The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-06
ANOTHER ANANIAS.
THE BOSS LIE OF THE CAMPAIGN,
Grant Trying 10 Out-do ELI Perkins
He Tells some lawful whoppers'
on the Next President of the
United states, General Han.
eock-A Dodge for tho
Next Nomination.


freely to Fowler aud after tho interview gave
u written consent to its publication under re-
striction as to the time. Its CONVEX
sation took place In Grants library,
on tho Dist of September. Speaking of
Hancock the ex-presldent said; Down 10
1864 he seemed like man with ambition to
do his duty rs All officer, but in 1864, when
Mcclellan was nominated, Hancock received
one vote and that greatly excited him. He
was so delighted that he smiled all over. II
crszed him. Before that we got on we'll
Afler that he would hardly speak to mo. |
VA, working TO enforce the laws of congress
and he was working for the presidency. Per
haps he thought | did not praise him enough
1t was on my nomination that he was made
bligader-general In the regular army.
When | was made general Stanton told mo
that it was a compliment TO me and that |
could name the men TO I'LL the vacan.
cies in the lieutenant. generalship and major.
generalship, caused by my promotion,
nominated him for the vacant maior-gen.
eralship In the regular army He acknowl.
edged it manlully. He was very fair corp.
commander, but was never thought of for
any good place. When the Army of the
Potomac was hunting for commander it
looked to almost every body and even came
over TO the west for officers, but nobody ever
even suggested Hancock for the place. After
he received that vote in 1864, he had the
.haa Ia hia hnnnat an1 ahanad r..
gain grace and southern favor. He has
watched and planned and waited till at last
he has received, the democratic nomination"
ado you think, general, that his celebrated
order No. 40. represents the direction of his
sympathes!"
"Well, will give you tho true inner his.
tory of order No. 40 Congress was striving
TO prevent Andrew johnson from
undoing the reconstruction laws. Whenever
congress passed law johnson bent bis
enefgies to defeat its enforcement and would
find a pretext to dodge round it. Then con-
gress would pass another law TO hedge him
up, aud II so went on until congress- had
taken from him all control of the general
commanders oi the seven ulssricts oftho south,
except the.powor to remove them and appoint
others in their places. The commanders
Judge or governor. When | WAS made
general, and they were determining my powers
ind duties they gave by accident think, or
without,seeing all it involved, power with these
district commanders, and | was sincere II
gave me authority. General Sheridan was
sent 10 the department of Lousisna, covering
Louisiana and Texas. lie is very shrewd,
and very able. He kept his eyes opened,
laa al aid tha
not worthy to occupy their places,
and discovering competent and worthy
men TO put in their places.
The legislature of Louisiana passed a law
authorizing the issue Of 81 100000 of
levee bonds ostensibly for the leyee. They
conditioned their sale on their bringing TO
the state not less than 80 per cent, Of their
face value. The governor and the CON-
missioners were to place the bonds on the
Market but they soon found out that the
bonds would not bring more than 40 per
cent. To allow them to invent plan of
borrowing money and using bonds as collat-
eral, they could borrow about 81 or 32 per
cent, Of the face value of the bonds. Just
al this juncture, to prevent these men from
defraudng the state, General Sheridan took
off the heads of the governor and commits.
sioners so quick that they did not know what
allied them, and appointed good men in their
places, For the same reason the removed
men were very anxious to be reinstated and
they employe Reverdy johnson and anoth-
er LAWYER to work for them, agreeing TO pay
them 500 600 II they were reinslated. This
Il great deal 'or four men TO save in their po-
sitlOns, unless there was some special gain in
the case. Reverdy johnson came TO me- but
was 80 stupid and stubborn that | could
not be induced to rcappoint them. He went
10 Andrew johnson and made his case
out. He sent for me and asked
me to relnslate these men.
| refused to do so. Ho said,
"Reinstate them, If II is only for one day.
promise they will resign"
] tho ght johnson might not know of the
motive Nny they were TO be reinstated, and
!, thinking | would do him great service in
keeping him from great olunder told him
that ono hour would serve these men as well
as one day, and | untoldcd their intentions,
but johnson insisted on their being rein
stated. refused and excused myself. John.
son then removed Sheridan and appointed
Hancock. He called Hancock to Washing
ton to instruct him in defeating the laws of
congress concerning reconstruction. Assoon
as learned that Hancock was in town
called at his hotel, instead of sending for
hin. wanted to sec him privately in his
own room. found him IN his rooms, per-