Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-08-13
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What eo.th on at Long Branch.
Doings of the President Blaine cas- .
Capitalist and PoIitician-Chat =
About Garfield and Ills Ad-
HEWITT AND THE PRESIDENCY.

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Special Correpondeaee Of the Sunday Register
LosG BRANCH. August 1L.-"Don't shoot
I'll come down." The RHGIsrKR can't ass
anything Of me smaller than brick house
but I'll send II along by return nsil z ::
III write this letter from Long Bunch b.
cause it is as good place to write from q
any within reach. Everybody who wants
to be written about comes here, and such
coy hunting up of Newspaper writer's you
never saw-invitations to dinners. ia
luncheons, to "crack bottie@ Would
/ you believe it'll was invited to play lawn
tennis to-day, and by man who knows the
President we'll enough to- E.,l
Hang His Feet On the MantlePiece
in the Executive presence. / didn't 40
cept, because ~ l am on as close terms
with lawn tennis as with Sanscrit; (2) /
wanted to think out statesman-ike over
ture for my letter to the REGISTER; and ~
don't want 10 encourage man who would
take liberties with the President OF the
United States.
And this reminds me. There are stories
afioat about His Excellency-which isn't
sound that is grateful to the ear. You re-
member what q rumpus this matter OF q
title for the President kicked up in the
earl days when we were new in the busi'
ness. '.-,.y.r
High MiEhtiness
was only one of the doggling suggestions.
But we depart from our subject Yes, there
are stories about the President l could
bundle you up half dozen as fragrant a.
ever went into bouquet OF scandal. But
what is the use? The President Is not q
married man, and why need We bother
about his gallantries? Do you know that
Arthur is brilliant and persuasive talker
when he feels like letting himself outf de
is courtly, too, and can quote beautiful
things, for he has read and remembered
He has also made appointments which Q
truly good President would have avoided.
But
Arthur Wants n Second Term,
and he won't get it. He won't even getthe
nomination. 1t is one thing to take his
appointments, and another thing to whoop
il up in convention for candidate who
couldn't be elected I have an enlarging
doubt whether any Republican can be
elected to the Presidency Anno Doinisi, 1854.
Certainly Arthur couldn't be, fine looking
as he is.
II you want to hold your own in the rush
of events, be sure you keep your eye on
Blaine. As cast his horoscope at this
moment, it does not appear that he will be
terrible as an army with banners in the
next convention. But politics are politics,
and Blaine is great politician. The con-
vention of "a is not the point, however.
Here is the general idea.
Blaine Is Not Dead, but sIeepeth.
He is young He is ambitious-and that's
no crime, Shakespeare and the Fourth
Reader to the contrary Notwithstanding.
He is able, experienced, sly. he is rich.
knowledge Is power; go IL money. There
is statement on the wing which puts his
wealth at two or three millions. Keep
500, 600 in your head and you won't be far
wrong. That is about what he could clean
up. You know he has made money in rail.
roads, and perhaps you don't know that his
father, Squire Blaine, left him coal lands
in Washington county, hard by you, from
which he has been drawing an income con-
siderably more than a Congressman's pay.
Blaine is even shrewder in business than
in politics. and his success in money max.
ing is not uprising. But this chapter is
not intended TO be exhaustive, only sug-
gestive.
That will do for the present
Blaine holds some secrets OF the Garfield
administration which some people know
are dying for him TO tell. They have tried
the rack and the thumbscrew, and put beams
in his shoes, but no won't tell. IL they
make him mad enough he will out with 1t.
Like enough Hr. Perry Belmont didn't
know it, but avery time he put blow in,
the people who want the secrets told said
to themselves: "Thatll fetch him." But
il didn't.
Speaking Of the Garfield administration
reminds me that the Cincinnati CONNER
cial and the New York Sun have been hav-
ing hard glove match, and the Sun has
Knocked the Commercial Ont
in the second round. The Sun knows more
than It has told, but it has told some un-
pleasant things. Most of us have soft side
for de nort,iis nil 1isi bonum, but history is
not made that way. Yesterday / talked
with one Of the closest friends Garfield had,
and he said:
TT Is a good thing for Garfelds fame
that he was taken when he was and as he
was He couldn't have stood a four years
test, and now he will be remembered as q
martyr" .....-. f--
The Sun has something to say about Gar
fields appeal TO ConEling to help him out
OF the slough of defeat. / can tell you
more. Simon Cameron brought about rela.
tons between Garfield on one side and
Grant and Conkling on the other-not cor
dial, but business relations Grant was
sulky and didn't want anything TO do with
il. ConkIing held his party's candidate in
Undisgsised Bought Contempt.
Simon Cameron put his money in the cam
paign, and pulled in Grant and Conkling
to help IL along. Conkling made no de-
mands. Garfield promised everything.
There was no mincing Of words. The Grant
faction was to have what patronage 1t
wanted, and il was to pick out the plums.
There was formal treaty. The contract
is not idle rumor. II Is cold. uncolored
fact One of these days look TO see
Conkling Come Out with the Proof.
If Simon Cameron dies before him, It will
come out then.
I'll tell ysu something about the Garfield
administration. Blaine couldn't have staid
in the Cabinet long. Blaine was popular
and self.reliant. Garfield was jealous.
Blaine had already repented leaving the
Senate, and Garfield repented that he inyit-
ed him into the Cabinet. It never was in
tended that Macyeagh should stay In long:
The Camerons, who play him as cold
deck in their deep political game, wanted
him in for Q little while
purpose, anu mat Pur'
pose Was nearly served when the assassifi
Did the Bloody work
that made every feeling heart stand still.
Garfield had sized up James and found him
q weak sister. There really Is nothing in
James but talent for routine. and an
esger searching after newspaper popularity.
When he was postmaster OF New York Is
was his pleasing habit to drop into news
paper Office at night and deliver mail just
come by foreign steamer. These things
tell James was TO be let down out OF the
Cabinet, and politician put In his place.
BADLY Left.
Garfield was the left-handest man you
ever saw. He was fond Of foot ball, and he
did his kicking with his left foot. And,
by the way, his left foot was an inch big
ger than his right; his left hand an inch
bigger than his right; the left side of his
head an inch bigger than the right Ny
recollection 10 that be wrote with his right
hand. have seen him at Il often enough,
butt forget Just how he did IL. except that
the floor was Uttered up. with books and
pamphlets, and he seemed 10 know just
where to lay his left hand on what he
They Mast &c.