The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-08-05
From the Indianapolis, tInd.) Sentinel,
July %, 1880. g
ENGLISH OR ARTHUR, WHICH :
APlain Statement for Thinking
People.

A PIain Statement for Thinking;
People. c
The political professions and
promises of candidates for office
amount to little, and it is far better
to judge them by their conduct when
they have been intrusted with poll
teal power. Were they honest and
faithful to the trust confided to them2
Let us for a moment apply this test
to Arthur and English, the candi-
dates for the Vice Presidency. MI.
Arthur was intrusted with the collec;
ton of the United States revenue at
the city of New York. Was he faith
full to that trust? This question has
been answered in the negative by the
highest Republican testimony in the
land, and it is too clear and emphat-
ic to DE called in question OF explain
ed away. - A.
Here is what Hayes and John
Sherman said of this same man Ar
thur not long since. 1t is Republi7
can testimony and should not be
questioned by Republicans: IL ~.
with a deep sense of my obliga-
tons under the Constitution, l re-
gard it as my plain duty to suspend
you IN order. that the office may be
honestly adaninistered."-R. B.
Hayes to Collector Arthur, Jan. 81,
1879. 1r 5slg 81
"Gross abuses of administration
have continued and increased during
your Neutrality-suspicious. to
| Collector Arthur, Jan. 81, 1879. AZ
persons haye been regularly paid
by you who have rendered little or
no service; the expenses of your
office have increased, while its re,
ceipts have diminished. Brides, or
gratuitiies IN the shape of brides, haYe
been received by your subordindtes
IN several branches of the Custom
House, and yoW have an no cas- sap
ported the effort to correct these
notwithstanding Sherman to Col
lector Arthur Jan. 81, 1879.
Now we have seer what Secretary
Sherman and President Hayes said
of Mr.. Arthur, let US see what was
said Of MI. English when he was in
trusted with political power. :
President, Buchanan wrote to Mr.
English as follows: "It was your fate
to end a dangerous agitation, to con.
fer lasting benefits upon your coun-
try, and to make your character his.
~torical. 1 shall always remain your
friend. If 1 had a thousand votes
you should have them all with q
hearty good will"
And now let US see what his con.
stituents said when he retired from
office. The Convention which nom
mated his successor, adopted unani.
mously the following resolution.
Resolved, That in selecting q
candidate to represent this District
in Congress, We deem it a proper &C.
casion to express the respect and es
TEEN we entertain for our present
member, Hon. W. II. English, and
our confidence in him as a public of
ficer. In his retirement, in accord
ance with his well known wishes,
from the position of Representative,
which he has so long filled with cred
it to himself and benefit to the coun-
try, we heartily greet him with the
plaudit, "Well done thou good and
faithful servant"
Again: Mr.. English was for fifteen
years intrusted with the manage
ment of one of the most important
financial institutions in the West,
from which he voluntarily retired
with the thanks of the Directors and
stockholders, s
"For the very great financial abil-
ity, constant watchfulness and per
feet fidelity with which he has man
aged it from it's organization to the
present time"
And this resolL tion was offered
by Col. John c. New, now the Chair
man of the Indiana Republican Cen
trail Committee.
! Here then is the whole case in q