The Evening critic., 1882-01-06
ARTHUR, BLA1NE. AND BREWSTER.
What Gath Says About Their Re-
lnrfOna

natl Enquirer, gossips as follows. Notwith-
standing numerous malicious or idle at.
tempts to cmbroil President Arthur's Ad.
ministration with Mr.. Blaine, | have rea-
son TO believe that both Arthur and
Blaine look with contempt on the parties
who are making the innuendos and print
ing and composing the stuff. A Mr.. Har-
vey, who was many years ago Whig cor
respondent from Washington for the old
North Amoricdn newspaper, gets the credit
Of geud deal o. this writing. He is the
correspondent of the smaller New York dali
lies lie was the editor of the Tilden Or
gan in Washington, called the Patriot, up
to the Inauguration of Mr.. Hayes, when the
paper expired, its hopes having been raised
ON Mr.. Tildens victory Some have sup
posed that the hand Of T'ilden is in this ef-
fort TO embroil Blaine with the Adminis-
tratiou, in order that the way may be
opened to a Napoleonic charge on the
centre by the old man at Graystone.
Last evening | was at n well known
hotel, in company with two or three gem
tlcmen-onc of them prominent moneyed
friend of Mr.. Blaine in the two Presidential
campaigns he has made, first in Cincinnati
and next at Chicago. This man is wary,
wealthy, cautious person, who is not dis
posed TO impart much information. How
ever, another person present stated that
William L. Chandler, for sure, was going
into Arthur's Cabinet l then turned to
Blaine's friend and said
"li that be true does it show that Mr..
Chandler has ceased to be a friend of Mr..
Blaine"
Not at ALL" said Blaine's friend
chandler thinks as much of Blaine as he
ever did. Mr.. Blaine would like to have
Chandler go into the Cabinet if he wants
TO. Chandler violates no past friendship in
doing it, because Mr.. Blaine and President
Arthur are on the very best of terms, and
all these things said to the contrary are
lies. They are not men to back-bi each
other. They are of about the same age,
and Of the same national stock, both with q
good big trace of North Irish in their veins.
IL is not necessary for either Arthur or
Blaine TO show the world that they are
capable of petty Jealousy. Both men are
above it,"
But where is the evidence that Pres-
dent Arthur has been generous to Mr..
Blaine?"
"Why, Arthur would have been glad TO
have Blaine stay in the Cabinet. He
wanted him to do so. Blaine did not sec
his way clear to do it,"
At this point another gentleman, who
professeA to have some knowledge, spoke
up and said 1t is true that Arthur liked
Blaine, and of himself would have wished
Blaine to stay in the Cabinet but you
know that Gen. Grant made the point that
he would not support an Administration
which retained Blaine in the Cabinet"
=" ! don't know anything about that"
said the friend of Blaine. "Of course,
| President Arthur was not going to tell Mr.,
Blaine of any such indecent threat as that
made against his Administration, even if
| there was nothing of it. | only know that
| Blaine likes Arthur and Arthur likes
| Blaine. Gen Grant seems to have joined
Conkling in heading Off Blaine but in this
case if there is anything in what you say,
he did Blaine no injury. Blaine simply
saw that fair play to Arthur was to let him
| fill the Secretaryship of State"
The Blaine man then said There are
| good many persons who prosper on credit
| for what they have no influence in. Don
| Cameron is one of that kind. Nothing
| tickles him SO much as to get the idea into
| the newspapers that he accomplished some
| thing big at Washington--like the putting
I of Brewster in the Cabinet, or making
Keifer Speaker of the House. 1t is copied
| all over Pennsylvania, and gives Cameron,
| who is in minority of his own party there,
reputation of being big politician
| ''Tell me-" said ], whether Mr.. Cameron
influenced the President TO nominate Brew
| ster."
"No. 1t was the Presidents own idea.
| just after Garfield was shot two of the
| Philadelphia papers sent around and had
prominent Republicans interviewed, and u
| number of our leading citizens spoke
harshly OF Gen. Arthur, while Ben Brew
ster while very respectful to Garfield's
memory, said that he knew Gen. Arthur
| we'll and that the American people ought
| to hold up his hands and give him every
encouragement, because he was thoroughly
worthy of it. The consequence of that
| interview was that the ce-President
wrote Brewster very tender letter, eX-
pressing his thanks for such adectionate
treatment. Long previous TO that Arthur
had become well acquainted with Brewster
and liked his conversation, and always had
him over in New York State in the cam
pagn to make speech at some leading
point, like New York, or Brooklyn or
Albany. The moment that Don Cameron
found that Arthur meant to appoint Brew
ster he rashed to his support. That is the
whole of it. Cameron would not have had
Brewster if he had been called on 10 name
man from Pennsylvania. But, seeing it
inevitable he claimed the appointment, OF
| course"
How do you rate Mr.. Brewster?'
said /.
"Why, he is as kind a man as can . be
found in the country. He has an impet-
nous nature, with kindness aud warmth of
good feeling all through him. He has
about the best business, | suppose, of any
lawyer in Pennsylvania. | should think
his business amounted to $4,000 q year,
which is considerable in one State. He
told me that il was at a sacrifice Of money
that he went into the Cabinet, but, said
he; : ! consider it is rounding up of my
life as lawyer. The office of Attorney
General is the largest honor that can be
paid TO an active lawyer. | am taking the
office for little Benny meaning his young
| SON. ~