The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-22
GUITEAU'S STORY.


stenographer Of District Attorney Corkhil.
The assassin begins with a brief chapter,
which he calls Introduction, " in which he
seeks TO explain his crime. 81 have not"
he says, FUSED the words assassination or
assassin in this work. These words CRATE
on the mind and produce a bad feeling. |
think OF Gen. Garield's condition as a re-
mova and not as an assassination. My idea
simply stated was to remove as easily as
possible Mr.. James A. Garfield, a quiet and
good -natured citizen of Ohio, who Temporal
lily occupied the position Of President Of
the United States, aud substitute in his
place Mr.. Chester A. Arthur, of New
York, distinguished and highly estimable
gentleman. Mr.. Garfield L intended to
quietly remove to Paradise (Which is a
great improvement on this wOrld), while
Mr.. Arthur saved the Republic" He says:
81 addressed letter to President Garfield
and to Secretary Blaine ssme time in March,
1 should say, calling their attention to my
services during the canvass and to my early
suggestion to General Garfield at Mentor,
in October and also in January, touching
the Austrian Mission. heard nothing
about the Austrian Mission until 1 noticed
in the paper that William Walter
Phelps, Of New Jersey, had been
given the Mission, and Of course that ended
1t. l then sought the Paris Consulate. l
spoke to General Logan about it, and he
said that he would speak to General Gar
field and with Mr.. Blaine. He told NE that
he did speak to General Garfield, and that
General Garfield agreed to leave it with
Mr.. Blaine. saw Mr.. Blaine about it sew
eral times during the dead lock in the Sem
ate, and Mr.. Blaine said that they had not got
60 tlas,NN a n al af hat
time. | stood well with him and with Gem
eral GARFIELD, and had every reason to eX-
pect that they intended, as soon as they got
to it, TO give it to me. Mr.. Walker, the
present Consul, was from New York, and
had been appointed by Mr.. Hayes two years
ago upon the recommendation OF eXSeCre-
tary Evarts, and did not feel that Mr..
Walker had any claim upon General Gar
field for the Office, as the men who did the
business during the canvass ought to be re-
membered. And L have an impression de-
cidedly that at this time General Garfield
and Mr.. Blaine felt as i did. Well,
l called at the White House to
see General Garfield about it (after
General Logan had spoken to him and
he had agreed TO leave the matter to
to see the President. | only called the
Presidents attention to the matter once,
and that was within two or three days after
l reached Washington. l gave the Presl-
Hancock which l delivered in New York
in August, 1880. | marked at the head Of
the speech these words: paris Consult
ship, which were written in pencil, and
then drew line down to my name, connect
ing the words paris Consulship' with my
name, so that the President would remem-
Der what | wanted. This was the only time
that had any personal conversation with
the President on my having the Paris Con-
sulship. lie took the speech and ran his
eye over it, and there were other people
pressing around him and left him III the
act Of reading my speech. l went into his
room through the Private SecTetary's room
ana there | saw Mr. Morton, Minister to
France, and General Iyner and two or three
other gentlemen Of that character. They
tally by Mr.. Morton. He asked me about
my health, how l was getting along, etc.
This interview with the President occurred
about the It'll or Sth of March.
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 j expected that
IL was to be given to one Of the Blaine men;
but did think and did feel that / had a
right to press my application for the Paris
Consulship in view of my having surren-
dered any supposed right that l might have
had in reference to the Austrian Mission on
account of my having called General Gar
fields atteNion to the Austrian Mission in
October, and also in January. l abandoned
the idea OF obtaining the Austrian Mission
as soon as saw that Mr. Blaine was APP
pointed Secretary of State, but l did feel
that had right to press my application
for the Paris Consulship. During the |
deadlock in the Senate L wrote Mr.. Blaine
several notes. I called at the State De-
partment several times, but he was
had to by brief note. l always addressed
him 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 Mr.. Walker. This was the
hrst ntimatiOn from either the President or
MIR. Blaine that they did not intend to give |
me the Paris COnsulship. / was surprised |
and said to Mr., Blaine: ! am going to see
the President and try and induce him TO re-
move Mr. Walker and give me the Paris |
SonSulshlp.' We'll, il you can, do sO,' said |
Mr. Blaine. This is the Hast conyers alton |
nave had with him. L have not spoken to
nm on any subject since. A few days after
| saw Mr.. Blaine l called at the White |
House to get the Presidents final answer in !
reference to my getting the Paris Consul |
ship l sent in my card and the door |
keeper came back in u moment and said: |
Mr. Guiteau, the President says it will be !
Impossible for him to see you to-day !
therefore sent him little note and told him
about the Rarls COnsulship.
CONCEPTION OF THE ASSASSINATION,
- conceived the idea of removing the
President" Guiteau declares, spending
the answer, and as far as the Paris Consul !
ship had any influence on my mind ut all it |
would have deferred me from the act be-
cause leNpected as matter Of facl That
would get the Paris COnsulship. After l
conceived the idea OF removing the Presi-
dent did not go near MI Blaine nor near
the President to press my application.
My conception of the idea OF removing
President r.
signed on Monday, May 10, 1881. On the
following "Wednesday was in bed. | think |