Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-11-27

=, Collector Crumbaugh, who proba-
blynow has as niuchnotoriety IN this
section of the country as Ben Butler
and BillysMahone have in theirs, re-
turned to the city on Tuesday, afler
ten days absence. 1t was supposed
from his declarations in his letter of
the 3d inst. TO the Couricr-Journal,
~ leave in few minutes for Wash
ingtoiI," that he was ofl'fot the cap
ital, but there are very good grounds
for believing that he afterwards
changed his mind, and has been do
ing what no could ia Kentucky to
bring influence upon the president
to retain him in his position.
Although for several weeks past
the Messenger has contained editorial
and news matter concerning the col
lectof of not'a very complimentary
nature, sufficiently provoking, per-
haps, to make him wipe up the ground
with small newspaper man, if he
were not agpaticnt and eventeInper-
cd person, IA representative fof the
paper made bold to approach him last
night you know, dear reader news
paper man will go after matter
Iof interest to his readers where
angels dare not tread), and asked him
ifhe had,been to Washington. q
Il decline to answer that question:
he replied, NOR do l care to be inter-
viewed" lliWi1lD3 en-
"lIut you have been accused of in
gratitude TO Walter Evans and in-
gratitude and treachcry to AL. Clark,
and understand you have, felt par
ticularly hurt at the Messengers conf
ment thereon. you have any ex-
planation in regard to this the Mes
senger wiitbsglad tolnint it, Y
at is true that was hurt and sur
prised at what your paper has said
about me, particularly, in view Of its
former kind treatment of me, and /
think can tell you some things that
win show to you that il is Eyans and
Clark who have mistreated me. OF
course thereis no denying that Evans
was for me for collector, but to state
that he had me appointed is very
great error. l consider that Gen.
Grant, Gen. Logan, Gen. -IIatton, Sec
retary Chandler and Secretary Folger
had me appointed. l dont dehy that
Evans, Clark, Bradley and Other Ken
tuckians were for me, and of course
all had their weight IN the matter.
But il Is extremely absurd 10 say that
Walter Evans created Crumbaugh,'
for the rrasonthat he had been anof-'
iice-seeker himself for tenIyears, and
for places of omore dignity and i'm
portance than the conc | hold.vlt
would be'illogfcai to say that he could
have me appointed when he couldn't
have himself appointed. have been
to Washington frequently in his in
terest. / have done for him four
times what hedid for me. ! have
been his friend while others villifed
aud abused him. Now, in regard to
Clark, l think he owes me three times
as much as owe him. When l was
first gettingsup my papers~so make
application to President Garfield for
the collectorship, Clark was apparcnt-
lly my friend. lie promised me a
personal letter TO Garfield. So did
his partner Judge Landes. Isaw
Judge Landes write his letter and
hand II to Clark, and ask him to en-
close itwith his. Clark said he would
when he wrote his that night. This
was two weeks before Ilett for Wash
ington. When / arrived at the capi-
tai l went to the Treasury department
to examine the papers on file that
were sent in my behalf. / found ev.
erything that had been promised me
save the letter Of Lmdes and CLARK
When returned / mentioned this tC
Clark. He assured me that he hai
wntten according to promise aud hat
mailed his letters with Judge Landes'
: Surprising they had miscarried il
I the mail, thought no more of it then
: but have had SO many evidences o
his treachery recently that l now be
lieve henevcr wrote the letter, an,
/. that he withheld Judge Handles 'lette
n also. But he afterwards appeared a
friendly toward me as ever, and prom
Used to do all he could forme. knoy
thathe wrote to General Grant TO
!. me and telcgraphed to President Al
thur urging him to appoint me. Al
|. ter | was appointed had so muc
h confidence in him that l trusted hiI
implicitly. never made an appoint
ment from Christian county exceT
to applicants recommended by hin
and declined to appoint those he Of
posed.' s
1 ''When did your feeling towar
him changer fiilli f'st.
"When / found out during my tri'
4 that he had exposed a confdentiI
II letter to Evans thatI had written
him. In fact, ! suspected him abo'
re the time those warrants were issue
er against me. am now well Statistic
that there has been a distinct unde