National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-27

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MIR. Blaine and n Tale OF Two Cities.
The Bourbon Democrats are in great
strait for an issue with the admins
tration of President Arthur. The recent
campaign in Virginia sent terror into
their ranks. The influence of the Ad-
ministration was, of course, felt in that
struggle, as was also the influence of all
the Republican United States Senators
and members of Congress, and of the Re-
publican press of all shades throughout
the North. The opposition to coalition
with the Readjusters was very considera.
Bile before General Malone made his rs
sault all along the Bourbon lines in the
Senate, Immediately upon entering that
body. But when he was found to be Il
bold, Independent, and able leader
of the national cause, instead of
a petty skirmisher, demanding ad
mission into the Bourbon caucus, very
little was heard of opposition to an al
lance of. the Virginia Republicans and
Liberals. In that State some Republi-
cans were slow in conquering old an
tagonlsms, growing out ofcontests IN years
past; but at last these became so few as to
present no serious obstruction to the good
work.
The views of General Malone on the
question of the State deGt had been stated
by him to men of great prominence in
the Republican party, and by them ap-
proved. They were published to the
world before General Garfeld's Inaugural
ton, and were exhibited to him at Men,
tor for his opinion. He declared to the four
men who were present, all being Repub-
licans, and one United States Senator
that upon the facts as stated by General
Malone he considered that gentleman's
plan, defending the Riddleberger bill,
"an honest document"
From that time he always made him
self understood as favoring coalition.
He advised how it should be done, VIZ
by separate conventions coalescing, in
stead of single convention, to be chosen
by all of the two parties. His plan was
acquiesced in. While delegates were
being chosen to the Republican State
convention at Lynchburg he advised that
that convention harmoni2e with the Re-
adjusters. These are indisputable facts.
But now comes the Washington Post
and declares that President Garfeld's
"near friend" and "the one who, of all
others, knew his mind and intentions"
has been saying that General Garfield
would never have aided Malone in any
way. Then follow the reasons, which
the "near friend" confides to Editor Still
son Hutchins-viz., that the late Presi-
dent was so utterly opposed to anything
savorng of reputation that he would
rather have seen the Bourbons triumph
for time than had the Re-
publicans win such a victory by
coalition with the dishonest money
element Of the Democratic party" and
much more of the same sort. The "near
friend" and his friend of the Post pro-
ceed to state that General Garfield thought
this and that and the other, all intended
to represent him us holding tightly to the
Bourbons on account of their superior
honesty over other people at the South.
The Post winds up with the following
hou rsh
This important announcement of General Gar.
fields views, coming from the highest possible
source, is Of historical value, and shows the great
difference between the two Administrations that
were elected by the same votes
Allthis was rather irresponsible chatter
from Il lively Democratic paper. "a near
friend" might be anybody or nobody.
What the Democratic organ might regard
as "the highest possible source might not
be very high after all. But much interest
is added to this great announcement
when we find in the Chicago Times of
prior date the same story, with the name
OF Mr.. BLAINE substituted for "near
friend" The Times published it
on Saturday last, the Post gave
it on Sunday. The Post did not copy it
from the Times, for the Times could not
possibly have reached Washington be-
lore SUNDAY evening Ou lne HrsJ page
of this mornings REPUBLICAN, the two
publications are printed side by side.
Some of the language is changed, but a
comparison OF the italicized words in
each will show that Mey are identical.
The Western paper says that Mr. Blaine
places the late President on the Bourbon
side Of the late campaign in Virginia,
The Post credits it to n near friend and
"the highest possible source"
The reader will wonder at this tale of
two cities, told in such strangely similar
language in each. lie will remember,
however, that both papers are Democratic
and that Mr. Blaine is a Republican. 1t
will take better evidence than the asser-
tion of the Times correspondent Of what
friend Of Mr. Blaine's says he says con
cerning General Garfield, to make any
body believe that the latter has been
30 grossly misrepresented by his
"near friend" To assert that the