Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-03-21


The utter imbecility evidenced by
the present Democratic House con-
WINGED the country that it is useless
to attempt to reanimate the effete old
party and place the control of the
government in its hands as it has
not left in it enough ability to man.
age first-class congressional show
let alone the affairs of the greatest
nation on earth. The disintegra-
ton now taking place assures an
easy victory for the Republicans in
November next, and the few Demo
Gratis who have the ordinary pres
ence of a March hare, admit this
fact. Under these circumstances,
the selection of candidates, by the
Republican party, for standard
bearers, is receiving more attention
than ever before in the history of
politics. The field is full of candi-
dates, and fortunately for the party
there is the best of timber to select
from. 1t is this fact that makes
the selection more difficult.
1t is clearly evident and admit
ted by all that President Arthur by
his wise conservative course has
done more than any one else to
make solidly compact body of the
party, to unite all classes, castles and
factions; in fact has done more to
insure Republican success than any
other man or any other means, I'M
less it be the utter incompetent
management evidenced by the dem
ocrats. His administration has been
wise economical and clean. Placed
in the executive chair under the cir
cumstances surrounding his inaugu-
ration, it was no secret that the peo-
pie expected a failure and was pre-
pared to meet it, but he has glori-
ously disappointed the expectations
of the prognostigators of evil and
given to the country an administra-
ton of which the people may be
proud. Thousands therefore in the
party think it but right and proper
that he should receive the popular
endorsement Of the people and ver-
dict of "well done, good and faith
full servant"
The Plumed Knight from Maine
is now fairly in the field, and from
almost every quarter of the country
his old admirers, and many new
ones, are urging his nomination.
Logan is also pushing to the front,
he and his friends are at work and
he has an earnest and faithful fol
lowing. The Illinois Association
here has declared for him, and the
soldier clement all over the country
are pressing him forward.
Senator John Sherman, has many
warm admirers, who want him to
openly enter the field, but to this he
is clearly averse. When questioned
by personal friends last week re.
specting his candidacy for the Pres.
idential nomination by the Republic
can convention he said: 81 wish
only to see the unbiased judgment
of the people through their dele.
gates as to who is best fitted for the
place and most likely to succeed
and | will be content" Could
words coming from one whose name
is likely to be presented for nomina
ton be more purely patriotic, un
| selfish, and manly? They STAMP
I him as an honest, earnest Republi.
can who has faith in the people
, one that the party could not make
mistake in nominating. He as
sumes the ground that all true Re
publicans should occupy.
! AT last by the aid Of four Repub
lican Senators, the bill to restore
Fitz John Porter to the Army and
: place him on the retired list, ha,
been made a law so far as it is il
the power of Congress to do so. A
singular feature of this whole bust
ness has been the unanimity of tn,
" Rebel Brigadiers, in assisting upol
this bill and the fact that but a sin
gle Democrat, Converse of tn,
House, was found to oppose il
. This attempt to smirch the reputa
p" ton of the Martyr President, VIII
signed the finding of the Cour
Martial and the gallant men VIII
composed that body will stand on
;. prominently in the future as tn
most disoraceful act of an imbpcil