Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-17
POLITICAL sTRAWs.
Opinions In New York Of Mcdonald
and Arthur. +
MARoNE's LATEST coERcNE TACTICS
What Hendricks Has to Say of TiIdsn-His
Reputation Safe-The Situation in
Iowa - Significant for
Logan.

WASHINGTON, Septembe: 16.-A few days
ago ran over to New York on business.
had some talk with tae bestmindcd rep
resentatiyes of both parties. wanted to
satisfy myself of two thiags-McDonald's
strength 10 the State and the general esti
mate Of President Arthur.
Mcdonald" said one Of the brightest
Senators Of the State Legislature, "is not
widely known here, even among those who
are called politicians. Many Of them know
that be was once a Senator from Indiana,
and that is about all they do knew. Still,
he is no stranger 10 those who keep pace
with the news of the day. Within, The,
past few months the press Of the country
has kept him prominently.befor fore the people
and he Is beginning to attract great deal
Of attention"
"HoN is he looked upon by those who no
know him."
An Opinion OF Mcdonald,
Mr.. Mcdonald is regarded as a man Of
exalted character prudent OF speech, sound
Of Judgment and clear-headed. He is not
in my Opionion, an aggressive man, yet he
is not a negative man by any means. He
is honest in his dealings with politicians,
says exactly what he believes about all
public questions, and he is not a trimmer
that he would make a good President and
administer the laws faithfully. | have no
objection to him, although among Western
men he would not be my first choice"
who would be-
"Of all Western men William L. Morri-
rison, Of Illinois, would be the strongest for
a Presidential campaign. He would go in
10 il better equipped than Mcdonald. In
the first place be has q much longer pub
lie record and one on which blot cannot
be found. There never was q more honor
able man. he is Democratic by nature and
by instinct, plain as q pike staff, rough Of
speech, immOyable in his devotion TO pcin-
ciple and his ability is unquestiOned He
IS one OF the WiSest men in the House OF
Representatives. In the second place Nor
risOn was q soldier, and a brave one, shot
sll TO pieces in the Mexican war. He is
still vigorous and younger than Mcdonald.
Morrison is highly esteemed here in New
York"
President Arthur.
Said uited states Marshal Tate, of
Brooklyn. General Arthur is to day what
lie Las ever been-a grand man every way
you take him. l have known him ever
since he was on Governor Morgan's staff.
| served under him when he was Collector
of the Port. To-day he is the same as he
wss then. There is nothing small about
tue uIdu- nc 10 uOL " LdL IdAu JOAA
istic pirates tried to make the people be-
lieve he was. They have Jailed in their
aims. Look at his life, public and private.
Did any man ever know him TO do any
thing small? Did he ever break prom
Use? Never. His character, his great per-
sOnal digAity and his unerring judgment
haven't Sone for nothing during his ad-
ministration. He has as much political
sagacity as Tal.eyrand had genius in di-
plOmaCy."
United States Commissioner John J. Al
len said: President Arthur's adminiStra'
thin grows more and more IN popular favor.
Ii is WiSe, humane. conservative, and GER
tainly deserves support in the way he is
going"
Ex.United States Marshal Harlow said:
MIR. Arthur has made splendid ENecu-
tive. The more the people know him the
better they will like him
It is not generally known that Mcdonald
is an ohio man. He was born in Butler
county D., but left the State when he was
seven wears old and went over to Lafayette.
Ind, and was apprenticed to the ssddler's
trade got two years at at q college and
went 10 the bar when he was 81. He Is 64
wears old, nine years the senior OF Voor-
bees, six years ahead of VIM. K. Morri-
son and Just as many years the junior OF
Allen G. Thurman. He was born in 1919.
Bayard is nearly ten years younger. Nc
Donald would be the oldest President tax
ing the oath since James Buchanan. Grant
was the youngest