Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06
4 New York Editor on Arthur.


f. Smith. of the Syracuse New
York; Star, has been in Washington
for several DAYS looking over the pc
. litical situation for his paper. which
is one OF acknowledged power aud
ability. I met him this evening with
a few New York friends at the Ebbitt
House, Watching the Speakership
contest, aud asked him his opinion
OF the new Administration.
That is Il thing, said he, (which
| have been watching With some IN
terest. 1t does not take man long
to see that General Garfield is dead,
/ however, and that Gartield's S. friends
and policy have been laid away. |
believe. however. that President Ar
thur IS going to make very success
fui Executive, and that the peon
pie will continue to he surprised
aud pleased through the re-
mainder OF his term We, who have
known the President In New York
for q long time have only half
guessed at his real strength, and they
who know him best have been entire.
" expectant OF the things he has ac-
conpiished. He is stronger than
many Of us supposed, and the men
who believed that as soon as Garfield
was gone Grant would reign again
have suffered the greatest disappoint-
meDt of any. President Arthur has
wisely set aside all intentions of being
a candidate, and it is his great ambi-
on to make an administration such
as no Yice-Presidential Executive
has ever made before. He tod Us
that plainly in New York month
ago, ard people are beginning to see
it for themselves"
How much influence has Grant
with the new Administration Pr
..Personaily, a great deal, no
doubt, for Arthur and he are great
friends. Any personal request which
General Grant would make of the
President would no doubt receive
the greatest consideration. Arthur
belongs to thai class OF men who
never forget their friends. This was
evidenced by the fact that he offered
Mr.. Conkling the Secretaryship of the
= Treasury. But it was offered nc
. doubt with the knowledge that Mr.
, Conkling's health would not permit
him to accept it. Yet Mr., Arthur
was quick to acknowledge his obi
cation to the ex-Senator and friend.
, rs Mr.. Conkling out of health 2
, ooh, yes, indeed. It is all tha
r Conkling can do to make live of it
+ He has deep seated lung trouble
which is liable to carry him off a
; almost any time, ..-
Has Conkling any political FIXTURE
' in New York.
None in the least He ant
Platt can never show their head
above water in this generation. The,
made the fatal mistake of thei
lives in leaving the Senate and the,
have no power leftwhatever. The,
could not even defeat the Repubh
/: can ticket, and they tried hare
, enough in New YorR this fall, that i
certain, OF course they have powe
/, in some places yet The machine il
f New York City is sill in Conkling'
G hands. They also defeated the ticke
e in Albany, where they still hold tn
}. reins, and i'll Erie County, but the.
| can do no serious damage Tha
g was shown again right here in Wash
a ington. Tom Platt, as YOU know
S came down here this week to defea
= Hiscock. He is mad at the drub
: bipg he got in New York, All,
t wanted the President to interfere il
his behalf. Arthur laughed at him
r He told him that he could NJ
c more take part i'll the Speak
ership contest than he could fly, 7
! would be a piece Of unwarrante,
: impudepce, and he would Us 500
l expect Congress TO interfere with tn
: composition of his Cabinet. Furthe
+ than this be rather liked Hiscoc
personally, and would certainly d
t nothing to injure him. Platt wa
rebuked. He returned to New Ior
r baitied and disappointed man. NJ
t that ring is about done for. It ha
g full swing while it lasted, but it
S dead The election in New York las
:, fall was as fair one as was ever he'll
t anywhere, and had not Conkling an
: Plat acted as they did we woul
= have polled ten thousand more Re
e publican votes. Business men VIII
$ have not been near the polls TO
years turned out and cast their vote
/. for the Republican ticket"
: Are there any differences anon:
3 the Republicans in New York now!
7, .'None other than those CROWN
9, out of the Senatorial contest las
II summer, and these can not last. Tn
: men who felt sore over that have ha
c their time for revenge, and the Re
If publicans will re-elect Governor Coz
le nell next fall By increased majorities.
,e :. Is Mr.. Blaine strong in Ne,
le York
y Very. His record this summe
d has won him more friends than eve
N before, and when he wants the vot
d. OF New York he can have it.