New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-05
ATALK WITH CYRUS w. FIELD.


or THE ASSASSINATION ABROAD.
Cyrus w. Field was expected to address the nub
lie meeting held at Dobbs Ferry Yesterday morn
ing but as he was not there a TRIBUNE reporter
called at his home Az sloy, mile from Irving
ton-on-the-lIudson. I he telegraph wires were so
busy all the morning that he had had no late mes
sage from his brother, Judge Field who is in WASH
inyton.
1.-The assassination was n great shock to me" said
Mr.. Field. For several weeks had been plannirc
how to give the President the greatest enjoyment dur
ing his visit was my way Jersey Cit to meet
Mrs. Garfield when heard of the sad occurrence ot
Washington. Nh Vanderbilt had rendered his pri-
vate car for the Presidents party this week and
h'd had the seats removed from a dTaWng-room
car, and long table arranged in it, so that we
could lunch ON the train. third car was To carry
our baggage Other roads had kindly offered en-
gnes to take our train after leaving Troy and we
anticipated a happy week. President Garfield WAS
good man-one whom all the people loved lie
had not u single enemy. | do trust that his life
may be spared. could not trust myself 10 speak
at meeting to-day. think it viii be necessary
for Presidents hereafter to have armed ATTENDANTS
They are more than citizcns when in Office. and
shonld be so considered, and should great pre-
caution.r
The last personal letter from tho President TO
Mr. Field referring to the proposed VISIT was writ
ten from Long Branch june %, and is as follows:
DEAR MR. FIELD: | owe you an apology for so
lohB nerroEY L. answer your Kind letter In r. fer
cnre /" The IMP TO lillins & l!ogn. But the vcr,
N"rlons illness of Mrs Garfield has made my move
m'nts 50 uncertain that unable to determines
anything. | brought Mrs. Garfield here yester,IaV
ana nope FOR hef speedy iIhpr1yrment, bur cannot
yet tell whether she will be able 10 90 TO Williams
town. wish you would come mere and see me on
TINS aud several other matters. If convenient come
soon. send this by Major Bundy. With Kind r."
CARDS am truly yours j. A. GARFIELD
" In obedience to this request" said Mr. Field
INIT "a, Ion. llrs,r, D /.
with the President. He was very happy concerning
his ten days holiday, his only concern being Mrs
Gariiclds Illness, but | told him that if she WAS
unable to 90 on with the party she could remain M
my home with Mrs. Field. In the course of orr CON
yersation asked him frankly whom he preferred
should be sent to the Senate by the New
good kopgbIlcanS upon whom the Legislature
can agree ! then asked if he were wiling that
the two cN-Scnators should be returned He said !.
NO, should not like 30 have them come back fo
quarrel with the Administrations policy, and tLrv
certainly would do ii they received yin,ica,ic3
by their CONSTITUENTS Mt home. The Administration
does NOT intend to- quarrel With any man. and you
st y o vii i hn lt any other Two mSn in Your
W'6in iaForoi Mr.. DepoW, and he said that he was
ANA ~ faVor oil anyone whom the State should send
except lh' TWO cA- senators; that besides them he
had no pleicronces."
Mr.. Field was asked what effect the assassination
would produce on the country's credit abroad.
IL all depends upon the assassin" he replied
IF il is learned thnt he is really insane it viii
bp-
come the victim Of an insane person.
spiracy!'
" Ia that case, every person in the l,motcst way
CONNECTED won 1t viii be forever ruincd; but it can
not be that there was more than the one scoundrel
~ the torIble crime. Were IT Thought in Europe
that IT was conspiracy, and that Guiteau was
merely the 1901 OF scheming politicians, ii would
produce q feeling oi distrust against This Nation
that could never be TonOycd.r
If President Garfield dies what viii bc the o9oct
on the finances of The country ~
ArlnurS nctlonS would decide shat at once If he
dsSolvcS the pre- sent Cabinet and adhercs blndlv t
his present friends the result viii certainly he dis
astrous, lie has an OppOrtUnty-in the event OF
Garilelds dcath--neycr before given to any man
but To improve 1t he must continue the wise states
anilkc policy oi ms predecessor Ii he does this he
VIII become the greatest bcnefacjor Of this or any
age" ~ " ''"S
Mr.. Field sent a dispatch to London Sunday after
noon iii which he said
have known the President many years and loved Inn
as warm pcrsonll friend have great admr, Inn l,,
Ills character and consider him the ahlrst mon
tins country has ever PRODUCED His death wouI he
great National calamity. All party feeling il over.
Nhelneu ny grlci, aud the whole people OF the ted
States are earnestly praying that his severe wounds may
not prove fatal Please send copy OF this Telegram
friends Messrs Gladstone, Bright, Moran and DEAN
Stanley. C. W. FIELD