Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-07
MIR. HENDRICKS
interviewed at Chicago While on His
Way to Attend Gen. Grants
Funeral.
His Opinion Of the Dead Scldier-The
Greatest Man OF His
Time.
A Significant Remark About Civil Ser
vice RefOrm-His Relations
with Cleveland.

| CHICAGO, Ill, August 6-Vice- Pres
| ident Thomas A Hendricks, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Hendricks, arrived here this
morning. Mr.. Hendricks informed a
representative of the press that he was on
his way to New York to take part in the
| Grant obsequies Il have been at Ash
land and up around Lake Superior with
Mrs. Hendricks for fortnight, on trip
for pleasure and recreation" said Mr..
Hendricks. ''and We have had an enjoy
able time heard of Gen. Grants death
with feeling of deep sorrow, although |
was anticipating his demise ever since
the last session of the Senate last spring.
| always had a high regard for Gen.
Grant as a man, and great admiration
for his ability as soldier and states
man. He was the greatest man of
| his time-always composed, firm
and self reliant in battle, in high
places of responsibility, aud even up to
the moment of his death. He never
made speech, even if but one or two
| lines in length, that was not full of wis
| dom, and whatever he said was effective
and held the att ntion of the public. He
developed another quality when he un-
cles for the magazines. They are smooth
| and quite finished productions consider
ing the difficulties under which he wrote
| and will be of great value as authorities
for all time to come. His fame will
make their sale unprecedented in the
| annals of books"
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
do you think civil service reform, So
called, has been firmly enough engrafted
| upon our politics to be called an estab-
lished fact?"
Mr.. Hendricks hesitated momentarily,
then replied with some emphasis: Il do
not think anything can be called an es-
tablished fact about which there is still
| argument, discussion and division of
opinion
RELATIONS WITH MR.. CLEVELAND.
1T has been intimated, Mr.. Hen
bricks, lin various newspapers, that
there is not the cordiality and sameness
of purpose between President Cleveland
and yourself that would naturally be ex-
pected to characterize the first Demo-
cratic administration in twenty five
| years"
We'll, as to that, it is the invention,
principally, of disaffected representatives
of factions on the one hand and the sus-
plclons and coDiectures, and oftentimes
libels, of partisan organs of the opposi-
ton. People who can intelligently judge
of the difference of our positions will
place no credence in such statements
Our relations when we meet are decided
ly cordial. | have not seen the Presi-
dent in four months. but have no doubt
when do meet him it will be upon
terms of the most cordial Democratic
| fellowship"
THE INDIANAPOLIS PosToFFICE.
Have you paid any attention to the
| outcome of the investigation by the
| Civil Service Commission of the charges
against Aquilla Jones, the postmaster at
indianapolis?
| Yes, l read their report exoneratiug
him with great satisfaction. Mr.. Jones
is an able and an honorable man. He is
not much of a lawyer, but a good bust
ness man, and will do what Is right in
the Office, performing his duties to the
public in satisfactory manner, while
| conforming strictly to the letter of the
law. am glad on his account the COM
mission returned report about which
fair minded people will not cavil"
Mr.. Hendricks took his departure this
afternoon for New York.