Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-19
ENGLISH AND ARTHUR.

The Republican papers seek to conceal
the shortcomings of their own candidate for
the Vice Presidency by abiding to the un-
popularity of the Democratic candidate for
the same office. The fact that they say he is
unpopular with the people does not prove
it, and the record goes to prove the
contrary. Mr.. English is not an unpopular
man in any respect. Like all men eff de-
cided convictions, he no doubt has enemies,
and some bitter ones, who will oppose him
in his political aspirations. But he is not
unpopular with the masses of the people,
as his past career shows. In nothing that
he has attempted has he failed. From his
first entrance into political life he developed
wonderful force of character and fine
knowledge of human nature. While yet a
Young man he was elected to the
legislature in district opposed to
him in politics. He was subsequently
elected to Congress in Republican district
by over five hundred majority and two
years afterwards was chosen by a majority
of two thousand. He was afterwards elected
principal clerk and then speaker of the
House of Representatives. He was elected
principal secretary of the convention to revise
the Indiana constitution. In local interest
he entered upon a contest with the coal
road project in Indianapolis, an enterprise
that was backed by corporation with IN
limited capital, and carried every ward in
the city of indianapolis.
With such record, characterized by uni
form success in whatever he has undertaken,
the assertion that Mr.. English is unpopular
does not wash. He is popular and powerful
man, who has already proven himself to be
strong candidate. The same cannot be
said of Mr.. Arthur. He is man who has
had no experience in public life save
what little he obtained while occupying a
sinecure position in the New York custom
house. He abused this to such an extent as to
merit his removal by an administration not
over punctillious in exacting faithful services
from officials. He is known only as the
subservient tool of Roscoe Oonkling, ready
| to do any of his dirty work that may be re-
quired of him. In the position of President
of the Senate he would be a nonentity, and
would be obliged to surrender its duties to
| some one thoroughly versed in parliament
tary law. If fate should call him to the
Pres idential chair he would be an absolute
cipher-the veriest slave of ring of I'M
scrupulous politicians, who have no regard
for the public welfare, but seek only their
own ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Between the two candidates for Vice Presi-
dent there is no comparison. Mr.. English
is man of acknowledged ability and force
of character, honest, independent and fear
less in defense Of the principles which he es-
teens to be just. He has been chosen to
many offices of trust and responsibility, and
has discharged his duties in manner that
called for only praise. He has ever been eff
oient in every walk of life. His opponent
was removed from his last Office because of
mis- ineficiency, and because he used the pat
ronage of his Office for improper purposes.
II he was unfit to discharge the duties of
| collector of the port of New York he is mani
festly unfit to discharge the far more inn
portant duties of Vice President and posi-
bly, President of the United States.