Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-20
CAPITAL NOTES.
THE UTTER FAILURE OF -aRTHUR.S
ADNINISTR.iTION.
He Loves His Ease Too Much to Permit
of His Revolutionizing the Administra-
tion-Senator voorhees on the Result of
the Election in Indiana.


tion-senator voorhees, on the Result of
the Election in Indiana.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-These russell
autumnal days fail to invigorate President
Arthur, and he leaves the government as a
machine to run in a happy -go-lucky way.
For more than year the president has
administered the legacy left him by as
sassination, and up to this time has done
no work which will enter into the school
books of the future. He enjoys his ease.
likes good living, keeps late hours at night
and begins the day with breakfast when
the majority of mankind are thinking of /
their dinner. 1t cannot be said that |
Arthur has made great president. He is |
no doubt, however, safe one. He is al |
ways about ready to do some thing, but |
he is so slow in all his official movements |
that it gives him the reputation |
of being lazy, and no doubt, |
he is. When Arthur went into the White |
house there is no doubt he made up his |
mind to renew the lease, if it happened to
be in his power to so manage things. He
found his party divided then as now. He
was in the middle of river, as it were.
boat laden with golden apples, and on
either shore the faction were marshalled
waiting for some valuable freight. He
evidently thus ruminated: sWhat care I
for the troubles between these men? These
apples are pretty, and they all want them.
They don't cost me anything, and am GO
ing to throw them on both sides of the
river. Now this is what President Ar
thur called the policy of Cancellation.
On the lone side of the river
were the stalwarts. They had reason to
hope that they would get all the pippins
and occasionally give the other crowd a
core. Imagine their surprise at first, and
their disgust subsequently, when they saw
that the other fellows were treated almost
as we'll as themselves. This may be rude
way of exemplifying the policy of the
president, but it does it nevertheless.
t About all the good will there is in the
White house, after all, is in the offices.
These are a mighty load to build up or
load down. Mr.. Arthur continued this
policy thus inaugurated, and still continues
t. Whenever half-breed gets an office
he feels thankful and draws the
salary with Christian punctuaity.
Whenever a stalwart gets one the same, the
half breeds raise up on their launches show
their rear elevation, and declare the presi-
dent is favoring the bosses. If they could
get two offices, and the other fellows only
one, they would declare Mr.. Arthur was
after all, reforming the civil service.
The president may be satisfied with his
policy, but the result, as shown by the re.
7 cent election. is, first, this: Instead OF
7 making recruits and binding up the
wounds, he has simply driven away from
him scores and scores OF friends, and
: placed in the hands of those who don'l
r care continental for him the ammunition
). with which to carry on war against him. Il
is not infrequent now to hear stalwarts be-
e rate the president Some of the
:, men he has driven away
u were his nearest friends, who had reason to
believe that they would have some infu.
e1ce with him.
: There is the best reason fsr believing
= that the reports that Grant and Conklinp
" have less power at the White house thar
accredited to them are true. The defea
:. the administration received at the recent
\ = election was overwhelming enough to con
4 vince novice in politics that the present
occupant of the White house will have te
find other quarters two years hence. Nc
doubt the president believes it. For thi;
;, reason it was thought that his policy Of
: gathering the factions together in one
broad party would be abandoned, and thai
he would try to win back his old friends
= and keep the machine stalwart
This accounts for the reports
e telegraphed away that the cabinet was tt
y be reorganized, and that important change:
were to be made in New York and othel
states. If the president liked his elegant
n leisure there might be fear of this. Ar
S thur cannot be convinced that his polio,
has failed. To change it, however, would
involve turmoil, and strife, and vexation O.
q spirit. For man who does not care t.
~ begin the day before noontide, and wht
would rather fish for cells than win APP
plause, this is no small undertaking.
" Senator Voorhees, reached the city las
g. evening. He took very active part in tn
IS Indiana campaign, and is naturally in
le happy frame of mind over the result H,
j. says that the victory achieved
is is one that is going t.
e stand The Republican party wa
united and active, and there was nothing
!, in the circumstances of the triumph t.
=, indicate that it will be reversed. Tn,
A. Democratic carried eighteen out of thu
S. twenty -four senators who will hold owe
l. and participate in the election of tn
q, next United States senator. The senate
IL is especially jubilant over the Democratic
~ success in Heilman's district. The result
+ for congress corresponds with Mr.. Voor
r hees' prediction in this city prior to thu
Ohio election. The only district lost b.
the Democrats that could have been car
el ried was one in which the Democratic can
e. didate thought he could make specia
n point by assailinp the river and harbO]