National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-01
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The Attempts Made 20 BeIiftIe President
Arthur'a Administration.

II looks very much Us though an or
gnnized effort was being made in certain quarters
TO embarrass the new administration. We hear
OF advice given Mr.. Blaine to leave the Cabinet
and not walt TO be forced out Reports are current
that several Cabinet officers have been so worked
upon that they refuse TO remain under Mr.. Arthur.
IL is reported that Collector Robertson has serious
thoughts Of reslgnlng on the ground that his Office
will be made so uncomfortable for him that he can
have no peace or comfort in It. William waltaw
Phelps, Minister to Austria has asked to be re-
lieved, with haste that borders on the indelcatc,
If not insolent. Even the intimate friends of the
late President are played upon IN this manner by
persons who have selfish purposes to subscrve.
Our correspondent at Cleveland has revealed the
fact that
GENERAL SWAIN AND COLONEL ROCKWELL
have been made TO believe that their future will
be made so uncomfortable that they have deter
mined to resign the official positions they hold
under the Government An effort has been made
to impress them with the fact that every friend of
the dead President is to be prosecuted aud that the
bestthing they can do Is TO get out before fire Is
opened on them. The intent OF oil this is plain
enough. It is simple malice. It is the effort of
mischief-makers, whose own aims have been
baned by recent events, to create trouble for the
new President before he has hardly goto on his way.
The intent is to create the opinion that every
who was near aud dear to the dead President has
got to get out Of the way; that one who was
close to General Garfield eau expect
EvEN DECENT TREATMENT
under General Arthur. This monstrous doctrine
seems TO have impressed men who are generally
pretty clear headed, aud we find gentlemen who
would not willingly lend themselves to any in.
trguc Of the kind Offering themselves lay images
TO be manipulated by these scheming politicians.
That conspiracy against the new administration
has been entered into there can befo doubt II Is
as plain MS day that men disgruntled with recent
events are casting about 20 embarfass II aud de-
stroy It's usefulness IL Is their purpose, II the y
can, TO make II appear that war OF DISCRIMINATION
is to be waged on every man who has been friendly
TO Garfield and Blaine. They have assumed that
the Conkling wing Of the party has no higher Inn
pulses or thought OF party good than using II to
GRATfFY OLD GRUDGEs.
They seem TO think that because they made use
oftheir opportunities to wage a war of extermina-
ton upon Roscoe Conkling that the friends of that
gentleman are willing and ready to prostitute the
party to the same end, regardless of the effect OH
the organization. The low plain of morality that
this exhibits Is most repeling and the profound
ignomnco of human nature it reveals most sur
prisinG. If the friends Of Mr.. Conkling are any
thing they are shrswd politicians. They have
made mistakes In the past that they have profited
by They know that at the best they have q
trying ordeal before them that do the best they
can there will be carplng criticisms But they are
not quite crazy and don't
PROPOSE TO BURY THEMSELVES
politically Just for the chance Of knocking over
some opponents who would very quickly pop up
to jeer at them AS soon rs inevitable defeat came.
President Arthur is starting his administration
with the most patriotic intentions. lie proposes II
he can to bo the President of the whole Nation,
and not the head of faction. An effort Is now
being made to prevent him from becoming what
he aspires to. The endeavor is to arouse the fac
tion of the party against him to which he has been
opposed and make its members believe that a
policy of slow starvation for them has been re-
solved on. The treatment they prescribed for
Conkling they now think awaits them. Hence the
effort TO embarrass the new administration.--Nep
York Commercial Idratiser,