The Evening critic., 1881-06-13
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST. Is0s
ImpOrtant. III True.


~, 'Che troubles and antagonisms of the Ad-
.snistration are, little by little bringing
"A out bottom facts of interest, writes SIN
~ correspondent Another phase of the UNI
derground plottings is coming 20 light. This
is the understanding early existing between
lN Blaine and Garfield as to what should be
~ The action at Chicago should il appear that
Blaine could not obtain the nomination, and
y. Dpr an exchange of votes. Garfield develop
cd no strength in the convention up to the
time Blaine's nomination was shown to be
impossible, and when it became apparent
that nomination must be the result of
combinations Grant was in the lead
b. Grant was to be beaten. Blaine could not
'ls1,, ominate himself; but by an expert break
4, ye could make the nomination. In accord
ancc with the understanding of some time
previous, the break was made to Garfield
anything to beat Grant being the motive in
the first place. secondly to get a candidate
y ms nearly as possible the' second self of
- NBane OF course Garfield was the man.
nd tho prior understanding was consum-
tsyed. Garfeld's surprise was Il sham-a
= piece of acting for which he was prepared
/. From that hour Blaine was the prospective
Secretary President; and barring the cross
purposes, the original understanding has
been observed to the present hour Herein
> is to be found the explanation of Blaine's
audacous control in the Administration,
n With which the latter regards him. Further
more, the invitation of Conkling to Mentor
m was for outward show a stroke to make 1t
W 'ppear that the Grant men were not to be
! vsscrlookcd, when long before it had been
N determined the Grant men would be re-
squired to take back seats. Robertson for the
Custom House was written down, and his
name stood there till it was sent to the SEN
ate, the invitation to Conkling, apparently
y in the interest of fairness and peace being
part of the system Of deception and sham
\ arranged between Blaine and Garfield.
There has been no deviation from the
compact, only as Garfield, who has the dis
position without the stamina of the cOnspi-
/ rator has weakened from time to time.
The denial of Grants few requests, after he
was invited to make known his wishes was
~ among the forc-ordaned results, as We're
n N he filsehoods to Conklinga and many others,
l Who from the beginning were destined to
=. receive the treatment that has to the pre-
l lsent hour formed so conspicuous feature of
4 the Garfeld-Blaine Administration. Re-
y, publican Senators, Republican leaders who
n were originally opposed to Blaine, especially
r.c they were for Grant, have felt to the
y Glssent hour that they were walled out,
4 N at with this Administration they were
- ~ welcome, and that they need not expect
, to Share in its favors. mo Grant man need
n apply" was the motto of the Secretary Pres
4 lat times Garfield has Enthusiastically
n. though in no important case, weakened
M For this Blaine feels an unspcakabe con-
IN tempt for Garfield From first to last and
~ an the time Blaine men-not in 1880 only,
~ but in 1S76-were remembered for services
and anti-Blaine men at Cincinnati and
4. Chicago are remembered for vengeance.
n 1t has been thought strange that certain
republicans in different states should be Sc
lected for the block; in not few cases il
4 has been especially because they were not
for Blaine in 1876. There isa distinguished
H republican now in Washington awaiting his
Y fate for this reason. There are others who
u have met theirs and others still destined t.
N be brought to the block. All this, especially
b the ostracism of the Grant men of $780, wa!
foreshadowed-the fixed outcome of the
M Blaine-Garlicld compact, of Garlield's trcach
.---ery to Sherman, and of the binding of him
.lif over body and soul, to Blaine, the price
OF the fulflment of the understanding t.
W transfer his strength to Garfield in cast
,NNline could not be nominated himself
N ESis,ine knew in the hour of the nomination
|, that in case Garfield was elected and die
A. not prove trcacherous to him, as he had t.
Il Sherman he would be the Secretary
dent. Furthermore, the Cabinet was t.
4 have no one in it specially Objectionable t.
" Blaine. 1t was to be Cabinet Blaine coul'
II dominate so far as the President was con
N ! cerned Garfield has many times felt
Il was Il hard bargain for him. 1t is this feel
ing and the free assumptions by Blaine I'm
der it that have caused the estrangcmen
y !between the President and the Premier.
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