| Show PRESIDENT ARTHUR whenever a min reaches a high position of trust or gains a national reputation the people generally have a desire to know something of his antecedents ce past history etc the new president has been biographer bio by different papers some being correct and others incorrect to a shameful degree this is out our purpose we de sign giving as near as possible a correct sketch of his parentage and lifo up to the unsent tune so that in case it is needed at any time for reference it may be relied upon chester A arthur was born m franklin county Vei mont octobers 1830 hi father dr william aithur was a baptist mini and emigrated to america from county antem ireland when he was but eighteen years of age the subject of this sketch graduated at union college new boik in 1849 like his predecessor james A garfield he taught school foi a short nenod and then commenced the study of law and was finally admitted to the bar in new york city he soon became popular in the metropolis and figured in come important cases some I 1 of which for the landing of slaves in a diee territory he was for a short time counsel to the board of commis of city and became one of senator Con klings allies dent arthur was in november 1871 appointed collector of the port of new york by president giant filling the vacancy caused by the election of thomas murphy as state senator aiom new york city mr arthu four ears liter was rc appointed and filled the office with credit to himself and his removed by dent H ayes in 1878 he shortly after became churman ch urman of the new york state central committee and was through senator conking s influence nominated for the vice presidency president arthur is described as a tall handsome man of polished manners refined tastes and extensive culture his deportment duang the illness of president garfield was that of a gentleman in every sense of the woid his virulent enemies now speak out in the mat flattering manner of his conduct during those n beeks of sore trial the only bad feature about our new president k the manner in which he adhered to conking in his fight against garfield A gi eat many fear that conkling will figgie figuie most too conspicuously in the new administration but it is to be hoped that president aithus will not bend to the wishes and whims of the greater senator when the of the nation aie at stake he is well versed in the need of the country and we can only hope that his tion will be one that he and the people can look back upon with ande and admiration mi |
