The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-07
GENERAL LONGSTREET.

How He has Been Left Out In the Core
After Serving the Republican Party.
ATLANTA, GA, July 29.-There is some
thing pathetic about General Longstreet as
he passes along the street. out of position,
poor, thrown overheard by his party friends
and avoided by those who cannot help feel
ing a sympathy with the historic figure
whose bulldog tenacity made him one of the
most feared of Confederate Generals dur-
ing the late war. As he. ambled along tbs
street yesterday in close conversation with
George w. FlournOy, a notorious local
crank, it was impossible to resist making
comparisons of his actual compaDiOnshiP
with what it might have been. Speaking OF
his loss of the Marshalship, he said it was
surprise to him. as he never believed that
BRYANT could accomplish the end he sought.
Il heard that this thing was about TO 90
cur, but / did nothing to prevent it, ~ he
said II felt safe in the knowledge that
had done my duty"
what about reported balances due you
! by the GOvernment%'
1.-The Government is due this Office S25,-
900 or $4,000 in fees of deputies held
back to cover any disallOwanceS that
might arise There is
NO TROUBLE ABOUT MY SALARY.
| 1t is $4,000 year and the Office has always
earned it and received it In the last fiscal
year the appropriation ran short and drew
only $4,000, not drawing any pay for the
months of April, May and June just ended
That money is good The Government owes
me also $500 for the present month, so its
total Indebtedness to me is only $4,000.
| The other is owed to Deputies" af.N
/ Bryant is expected to arrive next week
L ha orriuQd and
demands the Office what will you doY'
Turn it over to him. and then l wiIfgo to
ny home at Gainesville and remain there"
.'Will you be OUT Of politics for goOdT'
II do not know that 1 shall want any Of
| fee, but if do, i am as likely as any one in
Georgia to get employment under Mr. Blaine
should go TO him with as much confidence
as 1 ever went to anybody"
''You have quite an interesting political
eareer,' remarked the reporter. "Ten me-
about it."
81 never applied for an Office" said the
General. "When Grant was inaugurated,
started up tD,see him. thinking would ap-
ply for an Office. That was before he had
appointed air of his Cabinet Imet q mu.
| tual friend who asked me where was grI-
| ing, and d told him was going,to see tee
| President 1t is useless he said; ne mas
sent your name ia for Surveyor OF Customs
at New Orieanss The nomination hung in
the Senate. I sent to see Grant, and salis-
gested that it might be troublesome To- hia
| to have -l.
SENATORS FIGHTING Me- 4.
! I sugrssted that / would rather he witt
drew my nomination. He said they af
wansed, Offices under him, and he was nns
goir,g,to give any till my appointment was
| confirmed. Twas confirmed and held tnaf
position til1 resigned in 1881. L was APP
! pointed Ceunmissioner Of Engineers Tor ire
| State of Louisiana, and served four yea
| in ISle swamps, doing she hardest Work maa
ever did. Prof. Bayiey, GoyemOr AeroeSt
saaf General JEFF Thompson, my comrades
| IN the work, all die6 Of il, and L was SET
eusly injured. / came to Georgia. ann
got my health back The State OF L0EsiaBa
repusliated my salary, and refused 70 pay
me for two years and four months WORK.
! Soon after my arrival here was app0lnten
Supervisor of Internal Revenue, and while
in Florida / was appointed Postmaster st
Gainesville. Before my time was ont was
appointed Minister TO Turkey. and before
nv time was out there I was appointea
Marshal of Georgia Before my time IS oet
here John E Bryant comes along and pu1
me out" INC
Bryant is. expected to arrive aoou.
Wednesday In an electoral tekes put ons
for Blaine and Logan yesterday Dy Ine
Whig- Republican party, General Long
streets name figures as one OF tne ElecsofS
at large. In the event OF Bialnes eiecsioas
this, It is supposed, viii give him cIaiM a
the administration, when 1t may oeesAe
Bryant's turn to go.