Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-02
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|s,. II Arthur Soon
10 Die,
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,ssI,. Pa, April 2s.-Presi'
1 Tllse,e.presidentiAl lightning
,.,sriably fatal. Wherever
snls There was Schuyler
e r him well. lie died a
&.l nd unsatisied man. lie
.s,,stIng for more political
N Y. al more fond Of looking at
!, contemplating the future.
y = rs plain. lie himself
81 ~ a. nast. Owing 10 cir
assr Which he had no control
svure IN the present and he
WI y doing so in the future.
"a Ne died practically of a
He has sat by the hour
me scenes Of his earlier
.snhs. ard he always seemed
.se question IN u helpless
(, an / passed over In favor of
'.,neliencsd menu" Many a time
KIM rs to get Into the house
idstrict, upon which he had
E zane by reflected SO much
. \ uas no use. South Bend
4 nome of him, seemingly be-
4 a uss.ed the vice-presidential
4 oeople appeared TO think he
IN lawn aud wait for death to
H. Then there is the case of
taegt Wheeler. He was a
4 msmber Of the house Of repre-
4 mil the poll ical lightning
NOW he lives u secluded life
In. Y, and is no more a part
tor,dis, affairs than as though
Lsgs been a common day la
kssideut Grant came near los
"A military reputation by au
|rsi residence in the White
Een. Grant is a far greater man
|deut Grant. 1t is upon his
IA hot civil record that mis- fame
\ rest. When he left the eXecu-
oi the nation, a rich man and
shole civilized world ready to
uor, he was not satisfied, but
snd get himself into trouble
hat hunted aim to the close
HAD he been content with
ID he might have been living
be tel among thieves, ana died
metchedness.
" clear that the days Of eX-
Arthur Gre numbered. He is q
nan Ever since he closed his
ie In Washington he has been
IIetched Of men, thirsting for
he once possessed, but which
to his successor,
ring ii the while why MIR.
man should be, IN the worlds
!, such IN entirely different
d NJ Arthur the president.
he Wondered the worse ne
became petulaut and unpopu-
hne are now few 10 do him
isny other kind of reverence
'alion OF the old story, Prcsi-
.hmipg Is always fatal. MIR. |
tprg sick man, and you must
pslSed TO hesr Of dis de9th BE-
pinler IL over | have TINS Ill
irom reliable sources, OBJ
pecially for the purpose
Z the readers OF Tax
positive knowledge upon the |
rot at all easy thing TO do, be-
who attend the ex-
evidently getting their cue
Cured aud disappointed man
are In charge Of, positively |
W ont any Information about
Iuditlon OF their distinguished |
ais Is a very stupid course,
ny lead to further trouble in
curious commentary on our
/ inst political friends almost
Ne personal enemies. AS col
ne port aud political boss in
Mr. Arthur led a happy ex-
frequently Invited into the
Of the old Knlckerbocker set, |
sant mansion on Lexington |
iatmlng wife, and a comforta- |
his close friend and polit-
was the senior senator IRON |
New York, In the Chicago |
convention of 1880 the latter |
! IN the effort to get another |
with his lot that he |
me ABOUT him miserable. re- |
u the presidency, and in his |
euorts, won q more or less |
ne for the band of 300 |
y thirty.six ballots and a
Wraugling, Mr.. Garfield was |
promotion that cost him
me dominant element ia the !
iurned to the leader of the /
ers and asked him to name
A'e Tor the tsil Of the
Conkllng asked untl |
consider the matter. |
lat any man he named |
Mr. Conkling moved
lent 1t was carried, and I
= The convention re-assem-
'uy knew that Conkliug had
a. among his own political fol-
~ a Arthur for the second |
'lchet The contract was
lled ont, Arthur was nomi-
,o'y 8 and, by a strange dis
! Providence or something
zoe White House lie was
Nr' Cenkliug's creation
ald nothing less.
" l was taking with a man
olloer u thr New York dele.
4 sas ! !, n 1880 aud was In Mr.
,naae1ee lie told me that
nas ayerse to tile appoint
ar and that his ilrst choice
- Y oodiord, another gredt
Nonkliug and one Of the
is J, y TO office Coukling
'Ss@ a. Of Garfield. The
nnsily led Conkllng "a name
Nv \ me latter had lust then
4 I'm III, oilice by the Hayes
y. saroaeh the act of Secre-
'ea.orJ sherman. Cebkling
y. Ssooh~'apt for Hayes and all
, s, /, aaa N order TO get even
\ !, hhally decided to name Inc
y ast retired IN disgrace
s, Appolntivs Office in the
o ssa1 thas compelling his