The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-01
HENDRICKS AND NDONALn
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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 26.--1 found Mr.. Hen
bricks this morning engaged in receiving calls
and dlscharging q multiplicity OF duties incl
dental to his departure for Washington. but he
| took time to say to mo: There IL not the
shadow Of u foundation for the charge that
am or ever was hostile to tho appoin tment OF
! Mr. Mcdonald to n position In the Cabinet OF
President Cleveland. My confidence In his
ability Is full and complete. and l certainly
have no disposition to oppose his advancement
to any honor or responsibility. Indeed that
would be exactly contrary to either my feeling
or sense OF propriety. Why do tho newspapers
persist in emblazoning faschoods so abomi-
nablop But that question IL idle. since 1t Ia pal
| pable that there are people who IND not only
| ENTERTAINMENT but e njoyment. In that character
otstuir. There aro ill-tempored. evil-minded
| Republicans glad to bellows me guilty OF an i'm
moral motive. however absurd. and sufficient
number Of gullible Democrats lending ready
| credence to color with respectable rlausibility
the clearcst nctions. As to what is published
| about myself l care little, and presume Mr..
| Mcdonald cares nothing. 10 either OF us 1t is
| really matter OF no momont. But the impu-
taton that Mrs. Hendricks interferes angors
, me. Associated with something 80 indicate
30 Tore IN To nor nnturs or taste. they have no
| right 20 pronounce the name of my wife"
| The speaker pronounced this in the tone and
| with tho emphasis that seldom indeed fair To
| provo n!lectupl bcforcn jury wien lie feels hy
has a case. The words hc employed comprised
ny small part Of tho speech. The manner Of
AS II matter Of fact Mr.. Hendricks and Mr.
lens q" nanapoiis. Tsy have e1 held re I n
Interviews. the Nice-preSidsIt elect visiting
tho last named gentleman since h. has been SO
| earnestly mentioned rs candidate for tho
new Cabinet. Wore either President. take it,
tho other would bo his constitutional advisor.
Tess ta"r"d ssn Of ST. Hsndrstss A%
minIstration rs Governor of lndaha-the PAS
enactment being remarkable among the tenn
pcrenco laws OF the country. every step taken
counsel OF Mr. Mcdonald
=, Their. is no question TINT in the estimation OF
country there is spirit of ungenerous rivalry
bstween those eminent gentleman. The gossip
sition prints but il is about the hotels like the
sentiment Tor Blaine at Chicago. in the air.
the General Assembly like the villainous pcr-
inme. OF bad Y cnred tobacco; l called at the
ON the way engrged u prominent Republican
"ard WORKER Of this city in conversation on tho
1t is n burning shame" he circulated. with
fery2r. that Hendricks should throw the
OF to paee a wond CONFER @
norttncs upon the commonweaith. After u
man IS made fat with the uneerned honors iha:
choly spectacle to see him allow State pride to
| become second and personal jealousy first in his
composition. belong to the defeated party,
and. further, am resigned to the present or
der of things, but there are many Democrats
II1S they get nothing Is the fuI. Of 4 Tnomas
a. Hendricks, the painperel aud spoiled yet
This pronounced. he changed from severity
to sadness ana concluled: But after all the
Tho women OF the Respective households are
uncommony bitter. and their unseemly ami
Hs Woad c spa
Disgrace the whole State"
l have faithfully reported this individual to
show II spec men OF the family Of able bodied
lies you may hear in every quarter freauented
1t was u post-prandal interview that had
with Mr. 4; Meponn h,r haynE waited for some
minutrs IA Ms library Tor MN to finish his
peacn with all the word and the rest of man
S Sn sn sr ssi o BY Ssskns he
evening. Mr. Mcdonald possesses the faculty
Of TAX tng fully and conclsely on any subject
~" he said, II believe that l have passed
the time o! life when tragedy excites an inter-
passion does not seem to have abated: indeed
it has grown SO far ~ light comedy is con-
Stoops to Conquer Gosmith's laughabls Gre ere
alton amuse me more than ever and see nav
matte. or what the French are said to call
damp pays such as arc likely to bring mols-
with which they formerly held me-"
in: III" evening had not directed him TO po-
iticnl history, when he MENTIONED Polk as the
| hardest working OF the Presidents. in whose
Adminisration: excepting llneoln's; the great
acquired during. the Administration of Polk. I"
continued Mr.. McDonad contributed to tho
success az s well a. the grandeur of Lincoln's
Yes, he replied to a question afterward.
| If n the Senate | would again vote TO put
| Gen. Grant on tho retired list. ] w.uld vote
| that, not in honor of President Grant but as
an honor 70 tho soldier Grant-the author OF
| and heroism NJ AppomattuX he covered hims "a I
and the cause he represented with n & ory that
no Subsequent action. IL, n uosition for which
| he had neither talents nor training could tar
nish. Should Gen. Grant pass away before the
country discharges the duty OF placing him on
the retired list the neglect will ever be remem-
bered with regret by poSterity,"
| Mr.. Hendricks talked 10 me- lately about tho
| hateful and annoying rumor OF his opposition
| to your appointment to u place in Mr.. Glove
other replied Sr asssa for
moment believod that he combated the idea OF
my advancement in anything. and it is annoy
lnT tuat some persons imagine me the object
We'll. should think from a knowledge Of
your friends and life IN Indianapolis. that
nothing. within tho possibilities OF Washington
cou!i add 10 your comfort or happiness"
ments is one hat, under the circum stances. |
cannot talk OF for tho press. This however
may say. II left to consult my own preference
| ! would never leave Indianapolis. For myself
DO not AFFORD. Further than this. l would re-
fuse % accept anything. were It not for a ire
| have to reward my friends. | cannot deny that
| J. would ike to be in u position to rccprocats
JAP TURpEN.