Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-02
PERT PRESS OPINIONS
President OF the Republican Party

President OF the Republican Party.
! Springfield Republican
Chester 4. Arthur, President OF the
Republican party, is just now giving
considerable attention to that instliu.-
ton in the State of Virginia, rs merged
in the Readjuster party.
Come Democratic Anxiety
| Cincinnati Commercial rep
The anxiety on behalf OF the Demo
crate newspapers for the appointment
| of Mr.. Conkling to be "boss" oi the Cab
| met is intense and unanimous.
Three Very Mysterious Paragraphs.
Courier Journal.
After Conkling, what" The pardon 81
| Guitcau, OF course.
The the theory OF insanity gains con-
verts Among the Stalwarta.
| Will Guiteau hang" Perhaps.
The Surrender TO the BrigadIers.
| Phila. Times (ludD
The Northern Republicans might
stand the surrender III the party in \Ir-
eiuia to such Confederate Bligadiers as
Malone and Mosby, but they are not
quite ready TO sanction the removal OF
Union soldiers from pOstotliCes 10 be re
placed by Democratic Confederate Re
pudiators, who want first to repudate
the honest debt of Virginia anC3 hen
the honest deHt OF the nation.
Makone's Grip.
| Chicago Times, Ind.
Mr.. Malone, William, OF Virginia, ap-
pears to retain his. old grip on the Re-
publican side of the Senate. He made
them support his readjusted friend Rid
dleberger for Sergeant-at-Arms, and
he now makes them sit up nlghts to Sc
cure the appointment as POSTMASTER OF
L.ynchburg OF a Confederate repUGia
ZIONIST. Mr.. Malone is the big frog IN
what seems to be very small puddle.
James Suggestion.
New York World.
Postmaster General James; most nm
| fortunately for himself, not content
with PLAYING with loaded political dice
| in aid OF Mahone's Reputation game III
| Washington has chosen to gamble away
| the good repute for an impartial eNecu-
| tive management OF the pOstottiCc whrh
he took with him from New York. To
him is imputed the ingenlously dishonest
suggestion that as soon SIS the Senate
adjourned the President might suspend
the Lynchburg postmaster and appoint
| Statham, thereby allowing Malone the
prestige and the use OF that appointment
until after the election. According to
Republican dispatches from Washing
ton while sunday morning was dawn
ing there, Postmaster General James
issued and President Arthur signed Mr.,
Statham's commission, so that he might
to-day be installed at LynChburg to de
Law Democratic mail matter and to hel!
the circulation OF Reputation docu'
ments.
Our Uncle Hannibal.
Atlanta Constitution.
II our new minister to Spain, Mr.
Hannibal Elamlin, serves to the end o
Arthurs term he will have been III pub
lie serve forty-nine years, thus exceed
ing John Quincy Adams's service I
wear. Next comes Lewis Cass, .wh,
served tortv-iour years. Henry Clay
was thirty.seven years an Olticeho!der
James Buchanan, thirtv.six years, ant
Thomas II. Benton thiTty-two years
The last named was a senator thirty
years, which is just the extent OF Mr.
, Hamlin's service in the Senate, lnclud
ing a term as vice president. Mr.. ham
lin is now seventy-two years old, but II,
is still in good health, and he Therefore
bids fair to head the list OF holders o
prominent offices.
Couoi. iatiou That Don; Con cIljate.
Boston Herald tlndt
A good many things tha' will show
the Presidents hard more plalny ma.
be expected latter the Star Route case!
have been disposed OIL Among these
it is said, is the denomination OF VIM. T.
Chandler for Solicitor General. Th
will be carrying out Gartield's policy,
and there will be by that time an Attor
new General TO whom Mr.. Chambers &C
cupaton of this office wonld no. bc dis
tasteful. This appointment, Ii IS said
is to be in accordance Will
the Presidents "policy OF con
citation" Who is to be COncliatsd
except Chandler, does not appear. The
country WAS entirely recorClIed 10 hi:
rejection by the Senate, and is not aware
that his legal requirements have so in
creased since that time, or his poitica
associations so improved, as TO render
! him suitable person for the office o
Solicitor General. Cancellation NAV be
carried too far. II it must include
Chandler, why not Conkling, and, ii the
latter, why not all the old Grant crowd,
Shall Dorsey, Brady and Tyner be candi
dates for Cancellation with the rest,
The President will need to beware, les
in conciliatiug one he alienates thou
sand.