Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-11-19
Spirit OftTae Press
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY

Holland, and that the leopard has
not changed his scots nor the
Ethiopian his skin. In other words
that Stalwart President is to give
US Stalwart administration. Ac-
cording to this story, the new Cab
met is TO be StalWart throughout;
Gen. Grant is dispensing foreign
appointments precisely as though
he were PRESIDENT" Conkling,
Plat and all the old third-term
crowd are cheek-by-jowl with the
President; and-as a natural eli
max-Mr. Blaine Is in a hurry to
get out of the Cabinet and go i'll to
the business Of posing as a martyr;
wrapped in the folds of Gen. Gar
fields mantle. Whether the fear
is father to the thought, or wheth-
er the probable is dead sure to
happen, are matters about which
much interesting speculation
might be written. But, as there
are still three weeks and more be-
fore the meeting of Congress, and
as President Arthur is displaying
rare ability for keeping his own
counsel, wouldn't it be quite as
well to wait and see? Why should
The feast of Thanksgiving be dis
turbed by the ghost of third term
ism? The American people have
laid that spook twice, and are per-
fectly competent to do it again
should the occasion arise. A Sec
ond term Of Arthur is much more
likely to engage the attention of
the country three years hence.
Meanwhile, it is conceded that the
President has done well thus far.
What if he should keep on doing
so? Some people seem to be SO
fond of trouble that they will bor-
row it or evolve it rather than be
happy while they can.
REIMBURSEMENT IN MINNESOTA.
From the New York Evening Post.
The Minnesota House of Repre-
sentatives has passed bill TO adj
just the States railroad bond debt
at fifty cents on The dollar and if
the Senate concurS in an amend
ment which authorizes the issue
of bonds for the purpose at less
than five per cent, provided there
is a market for them at the rsduc-
ed rate, the bill will become law.
We should suppose that buyers
would be rather shy of the bonds
at any rate. Who can say that
when they become due the State
will not "readjust' them at fifty
cents on the dollar? The holders
of the partly repudiated bonds
may take the new ones upon the
ground that "half a loaf is better
than no bread;" but the credit of
a great State cannot be maintain
ed by taking niggardly advan-
tage Of the proverb.
THE sTALWART TICKET FOR 1884.
From the New York Sun.
For Presidents: Chester Allan
Arthur, of Lexington avenue, N.
Y,
General U. S. Grant will please
take notice.
WILL HE"
Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem,)
The next time he Republicans
want to elect President, Conkling
will be in demand.
Yankee Doodle.
Chicago Inter-Occau. (FeD.)
A London Mayor inaugurated
to the tune of yankee Doodle"
shows that 1.-THE world do move"
THE PURI rY OF AMERICAN Poll
TICS.
Chicago Times, Qnd.)
With the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties each just short of a
majority, and two little groups of
Greenbackers, whose idea of fl
nance is TO pay debts with very
poor dollars, the conditions for
complicated trading and disrepu-
table combinations are wonderful
ly perfect. Neither party can get
the spelE ership and organize the
House without mortGaging it, and
the question now canvas5ed is
which party will get the property,
and how much of a mortgage will
it have to assume.
STALWART ARTHUR SAVED THE
PARTY.
New York Sun, Ind. Stalwart.
1t was the accession of General
Arthur to the Presidency which
saved the Republican party in the
fall elections in this State. Had
General Garfield continu 10 adj
minister the Executive Depart
ment of the Government the Re-
publicans would have been beaten
out of sight in the State Of New
York, if not elsewhere.
DOG EAT DOG.
Nav Y Orly Sun