, 1881-11-05

A Strange Light ON the Garfield
Cabinet.


said recently that there would seon
be developed the existence of An anti.
Blame element, not to say faction, IN the
CARRIED Administration, and that intrigues
for ousing him from the Cabinet had
made consid arable progress when Garfield
was sh-t. The proof OF this will in due
time come to light.
As matter Of fact, according to some
who followed Garfield and Garfield only.
an anomalous condition Of things existed
about that PERIOD. 1t had for some
time been asserted that Garfield had be
gun to perceive that Blaine was running
the Government too much .'on his own
hook MacVeagh's closeness 10 the
President assisted TO produce a feeling
which the Attorney General Was able to
promote, and did promote in retaliation
for Blaine's attempt to crowd him out of
the Department Of Justice by erowding
MT. w. r. Chandler IN.
There is proof now Of what was then
sad, that Blame persuaded GARFIELD to
appoint Chandler against his own Judge
ment, and that Garfield soon became mora
than willing 10 have Chandler beaten ::
in fact, he helped to defeat his confrma-
ton by refusing 10 assist Blame IN his en-
deavors to procure the votes Of enough
Democratic Senators to carry him through
The contest, which at first WAS between
MacVeagh and Blaine, became in reality
a contest between Garfield and Blaine
There was no break between them,
though there is authority for saying now
that at that period Garfield WAS consider
ably exercised by Blaines warfare on the
member o. the cabinet who was peculiar
ly the Presidents Own choice, and also by
Blaine propensity for croWding him
(Garlieid) into dong what sould promote
the ulterlor objects Of the Secretary with
out the President knowing it at the time;
and at other times procuring his sanction
to things which afterward proved to be
nnwise, If not positively injurious, To the
Administration, though gratifying to
Blame. ii was IN this way, as Garfield
was coming TO perceive, that Blaine was
gradually overreaching him, and actually
running the Administration. The Chan
dler case was aLotable example, but not
the only one. In the end that operation
Of BlaInes brough Garfield and Mae
Neagh into closer relations than ever be-
fore, and the reports that began to circu
late at the time Of the shooting, that the
Attorney-General was gradually but sure
asuppllntlns the Secretary ol state, had
J substantial foundation What would
have taken place but for the shooting can
only be eonjectured
After the shooting, by the force Of cir-
cunistanees Blaine took the lead, and Mac
Naagh Was virtually nowhere except as to
what related to his office. No;withstand-
ing this, however, the anti Blame feeling
INSIDE of the Administration and with
some of Gariield's best friends had got
foo. hold, and Blaine knew 1t.
1t is alleged by some of Gen Gartields
friends that after the shooting, and
when the result vas doubtful, Blame sys-
telnatieally set on foot plan to declare
Gariield's inability and to bring Arthur
to Washington. II Arthur was ready, as
Blaine believed, the Secretary wonId be
bacnt To mike nmisen sond EIIh Arthur
IN case Garfield died.
But Arthur did not favor the inability
scheme IN the contrary, he positively
refused to entertain the idea Blame
wanted To have Garfield, iu lucid mo
ment, invite Arthur to cUme 10 Washing
ton anddischarge the Executive functions.
Arthur's good SENSE and patriotism frns-
traied this scheme
The publication Of Bisine's letter ac-
cepting C;artields ofier of the post OF Sec
retary Of State is 4 Inystery to both Car
fields and Blaines nearest friends.
That Blame procured its publication Is
generally credited As t" his motive
there Is a disagreement But many think
that Blame believed that 1t would, III a
large measure, transfer to hiin the feeling
50 widely existing for Garfield, and wouid
In is not only among the trade opera
tiyes If the Black country, IN England3
that the rage for emigration to America
exists. We read in the London Globe Of
Sept 29ah; Sill they 60. Another car
90 of cInigrant farmers left Liverpool by
the Teu,onia on Tuesday Farms are
already drug in the market in many
cunnties, and these continued departures
are sadly suggestive of the present posi-
ton If English agriculture Our Eng
lish contemporary, in another place,
SAYS II is noticeable that III the various
industries nov paralyzed by strikes or
locks-ont The Immediate cause has gen
orally been, not any demand for higher
wages, but the necessity under which ern-
plo, ers have found themselves of cutting
down the previous wages rate.