The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-05-20
ALLEGED INSIDE HISTORY.
Severe Fire on the President by a Man in the
1 Bush.


NEW YORK, May BIN Wednesdays
Herald was commenced the publication of a
series of articles from an occasional Wash
ington correspondent, giving what he chose
to call an inside history of the recent Presi-
Dental campaign, and they have appeared
every morning since. The following are
their salient points.
The correspondent declares that the great
battle now being wased in the Senate is
really between Conkling and Blaine, and the
President has taken the latter's part. The
correspondent speaks of the President
thus:
We have had some men In the executive
chair who were not very stIoug intellectual
ly; men who were moulded and managed
by crafty party leaders among their contem-
porares, and whose names remain TO us AS
synonyms of political stupidity aud imbeci
ity; but il is doubtful If there has ever been,
an occupant of White House who has been
so completely blinded and fooled as the
twentieth President of the United States.
He has become the exclusive slave Of petty
spites and the tool of reckless, designing
politicians. Conkling has not asked for a
single appointment, though Garfield has fire.
quently sent to Conklng for advice.
Before the election, when thugs looked
black for the Republicans, conference " as
held in New York, to which Conkling was
invited but refused 20 attend. Garfield, how
ever, met Levi Z. Morton, who had also re-
fused and as All inducement to him TO raise
money offered him the choice of these offices
First, the Secretaryship of the Treasury
second, the head of the syndicate then con-
templated for refundug our debt third, the
English mission; fourth, the French mis-
sion. If he preferred, another offer was
made that the State patronage, in case of
bis election, should 90 to the State Senators
and State committee. Garfield was not only
willing to make pledges. but he was willing
to barter away everything within his git,
provided he could only win.
While the Mentor statesman was thus bar
gaining with every politician whom he
thought could influence vote or give him a
dollar with which to buy one, he was, in the
pauses of political intrigues, de-
lrering that wonderful series of moral and
political platitudes which were the delight
of Sunday Schools throughout the country.
And while through friends he was urging
Star Route Brady to come down and help
along the good fight, he was masquerading
as reformer and Christian statesmen on
the porch of the Mentor homestead daily in
the campaign.
Garfield was driven to despair, until at last
through the good offices OF Chester A. Ar
thur, Conkling and Grant were changed un-
til election, when Gartields promises melted
into thin air. He took the bit between his
teeth and held conferences in all directions
with all sorts of persons. If the converse
tions and promises, interviews, bargains and
broken pledges of Garfield since his nomina-
ton at Chicago to the present time, could be
arrayed and printed. they would present a !
record which it would be difficult to decide |
he is not the weakest and most vac :
Hating of men, or the most cunning and
adroit of political wire pullers of the baser .
sort. Finally it came To the turn of Conk- !
ling to be invited, aud like a loyal Republi- /
can leader he went to Mentor to assist, but
from first to last lie was treated with a want
of fIankness.
A correspondent described the converse
ions between Garfield aud Conkling on the /
appointment of Folger and others to Cabinet
positions. If Garfield meant anything when
he summoned Conkling to Mentor, it was
hat he should consult him and take his adj |
vice in the construction of the Cabinet so
far at least as the State of New York went.
1t meant nothing if it did not mean that.
The Treasury would be acceptable to the ,
Empire State; if that was impossible let it ,
be passed over, and the understanding upon |
part was that it should be passed |
over. What was the result? A few days !
before Conklings departure from Mentor to
.he Capital he telegraphed to Morton as
follows:
"The cast of my Cabinet must be made
before ten o'clock. Please telegraph me in
ST antly that you will accept the position of
Secretary If the Navy"
That was the very Office Conkling had
asked the President not to give to New
York, not wishing to have the State made |
ridiculous. Even after the Cabinet was
made and confirmed, Conkling expressed a
iesire to Garfield and his friends to make
he administration a success. Finally all
was brought about. Conkling
md Garfield met and the latter wanted to
Ippoint Robertson to ahome Office and asked
advice, declaring that the custom
house should not be disturbed while Mer-
tits term lasted. This conference occurred
sunday and on the Wednesday next follow
ng Robertson's nomination to supercede
Merritt in the Custom House was sprung
ipon the country, and IL was really
Blane's work.