The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-23
A FEW WORDS WITH YOU. PRESIDENT


The man whom the people last year oHo'e
for their chef executive is dead, and you are
now by law and righiful heritage MS suc-
c,ssor. He is dead through the INFINITE IN
fanny of the unfposkable wretch that claim
cd to represent in its intensity a section oil q
political party against whose slSlwsrINm
vour section of he assumed 10 be al war For
nearly three months you ha,o had the rare
oonor,upitie, OF witnessing how with one
voice. ono mind, one heart, every household
in ,his land from Maine 70 ToEas, has ar K
iousIy eagerly sought to know from me-
ment TO moment the health condi-
ton of their president You have
seen that they each regarded his case rs
their case, and the evil that WAS done him as
personal outrage on Themselves as citizens
and as individuals. You have observed how
the national barometer in the nations
bosom has correspouded in IFS riae and fall
with tho hopeful or hopeless accounts that
came with Alternating form from the sick
chamber Of tho worlds ward, for tho ma
tional family and our foreign
friends bowed their heads In ar
gui,h Mt your chiefs bedside. Day by
day and hour after hour you have heard
"Heaven s,ormed by petitions" that the
humble traveller on lfeS limo who. exalted,
"hath borne his faculties 80 meek, who
came as lowly on it as did the msnger'born
Jesus, TO ascend like him by gentleness Of
life and sweetness Of disposition combined
with great mental powers, 10 the topmost
pinnacle in the love of hia people, might not
be thus cruoiasd Just when he had reached q
landing place Of the Threshold OF great
career of splendid promise, after long and
ardurous, brave struggle against all obstacles
and oppositions. As often, too, you
have heard the curses OF humans
isy seethipg around the wretch
who did the abnormal wrong until the very
atmosphere was saturated with but one senti-
mont that craved infection Of due penalty
for "the deep damnation Of his taking of"
And finally, when baflsd hope folded rO-
luctantly her wings at the opening portals of
the tomb, you have seen not only nation
shrouded in agony and awe while the funeral
pail darkened its heart but the whole civil
lied world bowed in anguish when that
noble spirit met Its fate at the summons Of
the dark messenger of death. And, rare
hing, ere this great representative had look
cd farewell to earth, you saw all dssensions
hrst buried ut his bedside, and new hope
like phrnix from the ashes, like religion
from persecution, like blood from the seed
Of the martyrs, like as with that came labor
ious, persacuted Christ, arise to band a unity
of brotherly feeling throughout the realm.
All these things, sir, you have seen or heard
from the prominence and the quiet aud the
interested gazs, and you have doubtless read
the lesson that they teach. The people as
whole loved the nations president, partly for
what he had been andh done, but more
especially for the promise he gave of being a
just, an upright, an impartial executive,
bound by no ties that connicted with his
country's veal, and guided by no dictates
save those OF conscience and good sense.
The peopls have not had the same confidence
in you, General Arthur. To be frank with
you, they have felt that in the past
you have been under obligations which
placed you 'hon dc combat with perhaps,
yourself. They have felt that you had some
fsvors to bestow looking to personal remit
neration rather than to the purely public
good. They have felt that, wanting In po-
lilical experience, your good nature or your
feelings might be utilized not to make n
stalesmsn's role but y politicians policy.
These were OF the viows that were quite con-
orally hold, at least In this section of tho
country, when the bullet of the disappointed
oNico beggar knocked at tho heart of the
president for admission and reverberated TO
your possible elevation to his seat. But tho
people have watched you, the heir
apparent, during all these days OF
sickness, suffering patient fortitude Of
the grand, well.rounded . ~... manhood
from Mentor. Your sections and demeanor
have plea'ed them we'll, and agreeable dis
appointment sits on the brow Of inquiry
that erst was clcuded by fear and by disfsyor.
What they now hope and look for you to do
Is 70 follow In the wake that your illuslrious
predecessor has marked out for you and
align your policy with the peoples wishes.
By this you may makea name if not equal
at least approIima,ing to that ofthe pulselcs,
one We all now 90 revere. We have not a,
present the apprehension that, you will
pursue course selfish or LEGAL
in its nature or it's effects, and
we are beginning TO feel tina,
you comprehend your opportunity and
will achieve what is within your grasp
Your feal,y is to rise above solf, or to any
other indivual, no matter how close the rela,
tionship, personal or political, that you have
borne TO Others or they 10 you. Because Of
your native abilities, the high regard in viii,
you are held by those who know you bes,
In the financial, commercial and social cir.
cles Of your homo, We look for you to take
high stand under the experience and in imi.
tAtion of Mr. Garaald f.o., Al. .-- ,