, 1877-12-30
TIE CABINET.
THAT INTERVIEW WITH MR.. EvARTs.
E,-or, 1tr 0tyH CorrfsD0HdtnE.


Tie mouth of every man outside the Cabinet is
open, while the lips Of those inside arc scaled.
How can you expect me to subject myself to an
interview on nil these thinEs?''
The object Of MY visit was to aslz him about
tho charge against him that he was trying to
throw tho responsibility of the New York blum
der on Carl Sc1lurz, and make that gentleman
the scapcgoat.
uNown he continued, ~ never heard Of
this statement before, and on Its face it looks
to be absurd; but suppose should deny it,
What then: The press would Immediately in
vent something new, and if didn't deny that,
the papers would say 'Evarts has denied other
things, and since he let's this go, It must be
true.' What AMI to do!''
COME scuARELT TO THE FRONT.
"Why not come squarely to tile front, hlr.
Secretary, und outline the exact situation of
affairs? AS matters stand, you are opcratiDgsn
the dark. The people are well aware that some
thing is going Oh, and arc clamoring for news.
You retire within yourself and leave imaginative
correspondents and political busybodies to
originate theories and put them down as facts,
which you will neither admit nor deny. II, on
the contrary, you would come out and
tell what YOU are doing, ard what the pros
poets Of Jour success are, In your Judgment,
you obyiate the necessity Of inventing plans for
Won and will soon find rest from the annoyance
OF which you complain"
It was late In the afternoon. The work Of
the Department of State had been finished, and
tho Secretary had apparently plenty Of time to
consider his relations with the press.
II don't know that the method you prescribe
would have the desired etTcct," he answered
oftcr some reflection. s'Inyention appears to
be I. prerogatiyc Of the press, and even II l
should tell you what my views arc they might
he misconstrucd and tortured by other papers,
AM, should be In a worse condition than ain
now.''
HAS lie TIME TO READ.
"Do you read the papers, Mr.. secretaryf"
81 try to read some OF them, but can't get
through with any. don't have tho time man
should haye to devote to them"
FAruERLY ADVICE.
uTbosc you do read should remind you that
the press Of the country prefers facts to fables,
and is only driven to the latter when those in
nossession of the former withhold them. Take
your own case, for Instance. You are probably
mentioned in some way by every papers1n the
country issued to-day, and I doubt it
any two agree in their statements Of fact.
But YOU have no cause OF complaint. The
| entire fault lies with you You are engaged
| ,non matters which vitality affect the Repub-
lican party. What those matters arc, or how
you are manipulating them, you saualeusly e .,l
Conceal, and yet you expect the papers Of the
! land to p1bllSh thosc 1acle anu puotsn s tneu a
with susnicion because it does not SO publish
them. Since these complications arose have
had all kinds OF theories aud stories pressed unon
| me. Men claiming 10 represent fou' eiene ~
nc both ways on every qugsto. ~. =;
them aud con TO- Son a tc cIa % the sate
mcnt that lies having 1eea Pansne1w w aincauS, ~
the facts WILL oniy elleit nao1e ''cs. ~; sou
kindly point out r tns coWes ,oese' nowS, r; s'''
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~ am obliged to you 1or Sonlfn ~ ~ 'nS, ,uoa
think that you nave donf iti m ~ f'd ,uv ,hare
OF information snoulo a!naen % ~. ~ .., ,.
Information, is sought >o"' "nu' W 'ou "''s
| A1e " say +to o+,;+udo of thc President and
yourself toward Lug sGua.1 21;aa a nnrtE;, enr
aspect Of aafs n sn. ,in:r ~ pat adnitt;nc
Gi.' tm,h has hem nrinted in reference to
thc matter, anu ~ that .rhotercr mar
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