Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-12-02
meant by saying 4 conside him
MY PERSONAL ERIEND.

removing the president. H you want to
bring those letters against me you may; you
are trying to do what oou cannot do and will
not do," Banging the railing violently.
The prisoner being asked how many times
he had spoken with Conkling on the street.
He answered, Il met him oncs on the street. !,
He was exceedingly cordial, ahd said, Chow
do you do, Mr.. Guiteau.' was on good
relations with all these men during March
and April" @
Porter, slowly and with great deiberation,
''Did Senator Conkling- :"
The prisoner, interrupting, "Oh, don't
look so fierce at me; don't care snap of
my finger for you.''
Porter -"But you will answer my ques-
tion."
Prisoner-F'Put your question in a quiet,
simple way and will.''
Porter.-"Did Senator Conkling ever
promise to support your application for the
Paris consulship?'''
Prisoner -E'My expectation about the Paris
consulship was that could get it through
my u. ~ s'ce5lz
and Blaine and Logan, and that when my
nomination went to the senate, Senator
Conkling and that sort of men would see it
through, but don't think it necessary to
discuss the matter of the Paris consulship. I
decline to discuss it further. There is no use
of wasting the time of this honorable court
omit in going over it again. Ifyou do not
know the facts as yet, you had better read
this mornings paper and then youwill know
them," s:s.sss.
The prisoner was asked about the inspira-
ton of his suggestion to Garfield that he
would succeed himself in 1884. He replied
in resoiute tone, II decline to discuss the
matter any further; you have gone over it
two or three times and decline to discuss it
any more if your ideas were correct about
nv having malice in the matter, Blaine
was the man for me to have shot. What pos
sible i'll will could have had against Gar
field? Blaine was the man to have been shot
according to your theory. My getting or not
getting the Office has nothing to do with it,
whatever; it only shows how absurd and how
nonsensical your theory is. If General Gar 4
field had paid any respect to these letters it
would have been all right: but what did he
do? He went and
SOLD HIMSELF, SOUL AND BODY
to Blaine; he did not appreciate any kind.
ness. These letters but threw himself into
Blaine's hands and allowed Blaine to use the
presidency to destroy Conkling and Grant. ~
Q,-.Did you say to President Garfield he
would have no peace until he got rid of
Blaine?"
Prisoner and that was tho way stall
talked; that was the way the Washington
republicans and Graham and that kind
of people talked
Porter.-Did you say Blaine was wicked
man?
Prisoner.-"Yes, because he was iniuring
President Garfield, who was a good man and
a. kind man, but weak politician. Gar
field sold himself body u;d soul to Blaine
That was what Genera; Grant, himself said
in his letter denouncing Garfield for selling
himself out to Blaine" a
Porter.-''Did you say yesterday you did
not desire the --E
REMOVAL OF SECRETARY BLAINE!
Prisoner It did not and you cannot>fnd
it in the record I want to fasten some
thing on to you: am as good a man as you
are'' ~
Porter.-'I know you think so."
Prisoner.-[ [Angrily] eyes, and the public
will think so, too"
Porter-'Was your motive for demanding
Blaine's resignation because he had said~to
you on the Saturday preceding not to shake
again on consu]ship?"
Prisoner. Excitedly] 81 told you that
had nothing to do with the Paris consulship
I want to ram that into you and put it down
deep. Lauuhter]. am talking now about
national politics and not about misersble
Office and if yoq would try and get your
brains to take that in it would be better, l
an not disappointed Office seeker"
INFLUENCED BY TIE DEITY.
In the course of further cross exaninati on
the prisoner said in relation to the time of
the murder, s'The Deity seemed to be on my
side. and everyone else against me, but there
is a great deal better feeling towards me
now than there was some three or four weeks
ago. Some of these bitter crank papers have
been toning down wonderfully Tor the last
three or four weeks. What they want is a
change of heart they want conversion; they
want new ideas about the presidents re-
moval Nothing buta change Of heart will
is not likely the Deity will crafty them IN
their thirst for blood. They begin to see it