The New York herald., 1870-11-16
SENATOR TRUMDULL.
Interview With the Illinois Senator-His Views
on Government Affairs-President Grants
Administration Success-Necessity
for Civil Service Reform.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1870.
The project Of forming new party on the revenue
reform dodge and civil service shlbboleth Is attract.
ing more attention here just now than any other
subject The newspapers and politicians are dis
cussing 1t very warmly, and 1t is not to be denied
that some OF the leaders OF the dominant party
regard 1t with fear and trembling as tending to de-
stroy the organization and power of the radicals.
The name OF Senator Trumbul, OF Illinois, having
been mentioned as the most prominent among
the disciples of this new party for nomination as
President In 1872 your correspondent called on that
distinguished gentleman to-day for the purpose Of
applying the pump intervicwa!. He found the
Senator "at home" Thirteenth street, busy in his
room excavating law books from the depths Of q
canvas bag and ranging them on shelves In corner
OF his room He was looking WELL talked cheerfulIy,
and treated the whole story OF his being the pioneer Of
new party and the Presidential candidate OF the
same as a heavy but harmless joke ''Now, 1
know no more about II than you don said he. stRe-
ports OF this kind come out at stated Intervals, and
things are attributed TO me that never dreamed Of
am supposed 10 entertain certain views and GER
tain Tendencies, and then when some political
movement is started that has q character OF which
might be thought to approve my name is linked
with It, and forthwith am put down as having said
so and SO and as medltating startling coup de
grace on the republican party.
CORRESPONDENTS il true, Senator, that you own
on interest in the Chicago fyfbW,e /?
senator TRuhBuLL-Weil, there Is o slight d1i-
Guilty In the way. The Chicago Tribune, presume,
Is an expensive concern, and 10 own an interest In
1t requires money, which is a thing haven't got 10
spare, and therefore there must be some mistake.
1t Is a good paper, however, and should jndge 1t
pays well. As for that story that am concerned In
combination or conspiracy with others to make
up new party ana break down the present one YOU
know as much about It yourself as Ido II IL curt.
GUS the way reports circulate In the newspapers.
saw itlanDOnnced the ether day that sod OF Sena.
tor Crimes died recently. He never happened to
have son, but somebody, l suppose Of The same
name died, and the newspapers thought Il as well
u give prominence to the circumstance by making
10 ont son Of the Senator.
CORREs What is the feeling In regardto
the administration out Westp
SENAT0R-Much the same as It is everywhere
else The administration excftes no enthusiasm.
The feeling Is negative, If it is anything; but Pres
dent Grant collects the revenue and reduces the
debt, and that u what the people want We 6fe
going along very well In that regard. We get every
month the tangible figures, showing how our debt
s being diminished, and that makes the best exhibit
On administration can show.
C0RREsPONDBNr--what is the scope Of your civil
service reform scheme, Senatorf
SRNATOR-I Introduced q bill last session in Con-
gross, which was favoraby reported.on by the COM