The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-02-26

longer than Garfield { Presidency, and
it is not improbable TINT a part of the
bargain was that John Sherman, made
q Senator for six years, would not be a
competing candidate for the Presiden-
tial nomination in 1884. Two promi-
nent competitors have been disposed OF
very much as though Garfield knew how
to negotiate promissory note.
But there was Foster. Foster had
nominated Garfield for the Presidency.
Garfield certainly could not have been
elected had he not been nominated.
Foster could not be forgotten. though
he might be cheated. Foster was not
a cand date for the Presidency. and was
less in Garfield's way than John Sher-
man. Garfield could better afford to
be ungrateful to Foster than to be lack
ing in cunning toward John Sherman.
Foster was promised. therefore, a mess
of pottage. He was promised future
Governorships and -Senatorships, and
various things which Garfield had not
to give. and the distribution of Federal
patronage in Ohio which Garfield had
to give. Sherman presumably agreed
to the surrender of all claims to the
control of the patronage which his
Senatorial position would naturally
give him, if Garfield and Foster would
give him the Senatorship. Whether
John Sherman will Keep his promise,
or whether Garfield will keep his prom
Use. or whether Garfield and Sherman
together can give Governorships and
Senatcrships in the future. is another
question. Perhaps Foster was made to
believe that the. Cabinet would be best
suited to his talents, and that he was
offered Cabinet place is not improba-
BILE. Indeed, it is quite possible that
the Postoffice Department will be ten
dered to Foster. and thus one Garfield
man, with enormous patronage, will be
in GarHeld's Cabinet.
There was another element of the
Republican party to be conciliated-
Garfield was anxious for an harmonious
Administration. An inharmonious one
would injure his chances for renomina-
ton. That portion of the Republican
party represented by Conkling, Cam
eron, Logan, must receive attention.
Cameron went to Mentor to consult the
President-elect touching the Cabinet,
and he is, in some way, satisfied. Lo-
gan will be soothed in similar manner.
Conkling, the foremost civilian of the
Republican party, is to be disposed OF
in two ways. He is offered the control
of q Cabinet place, and if he is wrathy
because that place is net one he would
select. the country is to be made to I'M
derstand that his elements of dictator
ship are becoming still more dictatorial.
Ccnkling's personal enmities are grow
ing. Sherman in the Senate. and Conk-
ling will be antagonistic. Throughout
this antagonism Conkling will make
himself more and more disagreeable,
and thus his hold upon the public ad-
miration will be weakened. Conkling
will find in John Sherman. with broad
ened experience, no insignificant OPP
ponent. Garfield, therefore. viii seek
to placate Conkling by the offer of a
moderate patronage in the first place,
and will put a man in the Senate. to
| fight him in the second place. Gar
field really appears to have knowledge
enough of human affairs to negotiate a
promissory note. II the Democrats
were not to elect the next President.
Garfield would seem to have arranged
for his own succession. - Cincinnati En-
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