Daily Republican., 1883-11-14
prsssasn, Arshur's Views.

A special despatch from Washington
TO the Baltimore American says: There
is certain New York gentleman, an
active and intelligent politician, who
never comes to Washington without
spending an evening with theP President,
and this gentleman spent Friday even
ing at the Soldiers Home. On Satur.
day newspaper correspondent had q
long conversation with him, and in its
course learned that the President is feel
ing very hopeful now Of Republican
success next year.
"Those who know General Arthur
best know that he is not one Of the
most hopeful of men. 1t will be re-
membered that during the last Presi.
Dental campaign he was severely
criticised for q long time for his appar
ent lethargy, and 1t was not until be
became satisfied that New York was
going to be fully appreciated that he
began to believe she would prove her.
felt worthy of that appreciation. Until
the election of last Tuesday he was
very fearful of the coming conflict, but
now he feels better.
"New York, he told his friend, was
sure to be Republican next year, If the
Republican managers did not over.
throw the present plans. The only an.
noyance he feels Is that Virginia has
gone backwards, but even that he con-
siders an i'll wind that ought to teach
the party to spend fully as much energy
in keeping a solid North a. in trying to
break the solid South. In the words Of
the gentleman above referred to, the
President believes that the handwriting
on the wall which indicated that "the
Republican party must Co." has disap-
peared, aud that the grand old party ID
going to stay
"The correspondent ventured the ques'
tion as to whether the New Yorker him.
self looked tor any assistance from the
South, and he replied
No, don't think we can expect It,.
The recent event In Virginia shows it.
The leaders of the Southern Democracy
know that all that IL needed to bring
every white man In the south into line
il merely to raise the race cry, and
they are sure of success. The history y
of the past few days In Virginia shows
that, as have similar events at more
remote periods and further South
shown.
"With fair contest we would carry
three or four Southern States, but fair
contest cannot be had without troops al
the poll, to protect the colored men, and
that the sentimen; Of the country will
not warrant. No, fear We must look
for solid South again next year We
might possibly carry North Carolina,
but that il doubtful, very doubtful.
Virginia is lost to US, presume, 10 far
rs next year Is concerned, at least, and
we must look to the North for our sup
port
Tn the course of a few minutes the
conversation turned on the subject OF
the Democratic candidacy, and this
man, who has made New York politics
his life's study, said that Mr.. Tilden
was sure to be the man ; that his party
would not dare TO pass him by under
the existing state Of affairs In his own
State. AS Republican, continued
the New Yorker, l am glad 1t is going
to be Tiden. For we will have tive
strong allies against him.
'One of them will be John Kelly,
who can never make protestatiOns
enough to convince those who know
him that ne would do all he could fol
Tide, and the other is Ben Butler, who
feels that Tilten defeated him in Massa'
chusetts for the purpose of getting him
out of he way, and he is as sure tc
stay in the field next year az his stay.
ing In is sure to wreak his vengeance
on Tiiden."