Daily Republican., 1881-09-21
PRESIDENT ARTRCR'S POLICY,
rhurlOw Weed Thinks That he
Will Complete the Work that
GarGeld began.

A New York reporter called at tn.
home of Thurlow Weed. in West
, Twelfth street. New York, three-Guar
| ters Of an hour after the death of Presi.
dent Garfield
"Were you expecting this outcome?''
the reporter asked.
81 have been despondept all day, bu,
not before. ] was buoyant all day yes
terday. received three dispatches
from Long Branch, the last at 10 o'clock
in the evening, and they were all en-
couraging. was so anxlons that
Others should be relieved that | sent
the dispatches to the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel, and there they made many people
happy. went to bed Sunday night
hopeful To day all the l.ews has bee "A
sent to me, bnt [ have been without
hope since morning. Until this morn.
ing had entertained hope, which
was almost n belief, that President
Garfield would be spared. And now
you say he is dead :"
| GLOW will this be received by the
people of this country
at will overwhelm them. 1t vii,
not be a sharp grief like that after
President Lincoln's death, because thai
was 50 sudden, and il passed over. Now
the people have been for more than two
| months in suspense and the subject has
developed anxiety and retle;tlon.
While the bereavement will be univer.
sal and deep, | think the people are
better prepared for the blow than ii
tue dea 4 had been sudden. The delay
has educated the people to meet it. In
sense, therefore, in"smuch as We
mus lose him, the time and manner o.
his dissolution is prov.den'ial. Noone
| think, has piOiited more by the sus
! pens. than General Arthur. He vii,
| make a much better, much wiser
| President now than lift had come soon
er. He has had mad two months Il
look rhe great responsibility that faii'
on him in the face.
"Nhat arr your expectations with
regard to General Arthurs policy a:
| preSi,lent!'
"Auout three weeks ago had long
and frank conversation with Genera
| Arthur. have known him long
time, and our friendship has been
| uninterrupted since he was on Rover
nor Morgan's staff. There was, there
| fore, no restraint in our conversation
and il Inspired me with confidence il
his wisdom. While hoped the Presl
dent might be spared, felt reconciled
50 lar as General Arthur was concerned
think he will try to do what Genera
t,iayfeld would have done if he hat
lived. think he will go to Washing
ton with that intention.
Nothing can be palmer than hiS
duties i'll this regard and nothing more
| certain than that one course Will trans
fer largely the confidence OF the Re
publican party to him and make his
administration popular, while any de-
parture from it will break him and the
Republican party down. | believe he
! is going to be wise man ana admlnls-
ter The Government wisely and we'll
but if | should be disappointed in my
expectations he will destroy the t.e
publican party and himself Every
thing is in his hands and ! feel 1t j.
safe to leave it there. The surest way
for him to guard against mistakes Is Il
act on his own Judgement. He has ex
perience and knowledge enough to ad'
minister this Government if he viii
but be guided by them, and take up no,
body's uuarrels and nobody's alnbi'
tion. HIS visit to Washingtonafter the
shooting of the President has been
fortunate all around. think he got
many useful ideas tLere.
Indeed he told me in the conversation
which | have referred to that he felt
that he was better prepared if the emer'
gency should come now, than he would
have been if he had not passed the time
he did in Washington, and made the
acauaintances he made there. He told
Inc that his relations with the members
of the Cabinet were pleasant, and that
he had passed the time very agreeably
with the Secretary Of State and his
family, and that Mrs. Hunt, the wife
of the Secretary of the Navy, and his
wife had been girl acquaintsnces and
friends and there was pleasant init,
macy there. All his talk confirmed
nv favorable impressions of him and
feel now that though it is a great re-
sponsibility, he is equal to it. Hecan
not fail to profit 10y the lessons which
| the fate of the three other Vice Presi
dants who hecane President teach"