Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur
Chester Alan Arthurwas an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st President of the United States; he succeeded James A. Garfield upon the latter's assassination. At the outset, Arthur struggled to overcome a slightly negative reputation, which stemmed from his early career in politics as part of New York's Republican political machine. He succeeded by embracing the cause of civil service reform. His advocacy for, and subsequent enforcement of, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was the centerpiece...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth5 October 1829
CityFairfield, CT
CountryUnited States of America
The health of the people is of supreme importance. All measures looking to their protection against the spread of contagious diseases and to the increase of our sanitary knowledge for such purposes deserve attention of Congress.
No higher proof exists of the strength of popular government than, though the chosen of the people be struck down, his constitutional successor is peacefully installed without shock or strain.
Indiana was really, I suppose, a Democratic State. It has always been put down in the book as a state that might be carried by a close and careful and perfect organization and a great deal of [from audience: soap, in reference to purchased votes, the word being followed by laughter]. I see reporters here, and therefore I will simply say that everybody showed a great deal of interest in the occasion, and distributed tracts and political documents all through the country.
The countries of the American continent and the adjacent islands are for the United States the natural marts of supply and demand.
Experience has shown that the trade of the East is the key to national wealth and influence.
The office of the Vice-President is a greater honor than I ever dreamed of attaining.
Honors to me now are not what they once were.
It is provided by the Constitution that the President shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.
As is natural with contiguous states having like institutions and like aims of advancement and development, the friendship of the United States and Mexico has been constantly maintained.
There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good habits, good temper, patience, order, courtesy, tact, self-reliance, many deference to superior officers, and many consideration for inferiors.
Since I came here I have learned that Chester A. Arthur is one man and the President of the United States is another.
Where you stand depends where you sit.
Well, there doesn't seem anything else for an ex-President to do but to go into the country and raise big pumpkins.
I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business.