, 1883-01-06
Washington Letter.
F-pn a-r Rssaisf Co-Te-PoDaeE;i-
Washington December I5. 1852

a revival OF The rJ.gnorz relative 10 lm port
ant cabinet changes, the Interior object
OF which Is the presidential election IN
1884. How much truth there may be IN
the rumors the dsHouemeHt alone vii
show. but they are believed by many ~ho
are we'll informed II. political matters.
Tha: the Republicans here IN Congress,
IN the Cabinet and ia oi:ice, feel the ne
cesaity Of doing some great ana telling
thing in the Way ui atonenmei and for Po-
liticai effect has been shown hy the Pres
id,uts message, by the alacriiy with
which Congress has addressed itself 70
x5rk, and hy the openly expressed cP'n-
ION of all Republicans with whom one
ecnverses up5a the subject. Every Re
snbhcan, lr-iu Mr.. Arthur down to i
small salaried clerk, Is working Ike lit-
,le man to undo their uudoing on the 1th
Of November last. But Il IS realized, tina;
10 eleventh hour reformation merely viii
ain back the estranged and deeply wrong
ed Constituencies. Something startling
aud Strategic must be done Something
that viii appeal TO the sentiment Of those (
early, ardent Il R-publicans who are now so
LARGELY found IN the ranks Of the lade-
psudeuts ur Democrats f-htiug the ma /
chine and bassism.
The startling and rheafrie thing pro
prseI is the candidacy If the son of his
father, Robert Lincoln, a. lEesyn; Secre
,ary Of War, but in the near future. II Is
said, 20 he Minister to England in place
Of Mr.. Lowell For some reason, absence
irJm the country has been deemed adyan-
tag.ous ior the presidential candidate
Elu Buren and Buchanan each returned
from the Cugr; Of 81 James 10 the White
. House. General Grants. trainers KEEP,
him out oI the country as long as possible
previous u the Chicago nomination. And
/ now II IS proposed to send youns Lincoln
ryrr H., waters IN an Official capacity IN
o.fer that lie may return with .I"f - b.
n,mirr.,J TT ,ae place which the Re
publican party Is striving so desperately
. O. win. aui which II realizes must b. won
fairly, without returning boards, Joe
Bradley. or Dorsey. 'r Jay HUhbeil-ii
won ut all
Tia, Mr. Lincoln has any special illness
for the ,G..c IS .at claimed He Is not
especially !olu'ar. He i simply con-
mnu-pIacr young man, whose sole cligi-
bI.uy su5sis;s in hrs lineaga and in the
survival IN the popaIa. mind Of the legend
Of ,..,..o g.utu., which We have repuii-
a-rd 10 av. but which still lives IN senti-
mental politics, as Is proved by GarIield.s
selection ri lincoln. ~ Arrhur's retention
rf him alone # Garhed's cabinet, and hy
7 the way Tie drowning parry nov catches
"a. him Il must not be supposed, how
ever .ha; iirpublicaus are turning To Mr..
/ Lincoln with uahrohen Gnammty. So
I hong as Mr. Blame and Mr.. Conslmg
/ both i've. there can be no unanimi,v N
/ the Republican party, not, !; is thought,
/ that Nr. Blaine hopes to be the nominee
/ Of the Republican Convention III 1854.
} HIS ambition wiil have scored point i
. ho can defeat the choice Z Co.klmg. Of
/ Arthur. and of Cameron i, IS believed
that iIr B.a.nc's choice jus, at Ir sent is
General Sherman Tie Name politician
( does u5. love the Old Gea,Tai, Uut he ge-
CARDS him as the other wing Of the party
regards Lincoln, an effective name or rem
iEIsceuce aith raI!ying power. Bob In
| ccrs"il has recently brought nut General
/ Sherman. and ingersou IS tie mouth
| piece u, B.a.u,. This casting about FOR a
( candidate, and grasping at usmes that
! have an echo Of the war IN them Ia, Of
crms,, confession OF weakness. 1t IS
the craft and cunrir, of POLITICIANS who
un longer galy GA the splendid morals that
once assured the triumph OF the Eepub3i-
can party. The superb enthusiasm that
/ characterized the party IN ITS younger and
J purer life has ebbrd Self abased by the
worship of Pa-ad thing Of Sabre sway,
/ /, controls the government ty-day only