Another incident of the same kind, not of like importance
to those of which I have told, but still of a good deal of
interest and importance, happened more lately. I had a good
deal to do with it myself.
When President Hayes entered upon office, there were but three
members of the Senate of either party who were supporters
of his Administration. I was one of them. The other two
were my colleague, Mr. Dawes, and Stanley Matthews of Ohio.
President Hayes was, in my opinion, a very wise and able and
upright man. It was an admirable Administration. He had
a strong and excellent Cabinet. But his nomination had disappointed
the ambitions of some very influential men in his own party,
and the powerful factions of which they were the leaders and
candidates. The opposing party had not only felt the usual
disappointment in defeat, but denied the lawfulness of his
election. So I was more familiar than would ordinarily have
been likely to have been the case with all the councils of
his Administration. The Secretary of State was my near kinsman,
and the Attorney-General had been my law partner.
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