Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-03
THE STALWARTS
And Their Relations to the President, Ac-
cording to the Ex-POstmaster of st.


And Their Relations to the President, Ac-
cording to the Ex-POstmaster of st.
Louis.
ST. LOUIS, April 2.-Chauncy l. Filley,
who has just returned from Washington,
where he has been for some time past in
intimate relations with the President and
high officials, makes the following state
ment regarding the differences between
the cabinet officers, Senators and the
President. The newspaper reports upon
all these matters are exaggerated and
colored to make them accord with the
sources from which they emanate, and are
sent the parties in whose interest they are
promulgated. There is no doubt but that
MacVeagh has taken decided stand
against Chandler for solicitor general.
This action of MacVeagh's antagonizes
Secretary Blaine and makes the contest
personal one between MacVeagh, Blaine
and the President. This is particularly
the case as it is reported that MacVeagh
is endeavoring to defeat Chambers con-
firmatIon, which makes direct personal
issue between the attorney general and
the President. This, connected with
MacVeagh's public declarations against
Gen Raum, declarations made in the
presence of several gentlemen in his Mac
Veagh's office, indicates variance Of
opinion between him and the general pol
icy of the administration, which as Sen
ator Ben Harrison said, if allowed to
prevail, would make both Indiana and
MacVeagh's own State (Pennsylvania)
Democratic.
The difference arising between the New
York Senators and the President is not
one about individuals really, but
about the observance of the
usual courtesy towards Senators and
Congressman as regards appointments in
their respective States. In this matter
the Republican Senators and Congress
men are interested. 1t was one of these
matters which raised the differences be-
tween Garfield and Hayes. Gen. Garfield
was not consulted about many appoint
ments in his own district and in fact
many were made over his head This
Gen Garefld did not relish or approve,
and that he should not
was very natural under the
circumstances. This is the position of
Senators Conklng and Plat. They
would have been satisfied to let Merritt re-
main as collector of New York. What
ever fight is made will be upon this issue,
ard the result cannot, of course, now be
seen. The Blaine, Chandler, MacVeagh
contest is a different affair, and the stall
warts generally agree with Blaine and
Chandler. l did not hear, up to the time
l left Washington, any expression
of purpose of any fight being made
by Conkling. In fact, the Senator had
given no publicity to any such intention.
The effort On the part of some parties to
keep up factions, prejudice the President
against those who supported Grant,
| would amount to nothing. Gen. Grants
meetings with the President were entire
ly pleasant, and he tGrant) remarked
that he never saw better disposed man
! than Garfield.
1t remains with President Garfield to
saw whether he will have the solid sup
port of the party for his administration,
as he had the earnest and effective sup
port of the Grant men for his election.
The Grant men, so called, have raised no
such questions, and in common with all
we'll meaning and true party men, be-
lieve in one solid Republican party.