Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-22
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sipos his return from Mexico. General
Grant has NOT been nearly - discreet In
The matter Of interviews a. be used to o.
BY any means. The s~ntsrprisins nsvs-
paper reporter and interviewer formerly
found him q very unsatisfactory person
% ascertain the opinion on any subject
Of political ~sisninosnes or public impor-
tasss, and Anslly come TO regard him -
. sort Of sphipx. They seem to have
had little difficulty on that score OF late.
Giant even volunteering his opinions to
Che tssn-ssrsd. sharp vittsd interviewer,
especially In the matter Of the conflins
and Garfield trouble. Hs has expressed
his mind very freely and alphabetically
On more than one occasion. taking part
with Conilins and asalnstths Prssidsnt.
Al the time the letter Of Grant to Sen
ator Jones wss received from MEXICO and
Published in the papers Of the day. 1t
wss announced that Grant had also writ
tan Q similar letter to the President
which wa delivered to him BY Senator
Jones. This letter Il said to have been
fully - dsnunciatory Of the Prssidsnt's
course In the Robertson-C onkiins matter
q vas the one to Jones. Prssidsnt
Garfield kept II to himssli. refusing to
make II public. on the ground that IL
vas Q private letter. but he responded In
very concise. straightforward letter to
Grant on the subject which he was fslly
ss liberty to publish. yet for some reason
he never cared to do 20. This has been
regarded - rather strange on the part Of
Grant, and not altogether fair after %
severely eritidsins Garfield In his inter
views. That letter. however. may have
been the reason Wy Grant ID again rsti-
cent to would b interviewer and seem.
isely desisous not to get mixed up In the
Conklins ~imbroslio. ARGENT Wsshins-
ton telegram referring to this matter
ssys:
Although doubts were expressed at the
time about the sxistsncs Of such Latter. the
ststsmsnt that Il vas received and delivered
vss true. It u also true that Garfield
wrote ct length to Grant In reply. taking
direct Issue With him on the position which
be had assumed In the letter. and pointing
ont to him wherein hs had written from
incorrect information. Abundant time
has elapsed aimee this Letter to Grant was
mailed for 10 10 have reached the latter.
even II 10 did not reach the City Of Mexico
till after Grant had left. The friends Of
the President who are aware OF the sxis-
tsnes Of this letter. and In general terms
Of tn character. express much indignation
over the late attacks Of Grant upon the
prssidsnt. which have none Of them con-
faiusd even Q hint that the President had
presented his side Of the case to General
Grant very fully and In clear. forcibls
farms. Thsy feel that General Grant can
not withhold that letter after the publica-
ton Of his own to Senator Jones. supple
msntsd % that and the one directly 70 the
q. President have been BY dsnunciatory intsr.
visws.
By todsy's kilograms from the East.
puhlishsd In another column, IL may be
seen that both Grant and Prudent Gar.
Asld have expressed their willingness
that the two letters In question. which
hsvs not been pubiishsd. should now b
given to the public. This 10 - 1t should
b, and. under the circumstances. moth
ins less would be at all satisfactory. II
certainly 10 to b hoped that II will pre-.
sent Grant In q more favorable light
than he appears In At present. Perhaps
than hs will have lees to talk about. and
By carefully sbstaining from writing let
tsrs hereafter. be may still retain SOM
OF his former prestige.