The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-24
overtures to the ssalwarts.

The correspondent of the New York
Sun writing from Washington sums up
the situation very briefly and outlines
what will be the possible policy of the
stalwarts so far as obtaining control
Of the Offices. He says that Garfield
must make overtures to the stalwarts or
there will certainly be some lively kicking
in the traces. Proceeding he says:-Mr.
Boutwell, ranks among the most radical OF
the stalwarts. Having been Bourbon
Democrat originally. he has sthe ferocious
zeal of convert and the intolerance OF
crusader. He is known to the country as
an outspoken. confirmed, and incorrigible
third-termer. Grant is the god of his
political idolatry. He has no second
choice. He believes in the strongest sort
of strong government. and holds that the
Southern States are interiors, and ought
to be Africanized. At least that would
be the outcome Of the policy which he
proposes to infict upon them when the
Republicans got control of Congress.
Mr.. Evarts has been regarded as be-
longing to the moderate and anti-Grant
wing of the party. which Mr.. ConkIing has
described in his slashing way as man
milliner politicians. True enough, Mr..
Evarts has eaten the leak and pronounced
it pleasant to the palate. whenever the
exacting Senator has required him to do
duty, even In recanting his own declara-
tions or In supporting candidates whom he
had officially condemned as unworthy OF
confidence.
Representing New York in the fraudu-
lent administration, Mr.. Eyarts was
directly instrumental in the removal of
Gen. Arthur and os Gov. Cornell from
high Offices, upon dishonoring charges.
Yet, when Mr., Conking summoned the
clans. the secretary of state did not hest
tate to bow obediently to his orders, and
to praise loudly the candidates whom he
had driven out of the custom house upon
allegations affecting their official integrity.
The fraudulent administration is about
to die and to make no sign. 1t came in
with an infamy. and it will go out with
that brand intellectually burned into the
front of all the bene6ciaries. Mr.. Evarts
is struggling to keep his head above water.
and his associates all seek recognition for
their services to Garfield, but fear that
ConkIing will stand like q lion in their
path. forbidding the least advance toward
favorable consideration.
In this dilemma. Mr.. EYarts exerts
his diplomatic skill to appease the
wrath of the stalwarts, and to
concilliate their will by a flank move
ment. A convention between France
and the United States was recently organ
ICED to adjust the claims of French subjects
for damages, alleged to have been caused
by the army during the rebellion. The
counsel for the commission On our side
receives salary Of FIVE thousand year.
It is a snug place with little to do.
Casting about for a profitable invest
ment of this piece of patronage. Evarts
thought it would do him the most good by
going directly to the camp Of his enemies.
So he offered it to Boutwell,, and. as Bout
never declines an Office, he accepted the
tender vigorously. But he makes no CON
ceslment of the fact that he never sought
the place, and certainly never expected to
be hunted up to fill it, when Evarts had
so many of his own political nondescripts
20 provide for.
Now. the question is naturally enough
asked. Has Evarts conciIiated Conkling
by giving Boutwell, comfortable berth
The answer will be given very
fully after the 4th of March. 1881
but in the mean time it may be confident.
ly assumed that Evarts will neither remain
in the Department of State nor be sent te
the court of st James By Garfeld's ap-
pointment.
The others are also in a very bad way.
They alswant to stick" Poor Schurz
gave up his patent for civil service reform
to aid Garfield. and now breads being left
ont in the cold, Ancient Mariner Thomp
son made crusade against the Pope's toe
and the Democracy. and therefore thinks he
should be retained, with all his family.
Ramsey says he has done nothing but
have good time generally and obey Gen.
Sherman orders, therefore he ought to be
kept in the War Department. Maynard,
though born in Massachusetts, and an
original sucsssionist, claims to represeD
the south. and wants to be continued in
the Post Office, Devens insists that Judge
Clifford shall either die or resign immed
lately SO that Devens can get seat on the
bench of the Supreme Court And John
Sherman threatens to hold over in the
Treasury, unless Garfield helps to send him
TO the Senate. They are lovely set.
Senator Ben Hill of Georgia, who has
said since Garfeld's election that the
Democratic party must disband, is severe
iy censured by the press of his state who