Daily Republican., 1881-08-23
senate, voorhees, ON tho Situation.

Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana has
been makig summer trip to St. Louis
and there fell into the hands of jour
nalistic interviewer aud became tAih-
ative upon three subjects-sylhpathy
for the death stricken President; the
Democratic prospect for 1854 and the
| failure of the crops, The tall Sycamore
of the Wabash, thought the President 5
death would be n sad calamity to the
nation. as it would elevate man
TO the Presidency totally unfit for the
office, owe cannot afford to have MI.
Ccpkliur at the head of atfaiis,' SAID
Mr., Voorhees,. We hope that tho ne
cess,ty for Vice President Arthur TAX
ing the Presidential chair will never
arise. but if it does we believe Mr..
VOORHEES, will have reason TO change his
mind before Mr.. Arthur has been Presi-
dent very long. The latter is ambitious
Of being popular with the people AMI ne
knows that any departure from the line
Of policy laid Gown by President Gar
ti4ld would be the most unpopular
more he could make. We DO not be
l;eve there would even be a change in
t le Cabinet, though in all probability
some composing it would tender their
esignations, and would be invited oy
the Executive to continue in Office.
There was a time when there was n
gen raj distrust of Vice President Al
thur but his condact lattcrly Is an al
most unerrlng indication that the gIa-
vity of the situation in whgch he IS
placed has converted him from poi
tiCan TO Il statesman. The Indiana Seii-
ator then passed on the subject Of Demo
rr,ttic prOsuects for success in the fu-
ture. lie thought that Indiana and
New York we're both lost to the Demo
cracy in the last campaign through uu
fortunate hlunders that would not occur
again. The Republican Party he
thought was as badly split as ever the
Democratic Party was and the acces.
sion of Arthur to the Presidency would
OILY intensity and widen the split.
Hancock he thought would again be the
Democratic candidate as he made a
good run last year and he was positive
Indiana would ba oD tie right side
next time. Mr.. voorhees, was just as
positive thar Hancock would be elected
in 1880 a I'd that Indiana would be on the
right side then as he is now that that
will be the case in 1884, and yet he was
terribly mistaken. He is justao liable to
be mistaken again, and we are inclined
to think he will be worse mistaken than
ever.
Tae Senator then volunteered the in
tirmation that he people were more in
terested in Indiana about the crops than
about politics, the first being in a worse
condition than the latter. The rich
corn-tields about Indiauapoli Sare burn
el up and will yield scarcely an aver
age of FIVE bushels to the acre. He then
paid his RESPECTS to the grain sharks of
Chicago, who We're making grain cor
ners, and forcing up the prices Of
brradstufs. TIE following forcible
language BY the Senat )r will be appre-
ci'.;el by every body b,th Democrats
and Republicans except grain specula-
tors. 81 tell you ir is a shame. There
is urgent need tor law which would
"tfectually crush ont corners in grain,
pork and bread-stutts generally
must be stopped in some way"
This sentiment will strike respon-
sive cord III every heart in tho nation,
except THESE grain sharks and gamblers
that lave no hearts, and we sincerely
hope the distinguished Senator will let
politics 90 to the wind long enough to
enable him to devise some plan by
which the gambling iii grain can be
prevented.