The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1882-188?, 1884-06-07
Chester A. Arthur.

Chester A. Arthur.
The Philadelphia Times in one of its lucid
intervals stated ''that Arthur has made the
''best President of all the Vice Presidents,
'and made his administration command the
respect of the country and of the world.''
For weeks Ir or to the meeting of the
Chicago Convention Editor Mcclure equally
divided his time between yelling "give us
back our old commander" and in defaming
President Arthur.
The disgruntled may cavil and those who
lightly estimate their regard for veracity
may falsily the record, yet honest criticism
must declare that Chester A. Arthur has
been the grandest and noblest disappoint-
ment in American History. From the time
that Guteau's bullet entered the body on
Garfield until it did its fatal work, the great
thought of Arthur, who had by his assooia-
tions with Grant and Conkling been known
as the political trickster, taking the place of
the iamented Garfield 1t was claimed, and
with great deal of pcrsuasiveness that
Arthur was machine politician of the most
advanced methods and it is but fair TO state
shat when Arthur succeeded to the control
Of the Government that he was distrusted
by large. proportion of the citizens of this
aa1at ~ Z - = ~ !. e = . tba
functions of his office under the most forbid
ding circumstances--alm the entire peo-
pie were arrayed against him and spoke
contumaciously of him, but let it be said to
his eternal praise that his consistent and
conservative course in four short weeks
silenced all criticism and in the cogent Ian
guage Of the Times 'tPresident Arthur has
made his administration command the re-
spect of the country and of the entire
world.'
It is true that President Arthur has been
disappointment, but it is just such disap-
pointment that we all can take kindly to.As
soon as he took the oath of his high Office he
comprehended his digniied obligations and
forthwith he laid aside the uncean methods
ofthe politician and became the acknowled-
ged head of the whole people.
When President Arthur would no longer
act as the superserviceable tool of Grant and
Conkling this delectablcdue determined that
the President should be rent in twain and
they were untiring in their efforts to accom-
plsh their maddening schemes but time has
conclusively demonstrated that as President
Arthur departed from the teachings
of Grant and Conkling, in the same ratio he
commanded the respect and confidence of
his fellow citizens.
The only objection raised against Presi-
dent Arthur is that she has done nothing, %
but this instead of being an objection is a
very strong argument in his favor. There
has been no governmental issues demanding
presidential aggression and the President
has acted most discreetly in preserving a
conservative and non-partisan policy.
Any mountebank can heroically physit
his victims, but the safe and intelligent ply
sician will studiously avoid over-dosing hii
patients. When there is nothing to do it ii
the part of wisdom to keep hands of, ant
in this the President has acted most wisely
Let those who are disposed to criticise Pres
ident Arthur for his non-asgressive polio!
remember that ''fools rush in where Angel
fear to tread"