The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-08-06
ENGLISH on ARfnlH, wnTCn3 4 rLAIN
STATEMENT ron THINNING rEOruE.

ENGLISH on AR1ufE, WufCn9 4 rLA1S
STATEMENT ron THINNING pE0G.GE.
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The political professions and prom.
ises cf candidates for Office amount to
little, and i i fiu better TO Judge them
by their conduct when they have been
int,aiethd with political power. We're
they honest sod 4iitlfal to the trust
eonlided to thomq let ia for me-
ment apply this test to Arthur ard
English, the candidate for Tie Vice
Presidency. Mr. Arthur WIS ints usted
with tlc collection II lilo United States
revenue ii tho City Of Now York. Was
he faithful to that trust This question
has been answered in tho negative by
the highest Republican testimony in
tho land, and it Is too clear and en-
phatic to be called in question o. ex-
planned away.
Here is what Hayes and John Sher-
man said of this same man Arthur not
long since II IL Republican testimony
aud should not be questioned by Re.
publicane
With deep sense Of my obliga-
tions Under the Constitution, ! regard
it as my plain duty to suspend you II,
orin int He 16ice may be ho3lNstiy al
laiajsferai." Il. u. Hayes TO Collector
Arthur, january 81 1879.
"Groag abuses of administrator bavr
feontinued and ..eascd during yo'tt ID.
crmbency." s. man TO Collector Ar.
tui, January 3 1879.
"pcraons have been regularly paid
by you wha have rendered little or nc
service tho expenses of your Office
have increased, while its receipts have
diminished. Bribes, or cratuities in
the shape Of briboa, have been received
by your snbordinntes in several branch
cs otthe Custom House, and you have
in no case supported the effort to cor
rect these ,buses Secretary Sherman
to Collector Arthur, January 81, 1879.
Now wc have seen what Secretary
sherman and President Hayes faid oi
Mr.. Arthur, let ufsco what war said
Of Mr lingIish when he was intrusted
with political power
President buchanan wrote to Mr.
English ne follows "It was your fate
to cnd dangerous agitation, to confer
lasting benefits upon yonE country, and
10 make your character historical.
shall remain alwaya your friend. II
had ,l,ousaad votes you should base
them oil with hearty good sill "
And row let rs sec what his constit
uents said when be retired from Office.
The Convention which nominated his
successor adopted unanimously the FOL.
loving resolution
Resofre,l, That in selecting a caudi.
,iate to represent this District in the
Thirty.sevehth Congress, We deem it II
proper occasion TO express the respect
ard esteem we entertain for our present
member, lion. ". r. English, and our
confidence in him as public officer.
H. his retirement, in accordance with
bis well known wishes, from the posi-
ton Of Representative, which he has 50
long Elled wiih credit TO himself and
benefit to the country, We heartily
greet him with the plaudit, "well done,
tbon good and faithful servant
Again Mr. English was for fifteen
years intrusted with the management OF
ono Of the most important financial in
aiilutious in the West, from which he
voluntarily retired with the thanks Of
tie directors and stockholders.
"For the very great financial ability,
constant watehfalness and perfect fidel-
ity with which be has managed it from
i;s organization to the present time"
nd this resolution was offered Is
Colonel John C. Eow, now the Chair.
man of the Indiana Republican Central
Committee.
Here then Is tlu. whole case in nut.
shell English was faithful to the
public trusts committed TO him, and
voluntarily retired with the praise Of
his administration aud the unanimous
plaudits Of ht' constituents, swell done,
thou good and faithful servant" where
as Arthur proved .recrcant TO his trust,
and BgB kicked cut OF his Office IN dis-
grsce, 'in order IS President iiaj Is
sud Secretary sher an said, that the
ofIi5o might be ioaestIy administered.
These ara not partisan statements,
but plain unvarnished facts, which hon
est thinking people will not fail to con-
slider in making up a Judgment as to
which Of these two men it would be
safest to intrnst with public Office
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