Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16
Senator HALE OF Maine on President
Arthur.

Senator Hale OF Maine on President
Arthur.
At the Maine Republican convention on
Tuesday Senator Hale presided and Senator
Frye made an address which created great
enthusiasm. The most notable event of the
session was the interruption Of Senator Hale,
who was speaking of Democratic folly in
Congress, by delegate who shouted "What
about Arthur" Mr.. Hale Immediately re-
piled:
''My friend inquiries what about Arthur
Well, let me say this: Any man who saw
President Arthur during those long, weary
days when General Garfield lowered on that
thin margin which lies next to both life and
death, and saw the tender solicitudo that yet
did not break his calm spirit will appreciate
in some degree the nature that is his. He
has been all his life an active, earnest Repub-
lican. He has seen the active, earnest, siren
uous side of politics. He has believed in his
beliefs, and has always been fighting for those
beliefs, and has upheld the integrity OF the
Republican party, when some men who now
distrust him have not been so engaged. He
has belonged to that portion Of the Republi-
can party which has been in minority, which
is now in more of a minority than ever, and
which l believe it will be healthful for Amer
lean politics IL IL remain in that minority. 1
do not believe that President Arthur is now
bent on breaking down that great majority
and setting up that minority. If no is 30
bent he is bound to make q more deplorable
failure than any man who was ever President:
but believe that in these long years of his
experience he ought to have learned and has
learned wisdom. He is now by virtue of his
high office, without having sought it, the head
of the Republican party; and my belief is,
as the question has been asked me, that Pres
ident Arthur is trying to bring all the shades
of opinion, which are essentially Republican,
into accord, 80 that they may work together
for the good of the country through the Re.
publican party. have no warrant to speak
for him and have sought none but know
that he has hard task to perform. The ty-
ranny and the arrogance of men long used to
power is hard to bear The recklessness and
unreasonableness of men who are seeking to
gain power is just as hard to bear and be-
tween these two the President must keep an
even balance If he can. He is blamed be-
cause here and there he appoints postmaster
or some other official from the ranks of those
with whom he has been acting heretofore,
but we must do him the justice to remember
that he has left undisturbed that great office
the filling of which by President Garfield in
the person of Collector Robertson brought on
him fire hotter than that of converging bat
teries upon a battlefield That he sympathi-
yes with this contest, that tho leaders Of the
Republican party sympathize with the con-
test we are inaugurating to. day, believe and
indeed know; the word that he and they
would send would be: make your nomina-
tons. Get good men upon your ticket. See
that in the details Of your organization in
your towns and counties you do the same
Give day or week or month each to the
country, if necessary, and elect your ticket,
and the cause will go forward in every state. -