South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-08-17
Letter from Washington.
Prom Oar Regular Correspoate'.i.
WAsnIyoroy. ID. g. Aue. 13.

Let Mr.. Arthur take courage. Up
on his arrival NJ Chicago the other
day he was confronted By fifteen NOR
tai columns OF eommendatory notices
IN The Chicago News responsive 10 in
fuires by that journal touching the
success OF the Arthurian administers
lion. From press and pulpit, and
politician and people, came !audation
nnmxed with either IFS 'bUts,' or
'howevers,' the writers seeming to vie
with each other in the strength OF
their expressions about the marvellous
manner in which Sir. Arthur has
thus far steered the ship of state
That truly good man. Deacon Rich
ard Smith, OF the Cincinnati CONNER,
cial Gazette, voluntarily tenders his
need OF praise, seconded by the not
less truly good Murat Ualstead
while the great civil service reformer,
George, William Curtis, and that 9TH
or reformer, Ucuri WatteIson, unite
in their expressions OF profound con-
fidence, by saying that they and. The
country ought to be proud OF the man
who !illa the presidential chair 50 well.
And then there WAS Mr.. What'are.
we here for. bar the offices Flanagan,
OF Texas, who thinks that victory will
surely crown tie denomination of the
man who dispenses the fat Offices, and
Charley FarSeH, OF Chicago, thinks
80 too, despite the fact that Charley
sought to take rank as sort of king
OF the half'hreeds couple OF years
ago. Senators, Rer rescntativcs in
Congress, and some OF them Presi.
Dental candidates. too, exsoilice hol-
ders, members OF the literati, includ.
ing, Charles Dudley Warner and
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mark
Twain, all have Il good word both for
Mr. Arthur and his statcsnanlike meth
DDS, and MI find reasons for believing
that rs no man could have done bet.
ter, the perfection of human great,
ness Is demonstrated By Mr. Arthur
should be perpetuated IN the admins
tration of our national affairs.
OF course these people, who are
prominent in our politics and our
literature, have had ocular demonstra-
ton OF the wonderful things Mr.. Ar
thur has done since his advent upon
his executive duties, and if called up
on to account for the faith that is in
them concerning his Presidential a
chicvcmcnts, they cannot but refer 10
his active participation IN the Success
tui Job that led to the resignation OF
Messrs Con<ling and Piatt, and the
continued success met with by the
| Administration In getting them back
into the Senate They Will ALEC refer
to tie successful issue OF Nj. Arthur's
work OF handling Pennsy lvGnia over
to Don Cameron, which led 10 the
successful laying out OF the republican
party in the * e} stone State They
cannot but refer TO successful issue In
favor Of Ben Butler IN Massac hasotta,
caused directly by the gait OF bitter
ness in the Presidential appointments
ut the Boston custom house. Nor
can they fail to refer to the successful
disruption Of the republican party iu
New Hampshire, which proceeded
from the successful blunder OF putting
Mr.. Chandler i'm the cabinet VIXEN the
Granite State was over-runnjug with
infinitely better and more reputable
material. They also will refer to tie
tact that Connecticut turned her bacl;
upon him and his administration tie
mOmout that he laid his cunning
hand upon her politics, and Mr.. Ar
thur has never succeeded ia being
successful enough TO bring her lack
They vii refer with infinite satisfaction
to the work Of Mr.. Arthur In briug-
ing New York all around right last
fall; to the successful gushing Of Cor.
nell and the still more successful
forcing Of q member OF his cabinet
upon republican convention By
resort to forgery and bribery and
downright fraud, with the rcbuke Of
two hundred thousand democratic
majority IL favor OF Mr.. Arthur keep.
ing his hands of. They viii refer to
Mr.. Arthur's attempt to return his
favOritc Congressman, Mr.. Robson,
from New Jcrscy and the successful
laying out OF that gentleman by the
democrats, and tic capture OF the
whole delegation from the rcpuLli-
cans ~ a reminder to Mr.. Arthur
that his duties arc At Washington and
not in Now Jersey POLITICS. They
will also tell Of Mr.. Arthur achieve.
mcut5 in Ohio, which by thirty
thousand democratic majority dcuouu{
ced the methods OF the Administra-
ton, and they VIII not forget to men
ton tho little matter Ok republican
Michigan cIcctjng democratic cover.
nor, aud wcaN..ux at that to throw
ln tHe face OF tie Administration
tho general disaYprovd OF ward maa-
ageucnt in government affairs.
Those must OF necessity constitute
all that Nj Arthur's friends base
their opinion upon ia the line OF d
successful administering of the GOV