Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-09
NEW YORK PRESS VIEWS.
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Especial Dispatch TO TIE Eceni,2J .Sydrl
NEW YORK, Nov. 9-The Columbus CORE
sponGent OF the Herald reports Governor Fos
ter as saying that there is no basis whatever, 50
far as he knows, for the report that he is to GO
into Garfield's cabinet. He says he is candi-
date for the United States Senate. Governor
Foster says the stories about bargain between
Garfield and General Grant and Messrs. Conk-
ling and Simon Cameron In regard to cabinet
places are mere faoricattons. He says Garfields
nomination at Chicago was made In such way
as TO leave him absolutely free from all entang-
ling alliances, and he is satisfied he has not
made single promise TO any living man. Gov
erDOr Foster expresses the opinion that Gar
fields administration Will be somewhat stat
wart, and that be VIII not give a cabinet
place to any southern man. The south
did not give Garfield a vote and he has
Gov. Foster further believes that all OF car
fields appointments Will be made from the party
that elected him. and that he will not make
any speciality OF civil service. He will ask first
II The men are competent and honest. and then
II they are republicans The Tribune says
there was probably never more fairly con-
republicans than that OF last week was. They
registered and polled their entire legal vote
and no more. They did it by superior organ
supplemented by volunteer organizations OF
workers composed Of business men, and paid
fcr by voluntary contributions OF merchants
and manufacturers who felt their interests
were at stake. The republican vote was per-
ceptibiy sweiled by the desertion from demo-
cratic ranks Of large numbers Of business men"
Tbe 1f1tune's article upon this topic, headed
y Msch1evous Agitation. q" creates considerable
excitement In this city from the fact thatit treats
lhe talk of f1aud issue being made as serious.
The Sun says Gen. Garfield is legally
elected, and If he lives till March
4: he will be inaugurated. The
1smes thinks Kelly's organs may safely be
trusted to make the fraud" cry ridiculous
The World has sensational double loaded edi-
tolla!, asserting "on high authority" that be-
lore the election was held on Tuesday last. aud
While all the important members OF the Cabinet
were absent from Washington, the records OF the
various departments OF the Executive govern
ment We're oyerhauled by unofficial per-
sons who appeared in the several
departments bearing the authority OF the
chiefs OF those departments respectively.
The World says that the archives OF the gov
ernment cover four republican Administrations
as well as the administration or Presdent
Hayes, and that the accounts OF the nation
have never been examined by experts or ON
Gals not affiliated with the party In power since
the year 1850. The WOrid argues thaI tne pdf-
pose OF the alleged oyerhauling OF records was
to suppress any that would De damaglhg In
case the democrats came INTO power. III caiis
for congressional investigation.