The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-29
PRESIDENT AKTHrR's NERVE.

/ CITY Postmaster Anger and his assistant,
| the foreman of the Congressional record,
VI. ID. Helm. and George f. Spencer. COM
missioner OF the Union Pacific railroad,
was thundcr-clap in the quiet sky. The
| impression made is favorable TO the PreSi-
dent: is ilattering TO him. He has thrown
off the cloud that rested upon his shoul-
ders, and stands in the sunlight.
! Mr. IIchP Is the only one OF the quadr-
| lateral whom we have heard mentioned
with respcc or whose fate has awakened
regret. III the general private relations al
life he is Ycll thought and spoken Of. II
he is wronred his innocence will yindicaSs
| itself.
But noone has forprcSident Arthur arg
but words'6f commentator.
EXERTIONs'GF THE ADaTs IsTRATION TO PURGE
ITsRnf-
Speaking OF the Presidents recent rJ--
mOyals an6'thc star-rouc frauds the BaiSt.
more Sua 81 yesterday says:
| When the scandal reached such propar-
| lions that it>could nOlGnger he concealed,
when the Investigation revealed the extent
to which tie Government had been inn
posed upon and the pnblic treasury plIm-
dcrcd and hen some II the more prOun-
nent cOnspis ltors were discovered and ~.
posed, the SINE cO0pention OF sympathy
and intcrcs1 was inyolo d first to prevent
then to dcly. and In, lily to defeat the
prosecution OF the rO"UcS. How czs-
ten>ive ana alarming the system Of
corruption must b. NAV be bes,
inferred iro1 the strong language Of fhc
Attorncy-Gcn erals lctteC He speaks Of
men in Office who know no allegiance e.
any one but Il = band OF Ilbbcrs. and rem
der no scrvic 10 any bU these evil era
plOycrs." lie describes Gbcm ''as >atil
rated with altgitcs Tor u csc bad men,
and contribute by every means in their
power 20 obSttu.t tine cours II public ju>-
X ice, i'm the hop "of sccur M the acquit.
I'll and escape Of the " orst band Of
organized scOus lTcls that ever existed
: nee the conn anccmeni Il fine Gov
eminent" This is about strong Ian
gage rs could % used in All 'llicIll paper
proceeding from cle Of the hh hest officer,
Of .-hc GoycInmcT. II i Ger ainly Calcli-
lated 70 stimulateTlc cNcrticDs OF fho Adj
min -trltiOn 10 page itself aii the Gov
eminent OF such = gross scandal. and 10
strengthen the Geshc OF all honest men
everywhere that jnerc may be 20 further
mi~eA TiagcS OF justice in the efi0li TO bring
the author, OF the scandal TO conc ign pun
i,hmGt for their o1eaccS.
THE O5FICIAL ATM0i3'E;.EE or WASHINGTON.
New York Neesld, 2Sth.
ThcHaaSons offered by the decspitatcd
star-roUe allies and Their >ympathi4'r- for
the renewals ordered b. the President on
Saturday afford a curi0,-o and instructive
commentary on the extent to Wldcl the
official atmosphere OF Washington has been
rcTmeatod 10y the poisonous clement OF
Sfar~Toutc influence. E&-}ilrshal Henry
attributes by, dismissal 80 the fact that he
W, " the iEiimate friend " Garfield" and
il i, reported that when biz successors
name CONES before The senate for
confirmation ID" cX-llar,tai will Lais
"Ohi3 at Id, back" i'm 1.-The struggle"
which iIe Is 80 make in the Sendc. Ii the
dcpo-ed marshal receive, the support ~
only The oiiico-i0ldcrs 81 the Buckcye.>tatc
hc viii certainly have very extensive
backing. But i! 4 also reported that ii the
President shall remove Puhiic-Printer
Rounds, tie friend and hacker OF the de-
capiiatcd Holm. Rounds will rally 10 his
support all the - Garfield Republicans - oi
the northwest. Hence in the event Of
Round>'S removal Iii, hackers. We sup
pose, will make common cause with those
OF the injured eX-marshal in the threat
cncd "strugglc " I'm the senate.
But if no "frLnd OF Garfield" is 10 be
mOlc>tcd by the present Administration
with impunity for aiding and abctting the
star-routc plundcrcr>. why limit the war
upon the President TO the dismissal of the
Marshal OF the District of Columbia and
the suggested removal Of the Public Print
err Brady can cite The "dcar Hubbell"
letter as conclusive proof OF the friendly
relations that existed between him and the
late President, while tie familiarity and
impudence with which Dorsey so often
wrfe to General Garfield after his election
to the chief magiStracy could only have
been warranted by the closest intimacy be-
tween the two men. Why not. then. make
war upon President Arthur for prosecu-
ting these two friends OF Garfeld"?
As ex-Postmastcr Anger owed his Office
to Mrs. Hayes, who chose him for the posi
ton because he thought it wicked 10 90 70
a horse-race, he could set I'D no distinctive
claim to being "Gartield Republican";
hence he was under the necessity OF seek /
ing some other cause for his removal. This
he llnds in the "malce Of Tidball." who. |
II VIII be remembered. was the po>t.oftice
Inspector wb) discovered on Investigation
that Anger and his assistant were obli5inolv
certifying bogus bonds for the star-ro1te
iobbcrs.
None OF these men or their sympalhizers !
seem to be capable OF seeing anythipo ont !
OF uIe way in a Government emnloy1 |
servi0g the thieves whom the Government
Is prosecuting. 50 many star-route tools .
nave nourlshed openly or secretly in tbe
various departments at Washington that
tDey caknot understand how allegiance IN
lhese pIolic plundenrs should be reason
why any one should not continue in fhr
puDlc service. Hence they seek the cause
VI tneir removal in every other direc-
tl0n but Ehs one. The only eycenfian
idt mas yet ;qpeared to thiS rule is the cx-
isahaIon given Icy Helm. OF all th0.e
no nave been removed IL is the ONLY ON,
WHO recognizes The real ground OF his re-
hofal. In his own words Il was because
&c " refused to iorsake Il lifelong friend
ma JON IN the hue and cry OF .Crucify
iim >" This metaphorical reference to
ne crnclhXion in speaking af Brady will
doubtless strike everybody but Colonel In I
'eIsoii as beng exceedingly blaepsaemous.
ut IL at least shows that Helm realizes
Ihal his fellow-victims do not-uzuely.
nc true cause OF their dismissal. .
MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE.
-. Philadelphia Record, sialwart.I x
Ihe roaring OF the knayes that are driven c
ON their resting-places in the shadow ~
y Oapitoi Is music TO the ears OF the peo.
C. Ihey cannot hear too much OF it.
MADE ALL TOO LATE.
Philadelphia Press. Republc,nJ W
President Arthur has done much 70 ~. m