Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-28
TIE wHIrE H0UsE PITT.

The Philadelphia Times remarks that it
is not discreditable to President Arthur
that hs should aspire, but it reminds him
tbat the Presidency is not seat in the AS
sembly or Police Justice or member of
the Board of Aldermen to be won in a
rattle with John Kelley. "The sooner Mr.
Arthur learns this important fact" says
the Times, 'the more it will contribute to
his reputation and his peace of mind dur
ing the remainder of his administration"
The same paper counsels the President to
take warning from the canvass of his old
time enemy Secretary Sherman, in 1880,
whose canvass was perfect organization
OF federal office-holders, though its most
distinguishing feature was its absolute
failure. Sherman made and unmade men,
as they were for or against him, but his
plaus miserabIy miscarried, The Times
adverts TO the fact that Arthur is counseled
by so-called practical politicians to resur-
rect tho old bloody shirt, dye it again in
the most approved fashion in line with the
White House furnishings, and then raise it
as the banner of himself and his party in
1884. The sagacious counsellor points out
the effect OF adopting that sort of pcacti-
Cal politics:
So far as toe bloody-shirt Issue is concerned,
the presidents are greater in number and the
failures OF men to command Presidential nom
NATION on this issue are so numerous that Mr..
Arthur ought to have no trouble to read his own
fate under similar conditions.
Referring doubtless to the tactics of Mr.
Blaine in pursuit of his Presidential ambl-
ton, and incidentally in connection, to the
third term project and Sherman's coLspir-
ing, the same authority says:
The country is not in mood to deal gently
with patent schemes for encompassng & Presi-
deutsl nomination next year. The experiment
was tried in 1876 and in 1880, but it may have
been observed that the owners of the patents
were not able to collect royalty. The same will
be true next year, only in a more marked degree
Success must be won on issues and fitness, and
not by combinations in this state or that for
again dividing up the raiment of the country
after it has become victim to their schemes.
Having thus gone over the ground, Mr..
Arthur Is left no platform to place his
csn didacy on. The methods pointed out
as fateful are the natural outgrowth of
hSpuoiASon PoiitASsl pOiSy, HiOueS utterly
devoid of patriotism or manliness. What
weight these considerations may have with
the ambitious man who announces from
the White House his seeking for the nomi-
nation of his party, remains to be seen,
though probably they will not receive his
second thought, should they even set the
first one.
To thoughtful men, however, these sug-
gestions offer sufficient reasons for declin-
ing to continue the Republican party in
power. The practical politicians of
that party, all over the country, are
falling into the Arthur line. His nouai-
nation is already reasonably well as
sured. But party that is content to
nominate such man whose proclamation
is that the canvass of 1884 must be con-
Quoted upon the methods of 1880, deserves
condign rebuke and overwhelming defeat.
That this will be the fate of the gross con
spring of Arthur and the low politicians
associated with him there is no doubt.
Tbs Republican party will be driven out.