, 1877-12-23

EVARTS.
ANALYSIS OF H1s CHARACTER AND AMBITION.
From Our 01rn Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 20.-Ihis moFnin
prominent New York lawyer unburdened Il
s1rcharged mind upon the future OF the ho'
William n. Evarts. He is passionate admire
OF the Secretary Of State, deep in the confdcne
OF that gentleman, and in position to kno
whereof be speaks The fact that Evarts ha
fixed Ills ambition on the Presidency fills hir
with pain, and he and others Of the Secretary
friends have urged him that his nomination
doubtful aud his chances for election still NOR
slender, crco If ho should be placed on tn
ticket.
II tell you frankly" said he, II look upo
Evarts as one Of the best lawyers In this coun
try. On constitutional constructions an'
international Law he has, in my judgment, NJ
peer; but in politics lie Is entirely at sea. III
has no skill In com bining. lie is is not man o
personal popularity. Ills voice is m indication
Of his real dispositon-hard and rasping. Nol
is be calculated ever to become great party
leader. should wofully lament to see him II
the Presidential chair, for In matters Of State
he would inevitably apply principles OF law,
rathcr than a consideration OF the GOOD Of the
country, to all he might do. Then again he Il
not a diplomat in his personal relations with
men nor IN executing the functions Of politi
cal office. He would combine certain legal
precedeuts, draw his deductions, set those de-
ductious UP as IN ideal, and establish himself
upon them with rigidity that nothing could
shake. And yet the ono desire of his soul Is to
hr president of the United states.,,
ASA SENATORIAL CANDIDATE.
uTo shox ron. ~ he continued. sswhat diff
c,1tr his friends hare to k6a, him within
honr5s. He m,1e IN his mind To rim for the
Senate and bcean arranging his plans to beat
eeaate' 1uu "sEaa Y 40 p@.1 " oe".
hcfnan@ FROM the sta11 ~ nao noI enoSt u
chance. The more hopeless the fight, the
more intense the feeling on the part of the
~, on1 IL ,voe mt until ne nroved to him hy
411A' "A ~. 49, .,..o. s..t;,;., - h;s .,.~a
1he aesual ho1es ene u1eef Utility u. LID ."ase'
that lie consented to give up. Nnen hc &C
cented the Cabinet portfolio, he looked upon it
aa ,,o,r1r n stannin1-stone tn the chair above
l..,e..i, ,,or.,-o ,,a+ n ba 1,,,
A''' 'o
1nouent us poltLeal c4lcef "ou'u eau enc1e' LII
never had accepted the appointment"
4.upon what ISSUE does liz, propose to base
t;s claims for tbe noninatjon2,,
t.1>.. IT, ,,aa T.; 49,, ~, -, ;,,,;oo+,a IT.
"4'' "s H"s :" ~ ""' .''0'14 40 3es
believes tue financial question WILL oe definitely
settled before the Convention meets, but he
will not express himself, lest it 1nay not be'
4 1r, SS,fn hat Sr
~ 'o'u 1|s :" 1.1' t4e -
III 1oi1 aecofu Win luz frcsiae"t's nessase upon
the reconciliation OF silver and the resumption
scheme"
> 4 p.R4nov.
,.,, ..,
Ivy 14u J1s ne ~" 'oo ~ .ue t4utn'
pa1auo1 WHICH Will Alu'ulnale- Inc portions
Of which, you speak are merely recommenda-
tions. Eyarts thinks that President should III
recommendations rconr1 the benefits tn ocrr,,e
A~ee@'~" -1~S 49, N--Ao w 1e~A@@
u tne s1eatesI uutnoe1. Hases ooes noI oelle'e
in paving the national debt In silver because the
greater numbers would bc injured by such
course. Now, knowing that such is the Prcsi-
DENTS foith, Evarts agrees with him in his rec
concentrations though he does nut believe his
premises are correct In other words, from the
Presidents standpoint, Evarts agrees with
him. but he has no fa1th in the standpoint"
or Mr.. Ev4rts is in the habit Of crawling through
very small holes"
'.He Is In that habit he would consider that
TINT he agreed with the President when be
really didn't.'
Then you think he will establish himself on
the hara;money,, platform and advocate the
in the fight between the President and the SEN
ate tie President should be victorious aud the
enasculatel silyer-dollar men should also come
to the topfhe would assume that to be an indi-
cation that the ereater number would be bene-
flied bv the Presidents recommendations, in
which case he would agree with the premises on
WHICH the recommendations arc now based and
;ou already see that he agrees With the RECON-
mendations Themselves.
WHICH s1DE1
n Rut yhfc}, side ia lie really onqn
~He is on the side Of the President in nnr.
ver,nr ~ 1he nccassitins ~ tbo oroator .,,,E
hnt IL aoainst the President thnf sn1h nn'naeE
has arjaen. ttoupn he iuuorsrs .he recommendo..
tinns II, the nedsarcn ~A""-
4 Ts he a hcrI nr . eoft noonev mo,2,,
..Tho. aonanae " -,a7, ~ +fa ''a'., n.au -.
,.s y; N' ~ >pse@7 "p~'' '%'e 1eA4"oo " 1ue peo-
;, f. LL1pIessea!
Then hsuush sha,, luz thars ma5orsy- ara IT, ,. -
Win IT. II Inc la1gest.
. 1. II repIeseuts h.s sae"s.
:, iAno ~ nts views aIe: s.
" "Ihas the majority should first be consider
ed.
,'S Then ho has no convictions Of his own?''
"Certaiuly he has, and strong convictions,
too.''
..What arc thcy2''
t'That tho wise man will bend to the e1eya-
ton of the masses ana the benedtinE Of the
pcupIe.''
'*And in this case, what does he take to be
the proper course of procedure to secure such
c3nsummatlop4