The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 10, 1884
From this standpoint, the portentous
Arthur boom appears to be assuming the
character of Blaine stampede of very
considerable proportions, particularly in
the Presidents own State where the whole
stalwart army seems to have broken ranks
and completely forsaken their old com
mander. In the New York deal the Presi
dent finds his most discomforting surprise,
because he had counted upon the aid Of a
class of men in nearly every Congress
ional district, whose lives had been devot-
ed, as his own had been, to the manipula
ton of the machine politics Of the State
But there was ex Gov. Cornell with his
sores of 1881 still unhealed, and there
was Dir ConkliUg, who is out of politics
only in the sense of repaying old scores,
and whose hand is seen ii all Of this anti
Arthur work, and there was, above ali
the apprehension among the leaders OF
the party that the Democrats could NOT
nominate candidate who would not easily
put New York in the Democratic column
next fall US against Arthur. That Arthur
has been unfortunate in the distribution
of patronage in New York, goes city say
ing. His appointees in New York city
were selected for him simply from the
want of courage to select them for him
self The result was class of officials
that care as little for Mr. Arthurs perfer-
ment now, as he cared for them when he
was anxius to give their places to those
in whom he had confidence. Upon the
idea that honest men get their dues when
rogues fall out, the disturbances in the
once happy Republican family will as
surely give the Empire State to the Dem
ocracy next fall, as Vermont will 90 the
other way.
Mr. Morrison has got the tariff bill be
fore the House and in Committee on the
whole, in spite of the predictions Of his
failure. His opening speech was a sound,
common sense presentation Of its leading
features, spiccd with some historical data
mission and tariff measures in past Con
crosses had been secured in the interest
of the manufacturers and capitalists of
the country. An analysis of the vote by
which the bill was taken up for considera
ton, develops a pretty strong indication
that the contest over it will be both long
and exciting. 1t il known that while
quite number of Democrats who voted
to take up the bill will finally vote against
ii, there are also a number of the 80 Dem.
ocrats who voted against its consideration
will ultimately record their votes for it.
1t seems that Mr. Bob Lincolu's aspira,
tons are a trihe higher than those which
satisfied his boss four years ago, and the
fellow is playing double for all he is worth
with both Logan and Arthur. While he
sends dispatches to Chicago announcing
that his name cannot be used while he is
in Mr.. Arthur's cabinet he is knitting Ar
thur in the East and throtting Logan in
the West upon every possible occasion.
1t cannot be that the President is not cog
infant of this duplicity on the part Of a
member of his cabinet, but what is he
going to do about it if he is? If he should
kick him out, what would become of the
son of his father got into the cabinet, and
how many would view it as an insult Il
the memory of Garfield? From the time
that Lincoln was taken up and carried
into the Office of town supervisor of Chi
cago ten years ago, upon this sentimental
sort of politics, he has been afflicted by
the political bighead in its worst form,
and it shows the possibilities of America
politics including its civil service reform,
when such a man as Robert Lincoln car
be seriously spoken of in connection witt
the highest political office ia the world
PHoNO