Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-19
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usnss. hosh bolns asEiaiEsn doWn b. -
buliss q a. assassin. oas disa wise
nurvlne ns Uniasd saasas Bsn4loE, sd
SO Wis iIVine quisfly aspsiyais Ell.
xens. honsrsd, iossd and rsspestsd b
tksfr eounfsynssn, siik ne psHsi0na e
pnss vsIitioai esnasaas foEnstsea. and 81
wiling 10 aesoEd % them shs honor
whiah was thniE aas. and 70 indRs thais
charsotsss and abllisisa solely apon ne
resurd a Ihsfs puhlio Lives. AEtnuEs
liks 0ranf. had psa1sd - esmplessay
brood ths douain a political contEo-
vussy before ~ dsaih - - was hsld
in almosi equal esassm ~ Dsmaesaas
nnd Rspuhiiaana. TITS sserna The moEs
rsmnrkahIs whsn Il 70 remembered thai
Isas thnn tuc years hare passd sinsa
h rstlsua from ne PrsadeDey, aBa
thns b uas then sabissssd y he cs'si-
eir.ns ana attacks uhloh are ~ iot q
evsry Prsaldans of ths Unifed states.
AsfhuF was ons Of he few public men
whose lIfe and uork msy BE- calmly and
aispasuiomsaely sumusd up b. hia con.
tsmporariss. he arsassd no nniaaon-
ians q sufasians bitterness 70 warp TIE
iaaenont 81 BIZ exisiss o. % blind them
70 his GOOD quaii1iss. and be aeosm-
plishsd 20 dssd sufaeisntly areas - caai
aheat his nnms aismouF Of romanes
- Be pisEoed only b the Light Of invaa-
tleaslons and salm stadiss undertakes
- esnsrsiious which osms into being
agssr b has passsd from she siaas Of
aosioa. The Action dess n0t hide tie
trush. Tho man i not eensealsd b.
hind tie more aaassiys figure Of ths
hero. The world o. today can pass
iudement upon ChssteE A. AEshaE -
impartlnIIy and e asqaraiely ~ eoald
sks uoEid 81 3 esniurY hsDos. Ths
writer's Of today ean and for him his
true plaos 10 history.
Arthur "a 3 man was in no uay ~
maxkAhls. His abititiea, althonah Rood.
we're neltheR Of 3 high order or Of suoh
4 quality 81 Of themselves 10 have lifted
him 70 shs position which be attained,
The son II . clergyman, bis early life
uas apont as ere the lives Of othsr sons
Of elsFRymen In comfortable oiroum-
stances. He passsd through soheol aad
college without attracting special attsn-
ticn eathaF for stupidity or excessive
bgilnanoy. He was good nataFed,
pleasant and poliss. with the fasaliy Of
apprseiatina . Joke whsn joke Wasthe
proper thing and Ne poser 70 oOnssa
traie bis mind upon bic work vhsn oon-
eenasasiom seemed necessary.
Upon bis graduation be turned. as
thousands Of othes young men similarly
situated have done, 20 teaching. hoping
70 oombins that work With The study Of
lee. After several years Of teaching
and isaEnine be was admittsd 70 the
bar, and turned 81 once 20 the great
metropolis 10 whose vastnsas 90 many q
promialna youth has been lost. His
early praetios Of the laW In New York
YES uusvontful and bic experiences was
probably very similar 10 the experience
Of young lawyers everywhere. In ths
oourss Of q few years, however. his
ability secured fer him some prominence
and hia good fortuns Identified him with
two cases. which made him known
throuahout The country.
Then came ths var, that terrible,
burning lame through which she youth
Of The Nation passed and from which
The good and she true came forth en-
nobled, purified and made strenQ, while
those Of haseF metal came foFth bear
ina the indelihle stamp Of inforioFity.
An we're alike tried Ia the IRE, but the
haFoo heal which ruins ono metal only
pasihes another. The var found Ar.
thuE q young lawyer Of acknowledged
ability and In the enjoyment Of q remu-
neFative practice. Although be did not
taxa The neld, be was called 10 positions
ef ths utmost Importance and up0n The
successful performance Of the work
which fell 70 bis lot depended in q great
measure the success Of the National
cause. he entered upon the work With
q rare enthusiasm, and his arduous
duties we're performed In q manner
which marked him as q man Of rare sx.
osutivs ability. His efforts 10 behalf Of
the union Gauss we're prodieioas. and
~ health IVES badly shattered By The
lhFes years. strain.
ne var left him somewhat bFokea n
health, bat eooapyine an sxsellant pssi-
lion, socially and 1aAncially. IN shs me
tFupolis Of AmarioA. Here be might
have remained anti bic death, quiet,
Fospeotabis oitizsn 81 10 particular nose,
bad no4 Chanos taken him Up and car
sisd him along ths paihvAy o. his dee
tiny. he acosptsd en- important fsdaral
once and SLED Il satisfactorily Cor seven
ysar4. AZ ths end e thAa time be waa
sammarily reserved fFom once By Rs.
pablioan Pfssidsni. and tuo years lasss
ha vas nominated for vios President
uimpiy because q poWerfai poli,iclAn e.
lsoted thai ~ We best way - hamlliaie
ths National Administration. He ives
elected principally besaase Of the ere .
tionAl merits Of bis associate on ths
tiakst and duFinR the few months ID
vhish be occupied The position Of viss
President be did nothina 10 especially
Feeonmsnd him - the peopls. thoaeh
be ala several things whioh aroussd en-
intense preiadioe against him.
Gaitaau's pistol shot called Arthur b
the PFeaidsney. Ne man ever asospasd
saoA e responsibility under more dis
eosrAGtng circumstances. In eli The
eounaFy there we're feu vha felt rsal
eoahdsnoe IN biz ability. or his lostinesa
% paspoaa. Under such circumstance
che utter COLLAPSE Of his adninlsarasian
woald have surprised No cua To HE
ininiie credit Il can Be aid thAl be soss
eanefioq d tha aiFeamstanr.s v.hi,h