The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-24

ton of her youth, the destruction of everything valuable in her character. and the establishment at the mouth of the Charles River of another New York with its frauds, Tweed rings and scandals"
 Discussing Buffers relations with Gen. eral Grant, MT. Hoar says:
 II do not suppose that the secret of the hold which General Butler had upon General Grant will ever be disclosed. But Ter boasted in the lobby of the House of Representatives that Grant would not dare to refuse any request of his because he had in his possession affidavits by
 which he could prove that Grant had been drunk on seven different occasions
 This statement was repeated to Grant by a member of the House who told me of
 the conversation. Grand replied without
 fnanifesting any indignation. or belief or
 disbelief in the story: I have refused
 his requests several times In the case
 of almost any other person than Presi-
 dent Grant such an answer would have
 been confession of the charge. But 1t ought not to be so taken in his case.
 Unless he desired to take into his full
 confidence the person who was speaking
 to him he was in the habit of receiving most important communications with en-
 tire silence or with some simple sentence
 which indicated his purpose to drop the subject.
 My own belief Is that at sometimes during the war, or before the war in
 times of Encouragement Grant may have been in the habit of drinking freely and
 may at some time have done so to excess. During the whole time of his Presidency
 I had good opportunity to observe him in personal intercourse. I was familiar with many men who were constantly in his company at all hours of the day and often far into the night. They assured me that there was no foundation for any imputation that he was in the habit of drinking to excess then. If at any time he had formed such a habit he had put 1t under his feet. For that I think he is entitled to greater honor than if he had never yielded to temptation. My explanation of Buffers influence over Grant Is to some extent conjecture. But believe Grant though him a powerful political leader and that he was entitled to respect as representing the opinions of large numbers of men. Bs- side that. Butler had great influence over some ambitious men who were hts confederates and over some timid men who were afraid of him. Their influence with Grant was on Buffers side. Then Grant was apt, as have said in another place. to sympathize with men who were bitterly attacked, especially men who were charged with dishonesty or corrup- tion. because such charges were made against him. So without undertaking to explain Buffers influence with Grant. content myself with stating it and with 1amenting 1t. He led Grant to make some very bad appointments in Massachusetts which were totally repugnant to the feel ing of her people. But for those appoint. ments, in my opinion, the strong objec- tions felt by her people to giving any President of the United States third term would not have prevented her sup porting him for renomination in 1880, c support which would have insured his success"
 In a chapter on 'The Senate in 1S77." MT. Hoar says:-
 "The reform of the civil service has doubtless shorn the office of Senator of good deal of its power think President Mckinley, doubtless with the best and purest intentions, did still more to cur tail the dignity and authority of the of- flee. dare say the increase in the num- Der of Senators has had also much to do with it. President Mckinley, with hts great wisdom and tact and his delightful individual quality, succeeded in estaD- fishing an influence over the members of the Senate, not, I think, equalled from the beginning of the Government, except possibly by Andrew Jackson. And while the strcng will of Jackson subjugated Senators, in many cases, as 1t did other men, yet 1t reused an antagonism not only in his political opponents, but in many important men of his own party, which would have overthrown him, but for his very great popularity with the common people. President Mckinley also made one serious mistake, of which, in- deed. he did not set the example. Yet he made what was before but an indi vidual and extraordinary instance, practice. If that practice continue. it will go far, in my judgment, to destroy the independence and dignity of the Senate. That Is. the appointment of members of the Senate to distinguished and lucra. tive places in the public service, in which they are to receive and obey the of the Executive, and then come back to their seats to carry out as Senators a policy which they have adopt ed at the command of another power, without any opportunity of consultation with the associates, or of learning thel- opinions"
 Senator Hoar's tributes to his colleagues during long service in the Senate enn- braces many Senators of opposing polit- lcal belief, most of them Southerners. They include Senator Vest. Senator Dan iel of Virginia, the late Senator Walthall of Mississippi and many others. Of Sen ator Vest he says:
 No list of the remarkable Senators of my time would be complete which did not contain the name of Senator Vest of Mis- souri. He was not a very frequent speak CT, and never spoke at great length. But his oratoric powers are of very high order. On some few occasions he has made speeches. always speaking without notes and I suppose without previous so far as expression and style go which have very deeply moved the Senate, though made up of men who have been accustomed to oratory and not easily stirred to emotion. ME. Vest is q brave, sincere. spirited and straightfor ward man. He has good many of the prejudices of the old Southern secession ist. I thing those preJudices would long ago have melted away in the sunshine of our day of returning good feeling and af lection but for the fact that his chivalrous nature will not permit him to abandon cause or an opinion to which he has once adhered, while 1t is unpopular. These things, however, are never uttered offens siyely. He is like some old cavalier who supported the Stuarts, who lived down into the days of the House of Hanover, hut still toasted the King over the water"
 MT. Hoar disclosed the fact that he was twice offered the English mission, once by Secretary Evarts and again by MT. Mckinley. The chapter relating to this also discloses that he suggested to Pres ident Hayes the appointment of President Elliot of Harvard as British minister 1vhan Mir Welsh resigned and MT. Lowell, then Minister to Spain. was reluctant to
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