The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1882-12-09

sympathy, nj least mere IN washing
ton, il the Garfield Memorial Hos.
pital had been the enterprise to be
advanced. There ia general feel
ing that tho hospital would DO a
more appropriate and enduring
mGnument-one which Garfield
himself were he to choose, would
better approve. Then, too, the
time seems to have been injudieious
ly chosen. Tho Army OF tho Cum
bertrand, so brave and successful in
war, do not seem endowed with
good practical sense III matters of
this kind. Three years ago thoir
society held Its annual reunion In
connection with the unwilling of the
Thomas statute here, in bleak,
snowy November weather, and Gen.
JEFF. G. Davis, the vice president,
who had charge of the exercises,
caught his death. cold at the park on
the day of tho unveiling, and his
valuable life was terminated but a
few weeks afterwards. Unwarned
by this severe lesson, the society
again chooses the same season, and
Thanksgiving week at that, a week
when the American people travel
less than usual, for holding a fair
whose success depends mainly on
people at distance. How could
the average citizen comply with the
luscious Thanksgiving proclama-
ton of President Arthur in its true
inwardness on the cold charities and
perfunetory turkey OF Washing.
ton hotel tits perhaps a minor
consideration that our beloved but
chastened Congress on it's reassem-
bling will find the Capitol as "eIut-
tered up" as a dollar store.
The Office holders have not yet
recovered from their Consideration
caused by President Arthur's recent
BON b. shell, supposed to be aimed at
the Star.route camp. 1t was un-
doubtodly sudden and unexpected
stroke, tho meaning of which lies
much deeper than the indication of
a simple purpose to "purity the at
mosphere surrounding the prosecu-
ton of these cases." The prime
cause, SO far as Mr.. Attorney Bliss
is concerned, was the desire to pun.
ish officials who have not paid that
profound respect to himself which
he thinks is duo to the intimate
friend of the President. 1t was up
on tho report of this smart prosecu-
tor, who draws 500 per day, and
whose bills for the last year to the
amount of $4,000 have been ap
proved by the Attorney General,
that the action of the President was
taken. Yet Bliss is a very insight
icant person, nothing OF lawyer,
and not so much above suspicion
himself as to be proper person for
employment in such capacity. 1t
was due TO his manipulations in the
jury room that the late grand jury
refused to indlct Kellogg, late Uni
ted States Senator. But on the part
OF the President the late bold stand
IA complete change of front-was
the result of the recent elections.
Mr., Arthur heard something drop
Nov. 9TH, and ho is making desper-
ate efforts to recover himself. There
are circumstances almost without
number to sustain the view that M
to the present time Mr.. Arthur has
had no desire to secure convictions
in these Star route cases. And now
in the face of this sudden spasm OF
virtue the fact romans that the not
in which the consplratoIs were to
DO caught was so woven or so cast
rs to hold the little fishes and let
the big fishes slip through, and it is
too late for the public prosecutors
TO disavow any responsibility for
the failure Of justice IN tbs case.
The dismissal of these FIVE officials
is a good thing in itsolf. Whether
it is good thing or not for the in
forests Of justice in tho Star.route
cases will appear hereafter. When
Brady and Dorsey are actually in
PRISON, and not until then, people
will be prepared toscore a point for
the Administration.
The ord crs issued in some Gov.
eminent departments recently, re-
curing the clerks to do SIX and a.
half hours work every working day
and to desist from receiving visitors
during Office hours arc the direct no.