Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-01-04
The New Administration

There is, just now, a decided lull
in the animosities which have of
late signalized the Republican
party. We have always thought
that President Arthur was poll
tician-and he is a politician and
nothing else-of rare tact and
skill. We have, also, always con-
ceded that he is a manly and win
ming individual. But some of the
most charming men, personally, in
our political history, were down.
right failures as Presidents. The
two most conspicuous instances of
this fact were Millard Fillmore and
franklin Pierce. Arthur, in spite
Of ell he can do to bridge over the
bloody chasm, will be another. AS
. President he is between the devil
and the deep bluaSjea, rs between
the followers of ConFlipg and those
Of the Plumed Knight. 1t is a
noteworthy fact that his every ap-
pointment, thus far, has been in
the interest of the stalwarts. The
only men mentioned as likely to
secure appointments to any sta
tions In his gift are stalwarts.
Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey, and
Howe, of Wisconsin, were third
termers. Lincoln, whom he re-
tains In his cabinet, was the Presi-
dent of Grant club in Chicago.
Sargent, who is named in connec.
tion with the Secretaryship OF the
Interior, was q third termer. So
was ex-senator Chaffee, who was
previously mentioned for the same
post. Brewster, the new Attorney.
General, is of that identical stripe.
In every overt act which can be
traced to Arthur since he became
President the same preference for
the stalwarts is apparent. 1t is not
snly preference, but an exclusion
Of all other elements Of the Repub.
lican party. Copkling has osteDs'
IDLY disappeared from public life
but every man who is broad be-
tween the eyes and across the brow
knows that Conkling is the power
behind the throne. greater thai
the throne itself. That is, Conk
ling snd Grant-convertible terms
Blaine, and the hundred thousand
warm blooded adherents of thai
dashing partizan, are busy mixing
up the pigments which make ul
the direst war paint. It is credit
to the personal ssgscity of Arthur
that he sees these things. What
ever may be said OF him, his woreI
enemy cannot accuse him of OBJ
tuseness. One hazards little il
predicting that Arthur vii
stick to his friends, and M
man with the full compile
ment Of red corpuscles in his blood
can blame him, but he is by NJ
means oblivious of the inevitable
results. We learn from q reliable
source that the great danger tha
the President recognizes. and thai
the men whom he trusts recog
Bize, comes from without the par.
ty. The President believes thai
the most skilful and sagaciou:
party management will be neces-
cary to save the party in 1884
There will be no faction, possibly
in the Republican party, but there
will be great danger that the dis
satisfied, the independent, and fac
tional element in the Republican
party Will 60 over TO the Dem0c-
racy, and perhaps in sufficient
numbers to win the day. He is
reported to have said recently to a
man, who was speaking of what
seems to-day to be a weak and dis
organized condition of the Deme.
cratic party, that 1t should be re-
membered that 1t cast only few
thousand votes less than the Re.
publicans did In 1880, and that the
Republican party lacked thous'
snds of being majority party.
a COuu utter Cnaiien9e