New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-20

| feeling in any quarter unth MI COhkllhB
| stirred il up Has not the event proved that
the storm AREA in the Senate centred in Conk-
! ling. and that its circumference took in nobody
else except his deputy, Plat General Grant
goes on to say: When the first batch of nOmi-
nations for New-IOrk was sent in | was de-
lighted OF course he was. The first batch
was made up exclusively of men who belonged
to the COnklng wing and were conspicuous
supporters of the Grant movement last year.
q believed then the President had determined
= to recognize the Republican party and not a
faction To recognize the Republican party,
and not a faction, according to General Grant,
il is necessary for the President TO appoint only
men who belong to the ant-Conkling cle-
mcnt but his nominations of the next day
convinced me that the first act was but part
of dccp-laid scheme by somebody to punish
prominent leaders for being openly friendly
to me-" In other words when President Car
field nominated ten men who voted for Grant at
Chicago and one who voted against him, 1t was
evidence of a dccp-lad scheme to punish men
for being friendly to Grant. This is too pucrlle
and pitiful for comment. People will ask
what bee has got into the bonnet Of the ex-
President thus to distort lis vision and perycrt
his Judgment
Further on in this extraordinary letter Gen
cral Grant says that Conkling and Plate are
the senators from Ncw-York, chosen against
all the opposition Of an Administration created
" hy the same party that elected them This,
ne thinks, should give them all the stronger
claim Ia be- consulted IN the matter of appoint
mcut, in their state. "Whrn il comes 20 ill
- ing the most influential Office in their state
"without consulting these Senator's be- says,
d" il j. a great slight 90 them. !, H. indeed
/ Then why did General Grant, when hr was
President, put the same lisht upon the two
Senator, from Na--achp.,'t-l In BE- forgot
ten That Lr nominated >immon. for Coll ctor
If Boston AGAINST the wishes ol Senators sum
ncr and Boutwcll, and of thr whole Consrrs-
sioual DELEGATION from the State besides with
the solitary exception Of General }ui.cri Iul
Lr rot make that nomination solely a. favor
to Butler and without rrsIj To the i!tnr>, of
the nominee IN cV-pr.,drnt who critci~rS
the conduct of liz siccc.,pf >holld have q good
memory and bc cIrrful NOT 10 a~>ail his own
record " hen D., selects flr most offensive man
a. be- found 10 hccomr- an iu~ul and ought {"
~ he resented 90 the bitter end" This j. harsh
| language and UNJUST language. What right has
General Grant to charge President Garfield with
selecting the most offensive man Ia be found
for the Colcctor~h.p of Ncw-l ork Offensive
to whomY 10 him and a. Conklng no doubt,
but Ia whom hc~ldcs Were j. the proof that
Robert nomination hl, given offence 10
ANYBODY else. unless We count Plat, who Is not
worth counting' But General Grant SAYS il
- i, not only offensive 20 the New York Scna-
- tors but it j, offensive to New York Rcpubli-
cans" What authority has a gentleman in the
CITY of Mexico to speak for the Republicans Of
| New York. and that, too, after they have
spoken for thcnsclyc, through their rcprcscn-
taiiycs in the legislature. and have heartily
commended Rohcrt-on', appointment Gen
cral Grant closes his letter with the folowin g
criticism on certain foreign appointments,
which is open 10 the charge Of being unfair
and in bad taste;
The change OF Badean and Cramer. the two appoint
meats In which felt strong personal iatercst was
very d,ias.ful to the first because OF our personal
relations and my wish that be -huUd bc kept whore his
Office would support him until ne finishes some work he
1. engaged upon and which be could do without inter
erinc with hs public duties The second because 10 WAS
AZ the expense ~ tho son OF my old SECRETARY oi
state who probably never hal his superior certainty
never FOR moral xorth-m the department IL r. true
.
surprising It 10 Doe the duty " representatives, ahrai g.
giyc ia ncW Administration the Opportunity v: sA!ias
| whether they w,r, wanted or not
What are The facts about these three official,
Badcau has held the Cou>..-i,n,al-hIp for
twelve wears The work hr ll- hrrn cn-a, rd
upon WAS u life OF Grant. lic tu.-t'd lt l,>t
SUMMER, and il Is now "u tIr market. ID"
! President, wishing 10 o5h--r General Grant ht
! Lr.piu. hi, old -tIn officer 10 place. nominated
/ him for Charge dAlurr- at Copenhagen.
Eadcau did not think the salary Of S1.poO
enough for h'm. and declined H. Mr. Cmm"r
Wa, transferred from Coy, nhl-'u to BrIuc az
Grants request. He was originally appointed
twelve y,4r, ago tcca",c hc V.-, Grant-
bothri- iu-laW. and J., kept 30 an agreeable d.i'-
lomailc position for the same reason. Nr. fl-l'
did not wish to remain longer ma Switzerland.
lie nl, not removed. nor would h- resignation
have been accepted save j.! h!, own desire.
", do not know that ,h,rc j. an, ih.ns more {"
-l, Indeed, We are -orr, that % j. necessary
to .Iy 30 much. The l,ttrr -au unfortunate
on, in any light 1t can hc r' rlid'd. W. hop" %
vii tmu ou. To- hca strictly private irtt"r u.inst
b,lo, the people hy the mi-d..cot,d "d 81
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