National Republican., 1885-09-05
SENATOR EusrIs ~ WAR pAlNT
The Anti-CIcvcland Tomahawk lie Is
Reported 10 he Whctting for Ill"
Winter.


Senator j. u. Eu,tis, Of Louisiana, has
remained about New York since his return
from Europe, paying occasional visits to
Washington and meeting the leading Dem
ocrats who drift through this city Oh their
way to or from watering places. At some
time in the summer nearly every promi-
ncnt public man IN the country finds his
way to Gotham. So Mr.. Eustis has been or
will he able to see all the leaders of his
party before Congress assemblies. II is said
that he had long conference with Vice
President Hendricks, under cover of the
funeral of Gen. Grant, and, in
spite Of Mr.. llcndricks's recent
declarations from Wausheku, 1t is
reported that he and Senator Eusts are sub
stantially agreed rs To Mr.. Clcvelands ad-
ministratiOm aud that they will lead Il Dem
OcratiC cabal in the Senate this winter in
opposition to the President. The names of
other senators are mentioned who will he
parties to this uppustiOn-Beck and Black
burn, of Kentucky; Harris, of Tennessee.
and Call, of Florida: possibly Vest, of
Missouri, who is bitterly antagOnistiC to
the anti-silvcr policy of the administration,
and some others. Senator Call Is now in
the city, but talks in Il way friendly to Mr.,
. Cleveland. \ gentleman who claimed to
KNOW all hhOut lllc llCnuflCkS-EustlS con-
ference said yesterday:
both the Vice President and the senator
are agreed In their estimate of Cleveland,
that he is not biz enough for the presi.
dency. They both agree, also, as to theil
belief in his purpose to split his own party
/ after having been elected by Il split in the
Republican party, and .hus get himself in
/ the position Of saying to the Democratic
/ party in lSSS; The party is divided. an
( the only man who can divide the Rcpubli
/ cans. My nomination Is necessity
| Senator Eustis is said to be preparing q
! speech for the Senate, based on the antic
| patcd defeat of the administration in New
| York and Ohio, in which he will say in sub
stance: 1--WE handed to you, Mr.. Cleveland
trust. II has been your boast that pub
lie Office is a public trust. The Dcmocrati,
party gave you public trust. What hav,
you done with it? Is the destruction of th,
party itself in New York and Ohio propc
accounting Of your trust?n
1t Is the theory of Hendricks and Eust!s
so the Tribunc's informant says, that The
real independent voter of the country is
| partisan, but will stay ut home and rcfrail
! government honestly and economically ad
mnistcrcd, and that this class of voter
would not care If every Republican Office
holder was turned out, provided the new
| Democratic officials were honest. The,
regard the Mugwumps as an entirely diff
fcremt Class-nut independents at all-hu
selfish and Opimionatcd men, whose supper
or opposition will never hereafter amour
to anything. The conversion Of the Prcsi
dent to this way of thinking will he nj
tempted 10y force Of the elections and D.
opposition in the Senate this winter.
Senator Eustis is quoted as saying (
Democrats here; NO President ever stuo
out againstthc will of the party that clcctc
him. Mr.. Cleveland must either stand wit
his party or 20 to the Mugwumps. If he
defeated in New York and in Ohio US Ii
probably will Inc, and possibly in Virginia
there will be no question us to how til
party feels on this new ncw-fanglcd dc
parturc Of his, which has nothing whatcve
to do with the selection of the best men f.
public Office, but merely selects men by pei
sonal favuritsm. Mr.. Cleveland must the
show his hand with his party or with til
Mugwump Republicans. llcwill he obigc
to do something. In the face of Il stingin
defeat he cannot sit still. lie is alread
considering whether hc can throw Bayar
as Il scapcgOat, put Lamar in his place. an
a more vigorous man in the lntcrio
Department Manning is disgustcd wit
the condition of affairs. Many appoint
mcnts have been made in his department
NllHbul cNtIl ~ lnu'H us UuNlHllS M
beforehand that they would be made. 1t
so in the other departments All over TIL
country the members Of the party feel as
do, that this man Is bctraying us for hi
ambition. Representative men, prOminci
for years in the colnscls Of the party. com
to me by scores aud say that ain right an
that they Wish they had the courage I
openly avow themselves. The voters {
the party know are with me. The di
affection right here IN New York is SO dccI
seated and widespread that nothing shol
of Il complete surrcnd,r by the Prcsidcn
will have any cllcct'