National Republican., 1885-11-28

Mn. PRESIDENT: The sudden doath Of Thomas
A. Hendricks Vice President OF the United
States, in the quiet Of his home at Indianapo-
lis, Ind, has produced n profound sensation.
BY the death Of the second ofncer Of the re-
public the people are aroused and awakened
to tho fact Of the existence of mighty chasm
in our form of government, upon the brink OF
which they stand to-day.
The failure to enact q wise lawt TO meet tho sit.
uaton, such measure as q Republican Senate
passed and Democratic House of Representa-
tives neglected to accept, this fact fixes the ro-
sponsibilily of criminal failure and want of
statesmanship up5n the Democratic party on
question vital TO the continuance OF our govern
mcnt under constitutional forms. Ifthe death of
the Vice President shall induce such action rs
shall protect our people from the evils of an
unauthorized government, ho will not have
died in vain. All classes of our people, en-
bracing every shade OF political opinion, will
expect you to make recommendations to Con-
gress upon this subject. Such recommends
tions as you can mako will do much to relieve
your party from odium and your country from
danger.
Tho present is the time to net. Patriotic
statesmen OF both parties should not allow
this occasion to pass without providing
remedy, in Our statute law, for the succession
Of the chief executive officers of our govern
ment In every situation Of affairs that can be
reasonably anticipated.
The death of tho Vice President has another
aspect It's effect upon political parties, by
changing combinations already planned, to
obtain political power. Democrats are divided
upon the questions of civil service, the coinage
of silver dollars, and the tariff You have
boldly taken position in favor of civil service
reform and for the suspension of the coinage
Of the silver dollar. The late Vico President
represented opposite views, and was fast be.
coming the central figure around which the
opponents of your administration within the
Democratic party were forming to nominate q
ticket In 'sS. 1t Is believed that, II powerful
enough, it would have named Hendricks and
Hill as the nominees of tho Democracy for
President and Vice President. Thus again we
are reminded that man proposes but God dis
| poses
In the future your health and long life will
| be drank with equal zest by the bourbon and
| the reformer of your party, while every patri
otic Republican will pray that you may havo
the grace and the patriotism to serve your
country well during your constitutional term
ofoillcc. When that shall be finished they Will
work consistently and earnestly for q Republi
can successor.
Many things might be said concerning the
intrigues within your party to defeat your
nomination in 1883; that the sroprleties of this
occasion would not permit, and were 1t not for
these combinations ex.Gov. Tilden, of New
York. would not have voiced the sentiments OF
Gov. Hill, the Tammany Society. aud other
confederates, that they regarded the death oil
the late Vice President as one to bo deplored
as public calamity" But at the grave the
war OF factions must cease, even if their hope:
are destroyed by the death of their leader.
1t is said and believed by many that you arc
man of destiny. The happening of thisgrea
event may confirm them in their belief, ant
whatever obstacles obstruct your pathway
however dark and portentous 1t may appear
the charm of that destiny will remove all op
position.
Whether man ofdestiny, or plain. plodding
matter-offact citizen, you occupy the hlghes
position on earth, wherever you may be, in th
executive mansion, exercising power for tn
good or i'll of nearly 6OOOO,ooo of souls, or jour
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who wouldh have filled your position had the cir
cumstances been reversed, still you will recev
from all the people the honor aud the hoinagt
due the President of the republic.
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.