Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-22

Dawes and Hoar appear to have cast in their
lots with the administration, though the SEN
nment OF their State is decidedly against the
combination. You remember that, when the
State convention of Massachusetts, was held
at Worcester last fall, Senator Hoar refused
to preside because it was understood that
resolutions indorsing the administration
were to be passed. About that time the
PRESIDENT made his trip to Boston, and while
there he sent for Mr.. Hoar, and request
cd him to preside as q personal
favor to himself. OF course do not knew
to certainty what arguments were used,
but it was rumored that Collector Simmons
was to be guillotined, and that the spoils of
Office in the State were to be divided by the
two Senators. Mind, this is only rumor, but
the condolences that have followed the adj
hesion of these gentlemen to the admins
tratlon faction have been curious and sug-
gestive. Collector Simmons has gone, and
the two Massachusetts Senators seem to be
consulted about all changes in their State.
BURNSIDE
II nearly forgot Burnside. He is one of
the Presidents men. Nobody seems to take
the trouble to inquire why, except heard it
said he likes to be noticed by the President,
and to say that Hayes once served und. him.
Burnside is as weak man in civil life a. in
the army, and amounts to nothing in the
Senate except his vote. 1 don't believe he
could tell anybody why he supports the adj
ministration. That is all the following Mr..
Hayes has among the Republicans of the
North, and you see it is nothing to boast of,
considering that the President processes to
be Republican, has been a year in office,
and holds an immense official patronage in
his hand.
coNovER AND PATTERSON.
"Of the Southern Republican Senators,
Conover is the only one whom Hayes can
rely upon to vote for him through thick and
thin. Patterson has the fear of political
persecution held over his head by the lawless
rulers of South Carolina, and no one can
seriously blame him for being guarded in
his action, since justice does not exist even
IN name uuder Wade Hampton's govern
ment. You have heard, of course, that
something has been said about prosecuting
Conover at home. I do not know about
that, but do know that the President has
sent for him, and made him the most profuse
offers Of patronage in consideration of Civ
ing his support to the administration. l
could tell some curious stories about Conoyer
and certain nominations that were given him
by the President.
SENATOR BRUCE.
"Where does Bruce, the colored Senator
from Mississippi, stand?''
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deal Of man. He has been true as steel
all through this fight with the President.
Let me tell you something about Bruce and
Conover. On the night we held our caucus
in regard to the New York appointments, l
looked around the room and missed Bruce.
After inquiry, we found that he had been
sent for by the President, and we telegraphed
to the White House to have him come down
Immediately. He came, and Conoyer met
him as he entered, and drew him aside, and
asked him what he was going to do, and
whether he would not vote for the Presi-
dents nominees. Bruce very firmly
told him that he would not.
But said Conover, didn't the President
promise you the control of the patronage in
your State and your share of other appoint
n1ents? know he promised it to me, and
he told me he should make you the same
offer.' Said Bruce: The President certainly
made this offer, and l refused it; I would
not sell my vote at any price. The Presi-
dent has not power and money enough to
buy me-. And he told Conover that, if he
took the bride and sold himself for such an
offer, he might be certain that it would kill
him politically, and bring down on him the
deserved censure of all decent men. Those
who heard the conversation say that the
Florida man was severely scathed. Bruce
was as good as his word. He sat there
all through the caucus, alert and vigil
liant, not only voting himself on
all questions, but watching 10 see that all the
rest voted. Bruce is very much of man.
But what can you think of President who
sends for this colored man to visit him, and,
when be has him in the retirement of his
house, tries to bribe him by offers of un-
bounded patronage? Yet this is just the sort
of undetermined bargaining and traffic in
political brides that has been going on ever
since this administration came into power.
and began operations by putting in high
offices the men who were its lawyers and adj
vocates before the electoral commission. I
am bound to state, in behalf of the Presi :
dent, that he has fully carried out his prom
Use to Conover, and that Senator has appar
entity great deal more power than an y
Northern Senator in regard to appointments
UNLESS it be Stanley Matthew'S
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
"Look, for instance, at that man Hilliar1
whom the President has sent as minister to
Brazil. The documents presented to the
committee show him to be political adven-
turer whose paivate character is utterly bad
and yet, with this knowledge, his name has
been pressed by the President, and he has
been sent to the court of Dom Pedro
monarch who has been particularly friendly
to us, and to whom it ought to be our pleas.
ure to send the best man of whose services
the country could avail itself. Look at the
United States marshalships in the South. A
good man is displaced in Georgia
to make room for nephew OF
Wade Hampton. on the recommendation
of Gordon, Democratic Senator. In East
Tennessee, Mike j. Waldron was nominated
last spring, and again at the special session,
his nomination failing with both session J,
after having been commissioned last sum-
mer, and illegally, too. His character was
really too bad to pass,-as the Pres dent
found,-bu one would have supposed at the
time that this Democratic carpet Dagger was
the ONLY eligible man for the placa in the