Daily Republican., 1880-01-20
GRAN T'S TALKS.

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dates ut Cinctnaati-visws oi
washburne. Morton, Hayes and
BrsstOw-nis Cabinet Appeint.
ments.
from John Russell Young's Around the
World with Gen. drant.l
Speaking Of the canvass Of 1876, the
General said one day: "l had only one
candidate for the Presidency as my sue
cessor, and that the Republican candi-
date who could be elected. took nc
part in the discussions sntecedent to
the Cincinnati Convention. because the
candidates were friends, and anyone,
except Mr.. Bristow, would have been
satisfactory to me, would have received
my heartisst support. Mr.. Bristow
never would have supported, for rea
sons that may give at some othrf
time, ia q more formal manner than
mere conversation. Mr.. Blaine would
have made good President.
My only fear about him was that the
attacks made upon him at that time
would injure his canvass. To me per
sonally, Blaine would have been accept.
able. He Is a very able man, think q
perfectly honest man, fit for any place,
but his enemies had opened line o.
attack which would have made the can
vass difficult. Mr.. Morton was q man
of great parts, who did great work du'
ring the war. His course as the Cover
nor of Indiana has, think, never been
properly appreciated. He saved Indi'
ana to the Union. AS aspeaker he was
most persuasive. He had the art Of
saying everything possible on subject
and from that became most effective
debater. Morton would have been as
good in the Presidency as In the Gov
norship. But there were two objections
his health and his opinions on fl
nance.
1t would have been difficult an
afraid Eimpossible-to have elected
Morton. Conkling would have salts
fed me as | am fond of him, and hold
his great character and genius in pro
found respect and II nominated, he
would have had elements Of strength
which neither of the others possessed.
He would have been better as candi.
date before the people than before the
convention. Internal dissensi0ns in
New York defeated him, as internal
dissensions in Illinois defeated Wash.
burpe. 1t looked for time as il
Washburne would be the dark horse
instead OF Hayes. But his friends
we're unwise in their antagonism, es-
pecially to Logan. used to reason
with them about it, and try to make
peace and smooth WashburEe's way.
Logan is man who will pout and
look cross, and become unreasonable,
but when the time comes for action
when the party or the country needs
his service-he Is first at the front,
and no man Is more trustworthy.
never could see why Logan's TEN.
per should interfere with his career, es-
.. cially because he was at heart, and
in every trial, as trae as steel. These
dissensions In Illinois defeated Wash
burne. should have been delighted
to have had Washburne as my success
sor. Apart from our personal relations
which are of the closest nature, have
a great admiration for Washburne. He
b as been my friend and | am grateful
for his friendship. He is true, high
minded, patriotic man, of great force
and stability. While he was in
France some of our enemies tried to
make mischief between US, bat 1t had
no resalt. l have entire faith in
Wash burne, and il | could have cleared
the way for him in
! CINCrHNATI,
Iwould have done so. But his Illi-
nois friends made that impossible. |
saw he coald'not be nominated. l did
not see any nomination for Blaine, Nor
ton or Cnnkling. Bristow was never a
serious candidate, never even a prOba-
bility. Looking around for a dark
horse, in my own mind, fixed on Fish.
Governor Fish seemed to me the man
to run. b. Taylor said to me in Berlin
the three greatest statesmen Of the
age were Cavour, Gortschakof and Bis"
marck. told him l thought there
were four; that the fourth was Tish,
and that he was worthy to rank with
the others. This was the estimate
formed of Fish after eight years Of Cab
met service, in which every year in
creased him in my esteem.
wrote letter to be used at the prop
or time after the chances of Blaine,
Morton and Conkling were exhausted
expressing my belief that the nomina-
tion of Gov. Fish would he wise thing
for the party, and his election, If elect
ed, for the best interest of the country.
The time never came 10 use it, Fish
never knew anything about this letter
until after the whole convention was
over. Hayes was under the circumstan-
ces, a good nomination. knew Hayes
as Congressman fairly we'll, and was
very glad to support him. | think he
is doing as we'll as he can, especially
considering the difficulties which sur
rounded him at the outset--dificulties
which would embarrass any admins
tration, and which our friends should
consider before they are impatient. The
financial views of Mr.. Hayes, at time
like this, are blessing to the country.
For this reason alone he should be made
as strong as possible.
"Hamilton Fish," said Gen. Grant,
'fs, think, the best Secretary of State
We have had in fifty years, unless 1t
may have been Marcy. This will b,