Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-01

the rulers OF the land. II am . Stal.
wart aud Arthur II now President"
was the appalling exclamation of the
ASSASSIN as the smoke was yet curling
away from his pistol and the murdered
President had just fallen never to rise
again.
THx srALwARr RETURN TO rowEg
The nation and, indeed, the whole
civilized world hope even against hope
for the recovery OF the President. and
from every land of the stranger. and
from every section and faith OF the Re.
public, came the sob or sorrow tinged
with the silver lining Of hope. Even
the sullen StalwaFt bowed before the
agony of the nation and paid tribute TO
the fallen leader. But brave as Was the
battle ior life, il was unavailiug; and
the winged lightning that flashed the
tidings of the nations bereavement
was the summons TO the Stalwarts to
accept the throne. and they stood not
on the order OF their coming Grant,
the stranger at the White House when 10
was the chamber Of death, was the fret
to greet Arthur ss he wAded through the
country's woe to the Chief MagistFacy |;
and the proclamation OF the Restoration
was made in q wing of the Capitol, while
the dust Of Garfield was moissened with
the tears of the people in its rosunda.
Since then there has been no uncertain
sound from the new President. There
WAS some i'll concealed affectation about
the StalwaYt departure; but IL deceived
none. Grant was there Conkling was
there Jones was there Cameron was
there; Beale was there; Logan was
there but the followers OF Garfield were
unbidden and unwelcome. The Star
Route thieves felt the sunshine that had
penetrated their gloomy retirement,
and they emerged from their haunis in
defiant strength. The organs of the
Stalwsrts which live on WAsbintion
plunder were so impatient Of their re.
venge that they could not wait for the
funeral train TO frown their defams
tion upon the memory of Garfield. The
Repudiator and Confederate prodigal
came up from Virgins, and the fatted
calf vas brought before him, and the
spoilsmen swarmed from every point Of
the compass to enjoy their patrimony.
TuE srALwARr RxvEL IN WARRINGTON.
There is now Stslwart Tevel in
Washington. The men who lisped the
praises of Garfield when he came into
power, and the men who spoke of his
suffering and probable death With trem.
ulous voice, are not heard in the hotels,
or the streets, or in the departments.
His sun has set, and the fitful worship
ers OF the Capital who have praise Tor
every ruler and contempt for every
ruler OF the past, nov speak Of Arthur
as the saviour Of the party the states.
man of the age the candidate of 1884.
Blaine is about to retire to his quiet
home in the Pine Tree State. Window
has gone and is now his own successor
in the Senate. MscVeagh has gone
amidst the ieers of the now triumphant
public plunderers he had the courage
10 grspple with while supported by the
President. James is limited 10 the New
Year, when he will give place to his
Stalwart successor. Hunt and Kirk.
wood will be unknown in and about the
administration twenty days hence. and
il Is now probable that even Lincoln
will not survive the general wreck OF
the policy upon which Garfield laid the
foundations OF his administration. In
the selection Of the successors Of the
Garfield Cabinet, no Garfield man will
apply. Democrats will be generously
considered by the new administration
when necessary, but the Garfield Re.
publican will ever be stranger 20 the
favor of the Arthur reign.
CAN srALWARTIsx SUSTAIN rrsELri
The elevation OF Arthur 10 the Presi.
dency is strongly analogous TO ihe &C
cession of Fillmore in 1850, after the
death OF Taylor. Like Arthur, Fill
more was at war with the President and
had party OF his own in New York.
He sought TO make his faction the par.
ty, As Arthur nov seeks TO make Stal.
wartism the Republicanism Of the ma
ton, and Fillmore failed disastriousiy-
his party carrying only four States st
the next Presidential election. Then
Fillmore repented the conservative ele-
ment of the party now Arthur repents
only the Grant Restoration and the 70
versed supremacy OF che spoils system.
believe that his rule will be fearfnliy
disastrous to Republicanism and posi-.
bly, end its triumphs in our history.
With the Independent elements Of Re
publicanism stoutiy and boldly con.
fronting the spoils system in city, State
and nation, and with hostility to Grant
and Grant methods intensified by the
betrayal Of the government from Gar.
fields reform policy to the policy of the
spoilsmen, there can be little to inspire
the better elements of Republicans TO
follow Arthur in his inauguration of
machine power in every department OF
the government. Democratic folly may
save the Arthur administration and the
party from utter destruction but moth.
ing less can give the new rule any other
destiny than hopeless disaster.
A. K. II.