, 1881-07-03

There would be no interim, As soon rs notified
by the Secretary of State Of the Presidents
death, Gen. Arthur would appear and take the
oath Of office. In the meantime, however, "
are without an organization in Congress. Ar
thur failed to yacate the chair before the Senate
adjourned, as has been tho custom from the
organization of the Government, and, us q
result, no President pro TEN. was elected 10
I'LL the vacancy caused by tho posslble
death OF tho yicu-Prcstdent during the
recess Nor have we a Speaker OF the nouse'
In short, Arthur would be the only living repre-
sentative OF the Executive Department q tne
Government in cuso Of President GafHe!us
DEATH II Arthur Should aie. Or plosa % Luz so,,id
we he: Or suppose the senate snonla gsganlze ne
by the election Of Democratic President PRO
OF the way, VIC would have Democratic Pfes1-
dent
"Dut is there any danger Of that?'
Well, the Senate IS a tfe1 provlued Nanohe
continues 10 ACT with the Republicans anu
David Da1is with the Democrats, and provided
the New York Legislature elects Two Kcpub-
iicaus, Arthur would no longer have the casting
the other side. and Davis remain with the
ln on1 Of the al ahis IS on tho
supposiuou that conkltng and Platt are replaced
BY TWO other nefose @ t3e Sie Senaae n
the Democratic side. it would stand thirty;
nine Democrats to thirty-seyen Republicans"
Won't it look good deal Us if Conkling and
Pistt made the biggest mistake of their lives in
"it certainly would; The fact is, they had h'd no
business to resign. The Senate was Republican,
viz vote to o5ea3 Tue st tie and coaH aa
ocrats o The people viii now clearly
no organization Of the Senate,and no power to
make that organization Republican. Even IT
ConkIing and FIart were replaced by TWO Kepub-
still ~
would be a tic, and. unless tho tic were broken.
Ut, organization would be Impossible. It was ~
mistake to resign; and IN ne second paee ~
the Senate until such organization became I'M
possible" :,..
Immediately should the President deF'
~ think 1t very important for the country anu
for the party to have an organization IN each
House, and 70 have it soon, and without an extra
"in case the Democrats should have the power
to elect President pro tenn; WHOM s. DO you IT.
alt Wouldn't be the strangest event In the
world if David Davis were to receive enough
votes from both sides to elect him ~ preference
would then arise Us to whether the lllinois Ley
islnt,lre should not be called together to elect
his successor Judge Davis election G +, Wouia .,1a
would lose nne vote In the Senate. OF course,
Judge Davis may not be the coming man, though
more surprising things than that have nap
pcned, and may happen again.
Should Arthur accede to the Presidency. do
you think there would be- general dscapila!u:on
among the present Administration ofhcials!
~ think we should have new Cabinet in
lust about fifteen minutes after he took his
seat It might be longer than that, but not
much.''
After pause the Congressman reverted to
the one sadlen!nx. all.consun,ing intelligence
Of the Presidents assassination.
~ Why should anybody but fanatfcnf fool
want to harm SO noble. SO honest man? Isn't
the country prosperous2 The people of the coun-
try, with almost perfect uuRnimity. believed
he was trying to do what he honestly felt was
the people would have sustained him throug b it
sll no matter whether his course seemed to
hurt one man. personally. or another: He took
cause it is right and it isn't for any one man to
set himself up and say that be knows better
than the President and his Cabinet. But, as
said before, can't believe President Garfield ts
going to die, and won't until am forced to it.