The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1885-08-08


Major Il. A. Burke this morning, invit-
ing his attention to Il violent '-speciaP'
from Washington, and an editorial in
the "Picayune" of the 3Oth, assailing
Senator Eustis, Governor McEnery,
Burke and others, and requested an in
terview. Major Burke said 81 do not
wish TO engage in controversy touch
ing State and National politics. The
Opposition seem determined to keep up
continuing campaign of falschood and
SANDER, which the people are beginning
to understand Is their whole stock in
trade, and if they are given enough rope
will hang themselves. My time is all
occupied by matters more important to
myself, and think to the State, so you
will excuse me-"
Reporter: Senator Eastis is absent.
He is charged with being disappointed
spoils seeker, aud AS having condemned
the Administration because he was
refused patronage. You are said to be
familiar with occurrences at Washing
ton, and what lranspired between SEN
ator Eusti8 aud the Administration.
If EusIis is misreprcsented his side
should be stated; at any rate the
States thinks that the people are enti-
tied to the facts.
Major Burke: have no objection to
stating any facts which have come to my
knowledge.
O.. Were Senator Eustis' utterances
the result of consultation with his po-
iitical friends?
A. On the CONTRARY it was IA surprise
to all of them.
- Il, f. IA
prcssiOns?
A. lie will return in a few days, and
can best speak for himself. know that
he was convinced before leaving WASH
ington that tho Presidents policy in re-
spcct to removals would deprive the
Democracy Of at least two years of the
hard won victory OF 1884. Eustis also
felt that an exception should be made in
the South, where the partisan and OBJ
noXious character of Republican Office
holders was notorious. lie was, think,
influenced more by these convictions,
than by questions OF personal patronage,
because at that time only one appoint
ment had been made in Louisiana
NAVAL Oiiccr), and Eustis had Endorsed
but three persons to the President,
Gen. Ogden, Sinnot, and Jastrcmski-
Other names may have been placed be-
fore the departments, but no action had
been taken.
@. Was not the Kcrnochan~ appoint
mcnt the principal -cause OF EuStis'
rupture with the Administration?
A. It-had much to do with it. He
could undoubtedly have controlled
much of tho patronage by withdrawing
opposition to Kern0chan's appoint
ment. The President had become COM
mitted to the appointment of Mr.. ker-
nochan without knowledge of the pol
itical significance attached to it, and
could not rccede without offending SEN
ator Gibson and tho New York influ-
euces which were potent in securing his
iIustis regarded the ker
nDchan appointment as Il blow at DEM
ocratic organization in the State, that
gentleman having presided over an or
gaiization which placed an independ-
emf candidate in the field before the
of the regular Democratic con.
ventiou, aud continued to support him
after tho regular convention had NOM
mated Il lifelong Democrat of high
character (Coi. st. Martin). Eistis
thought snch a precedent would be
taken MS Il justification for independent
for Congress and in State
affairs hereafter, and asked the Admin
in according the Office to Sen
atOr Gibson to avoid the seeming |
of Il principle which once
might be fatal to Democratic
supremacy in Louisiana and other
southern States. When a plan ofadjust-
ment was Submitted at the request of
the President in which the collectOrship
was to be decided by the President and
I majority of the positions accorded to |
the opposition by Senator Eustis and !
his friends the Administration regarded |
hat solution as quite fair and expressed |
4 great desire 10 compose differences by |
both wings of the party.
Senator Eustis had antngoniZed the
Presidents appointment of Mr.. kerno- |
.hau in the Senate, aud the question of
MS reappointment was under considera-
ion, Eustis was asked by the Admin
stration to Withdraw his opposition to
Ncrnochan. He declined, and as that
seemed to be made condition pre-
,edent, his colleague and Il majority of
he delegation have experienced little
in controlling the greater
mount of Federal pat ronasc.
q. What about the intimation that !
he Federal Administration will join in
making war upon the State Afministra
ion"
"A. That is very silly talk. Mr.. Clevo-
and will havehis hands quite full in adj.