New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-24

presumed to he in accord with them The proDaolty
Is that the numDer is larger, inasmuch as IL 20
Olihcult to ascertain the exact standing III many pt
ne sInall appointments; and IN All cases oI Io.g0
theY nave been left ont of the Stalwart account.
Almost All tue important appointments nave Dech
given TO Stalwarts and none of them to men known
as distnctIytly antl-Stalwart. The other 81 per
cent is made up of men who can be easily cassi-
ned, and consist Tor the most part OF petty posi-
offices.
IL is not answer to all this to represent. as has
been done often, that the President is following
the Congressional rule with appointments.
and that II the larger proportion oi
appointments in New-York and Pennsylvania
has gone 10 tie Stalwarts is because the majority
OF the Republican Congressman from these States
belong 10 that wing OF the party. Inc fIesl,fehI
does follow the Congressional rule where the Con-
greseman IS Il Stalwart and often 10 doubt, where
he IS not especially ID tho States where tne oti-
Wart faction mas little or no strength, which Is l9
case III number of them. But II has been remarked
rs general law that where the President Oreans
tho congressional rIle 1t Is with an an!l-ctaIW1l'
Congressman. This was the ease with tsc lppolHHV-
ment of Collector WOrthIngtOn, made against elo
recommendation of nearly the whole deleSdloh
9l the State, including taG Two ,r5nher H9Iar',, Of
appointments made IN the, disirlc Ct "a
some OF the most prominent anu-ol%lNIlu
Congressmen from New York. sucn a. NJ " @o5I sI
worm. 3ir Cornell. Mr.. skinner and MI west. an
OF these four have been ridden over with someVnlng
resembling rougnness. IL has been the case also
with number of the most important IGnhsSlNdnIa
appointments, the appointment or Jacksoh 10
BE- Internal Revenue Collector at Alleghany City,
and Of Kaufman at Lancaster, Tor example,
which proved to bc the last strawS on tne pack o.
the independent camel. These were made against
the recommendation Of the Congressman, ana Tor
the sole purpose of securing the election OF oeha-
tors WHO would vote or Senator Cameron ; reelec-
ton. Every intelligent politician III W washington
and Pennsylvania understood TINS; ana senator
Mitchell knew 1t on the very best autDOri'y, VIZ
that ot senator Cameron himself, VINO tod nm so
IN mood OF unusual candOT. II the President dld
not know ii, he was less Informed about the eject
ana significance OF the appointments he WAS max
ing than many VINO bad not MS iacihtieS
Tor finding out about them. lhe diplomatic ana
consular appoiu tment5 are exception to the gem
eral rule. Inc list OF StalYarts selected lor the
European missions Is familiar enough; ana COh-
gresslnen who have made special sclulny Oi the
consular appointments say that very Large proper
ton OF them are StalW9rtS.
1t is an interesting act that great many mem
bers OF Congress- especially III the House, DcIIe"e
tnat President Arthur has no e1pecta ION now OF
being a candidate Tor nomination by tho EepuOh-
can Convention OF 1851. Ihcre l. gehcIal M
preston tnaU he finds the official uuIleS VI lhe
Presidency burdensOme-Ind the business OI
listening Oitce-seekerS must De Wedri'oho'
lie Is Il genial man, fond OF enc
company of his tucnds, and not prodlpoScd, per
nan: 10 the continual tOIl and yeXatiOn Of spirit
winch the Office must entail Most men WOuiu Oe
willing 10 taAe the position, even Win these urdW
backs and l, Is no noIo nAIy 'nII tb,3 any
Arthur would refuse IL Jhau thiV any
other American ciuZen would do 50; Dut
1t IS IntIldtcd that NJ realizes thdD
II is Oac thing tOr hn To ask support LOT hlS diliIl
Istratiou, as that Oi a Republican President, ana
quite another lOr hIm 10 90 INTO NaIIOnal COhVeh
tlOn where he must shON ahlmatlVc Strength Oh
the other hand there are Congressman OF lhu'pelu-
eDt tendencies VINO believe tudt lne pan ido hOI
been given up. They say the close alliance
winch had apparently been formed between Cne
President ana senator Cameron meant thtt the
Senator was 10 have charge ot the campaign LOT re-
election and that, ii the situation seems TO nave
changed Ii is only because tne young boss mas got
himself into sIch suarl JhaC ali plans III which Ae
is concerned must DO Indefinitely pOotpOhcu'
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