The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-26
aLErTE2 FROM G3ANT.

| NEW YORK. May 19.-The following letter
from cy-Prcsident Grant to Senator Jones, of
Nevada. is Published here:
CITY OF MEXICo. April ~, 1881.
NY DEAR sENAroI:-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. aud that moth
ing has been done by the President to alay
the bitterness which must be cngcnderej by
his most recent appointments. When the
first batch of nominations for New York was
sent in was delighted. believed the Presi-
dent had determined to recognize the Repub-
lican party and not a faction, but his nomi-
nation OF to-day convinces me that the first
act was but the part of deep laid scheme
by somebody to punish the prominent lead
ers for being openly friendly TO me. cannot
believe that General Garfield is the author OF
this policy. give him credit for being too
big "A man to descend TO such means for the
punishment of the men who gave him hearty
support in his election. and who are disposed
TO give him the same support now. for the
ofense OF having had former preference for
some one else for the office which he now
holds. Bui Garfield is President and is re-
sponsible Cor all the acts of the Admai>tri-
ton. Cnnkling aad Plat are the chosen
Senators from the great State OF New York.
and that. too, against the opposition of the
Administration created by the same party
that elected them. This should give them all
the stronger claim 10 be consulted in the
matter o. appointments in their State. When
it comes to filing the most influential Office
in their State, without consulting these Sem |
ators, it is Il great >light when he selects |
the most offensive man 10 be found. it be- |
comes an insult. and ought 10 be resented to |
the bitter end. l sincerely hope the Prcsi. |
den! will see this, and correct his mistake
himself. and restore harmony to the party. |
He owes this to himself and 10 those without /
whom he could not have been elected. No
body believes that he could have carried the
state o. New York without the active sup
port of the present Senators, and that their
passive support would not have answered.
withou, the State OF New York, General
Garfield would not now be President, and
hat his rewarding senator Robertson is not
'nly offensive 10 the New York Senators. but
I is offensive 20 the New York Republicans.
rhe change of Badeau and Cramer. the two
appointments in which felt strong per-
onal interest. was very distasteful TO me
he first, because Of our personal relations
nd my wish that he should be kept where ,
is Office would support him until he finishes
ONE work he is engaged upon. aud which
C could do without interfering with his !
ublic duties. The second because it was at I
he expense Of the remaining son OF my old :
ecrctary OF State, who probably never had :
Is superior, certainly never for mora, worth I
the Department. II is true Fish resigned :
ut he did this from sense Of honor, snp-
osing il TO be the duty Of representatives !
broad TO give a new administration an OPP 2
ortunity of saying whether they were want :
or not. Very truly yours
L. :. GRANT. G
To Hon. J. +. Jones, United States Scna.
r.. Washington.