Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1882 — A HAPPY FAMILY. [ARTICLE]

A HAPPY FAMILY.

Random Extracts from Ecnding Republican Journals-How Pleasant It Is to Dwell Together in Unity. [Headlines in Chicago Intor-Ocoan.) John A. Logan’s Treachery—Betrayal of Friends for the Spoils of Office—The Senator’s Desertion of the Stalwart Leaders Unforgotten and Unforgiven— Chilling Attitude of the Administration Toward His Presidential Aspirations—A Severe Blow from Gen. Grant. [From the Cincinnati Commercial.] The same lot of persons—the same newspapers—that were abusing Garfield up to the day ho was assassinated, the star-routers whose effort was to stain Garfield with their own dirt—are now abusing Blaine. They are determined to associate the ex-Secretary of State in every way with the murdered President. [From the. New York Evening Post.] If, as is thought by some of President Arthur’s friends as well as some of His opponents, it is his purpose to turn the old third-term or stalwart faction, which now forms only a small minority of the party, into a majority, or to siibjttgate the majority to it by giving it all the offices, it requires no gift of prophecy to predict that he will wretchedly fail in his purpose and wreck bis administra tion upon that Very point. [From the New York Tribune.] When Gen. Garfield took the oath of office as President, he seemed to those who knew him best, though in his 50th year, still in the prime of a splendid and vigorous youth. He was still growing. We hoped for him eight years of brilliant administration, and then in some form or place of service an old age like that of Adams, whom in variety of equipment alone of our Presidents be resembled. What was best and purest and loftiest in the aspiration of America seemed at last to have laid its hand on the helm. Under its beneficent rule we hoped, as our country entered on its career of peace and prosperity, a nobler liberty, a better friendship, a purer justice, a more lasting brotherhood. [From the Boston Journal.] There are tens of thousands of men in this country who believe in the exalted, progressive Republicanism devoted to the interests of the people to which the “Rock of Ohio” devoted his life, in contradistinction to that Republicanism which is satisfied with the victories of the past, and in the present is engrossed in a scramble for the spoils of office and in securing local appropriations. Those tens of thousands—fast increasing—have the right to call themselves Garfield Republicans. [From the Denver Tribune.] President Arthur has insulted the memory of Garfield by appointing as his Secretary of the Treasury a man whom Garfield positively refused to put in the Cabinet. He insulted his memory again when he appointed Howe, who had said that Garfield’s nomination was a blunder which amounted to a crime. He ini suited his memory again when he declined to recognize any of the men connected with the elected President, and took in their place the men who are part of the faction to which the accidental l President belongs. His course, taking it from the beginning, has been an utter and a great mistake. It seems to be bis intention to recognize only the minority * fiction ju the Republican party. Tins is neither a wise course no? one to be commended. It is not a course which will win. [From the Chicago Tribune.]’ An office-begging newspaper has invented this happy anecdote concerning the Acting President: ♦ I “ When a Congressman goes to Act-ing-President Arthur to-Ask for the appointment of a Postmaster, or similar official in th* smaller'towns, the Acting President says : ‘ I want you to suggest the name of some young, active, pro gressive Republican. I want to encouri age the young men.’ ” I, It was this desire of the Acting PresiI dent “to encourage the young men,” I no doubt, which induced him to choose i for his Cabinet advisers four ancient po-. | liticians who will never seA the sunny ; side of 65 again. Howe is a youth of I budding promise. Frelinghuysen is a j dashing young blade. Folger and BrewsI ter are sprigs of the law. Edwin D. I Morgan, who was invited to lie Secro- ' tary of the Treasury and declined, was I another youthful person. A The next call 1 will unquestionably be directed 4 o Peter Cooper or Sojourner Truth.

' Daughter (home from school) “Now, papa, are you satisfied? Just at my testimonial— * Political economy, satisfactory ; fine arts and music, »very good; logic, excellent.’” Father 1 —“ Very much so, my dear—especially as regards your future. If your husband should understand anything of house keeping, cooking, mending and the ust of the sewing-machine, perhaps yqui married life will indeed be happy,”