The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-20

General Grant has written letter IN
r,,d 10 the Conkling. .RoberIaon i'm.
b,o,Ilo at Washington, which Is made
pQbIIc in our dispatches this morning. It
WA mistake on the part OF the recipient
Of hi. letter to make 1t public, just as 1t
VIA serious mistake on the part ot Gem
.nl Grant to write it. 0ne Of General
GnutS well known characteristics is
6d.ityt, bis iriendahips-s good quality
ia any lnSn-bu! nevertheless one that
more than once has caused him 10 commit
serious errors where the interests Of the
public service were concerned.
The close relation between the ex'Pres-
iisn. and Mr., Conklipg is notorious.
There /, scarcely anything that General
Gran, vould not do to oblige him. Who
ssr slse among Conking's friends may
forget or desert him The can be sure that
Giant never will. Had the latter succeed
sdin bis third term ambition the rule Of
boniSm in the person ot Mr.. Conkllng
would have teen complete and absolute.
Happily for the country he did not Euc'
etd, But true to his friend, although
defeated himself, he throws his name and
influence into the scale In the hope Of res.
eang COnkling'S influence at Washing.
ton, This step Isl great mistake on the
pat Of General Grant, and II he lives q
yNr OF two he will be bound TO see II In
AnlIGht II isreslly gratuitous, II not
insulting to the President 10 write such Q
aEtter, just as Il there were no Rspubli.
laus in New York save the third termers
worthy yOt. recognition by the Administra;
ton.
General Grant esteems personal fidelity
inpoltCs to be great virtue, but he does
not apply his own standard to General
Garfield. HsezprsHes the hope that lie
Will desert the nomination Of the man
EhO Did "a much, II not more, than any
oiAH man at Chicago 10 defeat the third
term aud make bis own nomination posi-.
0Is' Would. General Grant have desert.
dJudRe Robertson under similar cirCum.
HAnces7 We will do him the Justice OF
saying that he Ia the last man who would
have done such thing, Why then did
he expect the President to withdraw The
nomination Of go good a man as Judge
Robertson, seeing that he, himself, had
1hAbit Of standing by hiS opponents both
sOOd and bad.
General Grant lays great strsss-really
offensive Stress-on what the President
"es to New York for her vote. This 10
oAIy an indirect way Of reminding The
resident that he iSa great debtor TO Gen.
mHmns and Senator ConklinS. II 10
nIlns in tHectLhat II 1t had not been for
u'nseIi and Uonkling the President would
1e'ef have reached the White House.
in'' reminder Is In very bad taste. To
u' pubic act, ostenSibly Tor the public
N0u' aud then make private and per.
va" appropriation fit, Is certainly In
Hy bad taste. 1t recalls the personality
@.' HenefaI Grant has always Infused
n'oOoIitics, lIisS remark calculated 10
un' outvery severe criticism.
Da' even on General Grants own
ESaad, s',! that Of Indebtedness for the vote
uSeE M ok to Senator COhklihs and him.
sa, ~ d'e'nOt the President owe anything
SMe S independent Republicans Of thai
SAs-Ihs 10000 men who scratched
tOln'u-Withcnt whose vote be could moi
uA'' carried New York; 1.-THE argument
pO'Sln obligation on the one side II al.
|P'OVesa similar obligation on the oLhet
aa', @ And inatmuCh "a the President seI
S"S s,, d0insiice to both sides, and bssar
" n,I'ng tue leading positions with
" ",vua' oil Nj. Conkling, does not The Or
s..., sa%'n. e. e. obligation used by Genera
want lily Justify him in recognizing, ii
Sa' Prominent position at least, the indie
o1sns Republicans Of that state1 Moe
s'p's will say so, and ere long the over
y t.A'II0ihSvoice Of the RepublIcaA part,
a@a' UNA s'a'e will say THAT the Ptesidsn
@nld nO'have afforded to disOard such
CouLlins. N'" '-'
49,, - s'-Sihce the above remarks wei
g. g..In type We have receive the reply
D,,.a ' letter which follows II In the d