Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-05
Our San Francisco Letter.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. ID. |

Our San Francisco Letter.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 1881.
EDITOR SATURDAY Press: On September
10Th telegram announced that President
Garfield died ut 1885 p. m. of that day.
The public mind was in manner prepared
and it was expected. But when the sad
news came the whole community was
shocked the nation wept and was stricken
down with grief as If no were near relative
of each individual. This national disaster
will never leave tho minds of the living.
lie was great and noble being, and his
loss is deeply felt by n Borrowing people.
He experienced great pain and suffering
from the day he was shot, July End, until
his amentable death 70 days later, never
complaining and ever trying to be cheerful
to his wife and attendants. All that medi.
cal aid could do was done, but his case was
always beyond the roach of medical skill.
The stricken and delicate wife was faithful
and hopeful to the last, and accepted the
inevitable as noble woman.
There was something wonderful in the
life of our President; at ID working at the
carpenters bench, at 16 canal boatman,
at l9 student, at 81 a teacher of COM
mon school, at 90 ut college, at 26 a grad
nate, at 81 a tutor, at % the Principal of
Hiram College, at 30 State Senator, at 80
n Colonel of volunteers, at 81 in active
command of brigade and the leader of
victorious troops, at 80 Major General, ut
30 in Congress- where he remained until he
was 4S years of age, when he was elected
to the United States Senate at 40 received
the Republican nomination for the Presi-
dency of the United States, elected Chief
Magistrate at so, five months after he had
taken his scat, shot by murderous assas-
and was laid in his grave September 18th,
1881. His career shows that he was an
active and useful man and his record above
reproach, and not one blemish to mar the
record of his life.
Very soon after his death was known,
people commenced to drnpe the buildings
with the sable emblems of death, and none
were too poor to show their respect for the
departed sufferer. Or the morning after
his death every public building was in
mourning, and when it was known that
he was to be buried on the 9th of Sep.
TENDER it was decided to close all places of
business, which was done, and on the morn.
ing of that day such procession was never
witnessed in this city before. Every So
ciety was represented, and it was very i'm.
prcssive the mournful music of the bands
made people feel sad. The funeral Grafton
was made in the Mechanics Pavilion by
Geo. A. Mcknight. There were from forty
to fifty thousand people in the procession.
The people have already subscribed over
three hundred thousand dollars for the ben.
eft Of Mrs. Garfield, and there is also a
fund being raised here for a monument.
In every city, village and town of tho
United States the solemnities of the occa.
sion were observed with decorum. Guiteau,
the Presidents dastardly assassin, still lives,
and some of the papers think it will be diff.
ficnlt to convict him, or at least to give him
tho punishment he deserves. l think the
surest way is to turn him loose, as think
there is no place in the world where he
would be safe or obtain shelter. He is to
be defended by his brother-in-law, Scoville,
and another lawyer. His plea will be in.
sanity.
There have been several cases of youth
full dspravity brought to the notice of the
public that think ought to be investigated.
Think of this Fourteen young girls from
ten to fifteen years of age were arrested for
visiting one mans room for improper pur.
poses, and they all acknowledged it to
their parents. also saw five boys chained
in an express wagon going along Kearney
street in charge of policeman, and the
boys were from ten to twelve years of age.
Now this state of affairs happens aud ex.
lists in q city that has fine schools, and
more money paid out for schooling than any
city Of it's size in the world. Is it possible
we are giving too much attention to educa.
ton, or is it the right kindp 1t is la.
: mentable and serious fact that there is more
hardened depravity among the rising gen.
Grafton here than was ever dreamed Of.
The system of education must be changed
or it will become necessary to build more
prisons. Most Of the boys are already rough
hoodums and thieves Of the worst kind,
and large portion of the young girls are
in fair way to be ruined, and actually
believe that it is our system Of education
that does it. Our system lis calculated to
degrade labor. l ask why this should be
so and no remedy be..offeredy Every one
know here that young girl after she has
received good education will not 60 ont
to service as q domestic, and young men
want some light employment that is not
manual labor. The result is that we are
producing worthless population, and CIV
ing our labor to Chinese and European i'm
migrants. believe the wealth and pros
pority Of any country depends upon labor
it is all there is in this world to make
! wealth. Human hands must be kept busy
If any nation prospers.
, I haze .o.J l...iv -, h q, a.,
boys, from l2 to IL, in Oakland, few days
ago knocked down Chipaman and robbed
him OF $40. They were arrested, afterward
/, identified, and confessed the crime.
! King Kalakana and suite arrived in thi.
4 city on the 18th inst, and with the excep
. ton Of few receptions Of o private natur.
1 they have kept themselves from the public
0 aud are resting after their overland trip ts
I prepare for the voyage home by the stmr
!, Austruha on the 22nd.