Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-20

reigns and the government at Washington
still lives"
The city editor of an esteemed local
contemporary has discovered 4 movement
in progress to create temperance senti-
ment among the common people" of
the city. or course it will not reach the
uncommon people around the Examiner
office.
OUR correspondent who writes frcm
College hill makes forcible plea for only
the common rights Of all citizens and
property within the city limits. Some re-
lief for the condition of things which he
depicts is a problem that the city must
soon solve.
IT is notable that of the four presidents
who have fallen at their posts three died
very early in the terms in which they were
chosen. Neither Harrison nor Lincoln
Tin his second term) had served two
months and Mr.. Garfield was in the active
discharge of his duties less than four
months.
IT is idle to speculate that Guiteau car
not be hanged because his victim died in
New Jersey. On the other hand, he has
two chances of suffering death, since New
| Jersey now has a statute under which
| Guiteau could be convicted in that state,
| and that statute was pronounced consti-
tutional in Hunter VS.. State, II Vroom,
29S.
The Franklin county Republican CON-
mittee in whooping up the Ohio campaign
issued an address declaring that Garfield 8
assassination was undoubtedly instigated
in large degree by the wickedly coarse
and brutal attack made upon his character
by the Democratic party during tho cam
paign of last year." Seeing that "Stal-
wart of Stalwarts shot him, rs hc de-
clared "to make Arthur president" this
address was as timely rs it was truthful.
The Philadelphia Times calls attention
to the fact that the regular session of Con-
gress is yet two and half months dis
tant. There is 10 president pro tenn. of
the Senate. no speaker Of the House, no
one to perform the executive duties in
case of the death of the new president.
This is peril to which our government
should not be exposed day longer than is
absolutely unavoidable, and the first duty
of President Arthur is is to call an extra
session Of the Senate at once. He may
deem it necessary to convene Congress,
but tho earliest reassembling of the Senate
is supreme necessity, to enable that Eoly
to elect president.
The battle of Chickamauga was fought
on the 10th and Goth Of September, 1868,
just eighteen years ago. President Gar
field was at that time Gen. Rosecrans
chief Of staff, and took an active part in
the battle. At just about the hour OF
Garield's death the Union troops were in
sadly demoralized condition having been
repeatedly te aten blythe coafe lerate legions
that were hurled against them during the
day and evening. On the following day,
the Goth. the battle was renewed and stub.
bornly contested, the Union troops being
finally driven from the field, and the whole
country was in mourning for thousands
slain, as it is to-day for the murdered pres
| ident.
COLLEGE journalism has not been on
the whole success. Even in the higher
institutions of learning the attempts made
in this direction have too often been fail
ures, the tendency being towards weak
attempt at a magazine or a silly sort of a
low grade newspaper, and most editorial
arrangements failing to reconcile the rights