National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-07
A HAwKEYE TALK.
views or che Zion. Frank Hnttcn-GOod
RendIuu.

The Washington correspondent Of the Inter Ocean
recently interviewed the First Assistant P1stnins
tcr-Gcnorul aud CLEANED from him the following.
" Is Mr. James to 40 ont Of the Cabinet ON the ISL
Of January9 asked the correspondent.
81 believe u Is generally understood thnt ne
has rendered his rcsigmauon to take effect ut that
time"
"Who Is to be his succcssorY".
u uOnt Know. SCI the names OF scvernl gem
tlcmcn mentioned IN that connection. viii have
to refer you 10 the President for on to your
question:"
sclfY
II have not, / selected the place desired, and
us il rue that you were an applicant for the
place You now hold under tho Garfield cdmihis-
tratiun ?"
Wits. Twas strongly Endorsed by some Of the
lending men of the party nnd until the misundcr-
standing between the Prcsidentand Senator Cong;
ling believe IL was generally understood ihnt !
would receive the appointment from General Gar
field"
"You stood BY Senator conllns at that time in
the Hdirkelc, did YOU not2"
III brieyo Il Is well understood that the Hd,ekeSe,
ofwhich was principal editor, had always sup
ported the men In politics who were known TO DE
positive and stalwart. II has q way OF expressing
Its political opinions as to leave no doubt II inc
minds of It's readers Ms to where II stands When
the misunderstanding arose between President
Garfield and Senator ConkliDg thought tnat the
President had made
A GREAT POLITICAL MISTAKE,
and knew that could not afford to go back on so
true friend ns Senator Conkling has been TO inc,
| ornl ornny other Office and did not hesitate rs
/ to the position the HUuplCgN should take. be-
ievcd that General Grant aud Senators Conklhg,
secure the election of General Garfield, were en-
titled TO as much consideration MS Mt. Blaine ana
| any three OF his senatorial friends who had gone
| To The rear at Chicago with his dropping plume
and shattered lance. 1t Is true thut General
| Grant did not indulge IN the plume business TO q
| very grent extent aud while he may never have
thrown his lance full In the face of treason after
The war was over, believe II Is generally Under
| stood that he led the American armies very sue
cesslully and VIGOROUSLY against the armies
of the confcderncy at II time when plumes were
| only INDUCED IN by members OF the band, aud
| when u roqulsition for lances could not have
| been filled by any ordnance officer In the service.
APPLICANTS FOR OFFICE.
| tion2"
~ like them very well, but find that I have
| plenty of work to do"
IL noticed that your room was Ms full ms the
voting room at the Presidents during the hours
| from ten to twelve. Are these men all there fol
Office, and Is II usual thng?"
AT this time there are about three hundred
presidential post oiccs vacant and there are from
two to ten candidates for each office. great
many OF the applicants are in the city, and Of
course the rush now Of Senators, members, and ap'
plicants is rather unusual. The rush will not be
so grent after these appointments are made"
rs i tiresome aud annoying this constant mp
"of course it is tiresome, but 1t is not annoying
TO me. think thnt any man who accepts pub
lie position, and has the dispensing of public
|
parties apply TO him Tor places is not t for such
position. While l cannot grant all requests tina
are made of me, or even all that / would be glnt
10 grant, yet feel that when any man makes APP
plication TO me for place, he feels as much In
ierest in himself and his family as the man Wit
self and family. and 1t does not displease or irr
tate me TO have any man make application 70
place."
81 sec great many persons In the city from TIN
South, and 1t is understood that the question o
patronage there is in doubt among certain per
sons, would like to know your views on tina
subjectT
What do you mean By II being in doubtg"
"Well understand that during the administra
the South were flledby Democrats Is that p"
80 far as the Post-Onice Department is con
the patronage of the Post ONCE Department, as
has been distributed in the South during the pas
four or five years has been an absolute detrimen
to the Republican party
a." Do you intend to continue the policy of mp
pointing Democrats to Office IN the South p
"NotifI know myself If the Republican part
Is founded on o principle AS l believe 1t to be- tn
mon who support 1t, stand by 1t, and win its vic
tories are entitled TO the Offices, provided they ar
honest and competent 10 properly fill them. Whe
such men can be found In the South, so far as
! am concerned intend to recognize them. Tn
great trouble with the distribution OF patronage 4
,, the South, and the most annoying feature con
nected herewith, is the fact that the Republican
in that section do not appreciate the importanc
: of uniting on some representative man who woul
; be credit to their section OF country, credit {
! the service, and u credit to the party; but to
often divide up into factions and wrangle an
: quarrel and dcnounce each other so as to make
/; impossible for the Department to decide what
the proper thing to do"
"Are you annoyed much by Democratic Sen
: ators and members from the South urging you I
: appoint Democrats to oifce?"
: AZ anu not, and am free to say that all Senator
!, and members from the South with whom / hay
!, come in contact have talked in the most rationi
: and sensible manner in regard to the question
. patronage. To be sure, they are always willing
! see their friends selected for places which the
know belong to Republicans, and while they al
always ready to take all they can get, / find thi
: all the good fellows in, tho Democratic part
= recognize the fact that the patronage belongs
!, the party in power, and they are quite willing
admit that If the Democratic party were in pow,
the number of Republican oflce-holders under
, would not run very deep into the multipicatio
! table"
; :" Have you given up your connection with IL
y HdWkeycY
al have not. would not have severed my cor
! necton with the Hdtokcge for this or any 9TH
: place, and while may not be able TO do as muC
= work on the paper as formerly, will be able
control its political policy"