do you think? Do you believe that a man who puts a needless stain upon his family is a person that should have been supported? Now, my boy, we will put down as a matter of record that lioss never win—that pretenders never have a front seat" In another part of the same conversation the ex-Senator turned to oue of his visitors and said: “Where do you live? What do you do?" He replied: “I live in New York, and follow the sea." Mr. -Dorsey smiled as he said to this: “Did you ever know a ship that was loaded down below the gunwales that didn’t sink after awhile, and aid you ever know a captain of such a ship who did not go down with her? Is it worth while to discuss Mr, Blaine any further?" "Do you attribute the defeat of the Republican party to its management, its candidate, or to both?" was asked. Dorsey was silent for some moments. He shrugged his shoulders as if not inclined to talk upon such a subject further,- but said: “I did not know there was any management The first thing I heard about the management was your suggestion. When it comes to pass that men like Senator Conkling and Platt are thought to be dangerous to the success of the Republican party, it is time for all Republicans to lie down/ "Do you think Mr. Blaine could have been elected with good management?” "The management must have been very good to have elected Mr. Blaine. While I have never had that silly idea that many Republicans hold in respect to public men, as to their character ana status,! hold it to be a fact that men who are draped in wrongdoing, who are painted with crime, can never be elected to any place. Audacity is not genius; pretension is not truth; assumption is not manliness. The people of this country wont an honest man, a man of courage and of trust. It is of little consequence to them whether he be a Democrat or a Republican, so he is a manly man." “Do you think he was defeated on his merits or by the accident of circumstances?” “I never heard he had auy merits. I will venture to say that Blaine has promised every office in his power as President a thousand times for each place. It is scarcely worth while for any respectable man to discuss Blaine or his career. It was understood by his managers that he was going through the country as the * plumed knight.’ The man who gave him the decoration, and who is the great orator of the world, never opened his mouth in Blaine’s behalf. There is a deep-seated conviction among all honorable men that no man can afford to be a liar, and that none can assume to be what he is not. Now, young man, you take this man Blaine —would you be ieve him on oath ?” Washington Cor. New York World. The Democratic Country Press. In the political campaigns in which the Democracy sustained defeat after defeat, previous to the victory last November, the men who to a largo extent bore the burden and the heat of the day—who, in spite of discouragements of all kinds, were never dismayed—who always held aloft the flag of their party, and cheered and led the Democratic hosts on to further contests—were the editors of the Democratic country papers. In many counties in Republican States especially they with great difficulty maintained a foothold for their papers, and in numerous instances only by great selfdenial and persistence. Everything was against them, yet they struggled bravely on, until at last one great object for which they fought and worked—the election of a Democratic administration—has been accomplished. The Republican party, after its accession to power, was quick to recognize the value of an able and vigorous rural press in its interest. It took measures, by associating an office with a party paper, to plant papers in many villages which otherwise could not support them. Tax-sale printing and the like were also used as efficient sustaining instrumentalities. There is no doubt that the difficulty of dislodging the Republican party was largely increased by the zeal with which the well-sustained country papers were c onducted. The Republican papers considerably outnumbered the Democratic papers, for the reason that the supplies were much larger. The policy which the Republican party pursued toward its country press is one which the incoming adminisiration may well adopt. As before intimated, no class of men are more entitled to consideration nt the hands of a Democratic administration than the editors of Democratic country papers. We include in this class editors of papers in the smaller cities, for similar truths will hold good in regard to them. The editors of larger papers, while they have been equally hard-working for the party, have not had as great obstacles to contend with, have had a wider clientage, and have neither the disposition nor the need to ask anything of the administration for themselves. In the nature of things, there will be many changes in office-holders shortly after March 4 next. There will be a great many, if no more are effected than has been the case with every new Republican administration since President Lincoln's time. But whatever the changes, we bespeak for the hard-working, faithful, and in many cases poorly recompensed class—the Democratic country editors—the full consideration which their abundant merit demands.— Detroit Free Press. Too much strength is placed upon the inadvisability jaf, taking leading Democratic statesmen out of the Senate and putting them in the Cabinet. The loss of men like Garland. Lamar, and Bayard is not easy to replace, but it is by no means impossible of replacement; nor will the relative strength of parties in the Senate be' changed at all. Were they more nearly tied it migbA.be impolitic to weaken the lines of ,ea?ership. As it is, the emergency is not such that the Senate may not properly contribute of its Democratic strength to the greater strength of the Democratic Cabinet. There will be left in that body Democrats of groat learning and experience, worthy of all trust and powerful in debate. Among them are some of the ablest parliamentarians and most affective orators who over adorned the Senate chamber.—HasAfogton Pont.