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best for tho party: provided 1t was tempered

the certainty that Mr.. Blaine would imperl the
SUCCESS 81 the Administration ought to weigh
SH asa ;ss sH Mds HSt r whs he had
months IN the Cabinet. yet he had no Intention
q asking for his resignation; The Presdent
,t NJ T"Sd M n S Ss
traiIon; Mr. GonEiins protested AGAINST such
wSs ssa aSs SssS make 91
TO ose By T. s the
ours ysnfs nna
| years was broken by reason Of the very party
troubles that had but . few months before
drawn them together moro closely than ever.
va.
Through tho full month that followed his &C.
csssion to the ofco. the President watched his
picious mind OF Mr.. Blaine dreamed. Though
| outward relations wore cordial. tho Presi-
| dent had taken pains, OF which Mr.. Blaine was
| ignorant, to inform himself OF all that was
the state Ths
mentioncd Ia the Cabinet meeting: Hs dis.
not Only in manner VIII ch ' was " Wholly dsSp.
| proved BY tho President. but that he had Kept
was doing. Whom at length tho President in
formed Mr.. Blaine what hs had learned. the
0 hG
| until con ironted by proof. or this the country
dent had aHiiemly ami r Hm G aItersd
the instructions of tho Secretary to our special
ENJOYS. aud that no had done so 20 avert tho
| 1t was not so much tho modification OF the
implied censuro whoae publicity could not be
avoided. ms tho private exposure Of his lack Of
! good faith toward tho Administrator Of which
ho was q member that compeiied Mr.; Blaine's
the, disclosure had como at the very timo that
delicate hints had boon made to tho President
looking toward political alliance with Mr..
! Blaine. Tho Secretary had caused 1t to DO con-
v"yod to the President that there had boon an
not should hayn his .ey" on tho succession. but
that Garfield should DO supror'ei for that and
VIII was Tn pap ,n , h E nnI ws
him. providing the State Department remained
IN his control. These hnt4 wcsc not noticed
There had been. another cause Of difference
between the President aud the Secretary. II
nro.c IN connection with the PROMISED Con.
Of Nr nIaino's The Prosi don neither believed
'a rS Hf%H"!Ir Hans
scheme was an old ono that !; hal boon one Of
administration oxciisd much dehnto in Con
E,"s:. and had mot an inE'orious failure. Tho
and ~ h me so rna ." apo Ss
the p r h "a ins ,c CSnsrsp was
n bitter disappointment. Foiled in his pur-
poses. Mr.. Blaine retired from tho Cabinet. and
never ntterwnri failed to ,sncak, Of the Prcsi.
/ dent with tho contempt that is born OF oAtremo
personal hostility ant! his numerous friends.
ih T ns nlways, tex their eHr from him
that he horborc no onnl,% TOWARD Mr.. Biaino.
/ He appointed Walker Bnno II special en-
voy TO Sonth .Amaricl; and later madp hun one
OF the special "'rns" for tn" Government b,-
%ihrr way s""sht 70 anpe"sc Mr. Haina and
his friends. w t"no purrosa; however.
nnns CEN a the Nrar M"s me" ct with n a!a n
| bArra-sinE and annoying difficulties which
t,reatonG no, opy m9r}iying pGrsonini fall a.,
party in the mirt insiead OF extrcatlng it. lilo
had los, tho support Of CHnkiing. and had in
CURED his dspIeasure. OF course, ,hnt took
ling's following in New York. comnrising some
Of the, shrcwdcst politicians in the Stnic., Tho
Blaine. and in tho most dangerous way 10y sub
than seemed POSSIBLE, discovered that Mr..
Conkling was right in his, predictions, 1t
s smnneT as Sr ,h so ne h w1 % iH % n
hnsrd on Executive favor and sure TO be
known as the Ar,hgl faction. The President
/ it 10 his intimate friends. iie laid once; II
succeed IN harmonHinE the discnriant cic-
must be victim somewhere. and shall prob
ahN iird mys"lt that victim; yetif DO not sue
Therr was anp,her perr,.rxi'Xno; known -
tn" country. which gave N" President great
~ tna' W.T. In" c"nsSr "I ' n". E'hmn
pronounced ho-,iity but there was GOODNESS,
l'~ll NDl lsI,l ~ 'Nll-t 'l support ilN t''Sl-
. d"Et rlU!inl. pat His iingcr on any act al hos
tiiry hat 'h' mnl E"r Of his party in tho Senate
was. distant and rigid. Mr. Blaine and Mr..
tprking had hnih left strong friends in tho
s nate. and wh'i" the nntaEonisms on the Fart
Of tb" following Of each remained. there Wa
uNlon ~ SON lnent in disilk" Tor tho l'r"siGeHt.
l'aiue q friends were the more pronounced in
1hrir hostility; tonklins's moro reserved.
Blaine : friends tii not hesitate nj times hit
trry tn aonouicc the President: ConkIiEp's cX-
. changed their views among themselves. ThelN
w"r" some exceptions. Gen. ltaYley was one.
lio gave tba Pre- !irnt strong support from tho
first. So did Tcl'cr Edmpnds, and Gam
"rou. md 10 some "Xtont Logan and An
thony.. Some carried their hostility so far
that they would not 60 To- tho White House.
senator Miller of New York was one of these.
and senator sherman another senator lionr
made ono or two hriof imperative calls. which
ceased after tho President had appointed Mr..
lioH : friend. judge Gray To the Suprcno
bench. II was n that time that tho President
received, MS he said more cordial sympathy
from some Senator'S on tho Democratic sido
then from his own party, loading to friend
ships that will long endure.