Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-10-06
COMMENTS
OF the Foreign Press on the Death OF
President Garfield.

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The Telegraph says: Throughout
the civilized world the gloomy news
will be received with n shock Of pro
found sorrow. There was no pOtentate
on whom envy OF hatred had less cause
30 fix malignant eyes. but President
Garfield has shared the fate Of the
car. America and Europe are now
together thinking of the measureless
calamity which has bereft the nation
OF n noble chief. whose high principles.
marked unselhshness. and breadth OF
intellectual tenure gave promise OF a
tenure of power fruitful in valuable
acts of public policy. America has
lost n great citizen. and the world a
fine example Of humanity, but while
the spirit Of this upright and high
hearted president has passed away, in
sure and certain reliance upon the love
of heaven, we may say that even in
her loss America also gains. She has
gained n knowledge of the deep sym
patty which England feels for her
fortunes. She has gained the credit
and profit which great nations win by
breeding men worthy 10 live and die
in their services. She has gained
golden opinions from civilized man
kind. who have watched with admira-
ton, even envy, the intense, invaluable
spirit Of the nation which has made
the whole republic suspend its quar-
rels, and stand with one hope. thought,
and prayer. united in brotherly love
around the deathbed of him who rep
resented each and ALL Americans
could pay no more fitting tribute to
the memory of President Garfield than
by setting themselves TO work TO root
out the evil spirit of political rancor
and the baleful system of organized
political corruption which, TO n great
extent, Is responsible for his DEATH"
The Standard says: ut is no exag-
geratiOn 90 say that the sorrow expe-
rienced here flows very close in
amount and prOfundity upon that en-
dured by the people of America. We
are sure that the Americans will be
not only touched, but in some degree
comiOrted by the queens feeling mes
sages. The sentiments expressed by
the queen and echoed I'm appropriate
terms by the prince of Wales are SEN
timents Of the entire English people.
We claim 90 stand side 10y side with
our brothers on the other side Of the
tlmtic ON this sad occasion, tO feel
all they feel. 90 suppress all they would
rather suppress. and understand and
share every emotion through which
they are passing. Common gloom has
descended upon two communities by
this lamentable occurrence which is
felt TO he the sad property of both.
Even In this moment of CONSERVATION
and anguish there are many whose
thoughts will turn 10 the worthless
criminal who has been awaiting in
confinement tie result Of his dastardly
stroke. None can doubt what must
shortly be- his doom. IL seems a satire
on the organization of things that the
death Of man like Garfield. and the
life Of creature like Guiteau. should
be mentioned I'm the same breath.
President Garfield will long linger in
mems memories as n worthy citizen
who deserved better destiny"
The Post says: "The message of IN o
queen to Mrs. Garfield expresses tie
feeling Of III her subjects. The whole
nation has been keenly anxious for the
recovery OF the president, "a man as
much respected abroad as he was i'm
hts own country. and the sad news of
his death viii be- mOurned i'm every
English family. rs in every American
township and homestead. His splen.
did career, too early closed. will be of
itself the monument Of which his coun-
try may well be proud-more so tina,
on It may be inscribed, Complete
union of brothers. long divided. in a
common bond of strong sympathy and
affection. President Garfield, TO his
credit be IL spoken. aimed ut the de
structiOn of n system which makes
patronage dependent exclusively ON
party considerations, and which un.
questiOnably creates one of the most
serious blOts on the working of the
American constitution. Whether he
would have succeeded, had his life
been spared, in efrecting the radical re-
forms at which he aimed it is now inn
possible to say. but we may expect thar
with the accession of President Arthur
the stream of Republican politics will
be gradually, though not violently.
diverted into another channel"
The News says: after long and
tedious illness, the slightest vicissi-
tudes of which have been watched
with interest and discussed with sym.
pathy by two continents, the president
OF the United States has died of his
wounds. In this melancholy crisis ALI
Englishmen will feel for their kins-
men beyond the Atlantic. They will
comprehend better than any nation. in
which self government is less fully de-
veloped, how great, IL not irreparable.
Is the loss of one whom his country
men, but n few short months ago. elect
eel to be the chief magistrate of the
American republic. Before he has
had time to do more than show that
he had In him the promise of n real
statesman and genuine leader. he has
been numbered with many illustrious
men who have preceded him. Apart
altogether from politics, and even from
national interests, this terrible catas-
trophe can not but appeal to the COM
mon feelings of humanity.
The Times says: 1.-THE death OF Presi-
dent Garfield is regarded as hardly less
than national calamity. In all
ranks. from queen TO peasant, there Is
most heart felt sympathy for the be-
reaved widow and injured nation.
The career Of President Garfield is Of
the kind which appeals to the best
feelings and most cherished traditions
OF our people. His early poverty, his
manful Independence. his hard-won at
tainments, his integrity Of character
had all caused his career 10 be watched
ms that OF n man OF exceptional powers
and brilliant promise. and he was re.
garded as standing out very distinctly
from among the majority Of politicians.
Even among Russian nihilists. Guiteau's
crime will excite nothing but loathing
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