The daily gazette., 1881-05-19
GRANT INDIGNANT,
The Ex.President's staiwart Sup
port OF Senator COnkIink.
GARFIRLD'S INGRATITUDE.

RoBERTsoN's NOMINATION AN INSULT
TO THE PARTY.
WAsHINGToN, d. O., May 1s, 1881.
The following letter from ex-President
Grant to Senator Jones, of Nevada, shows
that In the present contest between ex-
Senator Conkling and the President Mr..
Conkling has the full sympathy and sup
port Of General Grant, This letter to
Senator Jones contained one from the
ex President to Mr.. Garfield. which was
delivered to him personally by Senator
Jones. Its contents are not known, but
there can be no doubt that its purport is
similar to that OF the letter TO Mr.. Jones.
The letter is rs follows:-
GENERAL GARFIELD ARRAIGNRD,
CITY OF MEXICO, April "a, 1881.
MY DEAR SENAToR:--
81 see by the latest dispatches received
here from the capital 81 our country that
the deadlock in organizing the Senate is
| not yet broken, and that nothing has
been done by the President to alIsy the
bitterness which must be engendered by
his most recent appointments. When
the first batch of nominations for New
York was sent In l was delighted. be-
lieved then the President had determined
to recognize the republican party, and
not faction. But his nominations OF
the next day convinced me that the nrst
act was but 3 part OF deep laid scheme
by somebody TO punish prominent lea
ders for being openly friendly to me. /
cannot believe that General Ga1field Ia
the author Of this policy. give him
credit for being teo big q man to descend
to such means for the punishment of
men who gave HIM hearty support In
his election and who are disposed to give
him the same support now for the offence
Of having had former preference for
| some one else for the Office which he
now holds. But Garfield is President
and Is responsible for all the acts of the
administration.
Conkling and Plat are chosen Sena-
tors fromathe great State OF New York,
and that, too, against all the opuositton
Of an administration created by. the
party that elected them. This should
give them all the stronger claim to be
consnited In the LRatter OF appointments
In their State. When it comes I'd filing
the most influential office In their State
without consulting these Senators il q
great slight. When he selects the aos,
Offensive man to be found ID becomes an
insult and ought to be resented to the
bitter end.s sincerely hope the Presi.
dent will see this and correct his mia
take himself, and restore harmony u
the party. He owes this TO himself ane
TO those without whom be could no
, have been elected. Nobody believe
. that he could have carried the state o
New York without the active suppor
t OF her present Senators. Their passiy
a support would not have answered, :
Without the State OF New York Gsn
] eral Garfield would not now, ba Presl
. dent. Hisrewarding Robertson Is no
, only offensive TO the New York Sena
] tors, but offensive 10 tho New YorI
RepLblicans.
"rhs change of Badeau and Crsmel
ihe two appointments in which 4 felt
: strong personal interest, was very dis
tasteful to me; the nrst, because of ou
personal relations and my wish that h
= should be kept where his office woul
a support him until he hpishes some wor
he Is engaged upon, and which lie coul
u DO without Interfering with bis publ
: duties. The second, because it was q
at the expense OF removing the son q
. my old Secretary of State, who probs
|, Oily never had his superior--certain nj
never Tor moral worth-in the depart
y ment, ltis true Fish resigned. But d
K DID this from sense OF honor, supooi
:. ing 1t to be the duty Of represents VI
% abroad 20 give q new administration IN
:, were wanted or not.
ID "Very truly yours,
"Hon. j. P. Jones, United states Sen
II tor, Washington, ID, o." H