The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-08

the Express, "he regarded ~ WoVcf
stroke N partisan policy 10 add 10 the en-
barrassmcnls Of tic President and make
his administration such conspicuous fall
uro that the country would bo glad to
throw on Republican rule forever" Yet
We must learn a. n weapon Of party tnctics,
ns well IA of individual success,
that no man, or political organ.
ization can hope for prelerment
through tho mistakes or weaknesses
Of another, but from their own merit alone.
President Arthur, as our metropolitan
exchange says, occupies his position under
multitude of embarrassments and sur
rounded by obstacles such rs rarely con-
fronted our Chief Magistrates, and with the
two great parties almost equally divided
and IL is indeed possible for the Democrats,
together with the foes in his own political
household, to render his administration
almost powerless to accomplish anything
recommending itself to the country as Il
wise or beneficial enactment. But this
would only prolong the burdens
and miseries of the people without adding
any prestige to Democracynnd it would be
folly to pursue so spiteful and short-sighted
policy. The "body Of the time" presents
two golden opportunities for achieving a
party and an individual success. and fame
| rarely witnessed in this country. The one
is possible for Mr.. Arthur, the other for the
Democratic party. Will both or either
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to be settled within the next three years are
far too grave and important to fail of con-
sideration by reason of party or per-
sonal spite and if the press of
the country assume the same dig
nified position in this matter as
that taken by the New York journal re-
ferred to, great results may be expected.
If the Democracy with unanimity and
| zeal, will but forget till the next campaign
that it has an opposition, and devote itself
to the practical wants Of our 100000 of
population, looking to the demands of
| Maine in the same spirit it treats the inter-
ests of California, or with like regard for
the good of Texas as it may manifest to-
| ward that of Pennsylvania, it will
| in fact, as in name, become the
great party of the people. But
if it do otherwise it will continue to re-
main 'down in the valley" and provoke
the condemnation of that large and rapidly
growing class of American citizens who
feel that the mission of those in power is
something more than habit Of wrangling
over dead issues of sectional or party par
entage. As for Mr.. Arthur, he occupies an
extremely delicate position. From the
tragic circumstance which called him to
power, he has gained an unusual promi-
nence, and at a time, too, when subjects are
under agitation, the right champion
ing of which will make him illustri-
Gus. If, however, he continues in
his present station as he began, merely
the politician and partisan, he will drop into
that unbroken obscurity that rightly and
universally surrounds the man who has
been tried and found wanting, and which
one of his recent predecessors is at present
so uninterruptedly enjoying. Happily, the
increasing intelligence and decreasing pre-
iudices of the masses are requiring both in
men and parties, from every one, in fact,
with trust, conscientious and speedy
discharge of duty, and nothing else, and a
failure in this particular is beginning to
meet invariably and universally with dis
appreciation and punishment.