The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-08-08

ior E, \. BnfNe TINS morning. inviting
his attention 10 violent "sprciaF'
from Washington, aud an editorial IN
the "Picayune'' OF the Both, a~sall:ns
sapator Eustis, Governor McEnrry
Burke and others, and requested an III
terview, Major B1rke said Il do not
wish TO engage in IL controversy tpnch
;nr State and National politics. The
Opposition seem determined to keep
ma continuing campaign Of fal-ehood
and SANDER, which the people are be-
ginning to understand is their who'e
stoek in trade and if they are given
enough rope will hang themselves.
Nv time is all occupied by matters
more important to myself, and l think
10 the State, 5, you will excuse me-
Reporter Senator Enstis is absent.
He is charged with being
DISAPPOINTED srOILs SEEKER.
and as having condemned the Admin
istration because he was refused pa
tropage. Yo. are said to be familiar
with occurrences at Washington, and
what transpired between Senator Eus
tjs and the Administration. If Ecstis
is misrepresented his side should be
stated at any rate the STATES thinks
that the people are entitled to the facts
Major Burke: l have no objection
to stating any facts which have come
to my knowledge.
@. Were Seuator Enstis' utterances
the result of copsultation with his poll
teal friends
A. On the contrary it was a sur
prise to all of them.
@. How do you account for his ex
pressions /!
A. He will return ia a few days.
and can best speak for himself. | know
that he was convinced before leav NJ
Washington that the Presidents poll
cy in respect to removals would de-
prive the Democracy of at least two
wears of the hard won victory OF 1854:
Eustis also felt that an exception
should be ,made in the South, where
the partisan and obnoxious character
Of Republican Office holders was notor'
ous. He was, think, Influenced by these
convictions more than by questions OF
personal patronage. because sat that
time only one appointment had been
made in Louisiana Naval Otiicer), and
Eustis had indorsed bnt three persons
to the / resident.
GEN. OGDEN, sINNor, and JAsTEEM,NI
Other names may have been placed be
fore the departments, but no action had
been taken.
@. Was not the kernochan appoint
ment the principal cause of Eustis' iup
ture whit he Administration 7
A. 1t had much to do with IL. lie
could uhdoubtly have controlled much
of the patronage hy Withdrawing oppe
s,tion to Kernochan's appointment
The President had become committee
to the appointment of Mr.. kernoehal
without knowledge of the political sig
nifcanee attached to it. and could moi
recede without offending Senator Gi'
son and the New York influences whicl
We're potent in securing his appolD
ment. Eustis regarded the kernochal
appointment, as Il blow at Democratl
organization in the State, that gentl
man having presided over an organic
ton which placed an independent Cal
didate in-the field before the meetln!
OF the regular Democratic convention
and continued to support him after tn
regular convention had nominated
lifelong Democrat of high characte
aCol. st. Martin). Eustis thought sucl
aprecedent would be taken as a JUST
hcation for independent movement
for Congress and in State affairs herea
Ter, and asked the Administration il
according the office to Senator Gibson
to avoid the seeming Endorsement of
principle which once recognized nigh
be
FATAL TO DEMOCRATIC SUPREMACY