Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-06
EUSTIS STILL HOT.
The Louisiana Senator Reiterates In
Strong Language His Criticisms
of Mr.. Cleveland.
He Says His Opinions Have Undergone
No Change During His So.
journ in Europe,
And that He Has Nothing to Recall =
Why He Is Dissatisfied with
the Administration.

NEW YORK, August 4.-Three months
Senator, James B. Eustis, went abroad
to join his family in Italy. While on a
short visit at his home in New Orleans,
just prior to his departure, he authorized
the publication of statement expressing
of President Cleveland's policy. After
he had sailed for Europe his views fur
nished the text for attacks on him by his
opponents in Louisiana The abatement
excited great deal of comment at the
time in all parts of the country Sena-
tor Eustis and family were passengers on
the steamer Servia, which arrived in
New York from Liverpool yester-
day. They are guests at the Abe
marie Hotel and will remain in the city
several days, while the Senator is awaiting
the receipt of letters that will decide his
future movements. Last evening, while
he was enjoying an after dinner cigar
and waiting to accompany his family to
the theater, correspondent had a
pleasant chat with him. Naturally the
conversation drifted to the subject Of his
arraignment of the Presidents course.
which has been so variously commented
upon during his absence. The Senator s
opinions, as expressed at that time, were
in effect as follows:
in my Judgment, Mr.. Cleveland thus
far, from a Democratic standpoint, has
been a conspicuous and humiliating fail
ure. 1t is right and proper to observe a
careful discrimination and judicious eX-
ercise of the executive franchise. On
this, with due regard to the rules of
civil service reform, | am free to admit,
depends the substantial success of the
new administration. But the half hearted
manner in which the President has been
pursuing the important work of placing
in the hands of trusted, capable and eff
cient representatives of the party,
through whose influence and almost su-
perhuman efforts he was placed at the
head of affairs, those various changes
and duties for the safe conduct of which
the Democratic party is alone to be held
responsible by the people, is little less
than disgusting. His administration has
commenced with
A SERIES OF BLUNDERS,
and his friends and supporters in Louisi-
ana and throughout the country have
just cause for complaint. The fact that
horde of INSCRIPTIONS, ignorant and
dyed-in- -the-wool and Extensively par
tisan Radical leaders are permit
ted to remain in office all over the
country under Democratic rule and
in direct violation and contradiction
of the very principles of Democ-
racy, and the wishes of the majority OF
the people as expressed at the ballot
boz, is shame and a disgrace, and a
reflection on the competency, capability
and character of those whose suffrages
placed Cleveland in the White House.
1t should be understood that President
and few Cabinet officers do
not Of themselves constitute a
party or an administration. The
active workers in all the multi!arious
departments of the government, those
who make the figures, manipulate the
books and keep the records, are the ad-
ministrators of our affairs, and are Re-
publican. They are the same who have
boon running the machine for nearly a
quarter of a century, in whom the people
had lost confidence and regarding whom
a change was so eagerly and anxiously
desired by the country. What sort of re-
form is this, and what is likely to come
out of it? The fact is, Democrats do not
intend to be held responsible for
this kind of government. The
Democracy is bigger than Cleveland
and his Cabinet combined, Of which
both are but the creatures, and the
representatives of the party at Washing
ton will see that Mr.. Cleveland shall
pursue the proper line of action. 1t is
now no longer matter of distribution OF
Offices and government patronage, but a
question of party principle, and the
Democratic elements will see to it that
| tho a1pni CT iS na,n nOnro+:o IL
| full sense of that term, or that Cleveland
and his Cabinet shall fall and be buried
| in the ruins they have caused"
NOTHING TO RECALL.
Il do not think there is much more to
be said, is there?" sid the Senator
| There is nothing in my statement that
| have the least desire to qualify or re-
| call. My views were expressed after epo
| deliberatioD, and | meant every wprs
said then. | have had no reason to midi,
| fly my opinion since. OF course, aoN
in general way that | have been LbAAiiti
ciged for daring to speak thus plainly
But it was duty owed myself to obiec
to a policy that met my strong disap
proval, and l freely expressed my mind
because am Democrat. | have beer
accused of contributing to Republican
success by opposing the President. 1t il
| Cleveland. NJ. -. .m.rselt. that has done ex
actly this thing. 1t is sheer nonsense Il
hint at my doing such thing. | hav,
never been anything but a Democrat ano
| never voted any other ticket. neve
bolted in my life, never scratched the
ticket, although it has been pretty hare
for me to swallow some nominations
ut is hinted that you have broker
with the President solely because you
could not control the patronage OF you
State?" suggested the interviewer.
There is an error in that at the start,
continued the Senator He has listene
to what | have had to say, but never sal
word There was nothing to break us
because he has utterly ignored me. NJ
political faith is party discipline. part
fealty and party reward. In this | ditfe
from the President. His appointment c
Pearson as postmaster of New York, wa
an act OF party treason. l denounced
at the time. He ignored the opportunit
for reuniting all factions IN our State b
refusing to appoint Mr.. Ogden as col
iector at New Orleans when his nomina
ton would have accomplished thi.
Then he appointed Mr.. Kernochan
naval officer at that port, and tha
completely upset me. This gentlema
was a bolter, and bolter in Louisian
means more than it does in the Nortl
Kernochan in the last campaign was on
of the leaders who organized an oppos
ton to the Congressional candidate
| the First District, who received a
unanimous nomination. He invented
scheme for striking the names of 7O(
J Democratic voters from the list. Appl
1 do 10 tha RI or
ton to accomplish this. The judg
although Republican and strong pa
, tlsan,
REFUSED TO ENTERTAIN SUCH PLAl
and yet this man is appointed to one
the most responsible positions in Il
State. l have no patience with sunshiI
Democrats 1t is my idea that the m,
who have remained on deck all the tin
| should be rewarded, and not those wi
: run down into the cabin when stor
comes up, and do nothing but say the
i prayers. 1t has been hard fight
s keep the party together in our State, al
. the President has done everything
discourage us, and nothing to help us
But it is claimed that your oppos
ton arises from jealousy OF ex-Senat
Jonas2"
!, Nothing could be more unreasonab
or untrue. Soon after Cleveland was d
: clared elected, even as far back as Ia
November, had conference with M
Ogden, who had been twice defeated
the nomination for Governor by the ia
. ton to which | belong. told him
. thought it was time we put an end to 4
= cat aud dog fighting in the party. | {
e ferea him my support for the collecto
: ship and worked for him. M friends i
) dorsed my action. Had Ogden been a
pointed the party would have been unite
At that time Mr. Jonas was a candida
Is for a Cabinet position, and was n