Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-01-18
A Mad lmpuls-.

A Mad Impuls-.
It is impossible to resist the con-
vlction that the Republican party
IL again meditating q crusade OF
corruption and lawlessness which,
before 1t is through, will more than
rival it's record during and prior to
the year 1874. Its stalwart leaders
are elated at the unfortunate incl
dent which removed Garfield from
the political theater, and which re-
placed that thoroughly awakened
statesman by Arthur. There can
be little doubt that Garfield, con.
scious of certain ugly episodes,
arising from poverty and a too
powerful temptation, in bis own
career, had resolved to give the
people of the United States a pure
aud exemplary government. The
accomplishment OF his aspiration
would have made the weak points
in his early career seem venia:.
There is also equally little doubt
that Mr.. Blaine was prepared TO
cooperate heartily in this pro-
gramme and that he was perhaps
the most powerful impelling influ-
ence at work to that end. That
President Garfield had committed
himself to the guidance of Blaine
scarcely admits Of doubt. The
only question, in our mind, Is as to
whether both were simultaneously
wrought upon by the same inn
palse, or whether the Impetus pro-
ceeded from Blaine. In any event,
the opening Of the Garfield admin
istration found Blaine enorm ously
enriched, although he had been all
bis life nothing but schoolmaster,
u newspaper editor and Congress-
man, with Garfield, by Blsine's
dictstion the chief OF nation of
fifty millions. We can we'll be.
lieve that, under such circum.
stances, the feelings that welled
up in the breast OF Pripcs Hal on
the death of his father, and led
him to exclaim, "My reformation,
glitteripg DER my fault, shall seem
more goodly and attract more eyes
than that which hath no foil to set
1t off," pervaded the the breasts OF
both Garfield and his Mentor,
Blaine.
These men would probably have
given the country pure and saga
cious administration. Selfishness
alone, II no other motive, would
have prompted them to this, the
only sensible and enduring pro-
gramme.
Now, while Arthur has wept
tears without end at the DISPENSE
ton which made him President, 1t
il worthy of note that, In his every
act and preference, he has repudi-
ated the policy, the men and the
methods which Garfield, in bis
first days of office, had adopted.
The only members of Garfield's
cabinet whom he has shown any
disposition to retain are the no.
bodies, Hunt and Lincoln. No man
who is able to read the lettering on
q milestone can have been in any
doubt as TO what is to come when
Arthur gets fairly warm in his
seat.
President Arthur, who had been
dubbed "generaw on the
strength of his connection with
the quartermaster and commissa-
riat departments Of the New York
militia, In the early days of the
war, has always been known elm.
ply as q handsome, cunning and
good natursd political "connubia-
tori swallowed up in his devo-
tion to Grant and Conkling. That
he is an amiable and Winning man
personally no one has felt like dis
putting. He has known, perhaps
better than any man In the En-
pire State, how to handle the
FOUNDERS and strikers of New York
City, of either party. No man
better than he was adapted to con.
duct the unclean negotiation with
John Kelly which made Garfield
President. With consistency, ut
least, he began bis administration
by throwing its whole patronage
into the work of corrupting the
people Of Virginia, by means Of
which that ancient and illustrious
commonwealth surrendered itself
to regulators and political adven-
turers. He has already shown that
he proposes to pursue this policy.
As q result, he may capture 3
number of the Southern common.
wealths.
In addition, bis followers pro-
pose to inaugurate - wholesale
scheme of spoliation upon the
treasury of the United States.
Plans of subsidizipg ocean steam
ship lines and an unprecedented
prodigality in expenditures for