The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-20

served moro careful and conscientious treat,
mcnt from the Administration of President
Hayes THAN u has received ia thY npmhn,lWn Vi
John NJ. Harlan Of Kentucky tn III The vacancy
caused 10y the resignation of Justice Davis.,
] there WAS any lesson in ihH history Of nc
lnet Administration to be- carefully regarded by
lis su,ccssors it was that tho private sccrotnry
OF the President should he "A person OF unhlcm-
iehrt character, oi lrcut integrity. ana having
n iar,,, cNporioncc 81 public affair, and large
nolunintnn'r with public men. II ia matter Tor
real regret thnt Mr. Hayes dad moi heed mis- les
son. His private rotary is man WHO II re-
rutrd H. have tried three professions. and ~
have tailed in all. don't know how extensive
hi- failures have been. hut il Is inN that. inter
gNp.rimrnling ava lawyer ana slcr@Ynlnn
Mr. Rogers. the private sccrcnry ~ the Prrri-
don't, had tried spwulAti9n w,st 81 the Mis-iS-
sppi and failed IN Tint. Mr.. Hny's o'igc
into Office Just in tim" To res 'uc, Mr.
Rogers from hs cmharrnssmenis. do
"o1rcta any," From wha, hear judge iGa
the ic~tive hummer and the elegant d"nd
heat and the swnlling clnim agent DO no,
find il very difficult To ingratiHtr thrimscNrs
with The lsy Mr. Rogers. Nor is III. All. Mr..
Rogers has acuuaiutnncos formed ~ various
times during his wanderlngs. who are very
gmd To- come here and iipd INN inS'allci ~, VIZ
White House. One Oi thcs" il a Ii ". Mr.. VII
linus-u clerical fricnd-who luds IT easier TO
get living outside the pulpit than m, " ns 50
many ministers do nowadays. Mr. Williams
came here and Mr.. Rogers used his llnu-
lint Gentleman was conducting tho National
Republican. NIuriagh WIS max ing believe sup.
port the Administration for the sake OF what
he could make out Of II, and he employed Mr..
Williams IA an editorial conirihutor II was
very FUNNY. during the last weeks OF MurtEl .
mnnngemcnt II the Republican. to read VIII
iamss long and tittrring articles, in which
Hayes was lauded to the skies, and right DO.
side these articles to read the opposite sort OF
opinions thrown in 10y Mr.. Murlaghs regular
editors. do not know what has become 81 tho
! Roy. MIR. Williams since Conklings friends got
| po-scs-ion Of the Republican establishments
| make reference e. Mr.. Rogers, chiefly To call
attention TO the fact that the position Of Commits
! sioncr Of Agriculture appears to nave he.n
| given to him M personal pcrquisite by Mr..
| Hayes. Mr.. Rogers bad speculative friend IN
! Minnesota named lie Due. MIR. lie Due, or
Gen" LIE Due. I believe he Is called. had been
| engaged in various enterprises ~ late years,
| figuring prominently in the tonstrueuon tmm-
| pnny OF the Northern Pacific Railroad. This
| construction company was like other compa-
| MICS OF thesor,- channel through which money
| Was poured into the pockets oi persons VINO hni
! invested it'll" or nothing in tho enterprise. G. m
! L. Dur was AN officer Of the Northern Ia III
! Construction Company and Is said To have had q
! handsome percentage ~ It's profits. ii" seems
to have been out 81 employment last summer
and to have made " cNll' on his old TREND and
| associate. Rogers At any rate, he owes ms hp'
| puntmcnt wholly tu Rogers, AMI 1t l. curious
| fact that the appointment WIS mude ana roe
corded AZ the White House weeks before 1t Mt-
! made public When Mr. Hayes came into on %
| country, and some of Mr. Hayes warm -
| friends respectfully recommended Dr. l.
| Cont" II Philadelphia a = rntif. man, for thi'
! position. and IL WAS urged upon MI. Hayes TIA
| here WIS an excellent chnn'. Tor reform. Y
hc chose To- Let Mr.. Rogers bring hithcr Bard
only achievement thus far has boon 10 give 10
Of minor appointments To- certain rN-rehelS II
order 80 Influence Democratic votes III the sen
ate in favor Of his confirmation.