Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-26
The New Administration

The New Administrations
There is nothing more natural than that the
future policy OF President Arthur should receive
just now a large share OF public attention. The
late President had the entire confidence and
Cordial support of the whole people. When
struck down by the aSsaSSin'S bullet he had
scarcely more than had time. since his inaugu-
ration. to study the condition of public affairs
and determine in outline what was best i'm ali
branches OF government service. The character
OF the man. his past public course,
and his inaugural address gave the
people good reason to expect wise just
and prosperous administration
President Arthur. entering upon the duties of
his high office at time when the hearts of the
people are soitened with sorrow. is accorded the
Same loyal support that his predecessor enjoyed
With the practicPd eye of sagacious leader
President Arthur saw. through the tears of the
people. the request they would make of him if
their feelings were given Voice. 1t was that the
beneiieent plans and purposes of the dead Presi-
dent might yet be executed. In his inaugural
address. President Arthur. in response to his
intelligent reading of public sentiment said:
''Ail the noble aspirations of my lamented pre-
decess"r which found expression in his life
the measures devised and suggested during
his brief administration to correct abuse and
enforce economy. to advance the prosperity and
promote the general welfare. to insure domestic
security and maintain friendly and hon
OTable relations with the nations of the
earth, will be garnered in the hearts
OF the people, and it will be my earnest
endeayOr to profit and to see that the
nation shall profit by his example and
experience There are few. if any,
perhaps. who doubt the fulfillment of this PROM
Ne; but practical men do not expect President
Arthur TO carry out the work OF his predecessor
by precisely the same methods and instrument
falities that the latter would have adopted
President Arthur agrees with his predecessor in
the principle of economy in governmental affairs
In correcting abuses wherever any exist: but the
living President must take his own way of &C
comprising these ends. He could not reasOna-
bly, expect success should he surrender the di-
recting power to another hand. The response
bfties of the chief executive Office are all now
vested in the living President by the organic law
OF the land. He will be held to the strictest ac-
countability Tor tine discharge of these duties.
and while the people expect to enjoy the good
that the Garfield administration intended for
them, they must take that good from the Arthur
administration.
The disposition to give expression in some
permanent form to the public grief now takes
the shape of widely-eypressed desire for the
erection at Washington of monument to the
memory Of President Garfield Ii seems to be
the right time therefore, to renew the srroes-
ton originally made in THE STAR that the
noolest most fitting and most enduring mon
ument that could lie raised would be a Garfield
Memorial Hospital which should for all time
INK his name with grand instrumentality for
the relief of suffering humanity. The edfce
constructed for the purposes of this hospital
could be made sufficiently handsome and i'm
posin. In design To satisfy the taste, and at the
same time be Planned and equipped in the best
manner for its benevolent mission A mopu-
ment OF this sort would be a grateful change
from the monoton0us array of statues in bronze
and in marble, on horseback and on foot. full
length and half length. that meet the eye in
every direction in WASHINGTON
This day of humiliation and mourning is
observed throughout the land as no similar day
was ever observed. In Europe and especially
in England. the public expressions of grief are
such as were never before expressed for the
death of any American. Queen Victoria puts
her court into mourning and her subjects close
their places Of business. Grief over the pathetic
death of So noble and loycabIe character
makes the whole world kin"