The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-20
ARTHUR AND BLAINE.
The Presidents Cool Treatment of the Re-
publican Candidate.

publican Candidate.
Washington Special.
Chairman Jones, of the Republican national
committee, arrived here to-day. When asked
tonight about President Arthur's relations to
the late Republican canvass, he said:
ut is a delicate subject for me to touch upon,
as l have warm feelings in the matter. 1t is my
opinion that if President Arthur had supported
Mr.. Blaine as warmly as Mr.. Blaine would have
supported Mr.. Arthur if he had been the choice
of the national convention, Mr.. Blaine would
now be the President-elect, as he ought to be for
the good of the country"
1T has been asserted that Mr.. Arthur did not
give any support to Mr.. Blaines causeF
81 do not believe that either Mr.. Arthur or his
Cabinet, with possibly one or two exceptions,
gave that loyal support to the ticket that was to
have been expected from Republicans"
Did he call on or cooperate in any way with
the national committee}' z
"He did not
Did the committee call on himw
1.-THE committee did make three formal calls
upon him. He excused himself on two Of these
oecasions-once by saying he was i'll, and the
other time that he was engaged. at The third
call he was reported not in"
'Didh he or his friends make any acknowledge
ment of the CALI"
did he make any contribution to the COM
mittee2"
Neither he nor any member of his Cabinet
l ain not aware of any letter being written, or
speech being made by any member of the Cabi-
net in Mr.. Blaine's favor, except Secretary
Gresham's address at the Wall-street business
mems meeting"
''Then you would not regard Mr.. Arrhur's
selection for senator as a good thing for the
country"
Mr.. Arthur's freetrade notions, as indicated
by his appointment of Mr.. McCulloch to the
secretaryship of the Treasury, and his indorse-
ment of the Secretary's well known free-trade
views. would render his election as senator
from New York an injury to the country 1T
large, as well as to the Empire State itself. and
would be bad for the Republican party. If any
thing was demonstrated by the late election, and
the canvass prior thereto, it was that the great
majority of voters of this country are in favor of
protection TO their industries. 1t would be a
calamity to the Nation to have a free-trader, or
elected to the Senate from this or any other
State at the present juncture."
"'Did Conkling offer his services to the COM
mittee and meet with refusalW
'That story is wholly untrue. Mr.. Conkling's
services were never offered to the Republican
cause, either directly or indirectly, He never
called at headquarters, or sent any message
there. In the early stages of the canvass his
friend, George @. Gorham. was almost daily in
the committee rooms. He protested to take
great interest in the party, and to be friendly to
Mr.. Blaine. He volunteered a great deal of
advice, and pretended to be a solid Republican.
He was one OF the party that went with General
Logan and the committee on the steam yacht
trip to New London, Conn, in July or August. "
Mr.. Jones says the present depression in bust
ness is the sequel of the alarm felt in Carlisle's
election as Speaker, and comes from uncertainty
as to the course that will be pursued by the
Democrats. He is opposed to the Spanish
treaty, which he says gives away a good home
market for a poor foreign one.