The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-05-27
THE CONFLICT.
Grant Stands in With Conkling
THE ADMINISTRATION REPLIES.

THE ADMINISTRATION REPLIES.
NEW York, May 1s.-The Heralds Wash
ington special says The following letter
from ex-President Grant to Senator Jones, of
Nevada, shows that in the present conflict
between ex-senator Conkling and President
Garfield, that Mr.. Conkling has the full SYM
patty and support Of General Grant. This
letter to Senator Jones contained one from
the ex-President to MIR. Garfield, which was
delivered to him personally by Senator Jones.
Its contents are not known, but there can be
no doubt but that its purport was similar to
that of the letter to Mr. Jones. Jones' letter
Is at follows:
MY DEAR SENAToR-I see by the latest
dispatches received here from the Capital Of
our country that the deadlock in organizing
the Senate is not yet broken, and that moth
ing has been done by the President to allay
the bitterness which must be engendered by
his most recent appointments. When the
first batch of nominations for New York was
sent in was delighted. believed then that
the President had determined to reorganize
the Republican party, but his nominations OF
the next day convinced me that the first act
was but deep-laid scheme by somebody to
punish prominent leaders for being openly
friendly to me: cannot believe that Gen.
Garfield is the author of this policy. l give
him credit for being too big man to descend
to such means for the punishment OF men
who gave him hearty support in his election,
who are disposed to give him the same sup
port now, for the ofiense of having had a for
mer preference for some one else for the office
which he now holds. But Garfield Is Presi-
dent and is 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 all the opposi-
ton Of the Administration created by the
same party that elected them. This should
give them all the stronger claim to be con-
suited in the matter of appointments in their
State. When it CONES to filling the most in
fiuential offices in the State without consult
ing these Senators it is great slight. When
he selects the most offensive man to be found
1t becomes an insult and ought to be resent
ed to the bitter end. / sincerely hope the
President will see this and correct his mis-
take himself and restore harmony to the
party. He owes this to himself and to those
without whom he could not have been elect
ed. Nobody believes that he could have car
ried the State of New York without the &C.
tive support 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 t.
the New FORK Senators, bat II Is offensive to
the New York Republicans. The change OF
Badeau and Cramer, the two appointments
| in which felt 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 sup
port him until he finishes some work he Is
engaged upon, and which he could do with
| out interference with his public duties. The
| srcoud becalse IL was ut the expense OF
removing the son of my old Secretary OF
State, who probably never had his superior,
certainly never for moral worth, in the de-
partment. 1t Is true Fish resigned, but he
did this from sense Of honor, supposing II
to be the duty of the representatives abroad
to give new administration the opportunity
Of saying whether they were wanted or not
| Very truly yours,
| U. S. GRANT.
Hon. J. P. Jones, U. s. Senator, Washing
ton, d. G.