The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-17
LOOKING AHEAD To 1884.
Arthur Resolved t. Antagonize the Hal breeds
and to Flood the Country with Stalwart OFF,
cials-Blaine's Programme Two Years Hence
-Folger's Early Resignation Expected

-Folgers Early Resignation Expected.
WASHINGTON. Nov. IA Republican
decentralization consequent upon the wreck
of the party,in the late election, is rapidly
being supplanted by an apathy which
BODIES little good to stalwart prospects.
People have actually begun to drop the
subject, although, of course, it rankles
deeply in the breasts of the statesmen,
who find their power and prestige w 1ish-
ed like thin air be Sore the democratic sim
DON, Yesterday well known New York
rep lblican nov here on business not I'M
connected with politics. said:
Arthur and the stalwarts will certainly
not surrender the party management to
the haf-breeds. | hear that it is the pur
pose of the president to fight the faction
issue to the end. He will flood the com
try with stalwart appointees, and the half
breeds will have to march out of every
office that can be reached by federal in
fidence. They will be literally starved
out, and whatever is left of the party will
be dominated by the machine"
But will not that simply aggravate the
quarrel and widen the breach that now eX-
ists?" gas
1T will have that effect, most undoubt-
ed4y; but yet Arthur's policy has the re
commentator of shrewdness. You must
remember that these men are quite differ
ent from statesmen. They look at the
situation through a politicians eyes, and
cannot be made to comprehend the theory
of a popular uprising such as would sweep
out of existence any party that has become
notorious because of its eorruption-such
a revulsion of popular feeling, in fact, as
we witnessed last Tuesday. They do
understand, however, that what they still
have is worth keeping and that, in order
t. keep it at ali, they must control the
party. Besides, they hope to come to-
gether again in 1884 and be able to name
the candidate in the next republican
nOtional convention two years hence. The
policy is to starve or crush the halfbreeds
into submission or out of existence. 1t is
the tactics of the dominant democratic fac
ton of New York prosecuted on larger
scale. and it will have similar result In
1884 the ghost of Garfield will be dragged
from its grave and Haunted before the con
vention. That is Blaine's programme.
Arthur is simply postponing his downfall;
he cannot avert it. The democrats will
have as easy victory in "a as they had on
Tuesday"
Secretary Folger expressed himself glad
that the election is over; but he is reticent
concerning the causes that led to the de
feat He admits, however, that there was
not even possibility of victory under the
circumstances. Unless the party could
become reunited there was no chance for
it in 1884. Such is his opinion now, and
il is charged by nearly everybody here.
Shrewd political observers say that Fol
ger must retire from Arthur's cabinet.
Arthur can not carry man who has been
beaten in his own state by nearly 600 600
majority He.will be dead weight When
Folger was placed in the cabinet it was
with the record of an overwhelming popu-
lar vote behind him in New York, and it
was that record which made HIM the guber-
material candidate Folger must be un-
loaded. An intimate friend of Folgers
says he will save the presi cent any trouble
by unloading himself. The opinion is
from the cabinet after his annual report
has been submitted.
What did Hubbell do with the funds he
collectedf This is a mystery which the
department clerks are blindly endeavoring
to probe. They have looked in vain for the
election OF single congressman due TO the
expenditure of the government employees,
except in Virginia. He complained that
there was no redress or method of investi-
cation as to the manner in which
the money was disposed of. The
The employees were told that their money
was to be used where it would do the most
good. Some of the clerks accuse HubbeH
of squandering the money 1t is said shat
coupes were hired and cigars lunches and
liquors were provided by those employed
by the committee, all of which were paid
for out of the assessment fund An effort
will be made to have the disbursement of
the fund investigated