The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-12-20

RUNORs or CABINET CHANGEs-1lH-
ROBERT LINCOLN TO BE PUSHED FOR
TIE SUCCESSION.


ROBERT LINCOLN TO BE PUSHED FOR
TIE SUCCESSION.
WAsHINGT0N, ID. G., Dec. 16, 's2.
To The Ediior - The Morristown Gazette:
There has within the last few
days been n revival of the rumors
relative to important cabinet
changes, the Interior object OF when
is the presidential election in 1884.
How much truth there may be I'm
the rumors the denoNemeHt alone
will show, but they are believed oy
many who are we'll informed IN po-
Iitical matters. That the Repuoli-
cans here in Congress, in the Caoi-
net. and In Office, feel the necessity
of doing some great and telling
thing i'm the way of atOnement and
for political effect has been shown
bv the Presidents message, by the
aIacrity with which Congress has
addressed itself to work, and by the
openly expressed opinion of all Re
publicans with whom one converses
upon the the subject Every Re
publican, from Mr.. Arthur down to
a small-salaried clerk, is working
like a little man to undo their undo
ing ON the 9TH of November last.
But it is realized, that no eleventh
hour reformation merely will win
back the estranged and deeply
wronged constituencies.
The startling and theatric thing
proposed is the candidacy of the
son of his father, Robert Lincoln,
at present Secretary of War, but in
the near future, it is said, to be
Minister to England in place OF Mr..
Lowell. For some reason, absence
from the country has been deemed
advantageous for presidential can
didate. Van Buren, and Buchanan
each returned from the Court OF St.
ia es TO the White House. Gen.
Grants trainers kept him out of
the country as long as possible pre-
vious to the Chicago nomination
And now it is proposed TO send
young Mr.. Lincoln over the waters
in an official capacity in order that
he may return with ecldt TO be nomi-
mated for the place which the Re-
publican party is striving so des
perately to win, and which it reali-
yes must be won fairly, without re-
turning boards, Joe Bradley, or
Dorsey, or Jay Hubbell--if won at
all.
That Mr.. Lincoln has any special
fitness for the office is not claimed.
He is not especially popular He is
simply a commonplace young man,
whose sole eligibility subsists in his
lineage and in the survival in the
popular mind of the legend-of primo
qenitHre, which we have repudiated
in law, but which still lives in senti-
mental politics, as is proved by Gar
fields selection of Lincoln, by Ar
thurs retention of him alone of Gar
fields cabinet, and by the way in
which the drowning party now
catches at him. 1t must not bee
supposed, however, that Republicans
are turning To Mr.. Lincoln with un-
broken unanimity So long rs Mr..
Blaine and Mr.. Conkling both live,
there can be no unanimity in the
Republican party. Not, it is thought,
that Mr.. Blaine hopes to be the
nominee Of the Republican Conyen-
uon in 1884. His ambition will
have scored a point if he can defeat
the choice of Conkling, of Arthur,
and of Cameron. Ii is believed that
Mr.. Blaine's choice just at present
is General Sherman. The Maine
politician does not love the old Gen
eraI, but he regards him, as the 9th
or wing of the party regards Lin
coin, an effective name or reminis-
cence with rallying power. Bob In
gersoll has recently brought out
General Sherman, and IngersOll is
the mouth piece OF Blaine. The su
perb enthusiasm that characterized
the party in it's younger and Purer
lite has ebbed. There is not a we'll
informed man in the world but
knows Garfield could never have
been elected but by money levied
by such assessment highwaymen rs
JAY Hubbell and ex-senator Dorsey
of Star Route infamy. Jay Hubbell-
ism and Star Route thefts were
made possible only through the
thief installment OF Hayes
The election of TildeR in 1876 was
the ror popUi cor Dai demand
for a change and a publication. The
-s'agod thing" brought his cannon
to Washington, aud the debased
Republican party hold the Govern
ment for eight years through fraud
and force