The daily gazette., 1880-02-28

and forcible way, recalled TO Nj
Hayes how Cameron had assured hi
nomination at Cincinnati and promote
his election. This was conceded. MI
Mackey referred to his own service
and expenditures in Florida, and no,
he had saved that state to Mr.. Haye
by securing and paying for ''an homes
count of the votes" Mr.. Hayes agail
assented to the services of Mr.. Came
ron and his friend, Mr.. Mackey, bu
regretted he could not appoint hin
secretary of war--he had determined
to make clear sweep Of the Gran
cabinet and would retain none of th,
old secretaries. J11
| "But your pledge, SIR" bolted ou
Mackey, ''that Mr.. Cameron should bt
re.ained."
"My dear sir, circumstances bave
changed. must consult the wishes Of
the country, and the country evidently
does not desire Mr.. Cameron as a mem.
Der Of the cabinet Of the new admins
tration. ! appreciate" continued Mr.
Hayes, "his services and abilities very
highly, andan other place is open to
him. He can have the English mission,
the most honorable diplomatic place in
"Damn the English missionl" said
Mackey, now thoroughly aroused and
angered, and caring no more for the In
going president than for street corner
loafer with whom he had been setting
up ward politics. "Cameron don't want
the EnnItoh ,foat l. g.. 4.
u and his friends would not allow hlm.
We will accept no favors from you. You
have repudiated your pledged word to
the mem smade you president. Good day
sir, good day. My opinion of you Is at
your service. I think you -
lying, ,scoundrelly y--p And then
Mr.. Mackey and the two friends who
accompanied him left the room In high
dudgeon. 1t Is doubtful if any presi-
dent of the United States before or since
had such plain talking 70. 1t was high
ly char -cteristic Of "stnb" AMackey. He
never saw any wrong 10 an "honest
count" In Florida, but he did see a
great wrong IN Hayes's reputation Of
bis pledges to the men who made his
Inauguration po sible. 1t was treason
to the principle of standing by your
friends.
This quarrel with Hayes was the ori-
gin of the third term boom, and Of much
Of the opposition and many of The en-
barrassments the de fdcto president has
met with in his own party. 1t was de-
termined to isolate his administration by
making his successor before Hayes had
fairly entered on his duties. The Cam
erons were aided in this by Hayes RI
diculous pretensions about the civil ser
vice reform and his Southern policy.
which augered the carpet-bag thieves
and the Northern stalwarts. The worst
elements Of our politics, before the new
administration was a month old, were
hankering for the good old days of the
Grant regime. The ex-presdent was
sounded and his willingness to be again
a candidate secured before he had been
out of office six weeks. The trip around
the world was determined on, to ste 2
Grant clear Of possible American COM
piications. The reception abroad was
forseen and provided for. Arrangement
were made it should be reported in glow
ing terms, and skilled writer appoint
ed TO prepare descriptions, speeches and
interviews expressly fo- the American
market. Though the Hayes admins
tration, the services of diplomatic agents
aud the convenience and prestige of
American war vessels were secured.
The money for necessary expenses was
obtained from Two sources. The Cam
eron politicians about Philadelphia and
elsewhere raised fifty thousand dollars,
ten thousand of which was contributed
by Robert w. Mackey. The Childses,
Drexels and Bories were equally liberal
on personal grounds. A hundred thou
sand dollars IN cash was thus provided
Tor the expense of General Grants three
years tour, and he carried letter of |
credit with him for fifty thousand more.
This was the start of the third term
boom. 1t has been the most deliberate
y arranged and carefully planned pollti-
al movement in the history of the coun-
ry, and it is the most hollow, insincere |
md false bit of humbugearg ever de-
Used by cunning and self-seeklng pol
ticians.