Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-02
General Grants Letter to Senator
Jones.

THE New York Herald of recent date con-
tains the following letter from General Grant
to Senator Jones, Of Nevada, and the state
ment is also made that a similar letter was
sent Ivy the ex-President TO President Gar
field:
CrrY OF MEXICO, April "a, 1851.
Ny Dear Senator: etH4i fs-.t .ff IA
see by the latest dispatches received here
from the Capitol of our country that the dead
lock in organizing the Senate IL not yet broken,
and that nothing has been done by the Presi-
dent to allay the bitterness which must be
engendered BY his most recent appointments.
When the first batch of nominations for Now
York was sent in was delighted. Ibelieyed
then the President had determined to recog-
nize the Republican party and not faction.
But his nominations OF the next day convinced
me that the first act was but q part of deep
laid scheme by somebody to punish prominent
leaders for being openly friendly to me. I
cannot believe that General Garfield f.
the author Of this policy. I give him credit
for being too big a man to descend to such
means for the punishment of men who gave
him a hearty support in his election, and who
are disposed to give him the same support
now, for the oGense Of having had q former
preference for some one else for the office
which he now holds. But Garfield is Presf
dent, and il responsible for all the acts of the
Administration. Conkling and Plat are the
chosen Senators from the great State Of New
York, and that, too, against pl tine opposition
of an Administration created by the same
party that elected them. This should
give them all the stronger claim to be
consulted in the matter of appointments in
their State. When II comes to filling the most
influential Office in their State without con-
sultfng these Senators, II is a great slight.
When he selects the most offensive man to be
found, it becomes an insult, and ought to be
resented to tae bitter end. I sincerely hope
the President will see this. and correct
his mistake himself, and restore har.
mony to the party. He owes this to him
self and TO those without whom he
could not have been elected. Nobody be-
Iieves that he could have carried the
State OF New York without the active sup
port of her present Senators. Their passive
support would not have answered. Without the
State of New York General Garfield would not
now be President HIS rewarding Robertson
is not only offensive to the New York senators,
but It is offensive to New York Republicans.
The change Of Badeau and Cramer. the tao
appointments in which I felt a strong
personal interest, was very distasteful TO me.
The first because of our personal relations
and my wish that he should be kept where
his Office would support him until he
finishes some work he is engaged upon,
and which he could do without inter
fering with his public duties. The second.
because It was at the expense OF removing
the son OF my old Secretary Of State.
who. probably, never had hts superior. GER
tainly never for moral worth. In the depart
ments. 1t is true, he resigned, but he did this
from sense OF honor. supposing II TO be the
duty Of representatives abroad 70, give new
Administration the opportunity OF saying
whether they were wanted or not. n
"Very truly yours, ' go Y. 8. GRANT.
Hon. J. L. Jones'" r.sl '...t.~ ~. Hfat.