The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-22


NJ. nrkisx Is . born Iesdsr. ASIDE
premier 81 Nj. GknffeLp's Cabinet ne was
- n,s,sd Of course 10 occupy befoce zoe
conn,ry lust tue position be did from 'ne
~, shn president was shot uDth be c'eo.
Mr. nt.axg furnishes that sure mark OF =
leader. the ability to make men 'ook op 70
nim IN whatever stsiion Or situation ne y
n,,ced. Ia tho House Of representatives
~ VS. Cor years lac foremost ~6gase-not
m.,,is A. speaker, but IS the head Of his
r,,ty. Even the Democrats conceded MS
rcnsrkable administrative talents. AS 8
p.esIdIpg c1scer be could ride upon Just
such storms OF passions IS he had some
ZINES been TIE means OF launching Into ex'
,ssepce when he hsd occupied o seat 10 tne
aody OF the hsIL As a senator, be TOO
81 bleh 0 s,ond as sDy man not a
tr.incd lawyer could take In the Senate. He
held his owu well in all The debates 10 which
he participated whilst In the Senate. tire
oulres a frsi-class lawyer to claim the atten'
lion OF the Senate on many OF the questions
which arise In that body. Therefore Mr.
BLAINE could not pretend to discuss ques'
lions involving legsl technicalities with
TBrEMAs, EDMUsDs, CoSKLTNo, GARLAND,
and such like men. And yet even In the
Senate he maintained bis supremacy as
party Iesder; weat toNChicsgo by proxy
and delested General GRANT OF the nomina'
ton for The presidency; did immense
service in the campsign that followed; and
was finally placed ST the head OF the Caoi'
net "a the man above all others In the land
entitled TO that exalted position.
Mr.. BLAINE is Row generally supposed to
be on the eve OF retiring into private lie,
Dir. Arthur being a stalwart, a follower OF
Mr.. CoYKLINe, and 40 opponent Oh the
Hsf Breeds. Mr.. BLAIsE had Judge Ro-
BgRrsoS appointed Collector OF Customs at
New York city. Mr.. ARTHUR tried to de-
feat The confirmation OF Mr.. ROBERTSON by
the Senate. In the long senatorial contest
which was carried on at Albany last spring
Mr.. ARTHUR took sides with CoEKLIXG and
PLArT, and OF consequence against GARFIELD
and BLAINE. Now that ARTHUR has come
into power, il Is natural to expect that Mr..
BLAINE will have 10 give way 10 some man
who II is pot a Hall Breed and has no sympa-
thv with BALI Breeds. And yet there
would seem TO be room for doubt on The
subject II the New York Graphic is to be
credited. That journal intimates that il
Mr.. BLAINE does not remain in the Cabinet
II win be his own fault and the Graphic
is published IN Mr.. ARTHUE's own city and
spesks az il with knowledge, though it dis
claims that il speaks by authority.
II would not surprise US to learn that
Mr.. BLAINE had resigned bis seat in the
C.biret-that is, Of course, after the dead
President is buried, and the country set
tied down iUto a quiet state. On the other
haod, II wonld not surprise us II Mr.. AR
THUR we're 10 induce tie present Cabinet 10
continue in Office until near the time for
the meeting Of Congress. Surely II would
be an nngrateful duty 10 bim-if be could
consider II a duty at ALTO invite the Cabi-
net Of the deceased GARFIELD to step down
and out whilst yet the dead President had
ten times the popularity OF the living one.
II Mr.. BLAINE should retire, or be re.
tired, from the Cabinet, he would not be
abe to get back at once into the Senate un-
less Mr.. HALE or Mr.. FRYE should resign
in his favor, as neither Of them would be
at all likely TO do. Whether be would be
able to keep himself In The public eye until
1884 or not, We cannot pretend to %ioretell.
Perhaps bis good luck Will not yet forsake
him. surely he is too big a man TO be over
looked by a Republican Administration.
For u part, we have helped him ell we
could for years, not because he Ia a Repub-
lic0n, hut 10 spite Of his being a Republic
can and because GRANT, CoSKLISG, LOGAN,
aud the rest OF the mslignants both fear and
hate him.