The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-05
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Cincinnati Gazette Of Yesterday.
In view Of the dangerous wounds that
have been inflicted and the slepdeT
thread, apparently, that holds the lie Of
the President, 1t 10 natural that attention
should be turned to Vice President Ar
thur. Who Is he and what Is he2
The controversies mainly within the
Republican party, and particularly the
contest now pending at Albany, have
given the people generally au unfavOrA.
Die impression oil Gen. Arthur. For this
he 10 himself largely responsible. He nm
auestionsbly violated the dignity that be
longs 10 the high office Of Vice President
Of the United Statesin taking part, person.
ally, in the yrangle Of Albany, But
1t must not be forgotten that Gen, Arthur
is an active politician and y warm, gdhsI.
ing friend, In, the latter capacity he could
not desert MIR, COnkllng at q time when ii
might be supposed he could help HIM
That he 10 an active and influential aud al
the same time popular politician 10 a well
known fact. It s also known that but for
the exercise Of all his abilities In that line
In 1850 the Republican party would not
have carried the State Of New YOrS.
Rutttn additiou-t0-b being an active poli
tiCian and q man Of strong and positive
friendships, he hes abilities which liz bin
high Sboyethe level Of mere politicians
Iu New York, where he 10 personally
kuown, and by all who know him, 'his
sbillteS are recognized, snd In all the
storms, politically, through which he has
paIscd, The character otOhesler A. Arthur,
as a man OF honor and integrity, hes no,
been assailNd. He Is honest, capable, and
a good Republican, while at the sametime
he 10 not an offensive partisan, and some
of bis warmest friends are in the Demo-
cratic party. As Q. statesmen he,does not
rank with General Garfield, but for all
practical purposes he 10 probably his equal,
II is not q John Tyler, o Willard Fillmore,
or Andrew johnson that the country Is
threatened with In the event Ok the death
OF President Garfield, His aim would, no
doubt, be 10 lead the party that elected
him rather than seek TO create o new fol-
lowing. II is feared by many that Mr..
Cohkliug would boss Mr.. Arthur and that
his administration would be ConspiCu.
ously o Conkling affair. That Mr.,
Conkling would have much Influence
with Mr.. Arthur may readily be
supposed, but that he would be the
instrument OF revenge In the hands Of the
ex New York Senator VIC DO not believe.
He has lived 10 discover Mr.. OonklIns's
weakness, big shortcomings, and bis loFs
Of influence, The cause OF this decline be
Is also aware Of, and be has too much good
hard sense and too much experience as q
politician to fall Into the rats that have
wrecked his friend and hurt biz party.
Besides he Q business man
with sound views, and the business OF
the country would not suffer from any
course that he might adopt, He would
be sure TO follow IN the course adopted by
his predecessors, that is leading the
country along In the way Of unexampled
prosperity Furthermore, Mr.. Arthur
would be far moE6 likely To heal than 10
make breaches In the Republican party.
Thia 10 our judgement from what We know
Of the man personally and by reputation.
Those who think he, 10 Q mere machine
politician are laboring under mistaken
impressions, ....
II, therefore, tbs worst should be expe.
TlenGed Ia the,Oase Of President Garfield
and II In the course OF Providence the
country should be called upon to suffer
the great loss which his death would
entail, Mr.. Arthur, In assuming the Exec
utive chair, would be entitled to the conf!
denCe Of the country, and especially 10
the generous and u~nprejudice support of
his party. .,l .lulaI +
In the Oaso Of Andrew johnson Repub.
licanS made . mistake, They suffered
their prtjudices to cause them t6tdln their
backs upon him, when they should haye
SURROUNDED him. He naturally looked for
sympathy, Rndjhe found Il, such as 1t was,
10 the Democratic party.
The experience Of q Vice. President sue.
Ceeding 70 the Presidency, seeking to Gre
ate q new following, has not been enpour
aging In this country. Tyler, Fillmore and
johnson tiled II, and their failures are
written on the pages oil history. They ran
their careers without a,party and died
without one, covered al the same time
with the contempt that righliully belongs
to all such characters.
Republicans, therefore, In the event OF
hUV tuIvhtoheu uI1hbtbIi buOuIu Do careful
net 70 drive Mt. Arthur To look for sym.
pathy outSido 81 bis party, but, on thu
contrary, give him ali proper support and
encouragement within il. II would be-
quite time enough to turn 10 him the cold
shoulder when bis acts demonstrate I'M.
iatthfulness 10 the party that elected him
and the principles upon which he was
chosen. II be should fell as johnson
failed, The party 10 this case 90 In that
would be stroDg enough 10 rise above him,
abd triumph Ia spite Of hi49. But as tIig,,
Arthur deserves the confidence Of bis
party, and the true policy would be 10.
surround him with q generous support.