Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-13

and by eight o'clock is at work with his
stenogtapher. He finds great deal OF
his present work has to be done with
his own hand, aud he told me he found
the writing very easy, but that the
work OF research and Of geiung ready
TO write was very great.
sHERMAN's FIGHT WITH CoNKLiEG AND
ARTHUR.
"As looked at Senator Sherman my
mind run over his long public career. !
could see him driving about klchlana
county, a young congressional canul-
date, making speeches at the country
cross roads. could see him a few
years later, a member Of the Kansas.
Nebraska investigating committee, SIT
ting in Judgment OF the fullins Of the
west and receiving warnings under pic
lures OF collins aud Cfoss-buucs as he
collected the testimony which was to
form material for some of the greatest
congressional struggles Of our history
| could see him the leader OF the lower
house OF Congress. the chairman OF Che
way and means committee iu tic later
DAYS Of buchanan. could see him iu
the Senate, fighting the battles Of 100.
NoulAiN NAllWk VIC llNalhNhNi... ~ '-'.
coin, Johnson and Grant, and then 90
the Treasury Department, struggling
with the giant OF resumption, and nov
In the Senate again, after forty years OF
continuous service, and the thought
came TO me as to whether hc had not
At times grown tired VI u all, and
longed for the rest OF private citizen.
ship and | said. Senator Sherman, tell
ia O. d "a
tried TO get out OF public lie and BACK
to private Hep
mo" replied Senator sherman. 60!
don't know that have. have always
rnioyed being in the thick OF things,
and having part m the CARVING on OF
our government. There was only once
that came near going out oi pubic
life. II was when was Secretary OF
the Treasury, under President Hayes.
There was trouble about the custom
house at New York. II had been badly
managed Tor years, and President Hayes
had decided to make a change Chester
A. Arthur had been collector Of the
port for six years, and a. y. Cornell
was the naval officer oi the New York
custom house. A commission had been
appointed to examine into the manage
the basis oil their reports President
Hayes decided to make q change.
lie did make IL. and | sent a letter TO
Mr.. Arthur requesting him to resign.
lie declined to do so, and Roscoe
Conkling gave him and Cornell to
understand that II they held on to their
positions he. Conkling, had such an in
tluencc In the Senate at Washington
that President Hayes appointees could
not be confirmed. The President APP
pointed Roosevelt and Prince 10 take
their places, hut through the influence
VI Conklng these names were rejected
by the Senate Alter the adjournment
OF that session, however. President
Hayes suspended Arthur and Cornell
aud appointed Merritt as collector and
Burt as naval officer When the Senate
again met, and these names came up
tor confirmation, Senator ConEling was
igain on hand, and It looked Tor a time
as though they would be rejected. !
made a personal matter OF il. ! went
10 the Senators, many OF whom ] had
been associated with IN the past, and
appealed to them To sustain the Prcsi'
ieni. told them that would resign
from my cabinet position aud so into
private life II they allowed Conkling TO
prevail In this matter. ! said would
nave nothing to do with a government
that gave the pfcsiden, the appointing
bower, and In this undetermined way
prevented him from using II. Al this time
firmly intended to have carried out
ny resolutions, and had Conkling sue.
:eeded would have become q private
,itizen. He did not succeed, however,
and that struggle as TO the New York
custom house was the beginning OF the
roube which aitcrward illuminated
through Guitcau IN the assassination
81 Garfield, and which retired Cons.
ing and Platt from the United States
senate"
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