The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27
the vlce.PResIDENcY.

lions on the vice e-presidency so ger Z
name to the present situation in the
party that it deserves
in every democratic
paper in the country. Says the
Globe:
The vice-president who succeeded
our first president to die in office,
William Henry Harrison, illustrat-
ed very vividly the manner in which
the policy of a whole administra-
ton may be upset by "the accident
of DEATH" When John Tyler was
for vice-president, and
rousing cheers went up for "Tippe-
canoe and Tyler, too," in q memo
rable campaign, there was not the
slightest thought in any Wing
minds that the two did not hold
precisely similar opinions Oh Inter
nal improvements" and other pet
ideas Of the party that arrayed It
self against the democracy OF the
40's.
History, however, a1ords us
abundant evidence Of how different
was the Tyler point OF view from
that OF the recognized leaders in the
whig party. Had Harrison lived
his administration might have been
40 successful that continued whig
supremacy would have brought to
the presidential chair that Harry OF
the West" who was SO idolized.
! The war with Mexico might have
been averted, and American history
for the first half Of the nineteenth
century proven very different.
J We need not review in detail the
comparatively slight consequences
: Of the Fillmore succession to sold
Rough and Ready" nor dwell upon
? what might have been," In 1863
{ had Abraham Lincoln escaped thu
assassin, and had Andrew johnson
{ not been called upon to rule in hi
/ stead. Certain it is, however, tha
: il Lincoln had lived to serve out hi
second term. our country's stor,
? since the close Of the civil wa
1 would have been vastly changed
D Between Arthur as vice-presiden
!, and Arthur as president and sue
|, Icessor to the martyred Garfield
nI there was q notable difference, ye
. all Arthur's honest efforts could sc
q cure but half-hearted, doubtful an
J. suspicious support from his party
e Republicanism has held . muc
r higher opinion of Arthur in late
lr years than that which was entertain
ed in the time Of the battles bt
y tween the "stalwarts" and "hali
y breeds" and Justly so. Yet it
}, generally recognized that his acce'
T. sion to power brought serious dar
/, gers to his party.
re The importance OF securing vic'
= presidential nominee who is know
D. 10 be in general sympathy with III
6, head Of the ticket" seems to be al
e preciated by the public this yes
more than ever. The America
people are evidently in no mood
take chances" in the next electic
whatever decision the electoral =
turns may register in Novemb'
next. That this is SO affords eau
o' fox general congratulations.
II may indeed DO wished tn
the vice president, as such, mig
occupy . place of greater infiuen'
than present conditions allow. b
be so long as we are to have vic
he PRESIDENT possible president
Of the United States-it is surely re
sonable and becoming that nomin
its .ions to the office Of vice-preside
x-lshould be made, not in hot haste
on the closing hours Of q great conve
'e-I -Ition, but deliberately, carefully ar
tic lthoughtfully, with due regard to q
oflilluminating and costly Lessons CO
cd veyed in the history OF our nation
'es administrations.