National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-09-27
THE PRESS ON PRESIDENT ARTHUR.

The American people love fair play;
they are honest and they are sensible; herein is
the guarantee, not simply that they will deal with
President Arthuras he deserves to be dealt with but
that they will uphold the Constitution and the
laws, liberty, and good government-PrOvidence
Journal.
,, ni'SrHen. W aInur m his own keep
, Ing nv, ellu ''e alone. make or mar 1t. In
the meantime ycFcp Fcpeat, he should be given a fair
hGla siSd "a fair play 1t is surprising to sec him
President. He may give us another surprise by
| proving remarkably good President Give Arthur
a chance e!-Ne,pdik Journal
General Arthur will become responsible, not for
| what Garfield proposed, but for his own official
acts. Taking this sensible view Of II, we believe
the stalwarts have the best of the argument when
they claim that General Arthur's former conduct
gives the assurance of what he will do in the fi-
ture In any event.-Kdnsas Cty Times.
Former Vice. Presidents who have succeeded to
the Presidency have without exception, quGrreled
with their party. There have been some reasons
to apprehcnd that President Arthur would follow
these precedcnts, but there are stronger reasons
for believing that he will follow wiser cornisels
and continue the administration of President Gar
field, whose policies and purposes, so far they
were developed by events or foreshadowed by his
known opinions, the country heartily approved
| Worcester SpN
The one great duty OF the hour for Republicans
of all shades of feeling is to bury past differences
and antagonisms and to unite cordially in thosup
port of Mr.. Arthur. Let the mistakes and
rancors of the past be forgotten, Under the shadow
ofthis great grief let us pledge ourselves to full
hearted devotion to Republican principles and an
| answering loyalty to the trust which the Nation
has placed In the hands of the party. The best
| tribute TO the memory OF the dead President Is
! allegiance and support to his successor--Boston
Journal.
! Mr.. Arthur has never been denied the credit OF
! being sagacious politician. In his future are
| great possibilities. The making marring of his
| political fortunes rests with himself. nis In his
power TO pursue course that the public will
| hail with grateful emotions, and thus prove fit
successor of him who now lies in the coffin.
mourncd by whole Nation. The straight and
narrow path has been marked out, in which If he
walks as we have good reason TO believe he in
tends, his administration of the affairs of the Gov
ernment will be for the advantage of the whole
| country. Boston Trdnscript
| President Arthur is now brought face to faco
with the exalted responsibilities of his new po.
siton, and there Is every reason to believe he will
not disappOint the very highest expectations of
patriotism. He has courage, capacity, aud love of
liberty and justice, lie needs but to put away the
politician to cancel certain. influences that In the
past have been too near to him, and to remember
he is President of the American Republic If he
does this the Nation will never regret that he was
second on the ticket with the noble President who
| Is dead-Detrod Post and Tribune.
To continue the present Cabinet would be q
| graceful net of magnanimity, II stroke of policy
that would please the country at large and show
the world that patriotic manhood can attain to
sublime heights in moments Of grave crises It Is
President Arthurs privilege to select his own I'D
visers; yet by continuing the present Cabinet he
could demonstrate to the people of the United
States that, although an asSAssln's bullet was pow
erful enough to remove President Garfield with
out cause II was not sufficiently potent to shatter
his administration and set at naught all the noble
undertakings he had devised for the Nations well
fare.-ScrdnfOn Republican,