Evening star., 1886-12-01
ARTHUR AND BLAINE.
EX-Secretary Chandler ON their POliti.
cal and Personal Relations.

The Boston Herald prints to-day a letter from
ex-Secretary VIM. E. Chandler, correcting some
statements made in the paper on November Is, in
an article on "Arthur as President" Among other
things, Mr.. Chandler says:
'The assertion is made at length, and in various
forms, that Mr. Blaine determined to remain at
the head of the State department or to be turned
OUT THE Secretary of State supposed that he
had succeeded, and that Mr.. Arthur would not
dare disturb him.. THE immediate quarrel with
the President, which led to his quitting the cabi-
net, arose from breech of good faith regarding
the instructions given TO Mr.. Trescott.' soon
after. Mr.. Blaine was forced to resign on account
or the difference of opinion between himself and
the President in his South American policy From
that time on Mr.. Blaine and his family were Stran-
gers at the White House. This enmity was in
tensied by the result OF the last presidential eec-
uon, and Mr. Arthur and his friends were accused
OF covertly assisting, by their Indifference at least
the triumph OF President Cleveland
"This is nearly all tissue OF falsehoods. The
designations of the members OF the Garfield cabi-
net were all placed in President Arthur's hands
Immediately after he took the oath of Office before
the the, Cflef Justice on the 22d day of september
Garfield'S remains were lying I'm the rotunda OF
the Capitol. The President asked the several gen.
tlemen to remain In office until there could be
1uller conference. The next day the funeral pro-
cession started for Ohio, but President Arthur re-
mained behind. Before leaving Washington, Mr..
Blaine asked the President at what date he would
probably be released from the State department,
and the latter replied that he desired Mr.. Blaine
to remain until the Yorktown celebration of OctO-
Der 18th should be over, and the entertainments OF
the French and German visitors should be COM
peted. Mr.. Blaine, OF course, consented TO the
Presidents wishes. After the foreign visitors had
departed, which was about the middle OF Novem-
Der, Mr. Blaine still remained to assist in the prep
aratfon OF so much OF the Presidents message as
related to foreign affairs. Soon after Congress
convened, during December, and on the day on
which Mr.. Frelinghuysen had signified that lie de-
sired to commence his Official duties Mr. Blaine left
the department.
sDurfng all this period saw Mr.. Blaine fire.
Quently, and he converSed with me freely. He
manifested to me no desire whatever to remain in
President Arthur'S cabinet; he signified no such
wish to the President. He considered a change
natural and inevitable. The President, further
more, urged him to accept the appointment OF
minister to England, which Mr.. Blaine declined
with thanks and they parted in friendly spirit.
remember that Mr. Blaine said to me that he did
not feel able TO keep up such an establishment in
London as he would desire TO maintain. He wrote
note to the President In connection with his de-
clinatiOn OF the mission, which may, perhaps, be
found among President Arthur's papers, or Mr.
Blaine may have copy.
''The differences touching some features of the
left the cabinet the principal one of personal
character being between Mr.. Frelinghuysen and
Mr.. Blaine. Even this, think, never amounted to
total suspension of intercourse. Mr.. Blaine had
given public reception at his house to the new
secretary; but after time hospitalitieS ceased,
though think mutual calls by card were never
abandoned. Between the President and Mr. Blaine
personal relations and an exchange OF hOspitai-
ties were kept up. Even when the differences on
GIlc CUutu ALutIlCdu pOlCy WcIc dO tiic NdIultSt
point MIR. Blaine dined at the White House, and
the President dined at Mr.. Blaine'S i am quite
sure that Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine were invited to the
White House two or three times during the winter
OF 1884, and that the President dined at Mr..
BlaineS as late March, 1884, within three
months OF the national convention.
During the canvass for the nomination In the
spring and summer OF 1854 many sharp sayings
were In circulation, and the President was much
disturbed at times at the reports OF some Of them,
and Mr. Blaine may have also been irritated, but
personal relations were never terminated AS late
as last spring, when Mr.. Blaine finished his
''Twenty Years of Congress" he sent the two VOL
umeS to Mr.. Arthur with a kind Inscription, and
they were accepted by friendly note.
THE SNUB TO EDMUNDS.
'1n truth there is much less bitterness certainly
much less personal discourtesy, prevailing among
public men who are rivals than our prolific and
reckless newspaper writer's would have their
readers believe. Everything which does happen
is magnified or distorted. The Herald OF Satur-
day last states that did not speak to President
Hayes on the late funeral occasion. This is un-
true. greeted him respectfully. The refusal Of
Mr.. Blaine to accept Senator EdmundS hand is to
be regretted. Mr.. BlaineS assigned reason was
that two days before there had been made public
letter, written by Mr.. EdmundS in the spring OF
1885, which impeached Mr.. Blaine's personal in
tegrfty. Mr.. Blaine had the right to draw this
inference from the letter, but, considering the
surroundings, he should have reciprocated Mr..
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