The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-09-08
The Presidents Practical Politics.

The President of the United States
has gone to New York for the purpose
1 of eonferring with the politicians of his
party in regard to the approaching cleo
/ lions. Such is the news telegraphed
from WASHINGTON. The time was when
we had Presidents whose conception of
the dignity Of the first Office of the Re
/ nnblic was Of SO lofty character that
they could rot find it consistent with
their sworn official duty 10 mingle in
party politics or to regard themselves
! at the mere chieftains of a faction
4 They believed themselves representative
of the whole people, though chosen to
office Trough the instrumentality of
/ partv dganization. Ii some of them
were governed in the exercise of the
appointing power by the doctrine that
Ito the victors belong the spoils," they
still Disseminated in favor of the public
interest by selecting men of character
and fitness and declined place the
patronage OF the Government mt the
cqaamand Of a Clique OF ambitious poli-
bcians, TO be distributed for personal
ends or 10 be made a corrupt bond OF
cohesion between discordant Clements
ottheir party. But they existed be ore
the days of Grantism and the St:lwarts-
y The use of the power of the Fed raj
Goyernnent TO pc eapeplaie a political or
personal dynasty is as unrepublican and
antagonistic to the spirit OF free institu-
Hons as TO establish n hereditary mon
archy Tie difference is only 5nomin ai.s
ltfresident Arthur should re-elect him
sell by Using his Official power 70 that
ead andat the tcrminatlon OF his sec
gond term dictate hs own Successor by
1.-THE same means the esiisbnction. between
our form OF Government AMI That OF 4
Eered ,tary monarchy would consist only
IN the manner by which the tranSmis-
sion OF the Executive power from the
Incumbent to his successor would be ae-l
aeemplished. The fact that-we have be-
come. accustomed to the inte rferenc of
the Federal Government in State cleo
tions does not lessen but rather aggra-
Yates the perilof republican institutions
The puerfIe terror of State Rights aud
the mawkish sentiment in favor of Fed
eral intermeddEng in State elections,
which so largely control the party in
power, were the inspiration of Grant in
his attempt to force himself, through the
political power of his Administration,
into third term of the Presidency.
Arthur was disciple at the feet of that
ambitious Gamaliel and is ready to 90
farther even than his preceptor toeStab-
lish a dynasty of his own He is a .sprac-
tical politician and in his lexicon prac-
teal politics is defined to mean, first,
power for Chester a. Arthur. secondly,
power for Chester A. Arthur's special
friends He has chosen a few practical
politicians to share his power and to as
sist him in transmitting it to a success
or to be selected by himself and these
sharers Of his political fortunes. His
principal copartnersk are j. Donald
cameron, of Pennsylvania and john,
A. Logan, of Illinois. These two have
recently been given control of the
greater part OF the patronage lately and
at present al his disposal He is 10 as.
siSt them in controlling the politics of
I tsseir Respective States by all the power
OF his Administration, and they IN turn
are TO bring him delegations for renom-
ination in 1884. His own State of New
York he will look after in person. Thus
a second term for Arthur becomes an
issue in the approaching elections.
Nay. not merely a second term for
Arthur, but the establishment of the
iStalwart dynasty first projected by
Grant. revived by the pisto. shot of
Guiteau, and to be perpetuated by the
.'practical politics which regards no
honorable precedent respects no con-
stitutional restriction. and aims only at
the qualification of the personal ambi-
tions of those who adoSt it as a profes-
n.-HdTTis6urg Patriot.