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Show A FEAR. It is probable that the President will not attend the funeral of Vice-President Hendricks. If he does not, . it will be because of the urgent request of friends, ; not to owing, to. the danger' attendant j upon the journey from Washington to Indianapolis. In this request Mrs. Hendricks Hen-dricks has joined, she like others deeming deem-ing it for the public interest that the President Pres-ident do not attend the funeral. The solicitude upon this fear does credit to the hearts of those who entertain it, but scarcely to their understandings. There is no more danger in a journey to Indianapolis Indian-apolis than to Buffalo, and the President went to' Buffalo to vote, and no harm camo to him. If the President were to die, it is true the Executive of the Government Gov-ernment would be in the hands of the Republicans. Re-publicans. Certainly no one is going to assassinate the President to bring about such a result, and we don't believe be-lieve the Republicans desire any such. thing any more than the Democrats Demo-crats desired the assassination of Garfield. Gar-field. Where is the danger, then, of the President's going to the funeral of Vice-President Hendricks? The Unite,! Sates are a Republic, and in this fact lies the safety of its highest officers. Body guards and long lines of troops along the the routes of progress are fitting things for kings and kingdoms, but they are out of place around Presidents and in "Republics. "Re-publics. If it is necessary to guard American Amer-ican Presidents in the same manner that European monarchies guard their kings and emperors, then are the United States far different from what they- once were. If the President concludes to remain at Washington out of deference to the wishes of friends, well and good ; if he remains because he believes the fears of friends are well founded, 'then it is not well and good. |