The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-20
IN. K,pa Of a pre.,dsnt.

Let us SEQ what kind of a President |
it takes to satisfy Republicans, accord
ing to the returns to the Chicago News: |
Republicans, because of Dorsey have
become virtuous about the use Of mon
ey to carry Indiana. Arthur is the
man who bOasted that it was carried
by "soap." Has the way in which he
came to the Presidency condoned the
way he was elected Vice President
papers charged, and it was
never contradicted, that Arthur's first
veto, that of the bill to protect steerage
passengers, was induced by q visit
from Conkling, the attorney of the
British steamship companies. Repub-
lican papers charged, and it stands
uncontradicted, that James, as he was
ON the point Of retiring. feathsred his
nest by increasing the mail carrying
compensation of the Vanderbilt roads
$500, 600 year; that the compensation
being by weight, to be ascertainsd at
periods, James shifted for q special
weighing time ordered by him, large
amount of carrying from the Penn
sylvania Central to the New York
Central, to make this increase of pay.
1t has been charged that he then
played the same game by shifting an
extra amount for the weighing time
to the Pennsylvania Central for which
Wayne MncVeagh was attorney, and
that these two reformers worked to-
gether in this.
James went from the department to
the place OF President of new bank,
started by Vanderbilt, at q large salary,
as we'll might be, when the alleged
fraudulent increase Of Vanderbilt's re-
ceipts from the government in a single
year would furnish the capital of the
new bank.
These things have been freely charg-
ed by Republicans as having been done
just before Arthur came in, at such a
time and in such a manner that Gar
| field could not be responsible for them.
This brought the responsibility upon
Arthur's administration, yet he has
pever moved ia the matter. Latterly
the Chicago Inter Ocean has ventursd
to remark that it ought to be inquired
into.
The Republican charge was that
Arthur put out the supporters of Gar
field in New York, and in every in
stance put Stalwarts in their places,
and into all offices as fast as their terms
expired, contrary to the will of a ma
jority of the Republicans. This is a
Republican affiictioH, to which Demo-
Gratis are Indifferent.
Republican charges of corruption
and jobbery in the navy contributed
greatly to the defeat of that party in
1882 Republicans say it still goes on
both in the building of worthless ships
at enormous cost, and in giving John
Roach his full swing, as Robeson did.
| Republican papers have charged that
the extravagantly paid counsel Of the
government compromised with the
great star route jobs, and that they
only prosecuted the lesser ones for
personal revenge. These compromises
are still hanging.
In foreign policy the Arthur admin
istratiOn has been singularly imbecils,
| according to Republican statements.
He concurred with Secretary Blaine's
| invitation to all the American powers
to hold a congress at Washington t.
confer on their common interests, and
then backed out of it in a way that
humiliated the nation before those
States.
He concurred with Secretary Blaine
in sending to Chill statement of the
views of this government on her terms
with Peru, and then backed out Of it
by telegraph in such way as to get
the contempt of both Peru and Chill,
and to notify the latter that the United
| States would have no voice, no matter
what she did to Peru.
His Secretary of State notified the
British government that the United
States asserted the sole right to protect
any canal on the American isthmus,
and that they would abrogate the treaty
of joint guaranty OF neutrality. Since
that time, which was soon after Fire.
| linghuysen came in, nothing has been
heard of that large preteasion.
By Arthur's foreign policy the Uni
solute nonentity in all the South Amer
lean States, disclaiming any right or
| interest in the policies of the continent,
while British, French, German, and
| Spanish diplomatic agents are busy in
extending their political aud CONNER
cial relations into all the American
States, all of them backed by the NOR
| al influences of naval power.
The same imbecile foreign policy has
abnegated all public influence in the
affairs of Mexico, and has relegated
her to the macchinations of great
railroad operator, whose agent and
stool pigeon appears TO Mexico to rep
resent the faver Of the ADMINISTRATION;
whereby the United States, in appear
ance, is made partner in scheme to
fleece either Mexico or confiding buy
ers of railroad bonds and shares, OF
both.
The report now comes that Germany
has made a commercial treaty with
Mexico, with an offensive and defens
i've stipulation, which is direct men
ace to the United States, and that hel
minister treated the objection of the
United States minister with insOleAce
By AL this, which is nearly all upon
Republican charges, 1t appears thai
the klnd OF PRESIDENT CnaC the fcspon
dents to the Chicago News wanted
was a fat boy who would have goOt
time, and look out for number one; 4
Ling log, who would not disturb any
corruption that was going on, and who
would reduce this great republic to {
nonentity before all the nations of tn,
world.-l News Journal.
THE Republican patriots are greatly