New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-19
GENERAL BUTLERS OPINIONS.
INTERESTING TALK ON MANY TOPICS.

ing ne argand drop light There was glowing bed Oh
anthracite Goals in the open CRATE On the Dig centre
table was copy OF the New Testament nuge voiuh'
in large type inscribed with memorandum OF It's pre-
sentaton to the hotel by the Young Mems Cniis"au
Association There also folded copy OF me Epe"-
t,o Post The General was occupying large arm
chair, whose stuffed sides were closely hled oy MS
rotund and capaciOus form. He was readhs III '"o
Bible The reporter had only time TO see that " was
the gospel according TO st. Matthew that was engaging
his attention, when the General turned HIS lsoe anu
opened big eyes to look the reporter over Inc o
spot on the Generals head spreading with the advance
OF years. Only fringe OF long SILKY gray mar now
makes pretence OF covering his scalp lie wears Di vi
gray side whiskers less than two Inches In length Oh
either side OF his face. I'D,
81 have come to see II you have any news SAID the
news gatherer when the greetings Vi "oqu"'n'"P
had been passed. =, -
"You have come 70 the wrong place for news replied
General Butler You active fellows on the press ought
to know great deal more than do
az see that you quoted in an interview as deleno-
ing Mr. Garland In his telephone stock transacuoni'
mot exactly as defending him. said. what am
free to say again. that there nothing wrong In Mr.
Garlands action, far as the public knows OF can $40
and Judge He received certain amount OF STOCK tnree
years before he became Atorney-enei al In peiIecy
legitimate way He held the stock when he was made
Attorney He has refused to become party u
the suits that are demanded 10 he brought by the Gov
eminent affecting his stock but left the decision a. 70
those suits to Others fully competent 10 decide ana III
no way biased. What else could lie have dOnef me
fact that he received the stock three years before no
took Office has not been brought out by the newspapers
attacking him Neither has the other fact that thls
suit is the only one that can be brought 70
test test the validity Of patent ana that
it has been brought in other cases num-
bers OF times. The public has been made TO DeIeVo
by nsnuation least that Garland received MS STOCK
after he became Attorney General and that this suit ID
not necessary 1t is in fact. the only suit that can
affect the character OF the Bell patent as between It's
owners and the people. The Bell people assert thatH
is wrong to let the patent be Judiclay consereoin
the suits now pending in the courts and soon TO como
before the Supreme Court. Those sUts are only decs-
i've as between individuals This srit lisa necessity 10
o.tern,lne the honesty OF character OF the Bell
patent" -
sumo you have n0ticedF
ut Was perfectly proper for Republican papersto
crtclse his action. indeed thnkit was good thing
10 do II was only returning the attacks upon RepuDn-
cana In the mast With little OF the kind OF ammu-
milton But when the press Of both parties assals a
pablc officer slender ground as exists In ths case
aud negect bring the points that are favoraDe 10
him, 1t is suspicious matter The suspicion rests
against the newspapers, not against the ocial IhS
has been the most wicked attack L nave ever KNOWN
made ON q public official"
When the General had said this emphasizing his last
by repeating IT, he wanted TO know WHAT was
coming out of the Broadway investigation When told
that many thought that the Senate Committee would
accomplish little, he burst outs
"Why didn't Sharp tell them at the outset that be
could their questions because his answers
would criminate himselti What could they have done
with hint What could they have done %lth the Alder
men II they had the stand and refused to an
swer questions for the same reasOni Nothing. Would
the public thought any less OF Jake Sharp for hay
ing made such an auswerl Not one bit. The public
think as badly OF him as 1t Is possible for them TO
think. wondered why this mau, Monmouth wilson,
did not make the same reply on the trial OF General
shaler II would eudei the trial In Shalers favor
II Wilson wanted to talk you suggest would not have
believed him at all"
General Butler expressed desire to know II Mr.
Conklng lie intending TO go back into politics. MI
Clevelan as name mentioned and the reporter
suggested that he would be renOminated by bis party
he wanted denomination. The General SAID:
Il do not agree with you. The fellows who wanted
something and got nothing will bo too much for him.
IL tue good men of his party who elected hm De-
fore II the good men he has rewarded with Office;
at least that Massachusetts But scarcely Que or
his appointees mas any other at his command than
his OWL individual The men who are disappointed
are the men VINO have the machines. The good men
elected Cleveland, but the bad men, the machine men,
control and can manipulate the conventions"
"some persons think" said the reporter that 1t VIII
be the old tickets on both sides"
Blaine has certainly grown Of late" the reply.
him in his party IL is possible he may be renon-
mated He is stronger than he has ever been"
There Is little talk that Judge Foraker may be
the candi late"
~You may set It down as a fact that for many years
TO come the country will not banker after an Ohio man
for President. Chic longer October State and
there longer exists necessity to nominate an OHIO
man n order TO carry 1t In that month Besides there
will be other Ohio man presented While john sher-
man lives. Foraker Is not big enoash to come the Gar
field game sherman. When Ohio voted to abolish
her October election she gave Mr. Blaine boost There
are no State TO the Presidential cleo
ton in the same year. except in Mr. Blanes own State
He has kept Maine September State. Il Will be
necessary TO carry Maine IN September"
MAY not Congress grow manP
There Is nothing which TO grow him. The RUE Is
that member OF the House rarely develops into Pres
identi, timber, member OF the Senate never Theres
nothing contest between the senate and the Pres
ideut to develop quantities tor the Presidential con-
test. There seventy eight members OF the senate
II is like reflection on seventy seven OF them II to
seventy eighth is elected President They all reel
that they had good right to be elevated as he naa
SO they take mighty good that no one OF their own
number gets any support that they can withhold from
hlm. They withhold enough to prevent any ieho"
Senator from getting nomination."
For the first time In the hours chat the General heis
showed signs II wish 70 examine Inc Posi- when lay o
his table. He picked IL up aud running down us
columns called attention to the tact that Morrison La
been instructed by the Ways and Means CoTmlt'ee'o
report bill to instruct the Secretary of the Treasury
take 900 OF the silver dollars which nave ~
clmuated in the Treasury and bay bonds with tnein'
He said about the bill:
"The measure is one that should meet favor nn.
good bill I understand that Morrison inroduced Hiu
his committee In order draw line for the Democra'
party says that the party is 10 favor OF Che meas
ure while the President Ia against IT, He declares 'n''
the Administration Is Republican in its policies III ''
commttee II report says truly, his statement Was
rmed by the tact that all the Democrats Votea
the bin except Hewitt of NewYorR, and all the kePu
cans voted not to report II except The Dill can W
passed through both houses. 1t may be aoie 10 P