Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-02
BLAINE AND ARTHUR.
Chandler TELLS why Blaine Left Pfetl.
dent Arfhur's Cabinet and An.
swera Certain Charges.
This Brsnsh Bsiwesn ConkiiHK, Edmunds
nnd Blaine Upfortana's. bat Blaine
Acted on Impulse.

relations which existed between pfea
dent Arthur and Mr. Blaine while Mr
Blaine remained 10 Presldcnt Arthuri
cabinet and subsequently,
10 The Editor Of tho Herald
The readiness with which the Herald
has Withdrawn the erroneous charge con.
| cerning myself In ~ article of November
] 10, headed Arthur as President ~.
view u the political history ot The Gar.
/ neid Arthur administration encourages
me 20 write - correct q fcw other state.
/ pents therein which know u
DO uufoobded. There are many
I moro which am sur6 arc untrue, bnl
about which have not personal kn0Wi.
edge Tue charge made that George
/ Bliss yielded 70 temptation because II Il
said Bliss agreed % arbitration with
| Salisbury, who vas q friend Of Blaine,
and assertions that Col Bliss was ever
false 70 any cause IN which ho WAS
employed as counsel, cannot possibly b.
! Justified. he agreed 10 arbitration Of
the star route cases against Salisbury
solely because u the lack Of evidence 10
warrant criminal proceedings, and would
/ moreover have been perfectly willing 10
! prosecute any friends ~ Blaine Who
were guilty. As THE assertion " made "
length aud In various forms that Blaine
| determined 70 remain NJ tbs head
| NJ the state deparimsut
until turned out suppohsa that
no had succeeded, ana that Arthur would
not dare 20 DISTURB him, tbs immediate
| quarrel with thG president, which lod 10
| his quitting the cabinet, arose from u
breach Oi good faith regarding lnstrBc.
tlon ~ Mr.. Trceac0tt. Soon after Hlaine
Was forced ~ resign On account Of differ.
encnA Oi opinion between himself aud the
president In his South American policy,
aud from that time on Blaine and family
we're strangers a. tho White HnupC.
This sDmity wax iutcnenod by The result
81 tho last presidential election, and
Arthur and friends were accused VI coz.
Gritty ASSUMING, by their indifference At
least, IN me triumph 81 President Cleyc.
land. THIS u nearly aii tissue uf false.
hoods. The designations ~ tho members
n The GARFIELD cabinet wore MI placed
In President Arlhnr'a hands lm
mgdiatcly after he took the cath
~ Office before the chief justice on Sep.
tcmDer ~, 1881, Ia View OF tho pred.
DENTS room while President GarGcld'a
remains were lying IN tho rotunda VI tho
capital. The president asked several
gentlemen % remnin lD Office until
there could be full conference next
day. The funeral procoBBlou started Tor
ono, but President Arthur remained to.
hind Before leaving Washington Blaine
asked tho president on what date he
could probnDly be released from lho state
department, aud the latter replied that
Nc desired Blaine 10 remain until tho
yorktown celebration Oi September ~
lf s.s.H a L. .
of br'nch and German visitors should be
completed. Blame, " course, consented
10 tina presidenpA Wishts After tbs
foreign visitors hhd departed, which was
about Tho middle Of November, Blaine stlil
remained 10 assist IN the prennration of
30 much VI ihe ptesldeni's message as re-
lhled 70 toroign affairs. soon after con
Rrtsn convened during December and on
the day which frelinahuysen had signl.
uod thnt bc desired 70 commence Official
luUeH, Blaine loft the department bur.
lng all thiB period 1 saw Blaine frequent.
lY and he COnvcTgGh with me freely. Ilg
manifested ~ mo no desire Whatever %
remain IN the presidents onblnoi, aud H1g.
nltled no huGh wleh 20 the proA dent ana
con8dctti tho change natural and iDovtl.
able Tho president Furthermore urned
him 10 accept tho appointment " minis.
ter W England, which blaine docined
wi b thaukHinnd thny parted 10 friendly
spirit | remember that Blaine said to
me that no did not feel able 10 kepp up
tnch an establishment In London
as he would desire TO main.
tain, aud he wrote note
70 the PRECEDENT IN connection with his
dcclinn,iun Of the mlsflon which may
perhaps be- found among Pr Alient
AtIhnPH papers, or Bpine may have n
copy. Tho 4 ffsrenco touching some fsa.
lures oi The South Americas policy hap.
prbcd after blaine left tbs cabinet, the
principal one " a personal character be
tween FrclluRhnyacn ana Blaine, ana even
una, | tblnls never amounted 10 a total
suspension OF intercourse, Blaine had
given public reception nj bis house 60
the new secretary, but after time h6spi-
lalltles ceuned, though ! think mutual
calls ny card wore never abandoned Sc.
tween the president ana Blaine personal
relations and exchange Of hospltalItleh
were Kept up even whom tho difficulties
on The south American policy were nj the
waTmeat point, Blaine dlntd at tho
White House and tho PRECEDENT dlned al
nlAlno'B. am quite aurc that Mr.. and
Mrs. Blaine were invited 10 the
White House two or three
times during the winter Of 1884.
aud that the president dlned AZ Blains'a
M lato ag March, 1884, within three
months Of tho National convention. Dur.
Ing the canvas for tbs nomination In the
spring and summer Of 1884, many nharp
sayings we're IA circulation and the presi.
dent was much disturbed at times al the
reports u some OF them, and Blaine NAV
hhyn also been irritRted, but personal rs.
lkuonH never Terminated. Az late na last
rprlDR, whom Blaine finished his nTwnnty
Years - Congress" he sent two yolumos
TO Arthur with kind inscription, aud
they were accepted by friendly uoie.
After tho presidential election the chair.
man Of tho national committee was lndia.
Greet enough In 4 published lntoryIew 60
imputc 10 President Arthur aud momhera
ui MIS- cabinet want ~ fidelity ia tho
canvass, This charge was bAgelesa ana
was 80 declared by me at the tlme
IN a letter 70 the New York Tribune
All possible and appropriate aHAlatanee
wah rendered, ~ could not haze been
expected that We should tupefsedo The
chairman OF do his work, although IL
would have been better II some ono ha,i
done No. lilaine has never iud0fsrd The
asporslon 20 my knowledge.
Ia truth, there IL much less pureonal die.
ogurlesy prevailing among public mon
WHO are rivals Than aur prolific nnd rrck
less newhpnper Writers would baya their
readers believe Everything which does
happen Il maEnlfOd or distorted. Tho
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