The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-01
SCHURZ ON GRANT.
ACQUISITION OF yERAcITX..
who is the Falsifier ?

In the great speech of Senator
Schurz recently delivered in St. Louis,
he declared that an attempt was made
to purchase his support for the Presi-
dents villainous San Domingo scheme
by the promise of patronage: A fiat
denial of this declaration by the au-
thority of the President has been tell
egraphed over the country. BY the
following it viii be seen, that the
question of veracity between Schurz
and Grant has been shifted over to
Grant and General Pleasanton, who
at the time of the occurrence was Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, and in
full favor with the administration
! NEW YORK, July 26.-The San of
this morning publishes the following !:
tsThe statement made in a speech at
St. Louis concerning the patronage in
connection with the San Domingo bu-
siness, has been represented as incor-
rect in dispatch of the Associated
Press, apparently inspired by the
President himself. 1t is now proper
that should give my authority for
what said, the letter quoted
in my speech as quoted from
| the statesman who had with, me
1 the conversation referred to, and was
addressed to Alfred Pleasanton, late
| Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
1t was written in reply to note to
me of the contents of which / have s
memorandum, which reads as follows
sAsk p. if he remembers converse
L. 4. Coz M.
mingo, in which he said thatifI would
support the President l could have al!
the patronage | wanted, etc., and ask
him whether he was authorized by
the President to say so. Genera
Pleasanton's letter in reply to this i
quoted in, my speech, and is as fol
/ "NEw YORK, Jan, %. 1872. :,
"DEARa GENERAL: Regarding this
conversation you refer to in yonr note
remember it was the knowledge ani
consent, and after 1 had a converse
ton with him (the PresidenD that
called upon and had the conversation
you spoke of. My impression at thi
/ time is that the president desired you
q support for his San Domingo sciemi
and wished to be ON such terms will
/, you that your support could be ob
, tanned. l do not now remember an.
, particular language used at my inter
: view with the President. and would
not hazard doing him an injustice b.
: attempting to quote from memory
but the impression made upon m.
mind by the interview was fixed an,
distinct. Truly yours, in haste. y :
| lSigned) GA. PLEAsANToN.0
Il -. -
Pleasanton the following: .siaz9 (
stNEw YORK, July 25, 1872. 4
, tsDEAR GENERAL: OF course I hav
/, no objection to your giving my nam
to the public in explanation Of tn
facts. would say, that being a frien'
, of the President, as well as of your
9 self, I desired you should be on goo
r terms, and you should .understaD,
that there was no personal feeling /
the way of relations mutually salts
D factory. Your statement is correc
r that the President wanted your sup
! and that you could have had the pat
ronage of the Government for givin
: it. That was the distinct i,npressio
= the Presidents conversation made up
: on my mind, and communicated
: positively denies having had any sue
conversation I regret it. / may con
sole myself with the reflection tha
q this is the first time that any statemen
o of mine has been questioned, Will
: the President has had occasion befor
: this to distrust the accuracy of his ret
objections. Truly yours. <ls'ot15ii @ T :. :
fl (Signed) "a. iPLEAsANToN.1 y
3 6In justice to Mr.. Pleasanton, I mus
add that the drift of what he said t
me is correctly stated in his not
8 When he found that had conseier
> tious objections to the San Doming
: scheme he urged me no further to sur
: port it. He desired me to 60 and sc
the President, to which replied ths
e if the President wanted to speak wit
II me on public business should cor
If slider it my official duty as a Senate
IT to respond to a note from him reques
ing me to call, and that was the end {
it. A43s 1i{ie
L "My recollection is that Gener,
.e Pleasanton intimated to me at th
d time that he spoke with the know
edge and consent of the President.
!. inquired about 1t afterward in writin
. for the purpose of either strengthen
ing Or COrTeciInS my iIHpreSsion COL
cerning the fact, although the Pres
l. dent recently stated in an intervie'
!. with Herald reporter that my OF
position was owing to an unsatisie
: desire for patronage. or words to th:
effect, had, as will not now be den
l., ed, some excellent reasons to thin
m that if 1 wanted patronage I had
- very good chance to obtain it. at Il
:. expense of my convictions of duty.
''Truly yours, Carl. ScAURz.
i, "New York, July 26, 1872" - -
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