The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-20

the White House TO see UeueIdl Udh~
field about it latter Gen. Logan had spO-
ken 20 him and he had agreed TO leave
the matter to Secretary Blaine), but
I was unable to see the President, l
only called the Presidents attention to
the matter once, and that was within
two or three days after l reached WASH
ingtOn. gave the President my speech
entitled, Garfield against Hancock,
which delivered in New York IN
August 1880. / marked at the head OF
the speech these WOrdS:-'ParlS Consul
Ship which were written in pencil,
and then drew a line down to my name,
connecting the words Paris COnsulshlp
with my name, so that the President
would remember what L wanted. Inls
was the only time that had any per-
sOnal conversation with the President
on my having the Paris cOnsulshlp. He
took the speech and ran his eye over 1t,
and there were other people pressing
around him and left him in the act OF
reading my speech. | went into ms
room through the private secretarys
room and there | saw Mr.. Morton, Min
lister to France, and General Tyn0r and
two OF three other gentlemen OF that
character. They knew me and L was
cleverly received, especially by MI. MOT
ton. He asked me about my health,
how was getting along, &c. This IN
terView with the President occurred
about the 7th or Sth of March.
80. LETTERS TO MIR. BLAINE.
81 may say here that after Mr.. Blaine
was appointed Secretary of State had
not much expectation that L was to get
the Austrian mission, because expected
that it was to be given to one OF the
Blame men; but did think and l did
feel that had right to press my appli-
cation for the Paris cOnsulShlp IN view
of my having surrendered any supposed
right that | might have had in reference
to the Austrian mission on account OF
my having called General Garheld's
attention to the Austrian mission In
October and also in January. l aban-
dOned the idea of obtaining the Austrian
mission as soon as saw that Mr.. Blaine
was appointed Secretary on State,
but l did feel that l had a right
to press my application for the
Paris cOnsulship. During the deadlock
in the Senate wrote Mr.. Blaine several
notes | called at the State Depart
ment several times, but he was gener-
ally busy, so said what had to by a
brief note. always addressed him fa-
miliarly as Secretary Blaine or MIR.
Blaine After the deadlock broke saw
Mr.. Blaine at the State Department one
day, and he said that he did not think
that the President would remove. MIR.
Walker. This was the first intimatiOn
from either the President or Mr.. Blaine
that they did not intend to give me the
Paris cOnsulship. l was surprised, and
l said to Mr.. Blaine: L am going to see
the President and try and induce him
to remove Mr.. Walker and give me the
Paris cOnsulship. Well, if you can, do
So, said Mr.. Blaine. This is the last
| have had with him. /
have not spoken to him on any subject
since. A few days after l saw Mr.
Blaine / called at the White House to
get the Presidents final answer in ref
erence to my getting the Paris consul
ship. | sent in my card and the door
keeper came back in moment and said:
Mr.. Guiteau, the President says 1t will
be impossible for him to see you to-day
| therefore sent him little note and
told him about the Paris consulship. |
never had personal interview with the
President on the subject of the Paris
cOnsulship except once, and that was
when handed him my speech and told
him that would like the Paris consul
ship, which was about the 7th or 8th of
March. He was inaugurated on Friday
and it was about the middle of the fol-
lowing week after his Inauguration.
The time that was pressing the Paris
began about the first week
in March and Terminated, should say,
about the last of April. During those
weeks / was pressing it and expected
to get it. have never had any final an
swer either from the President or from
Mr.. Blaine in reference to my having
The Paris cOnsulship. 1t did not have the
slightest influence on me one way or
the other in reference to my removing
the President. i"
CONCEPTION OF THE ASSASSINATION.
81 conceived the idea of removing the
President" Guiteau declares, pending
The answer, and as far as the Paris con-
,ulship had any influence on my mind
1t all it would have deferred me from
The act, because / expected as matter
If fact that would get the Paris con
,ulship. After conceived the idea of
the President | did not go
near Mr.. Blaine or near the President
70 press my application. About two or
,hree weeks intervened from the time
hat called at the Presidents when
jhe doorkeeper said, Mr.. Guiteau, the
President says it will impossible for
lim to see you to-day, to the time that
conceived the idea of removing him,
Turing which time l was waiting pa
.iently for my answer, which, as mat
ter of fact, have never yet received. i
had been pressing the President and Mr..
Blaine for an answer and thought that
It would be better for me to keep away
from them. They had my address and
thought if they concluded to give me
the Paris eOnsulship they would notify
me OF should see an announcement Of
the appointment in the paper, and, as
have stated, after 1 conceived the idea
Of removing the President did not go
near the President or Mr.. Blaine. My
Of the idea of removing the
President was this:-Mr. COnkling re-
signed on Monday, May 16, 1881. On
the following Wednesday / was in bed.
[ think retired about eight O'Clock. l
felt depressed and perplexed ON account
Of the political situation, and l retired
much earlier than usual. j felt wearied
in mind and body, and was in my bed
about nine o'clock and was thinking
over the political situation, and the
idea flashed through my brain that If
the President was out Of the way every
thing would go better. At first this was
a mere impression. 1t startled me, but
the next morning it came to me with
renewed force, and began to read the
papers with my eye on the possibility
that the President would have
to go, and the more L readg
the more saw the eompli-
cation of public affairs, the more was l