, 1877-03-19

WHAT liz THINKS or NAYEs' SOUTHERN Foley.
yt'n Tnrk 7rlasht.
Gen. Benjamin F. 1}utter, who las never been
noted for pnuctty Of words or IDEAS on tho floor
Of Congress or on tho rostrum, has acquired a
reputation for being anything but ta1kattve ito
tho PUNT" when receiving visit from repre-.
ftnta:irc Of the public prcss. But Tribune
reporter VIM cal'e1 on the Massachusetts Con-
grcsenan at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last cvcn-
ing found lin, in q very genial mood nnd very
free iu expressing his views on tho political Sit
uatlon.
lie bcgau by taking tho Washington corre-
,ponaents to task for tnisscprescnanE him.
They Ind said he was opposed to G9n. Dcvcns
as member Of the Cabinet. lie had not op-
posed Gen. Deycns, who had served With him
during the War, whom ho respected a. snnn
ansi ~ soldier, and to whom a. Judge he, as
lawyer, would bc willing to submit any case.
in the e election M ~ Of or Hayes the party lad been
put to grcnt deal Of trouble snd had "won
defeat" Tint wns not cp'gsammattc: !1c
would never hare used word of two s5llablcs
when tnonosyllablc was ut hand =
"What would you hare said, Gencral"
III should have said VIC had won loss,'' but
he had sail nothing Of the kind.
Then hc ftad been represented at,surlly al
saying that 1lo l1al no influence with President
Hayes lhc only relative for whom he had ac-
quircd an office under the Grant Administration
,sns biz brothcr.In-!aw, Mr.. Webster, WIN vas
Consul nt Franklort-on-thc-Ma!n, and who l,as
should recommend fol. the vacanry, nor IN tact
| anybody Of kIu whom he was dcsrous OF fur
| nIshng with public o:l'cc.
| Lie looked with favor TN any. policy calculated.
thought President Hayes Eoutl,err. policy. 30
far as indicated, was acCcltn bic To the people
Alr. Hayes had newly entered upon tho duties
| OF a Chief Executive. He WIS entitled to- pol.
rtY{t
II ills policy should tlc acconipanicl with sue.
cess, l,e would not bc without the support Ut
tho people. l,u. II his policy carly showed IT.
self 70 bo failure. he thought President Hayes
would be one Of tho first to discover failure nnd
fayo the good sense TO change hts policy. ten.
Butler eal1 he was nut III pus.tton 10 int1icatc
wllnt would hc the working OF tho new policy liz
ostana hat ho believed i .l,o nfosestto1
tic democrats would quickly Ect prsscstion nf
tho State.Ilouse, II It had to be lonc orcr the
dead bodies OF their opponents, Us ~ lefU. II
msht BE- tue he;t thnS TO- DO, oa even ~! T.
| gale Into notion to tc cut to pccrs, 90 that hn
t,tult tal<u tiu,c to dispose lfa other troops al-
yalttaycously. Tho brigade might think It very
rOiigll on them. anu not bc able TO sec That II
! wn* Tor tho general good.
(;el,. Butler wna nskcd II h!s opinion of tho
new Cabinet agreed with ,sllat might lie thought
10 tc the conviction Of R!mon Cnmer.t,, that It
III. Cameron wifi tllat expression was pa clrQr.
As to tho Cabinet, lc thought thc 1sorv a ma.
knew. the better qualified ho ,ueht to 30 to bold
q Cabinet position, an.l eertasnly this Cabinet
was formed OF men Of practlca. experience.
Mr.. Etnrta Was mau of distinguished c1pcrl-
| cncc. Mr. Hchurz had had great experience.
Gen neycns hal won lnurcls IL the field. In tho
fot1i'm, atd OIL Tho le:leh. Mr. McCrary had
shown ability and had Euined practical Gxpesl-
! cncu III Cunyrrss. OF Mr.. Key he knew little,
saro tt,at hc had fought thu Rebel side tur>
ing tho Iscbotion, and 1n did not know but that
| experience wonM also serve him.
When asked what he thought OF President
IEayrs' Ctyil-Scrvfcc r0licv, 0cn. Dutler asked.
"Nllat In his Ctyi-Scrytca poticyf" 1to read
| TINT ycry ,iny TINT f.o. u. Morrill, had been ap
tu{utcil Collector at Customs ut Portland, Nc.
Tint meant the removal uf 1ssncl Washburne,-
brother OF 4. y. Washhurnc.-who bad hccn
| Governor of Mains: who was an old pubait
kcrrant, and had lllcd tho CollcctoFshlp foE
| twclyu years. liz had not lcanl of any charges
| aqatust Mr. Wnshhurnes official conduct. but
wns Obliged to think that he had tlone some
ttl{u,, to mcri. removal. GER. Butler said he
would po gtad II thu power Of controlling aT
| p1intmcnts wetc taAe,1 out Of the handa Of Cnn'
,rcssncn IT was n tlaagFecahlo matter, tte
worst part OF u telng to choose which one Of
two friends should be recommrnac.l for an
Office. Ills view OF C!yilScryice ltcfutm WIS {
change I'll the public Offices once In four years.
| 1t was the uld hookkcepcr and tho old 'c4sher
long In your cnnl0y, wllotcamo to look upon you'
Mlouey ID being Ills oTtl.