The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-14

yet the Legislature elected that Fan aen
hlm back to the seat he had honored hv !,
unanimous vote on the first ballot. Again
Senator Kernan's term expired last wear
lie was Democrat. Senator Conklint
went into the field again, made q persona .
issue, and elected legislature which tbi.
spring sent his man into the United State,
senate. ] see that Mr.. Hayes in a pnblish
ed interview says that the decline of sena
tor Conkling has been steady and ranid
Two such victories as he has achieved
against the Administration influence youlf
seem to indicate that his fall has not beer
very rapid.
what do you think of the present stu.
alton at Albany and how do you reconcile
the deadlock with Conk1ing's power in the
state9"
Il would say that it is administration in,
fiuence and the action OF that part of the
press hostile to Senator Conklings, notably
the two TgTbunes-I mean the New York
and Chicago. The administration NAV not
directly do the work, but it is responsible
Tor the specious arguments, statements in
geniously calculated to mislead and false
issues that are sent out from Washington -
what do yeu anticipate will be the re-
sult?"
81 cannot say, as my information is
cleaned entirely from such newspapers as
| have received. hope that there will be
no election, that the matter of Conkling's
vindication will be thrown before the peo-
pie of New York this fall There can
then be only one result, the triumph Of
Senators Conkling and Platt. Senator
Conkling's success will mean that of his
friends
What do you think OF Garfield's atti-
tude in this matter?"
II think that the president has been in
fuenced by his secretary of state to disre-
gard voluntary promise and offer to con-
suit in the matter Of New York appoint
ments the man who contributed to his
election. He made that promise, think,
in good faith and in the flush of gratitude,
and it should have been kept or never
made. The animosity of Blaine to Conk-
ling is SO well understood that it is feeble
to deny that it has manifested itself in this
case"
The general spoke at further length up
on this subject until the conversation was
switched to the late administration, and
the reporter asked:
"What do you think of Carl Schurz?"
well, Carl Schurz will draw an official
salary without earning il with more zeal
and efficiency than any man | know of.
l see that he has taken charge of the New
York Euen6ng Post, but he viii hardly sue
ceed there He broke down one Post in
Detroit, and I don't know what he viii do
with the Post in New York. He is a fail
ure anywhere you put him. He might
make success as a professional carpet
bagger, moving about from one State to
another, and running for Senator. He will
never stay in one place any longer than 1t
takes for the people to find him out. Then
he Ii have to move.
The reporter introduced the subject of
Boss Shepherd by a reference to the condi-
ion of the strests of St. Louis, and wish
that some man like him were here to i'm
prove them. General Grant said that the
people who abused Boss Shepherd knew
lothing of the man, and did not compre-
lend the nature and intent ofEthe work he
lad done. He spoke of the condition of
he streets and public works of Washing
on before Shepherds regime, as contrast
ID with their present condition. tits true |
he said, that there was a great deal of |
money expended, but the improvements |
we're there to show for it. Boss Shepherd |
eft Washington very poor man, and now
le Grant was glad to know he was doing |
veil in mining property, and he hoped he
would return to Washington a very rich |
nan to spite the Bourbons who had oppos-
lis very effort to make the capital city
worthy of the nation.
An influx Of visitors claimed the atten-
ion of tho General at this point, and the
closed.