Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-08-08

viewed by New York Tribune reporter.
At this interview Gen. Pleasonton said
in the course of the conversation the Presi-
dent introduced the Santo Domingo question,
and remarking that he understood that Sena-
tor Schurz was opposed to the treaty, asked
Gen. Pleasonton to see Senator Schurz, and
tell him that if he would call at the White
House the President would be able to place
the Santo Domingo matter in a satisfactory
light, and could remove his objections to the
scheme. In further conversation with the
President, Gen. Pleasonton was led to under
stand that the President would, in exchange
for Senator Schurz's support Of the Santo Do
mingo treaty, accord him a share of public
patronage. Gen. Pleasonton says his impress
sions on this point are very distinct and
unmistakable."
Whereupon Gen. Pleasonton immedi-
ately saw Mr.. Schurz, and informed him
of the Presidents wish to see him.
"Senator Schurz replied that he would
call at any time he THE Presidentl
might designate for an interview
Pleasonton saw the President next
day and informed him of the Senator's
reply, at which he expressed his gratifi-
cation, and said that he would send for
Senator Schurz in few days." but d" the
intervie,o ,oaS not till some weeks later
1t will be noted:
Fnst-Mr. Schurz says: "They as
or abstain from opposition, all the
patronage l desired would be at my dis
posal, making me, in that respect, one
of the most influential men in the
land"
| ,Second-Gen. Pleasonton, in his writ
ten communication to Mr.. Schurz, ap-
piled for and sent after the former had
been removed from the Commissioner.
ship of Internal Revenue, says: My
impression at this time is, that the
President desired your support for his
San Domingo scheme, and wished to be
on such terms with you that your sup
port could be obtained" and 81 do not
now remember any particular language
used at my interview with the Presi-
dent" and the impression made upon
my mind by the interview was fixed
and distinct
IHird-At the interview with the
Tribune reporter Gen. Pleasonton says
"He was led to understand that the
President would, in exchange for Sena-
tor Schurzs support of the San Do
mingo treaty, accord him share Of
public patronage" and that his i'm
pressions on this point are very distinct
and unmistakable."
When Gen. Pleasonton wrote to Mr..
Schurz, his impressions were fixed
and distinct" that his interview with
the President disclosed the fact that
"the President desired Mr.. Schurz' S
support for his San Domingo scheme"
At his interview with the Tribune re-
porter, fifteen months later, Mr.. Pleas.
onions impressions are Every distinct
and un aistakable" that he "was led to
understand that the President would,
in exchange for Senator Schurz's sup
port of the San Domingo treaty, accord
him share of public patronage"
Such evidence would be laughed at
III case of petty larceny in q Justices
court. Mr.. Schurz don't agree with
Gen. Pleasonton, and Gen. Pleasonton
don't agree with himself. Mr.. Schurz
says, on the strength of Pleasonton
that the President promised to make
him." as regarded patronage, "one o.
the most influential men in the land
and Gen. Pleasonton says that Schur7
replied that he would call at any time
that he (the President) might designate
for an interview" Barkis was "willin' y
to be made the most influential man
in the land" but as the President had
not understood his conversation in that
light he didn't send for Mr.. Schurz fol-
"some weeks"
If MIR. Schurz's statement and Gen
Pleasonton's letter, obtained on the
confession of the former for the pur
pose of being used against the Presi
dent, and Gen. Pleasanon's interview
with Tribune reporter, brought about
to relieve Mr.. Schurz from the dis
grace and shame of gross nisrepre
| sentation, prove anything, they demon
strate that Mr.. Schurz was in the mar
, ket to be made !" the most Influential
, man in the land" by patronage; bu
: the patronage" never having beer
offered and never thereafter being
offered, Mr.. Schurz opposed the Sa1
! Domingo treaty because he had beer
sin the market" and had not beer
} bought. Let Mr.. Schurz apologize t,
the President and to the country TO
the utterance of grossly false state
' ment regarding the good name of tn
e former, or be hereafter treated as b.
3 deserves.
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