The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-20

OtS IScpuOtECuH NuLtOHul COICcHttOH.
THE PRESS COMMENTS.
New York, 19.-Spe.king of Arthur's
letter the World says it is a striking, and
we are bound to say arefreshinE contrast,
to that of Garfield. After comparing the
letter with that of Garfield, the World
continues; In saying that General
rthur's letter is outspoken, we refer to
the stalwaIt portion of it which is much
the most important. In undertaking to
notice all the topics of the platform, he
has written some meaningless paragraphs
on popular education, on the tariff, and
on internal Improvements, and he has
permitted himself also to make q slander-
GUS charge without adducing any evil
dence in support Of it agsinst ''almost
every southern state" Letters of accept
u C by candidates have now become the
reel platforms Of the parties. There is
nothing to help the republican party
with the thinking voters of the country
in a letter from its candidate for the
presidency which looks back with regre.
to a period of disagreement OF the
southern states by force and fraud. which
all thinking voters are devoutly glad to
have left behind them forever.
The Times says it is a very straight
forward and candid document. It
embodies the convictions of an ardent
unquslifisdly proud of his
patty and its history, and thoroughly |
persuaded of its capacity to manage the
of the nation ~honorably. Arthur
makes no p~retence of judicial impartiality |
for which he is animated. His frank |
~utterances will command the attention
and approval of his fellow republicans
At the same time his succinct review of
the recent course of the democratic party
will not fail to obtain a hearing from
citizens, because it is
founded on well known facts, admitted
by the representatives of that party
in sections of the country where frank
ness is not so costly az it might be. the
State of New York. The letter is calcu-
lated to gain him the confidence of the
conservative men of the country. The
views which he expresses may not be OF
great Importance in the ex-ofico presi-
dent of the Senate, but they are such as
the American people will be content t.
have entertained and applied BIZ the pos
sible President of the United States.
The Tribune says, Arthur's letter of
embodies sound and vigorous
doctrine throughout The
conspicuous topic Of the paper is the
irrepressible conflict that has wsged for
years and will continue between the
democratic party and the election laws
attempt that has been made to
impose proper restriction upon the act of
voting IN order to prevent fraud has been
by the democratic party, which
thrives when dishonest voting is possible.
Tle attempt of the democratic house to
these laws by Withholding appro-
priations wa a fitting climax of a long
series Of efforts to break the safeguards of
the suffrage. The independent voters of
the country who have read Mr.. Daven-
ports testimony before the Wallace
committee know by a frightful accumu-
lstion Of proof this charge sgainst the
party is supported in this
TO say nothing of many others,
and will need no further testimony TO |
sustain the srrsignment contained in
Arthur's letter. Arthur makes o good
point when he reviews the record of the
south which now seeks to control the
government. The letter we'll supple
ments thst of General Garfield, and the
two together should command the vote
Of every patriotic citizen.