The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-24
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The extensively advertised macs
meeting of business men OF New
York City who favored the nomina-
alton of Arthur for the Presidency
came off in that city night be fore
last. According to our press dis
patches it was largely atteud ei.
the assembly orderly and intelligent
and the speakers enthusiast: in their
praise of the President.
Ona does not have to hunt very
long to find the meaning Of this
meeting Ii Mr.. Arthur had III votes
pledged to him in the CHICAGO Con-
vention, and he could rely upon
them there would have been no mass
meeting of business men in New
York city last Tuesday evening. If
MI. Arthur was not in favor of every
measure of protection to corpora
tons, monopolists, and other monled
powers there would have been no
meeting of business men at Cooper's
Hall last Tuesday evening. The
bankers, presidents of banks, leading
railroad men and Henry Ward
Beecher would have staid at home.
But as the prospects Of Mr.. Ar
thurs nomination at Chicago are be-
coming "smail by degrees and beau
tlfally less" as the time approaches
for the assembling of the convention,
his henchmen and strikers got up
this ''nlass meeting of business men,"
to direct public attention towards
him and to stem the tide which has
lately set so strong in favor of Blaine.
They are becoming alarmed at the
advances of the "Plumed knight"
and hope to check him by an appeal
to the business interests of the coun-
try to support Nj. Arthur. That
meeting is the strongest evidence yet
shown of the weakness of Chester A. !
Arthur.
1t may he remarked just here that
no a meetings have been called by
the people of the country to endorse
Mr.. Arthur for the Presidency. We
hear of no spontaneous uprising Of
the masses in favor OF that gentle
man. Republican conventions have
spoken kind words concerning his
administration, but the same 0nven-
tons made it a point to instruct their
delegates to vote for some n else at
the Chicago convention. That he is
overlooked or snubbed by the people
and endorsed by the Cuisines men"
of New York are facts which do not
lend to strengthen him. The country
has very recently had a taste Of what
these New York business men can do
and it is not very favorably in1-
pressed with their Judgment or hon
esty.
"Who is Chester A. Arthur?."
asked Henry Ward Beacher at the
meeting referred to. The question is
answered in the record of his politi-
cal career. He was a New York
politician. He was a very clever POI
litical boss. He did good service for
the Republican party in that State
lndh Y 1mAfEggg4i 6a9 s Xdithhr st 81 ffahla!sf"r 81: !
Ice as he should have managed ]
hem and was kicked out of the Of :
Ice by President Hayes, upon the 9
recommendation Of John sherman, t
hen Secretary of the Treasury. In /
$50 he received the nomination for L
Vice-Presidency by a "scratch.n t
t was given to him to placate Conk- b
Ing, who was then his friend, and n
Stalwart 3O6 who had stood by Il
be great New Yorker in his fight to
ominate Grant. He drew the Pres
iency lin the lottery Of assassina-
on.' He was not elected to it nor
'uld he be. Since his elevation to c,
executive chair Mr.. Arthur has r.
rcved himself a friend and ally of G,
le monled power Of the country. al
e Is a high protective tariff ii
an and favors the protection of n,
onopolists and corporations at the ia
ipense OF the people. He opposed d.
'e Chinese restriction act and vetoed pl
e first one in obedience to the de- ia
ands OF manufacturers. He favors th
e demonstration of silver in the Y,
terests of Wall street gold bugs. In in
Mr.: Arthur's sympathies are in V,
with the monopoly interests of f.,
e country. Hence this "mass -.
Peting of business men" in New frt
DIX. 1t is significant as showing ! tic
Q weakness Of the man and the Gu
aracter OF his support 1t Is pre- !
med the Grants and Wards and
AXIS and Hatches aud other SHINING pc
hts OF stock gambling houses were SUI
ere in full force. he
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