The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-11
rae PRESIDENTIAL INAuauRAL.


of General james A. Garfield, of Ohio, as
president OF the United States will take place
at Washington City. This will DO an event
fraught with much of import TO the entire
country. Aside from the extraordinary dis
play and the splendid "pomp and circum'
stance" of the ceremonies, for which prepa-
rations are now being made on the grandest
scale,it will be on occasion of the intensest m
terest, for il bids fair to be one Of the epochs
in the history of the country around which
will centre and cluster an immensely ofeither
good or evil for the people Of The American
union. Not only will al the civic societies
an military organizations of Washington
City, with the government land
aad naval forces stationed there, take part in
the ceremonies of the day, but there will be
q vast number of societies and military or
CARNATIONS from all over the union, north,
south, east and west, present to swell the
pageant. 1t is contemplated that every civic
order in the country of any prominence or
magnitude will be represented by one or
more of its subordinate branches, and two
thirds of the states will have one or moro
military companies present. This display in
procession will attract thousands and thou
sands Of people to the scene, and Washing
ton City will be babel Of confusion, and
in its holiday attire, all pedecked
and bedizened with flags, banners,
slreamers and bannerets the abeen Of bsyo-
nets in all lis streets, the blare of brass bands
awakening all its echoee, and tho laundering
posls of cannon reverberating from its walls,
it will witness such sight rs never it did
before, and over it will hover thu spiit--of
what? Win it bo q smiling angel of peace,
with golden pinions cleaning in the sunlight
of coming prosperity, conIonLmont, broth
erly love and sectional fraternity, or u demon,
grim visaged, the harbinger Of strife, malev-
clence, injustice. wrong, hatred and bitter
burning evils? Time alone can tell. In the
mighty struggle between the republican and
democratic parties, for national supremacy,
which eliminated in November last,
in The election of General Garfield many Of
the wiseat statesmen of the country augured
that crisis in tho affairs Of the A lericsn
republic had been reached, the favorable or
unlavorable termination Of which was de-
pendent upon the incoming Administrations
That great contending forces were NJ work
during this struggle, and are at work now
affecting the future of the republic, seems to
be a certainty, and that General Garfield by
his administration of the affairs Of the coun.
try, can 50 shape matters rs to eradicate al
disturbing causes, harmonize oil opposing
clements and bring about permanent
quietudo between the sections, and secure
for the country fraternity Of feeling and
confidence that will extend from the andre
scoggin TO the Florida gladel and from
the Atlantic coast to the Pacific slope, there
would appear to be no doubt. VIVA; the
country most wants, is perfect understand
ing and confidence between the north and
the soatb, conservatism on the part Of the
people of all the sections that will make them
as one, Hitb q. traternty OF Interests ,centering
in common cause, that cause the grandeur,
glory, prosperity, peace, honor and success of
the American union. All that is necessary
to achieve this sublimest of achievements, is
to create aud engender a true conservatism of
thought and action on the part of the masses
all over the country. Partizanigm Is the
bane of the land, and political factions,
headed by mere politicians who consider only
the day and what it may bring forth, aust
be given their quietu'. II does not matter
If the country is divided into two
great political parties, each contending for
the common good, but in different ways, for
it Is better for the country that this ia 50, but
il is the radicalism in each that works harm,
that begets s!rites and bitterness, and that
creates sectionalsm and distrgst between the
different divisions Of the country. We be-
liege that tho differences and the doubts born
ofpartizsuism can all be healed and dspelled
in four years presidential administration il
that administration be- chsractoriz by s
wise conservatism and iudicious effort tc
that end. General Garfield is a gentleman Of
splendid abilities, OF a broad and cemprehen-
sive statesmanship, and from all we can learn
of him, of a kindly heart, and we haze nc
reason TO doubt but that his patriotism i,
of that exalted order to promp, him tC
Herculesn lsbors to bring about such Re.
suit of perfect sectional confidence ali fra
ternity as the south longs for, and, as we be-
lieve, the great masses of the north most
earnestly desire. He has the enth conf
dence and respect of the rank and file Of his
own party as well as of the bulk OF the dem
ocratic party. Inso far as the south is con,
cerned, while it does not agree with him on
great many leading political questions and
did not support him in the late election
nevertheless it sccords him respect, tenders
him an earnest allegiance, and will give him
q generous and sympathetic supper! u all
his endeavors for the welfare, the prosperity
and tho unity of the entire country
The southern people are coRserv-
stive and are ready to give Genera
Garfield all the aid and countenance lie may