National Republican., 1881-08-24
vICE-PREsIDENT ARTHUR.
what n Southern Paper says OF Irim-A
VnIuns,Ic Opiniou.

valuable Opinion.
The Chronicle and Consiiidjondlisi, of
Georgia, says; "The possibility Of President Gar.
fields death has compelled public opinion TO cast
It's calcium light upon his constitutional successor
II makes little or no difference now whether
Arthur was born In Canada or the United States
That question should have been decided before.
II will hardly come up again lie has been elected
Vice President and in case Of Mr.. Garield's death
would surely succeed him. His right Is lndisputa-
bic, and we have no idea that It will be challenged
successfully. Should Mr. Garfield unfortunately
die, Mr. Arthur could take the oath of office any
where, at any time, and before any Justice of the
peace, and be- ipso fdco, the constitutional Presi
dent of the United States. While all Of us hope
that Mr.. Garfield will come safely through all dli.
cultes and relieve Mr.. Arthur OF
ANY ANXIETY on THE sUBJEcT
OF the Presidency 1t cannot be disguised that the
press and people of the country are preparing
themselves against an emergency that may not be
very remote. There are two things thatth public
are being famliarlzed with The first is Arihur's
entire competency to I'LL Gprfclds place, and, Sec
ond the ioollshness Of trying to get up anything
like financial panic because of the Vice. Presi
dents succession. To this end that great metro.
p,lan weathcr.oock, the New York HfGd has
spread broadcast the opinions entertained by lead.
ers in finance of Mr. Arthur aud their protest
against scnsclcss commOtion in case Of Mr.. Gar
fields DEATH Mr.. William II. Vanderbilt scouts
the very idea Of panic. lie says Mr.. Arthur
would do his best to win the public confidence he
individually deserves. on the strength Of many
years acquaintance Mr.. Vanderbilt ccrtifcs him to
bcn
SENSIBLE HONEST, AND CONSERVATIVE MAN
The elder Vanderbilt, the founder of tho family
fortunes. had high opinion Of Mr.. Arthur's in-
icgriiy and business capacity. The Vice President
has gnugcd the grief and sentiments of the people,
and would not presume TO act In contraycnton of
such powerful impulses. Mr.. Vanderbilt hopes
that Mr. Garfield will recover but, if this be n
ruined expectation, he has no fear Ol his immense
business interests in case Arthur should be Prcsl.
dent jay Gould Is equally explicit in believing
In the Presidents recovery, but, like Mr.. Wander
bilt, has no fears OF financial c1nvulyon In case
of the Presidents death OF Mr. Arthur's integ.
rity, business capacity, habits, nni Intelligence
Mr.. Gould has the highest opinion 'Of course,
said the money king, there are men who would
endcayor to put down prices and break the market
In the
EvENr OF MIR. GARFIELD. DEATH,
but they would make the same attempt on every
conceivable occasion, and the people who follow
their lead are always the victims Mr.. Garfcld's
administration, although brief one rs yet, has
been remarkably successful and quiet aud satsfac.
tory to the people. nm quite certain that Mr. Ar.
thurs desire would be To follow the policy Mr. Gar.
field has pursued in all It's main features. Ger
tainly there could be nothing in this to cause alarm
or TO create panic. tell you, added Mr. Gould,
with sly twinkle In his eye, lf they should put
down prices such an event there would be plenty
of buyers
JUDGE HILTON fNDoGsEs
all OF these views, and bases his Judgment upon a
personal intimacy ofthirly years. lie concludes
| as follows: AS to an occasion for financial or
business disturbance arising from the change that
would follow Mr. Garilcld's death, such thing Is
simply absurd. do not know, neither do I care,
what stock Exchange spectators might do but |
know that hnvc no fear Of any injury to the
large business Interests represent aud am not
aware that a single merchant in the city of New
York cOntcmplutes such change with the slight.
| est alarm We should 20 on just the same as ever,
and, as have said, believe that Mr.. Arthur, ir
called to the position, would make as wise, pru-
dent, and honest a President as the country could
find
We UNDERSTAND THAT GENERAL TOoNBs
has expressed very much the same views. lie be-
| licvcs that whatever depression might be occa
stoned, in event of the Presidents demise, by
manipulation or otherwise, of stocks aud securi-
ties would be momcntary, and followed by an ill.,
stantNncous and wonderful rebound. We trust
that hopes and fears regarding the President, may
be put to rest by his recovery II this be not real
izcd Mr.. Arthur will be President and respected
rs such by the whole country. There may be
many persons in this Republic who regard the in.
dorscment of Arthur by Vanderbilt and Gould as
bad security so far as character Is concerned But
| 1t must not be forgotten that "a these men, perhaps
more than to many others, the country will look
in case of calamity Mt the White House. to prevent
financial disaster on the great marts of trade and
commerce. 10 this extent, if not otherwise, their
opinions are valuable, ana as such we condcasc
and reproduce them"