Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-02
WHY NOT VOTE FOR
ARTHUR?
The Man Who Archie Campbell
Denounced in Convention but
Supports in His Paper.

The Man Who Archie Campbell
Denounced in Convention but
Supports in His Paper.
Extract ;rom Speech OF Gen. George w. Nor
gan at Columbus. Ohio.
Why not? You are, you say, in favor
OF reform, Bud on recommendation OF
John sherman, Mr.. HAYES removed
Arthur from his office as Collector OF
Customs at New York, on the ground OF
corruption.
hold in my hand, BronSon's life oil
John Sherman written by his consent,
and corrected bv himself, as we are told
in the introduction. Well, ten pages OF
this book, corrected by Mr.. Sherman
give the reasons why Chester A. Arthur
was removed from office. Let us read a
hItle; page 2229:
The whole country can scarcely
have forgotten the widespread dissats-
faction that has been ielt and expressed
for many years past concerning the
management OF the New York Custom
House.
Considerable part OF the commerce oil
the country was being thrown into the
halds uf dishonest men, because those
that were honest would not bribe men
10 90 their duty. The example was de-
mnraliZing To the whole country.
What ,ras horn {, h. DDcaiy and shame
Issi! Drdc,,C,d ~ he r,Jy center 0i cont
.,,rry, cOaH H0; b. restrained 1t tie remote
and obscure parts Ot the country. What
was done in the great Metropolis, in the
Custom House, could not be wrong in
the land offices, in the Indian Depart
rnrut, in the Post Offices and in the In
tcrnal Revenue Department. Its ten
d,ncy was to spread like gangrene,
through the body polite"
This is the picture drawn by Secre-
tary Sherman's blographer, corrected
bv Sherman himself. The historian
goes on:
The present administration in assail-
iny THAT FESTERiNG SORE, required more
moral courage, and OF a higher order
than il did to put down the rebellion.
Ii was easy to fight after the attack on
Fort sumter, but not SO easy 10 assail
leading Republicans in New York
CITY
President Hayes and Secretary Sher-
man were lust the men 10 assail that
powerful combination. Both OF them
are men," SAWS the historian, who
would rather be right than be PreSi-
dent"
Mr.. HAYES appointed successor TO
Arthur. What became OF him? Let
>herman's historian answer. lie says;
"rhis appointment was rejected by his
I ,the Presldent'sl political friends, with
. out assigning Il reason, but Il was well
F understood that the reason was Il deter
mination TO hold the Custom house as
political engine to influence elections"
. And let me remind you my RepubH-
can friends. who propose 10 vote Tor
Arthur. that his fostering sore, this
corrupt and organized interference in
+ elections, is located far north OF the Po-
I tomar, and was not controlled by any OF
/ the "ex-slaye drivers" but loyal leaders
of the Republican party. The historian
goes on:
after the rejection of the nomlna-
tons, by the Senate Mr.. Arthur con-
tinuing in office, every effort was made
bv the Department to secure his coop
Grafton in needed reforms, but without
success. Some of the brides eXtorted
were called "hOuSe money, "hdichets
and bones" The first bride was given
bv the master OF a vessel Tor allowing
him to discharge her cargo. before the
custom house permit reached the ship.
This bride was "house money. The
second bride is called "hatchets,' and
YVES given for allowing merchants to
hold their goods on the dock, instead OF
going into the general order store at
once. And "bOnes' were brides paid by
travellers 10 avoid the examination OF
their trunks filled with goods subject 10
duty. But these were the small DriOes
running from ten To fifty dollars, anu
the larger ones are still kept IN the
dark.
One more quotation, and | will close
Mr.. Shermau's book. Ina letter writ
ten 20 the President, January 3lst, 1879,
Mr. Sherman said:
in a case which has come TO light
since the retirement OF Mr.. Arthur, II
has been shown that goods upon which
the duties amounted TO Sl2O,OOO, were
delivered To tine parties without the
payment OF any duties to the govern
mcnt. The amount OF the bride paid IN
this case does not appear.
Now. mark YOU Republicans. Sher.
man, the proiessed Reiormer, and
Arthur. the confessed CorruDtionist
were candidates before the National
Republican Convention. The Reformer
was badly beaten, and the cOrruptionist
was nominated by reclamation
FellOw.citizens: Would it not be
national disgrace to allow such man
As Arthur to preside over the Senate,
and possibly become President Was
not such nomination a direct insult to
every honest man in the Republican
pIrtyt