The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1882-02-10

who believe it is treason to the Re-
publican party to appoint any man to
office who favored the third term
movement. These factions were
powerful at the Chicago Convention,
but now they are reduced to the pe,y
fen men on either side who believe
that the only incentive to party or
ganization and its only purpose is to
parcel out offices as party spoils.
Fortunately for the country, the
party, and the President, the men
who entertain this faith now constitute
only small and constantly decrease
ing number either in or out Of the
Republican party. No further than
that those appointed to the public
service shall be capable, honest and
eff Gent have the vast majority Of
those who voted in 1880, for Garfield
and Arthur, any interest in the dis
pensing Of the public patronage. They
would regard it as misfortune and
blunder, if nothing worse, if the Presi
dent should adopt the policy of APP
pointing to Office only those who were
the supporters of the thirdterm move
ment. On the other hand they would
not have him ignore good men who
belonged to that faction prior to the
Chicago Convention. They very
wisely believe that the third term is
no longer living issue and therefore
should no longer be disturbing
element in the Republican party. II
the Chicago Convention did not
forever settle that, of which we have
no doubt, General Grant himself has
done so by declaring that he will not,
under any circumstances, be a can
didate for the nomination in. 1884
This being the case, as it most
assuredly is, it does not seem to us
worth while for Senators, Represen
tatves, the press, or any body of men
who claim Importance in the Repub-
lican party, to attempt to maintain
these factions and to invoke support
and patronage in the name of dead
and buried issue, nor do we believe
any really true man will do it or
cause it to be done.
For more than three months the
great majority of those who voted the
Republican ticket in 1880 have care
fully watched, from day to day with
jealous eye, President Arthur in the
fear that he might be induced to lend
his aid to those who feel that some
thing should be done TO reward the
element in the party beaten at Chicago
and hostile to the policy adopted by
his predecessor.-the murdered Gar
field. Generally they now begin to
see that their fears were and are
groundless. He does not appear to
regard himself as the inheritor, and
much less the avenger of any other
mems grievances; on the contrary hs
seems to carefully study the good Of
the whole people, almost entirely
independent of parties or cliqnes in
the parties. Hence Republicans
generally begin to see that President
Arthur is acting very discreetly in
regard to important appointments
that he investigates every case with
great care and acts--senerally-in a
manner creditable to his discretion,
and for the good of the public service.
Thus far, at least, it may be safely
said that President Arthur has
strengthened himself in the confidence
and respect of the intelligent men Of
the country. We believe it is safe to
say that today ten men, all true
Republicans, will approve on general
principles his action while he has
been President where one will critcise
or disapprove. He has only to con-
tinue as he has begun to ensure the
undivided approval and support of all
Republicans except the spoilsmen
who would foster dead causes of dis
sension. Let us all remember that
our strength is in union. and stand
united.