, 1880-09-02

PRESS COMMENT,
Cil11sTfAN STATESMEN.

A,acrIcan ueoplc Of % a ,nan to prcst,lc over
tho cnmno,.a ~ ia rot;o,, NV, ~ ,n,,o,, ~
tvuo TN " I ~, t;'o s,.y asar .sv y, morn
sss sasdt,x than "t ,a te psess; s "ss, s"cD T.
f,,iiv cn,s,,fcr ,yl,o nrn ontit,od in thc hnnnr
~ ho,ro. an,,a,, Vh.tst,s,, s.".,,s,,,a,, ~ 'o
,S man I.u ,n"v rra,rv n,et, stst it at,o,,h
not possessing tho credentials Of n crcctt or
humanitarian. JVe snn,e+inos cn1t n man n
.Chrfstiau whoso iifo scc,,s Illuminated l,v
thu @ nisimr % ,,risotcc ' Iiis oclions % tlustra,v
wllat may ba called without lrrovcrence tlle
very thought IT God. Sonle souls are filled
:wltl, such lofty aspiration that, though not
trclntcntiv c"i,mI t,hristinn rut n" In mi.
ling motives are 50 pure and 50 ,'aselIlsl. TINT
power, from whence nil euotl comes,
1,h,losnpj,era t,lnre l,nvn f,ecu whn cytf1cntiv
''waike,l. viii, God. ''oets have ave- ai sung Ut
tnauKsit but tic good and TIC true. Teachers
have taught only what seemed bcs. for man.
Thrsu men were fnspitc,l. II fnspirutton
,nnnna tho rsxcnce of t,.o niv,no nnt,,rn II
u not ph1losopniea,i y Is 1ioe true tllat one
cnnnot be called n Christian hccnusG lio bears
not sumo sGctarian nill'e. We prefer Always
TINT men bear the Dadgo nf their caLll,lE:
ways and means Of tlle Maker Of a!i men nre
ns numerous and different rs t1g itowcrs nf
tic field. 4 deeper study. l. profou,hicr rc-
sSTs oEd a statessns %sf s'te VIC fa'sis Il aH isSi
wllo IS not "christlan;" Men aro lutgctil
by tho resli9 OF tielr Hyes. 4 ~ l'feFtt
always to discover I i'iani,a I, hantives. i T. In
American politIes lsn lnYe lnn,I'eh ;} ~, abos9
Virginia, or Stevens.0f Pennsylvania. far
bey,i 1nt n'9y9 ,r ,r,t,, eop0Ts ,,pp,,o Tiny l.Sy
JGtorg a2|iacea @ tho lo st1nS o s'inv9py y
WiteM ta9 @ul,loIay @ 0l EG ~, Culf ;,In,na =" s sy y
ems, !lke Jefferson. Ioso anoye tie ort!l11ary
Sentiment Of MS any. nl'd, gave hlS best I'll.
crRles through li's entiru llte 10 tha cause or
freedom anu p0ptalar etlacntioia. Illese lilols
bS}s bss .t fs Gssa ea|ss }sas as'es eaiest ss I
good to tlie lnrEest number" salti IlionaS
JGtcrs9i,. IL tho oo}ect OF a'' GosetIngnt H.,
acory ns Ss 1ay as rsi feoWed Il In IT he as footseps @
of lis 9re9s A,aerlenn e. Il p'r9totypey: H.
comparison between GARFIELD nntl G!attstnne.
the American loses nothing because Of tho
iss4s ssse of pt a II EfIs ates SapeSa pa:s
SfiSfip ppaSss Ss s h. as es Mon a t
,s f asos ses aoE tue nest nay s Refc e s t e4ay y
anNh =" NNstS sN+--Ctt
NYo aro not among those who fail TO see tho
faults OF our own public men. We, however,
do not permit olir Judgment to be Affected
bythe tllus1yS XIX xa1'o'lr s Of gTeat ; European
cElnlltMunt" does not eefog our view Of man
abroad wlio arc subject to tlo same weak
!,esses rs oMr own. Wenrc not 80 near lions,
hence, wc 10 not sec the spots that aro mag
ri!ied BY tho nearness of, vlslnn at home. >,
eincy lle loft college, but no llnrdef thnil our
Garfield sillce l,e left tho. canal. Thu one
commenced lite with nil the advantages Of
wealth n!Nl position ti,at Eneils, lIfp could
afford. 1t Is to the honor Of one In tl,is
favored rink Tint llu never ilags III l,is ieyo-
.!om to study, 4 high ambition stirred Oil
tinction BY hard work.
Mr.. Garfield lad no surroundings favora-
culr.ge aspiration. liz was tie SON OF n
backwootfs farmer, n1,u WIS left without tito
, mid that aven a poor father could giye Him.
rutlH people, Wlibro b0oks md sclluOls c0iil.l
not. bu found. an Ills nttai,,1nunts callle
fr0ui III. lrrupresslbEo olergy worthy OF ull
in tliu ambitious you'll, OF every lind IN cX-