New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-19
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 1886

and the consequent loss Of prestige BY the ytmns
tration. President Arthurs course during the year
a. mart of the law making part of the Government. va
cry generally ned by the best men OF D9h iSr
ties lie employed ais veto lover On Shncse imni.
grafton and against the notorious i1vef an ana 100 In
bill which appropriated nearly ~. astoUamsd bill
the President wrote these words: The eAtrs's ~
expenditure Of public money IS an eT 10 the reoplc
taA ed for It They sustain crater injury IN .ne M
moraEed effect produced upon those VINO ae
ut Tln 0a nSsS b wan Indeed passed
his veo but the public appreciation ren'an Inc. New
York Republican state Convention OF lsos Pla a The
resolution in 1T PLATFORM heartily commenting ~
veto. o,.-v
II was the summer Of this year that the Sec o be
of the Navy approved the dessn Oh "a ppIs.,dent's
az" The flag Gus ston Is fourteen feet long y,
eleven wide and made OF blue navy bunting "a gle
centre Is the American coat oil arms tnS
holding penDant inscribed II PiuriDus .r vi ncd
lhs flies from the manmast of every ves-el e. e.
BY the President Of the United states ana va ~
used Tor the United states sI Taub
Dispatch which CARED President Arthur rom Hent
Ingtyn u New York l. August. The PRESIDENT sIou ~
several weeks during the summer IN cruslt ini.
the Dslaich. tarry ing at Newport anu ouloi Lit
along the coast Of NewEngland. first pay ing Nlsi
10 General Hancock at Governors Island hls % thc
message 10 Congress which was tsnsnlttea a.
close Of the year. like the first had many eAScnonS
features II tooA advanced ground on tne suDleSt ~
Civil service reform, treated the peniing Ihs tS
questions with ccsIness and force and advocaeaa q
constitutional amendment authorizing the President 10
veto sing.e Objectionable items in an Appropriation
bII without kBiing the bill. -, 50
Early in iso3 the PRESIDENT appointed Civil ser
Commission. with Donnan Eaton as cnair r ~
lnasmuch MIR Eaton was practically the author vi
the measure under which the Commission came ~
existence. the friends OF civil service reorh netcag
commended the President agreeing that he had SHOWN
II an unmistakabc manner his genuine ihleres' ~
the subject In March vacancy was male ~ are r,g
Howe. President Arthur filed the vacancy few day
later bv the appointment Of Judge waiter o. D6 II be
10 be reported around Washington that the feS
dent was not wen and stood in sore need OIL ies s hv
At IN accom-
secretary Chandler. c. r. Miller. Of New lorh anu us
private secrctaT he left the Capital for short vscs
ton in the south. The party returned TO "asnlhe
ton April - While they we're absent IN flor sa .ne
report was circulated that the President Was - retr
that although he had been threatened with some
line naa al g s1o h1 been Sdw III he Vas
sun open question IN the minds Of good many cs6,s
eveF to NewYok @ "a by several members
OF his Cabinet to al end the formal opening Oh INC
BROOKLYN Bridge IL was while he was here at that
tune thai incident occurred which perhaps throws
light the vexed question reEarllng the stA,e
clam NJ Who had GOOD oSLortunty to scan his features
under the escort OF the 1ln REGIMENT ne rode 70
resident: Il sorry to see General Arthur look
ing as he did. i should say he was suffering WIN
rights disease In June Of this year the President
accomplished excellent piece Of practical reform by
lssu NJ an order reduclnS the number OF nternAi
that the effect of the reduction would be an annual
on the od of july the President left Washington for
ong holiday After spending few weeks in New
York and the vicinity he proceeded Chicago. and
War Lincoln and a few other gentlemen. iourneycd
west a. far as the Yellowstone Park On hrs return
Chicago IN september lie was escorted to his no 81
by 100 veterans and gwen public reception From
Chicago he went directly TO Washington. Ie-entering
the White House much Improved in health. Later in
the autumn he spent a few weeks at Newport. and
present In he METROPOLIS in November at the
centennial ceebrat on Of the evacuat non OF York
by the British forces. On that occasion. behalf OF
the General Government. be accepted the custody OF
up on the pot Where the drt President took the oath
Of Oficc In the mes~agc transmitted to congress IN
tract the currency. the trade dollar should he
called IN and that our ,eacoast and harbor delence
opposed to the postal teleCrarh proposition and a.
iavo~ng Government supervision Of inter State cor
pOrdtOns.
HIS CLOSING YEARS.
President Arthur's friends made active canvass
TO secure him the nomination Of the Republican Ma
tonal Convention Of 1884 for the Presidency. In the
Ncw-York Republican Convention held in April the
delegates friendly him combined with the Edmunds
delegates AMI named the delegates for Chicago. But
the fact that the four Chicago delegates were known
10 be opposed to his nomination generally re-
ga ded as demonstrating that be practically out
Of the Presidential race On the Goth of May mass
meeting in the interest of his candidacy was held at
W,n"ton and wa addressed by Henry Wari
Reecber ex secretary Bristow. Edwards Tierrepont.
resented 20 he convention by Martin |. TOWNSEND.
OF row while the nomination seconded by Mr.
fnn,.'ana. Ills Competitors were Messrs Blaine,
LOGAN. Edmunds, sherman HaNlsy. Lincoln Four
ON the first and second ballots President Arthur re-
ceived o7s votes. the thirl PA. and the last
oO7 Four hundreG am votes necessary
choice The President received the new- Of hi
and Chandler. Postmaster General Gresham and
Don Cameron were with him when the news arrived.
In view of the uncertaint OF politics, and spoke
pleasantly Of the cOmpensauons attending the dis
tytatp .aI A candidate KeDuDllC
PARTY you will have my hearty support" In sep
ember the President tGok anotnef STe IN Ise
nort receivei worl Of the death at Geneva OF Judge
thu. made in the cabinet the Pres dent temporarily
diied by the transfer Of Judge Gresham from The
ION being appointed to succeed the Judge a. Post
master General. In october Hugh McCuliocn' oi
Indiana succeeded Gresham az Secretary OF the
Treasurv the latter being appointed Circuit Judge
for the seventh District in the place OF Judge Drum
mond. retired In his last message 70 10msTesi
treaties with Mexico, cuba and south American
countries and recommended tho extension OF amen
n alaried footing the Development OF the steam
CARVING marine and a uniform currency basis for
o1i President Arthur's Administration had notable
end His last official act took the shape OF mes
saee to the Senate bearing date March 4. 1855, nom
list Of the Army with fun pay. The nomination
was confirmed in open session amid the applause Of
After leaving the Presidential chair General Ar
thur has led retired life. spending much of his
time in ira cl. II given out with the eXpra
ton of his term that he had determined TO resume
the practice Of law lp New-YOrk, but the intention
never took practical shape, owing in large part
doubtless TO the precariOus state Of his health.
General Arthur married in 1850 to Ellen
Lewis HerndOn. daughter OF Captain William Levi,
HerndOn. L. S N, who persisted heroically while In
command of the Central America. Mrs. Arthur
whose lovely character and many accOmpli shments
endeared her 10 large circle Of friends. died sud
denly In 1850 He leaves two children, Alan Ar
thur. who wa graduated from Princeton College
year or two ago and who il studying law in
this city. and Ellen Herndon Arthur, age fifteen